Yoshimura Runner-Up at 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic

Sapporo, Japan

SKIP
Sayaka
Yoshimura

Third
Yuna
Kotani

Second
Kaho
Onodera

Lead
Anna
Ohmiya

Games:	8
Record:	7W - 1L
PF/G:	7.97
PA/G:	4.75
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.44

Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost 8-4 to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the Final of the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, held September 20 - 24, 2023 at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won 7-4 over Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; and won 7-2 over Clancy Grandy (Vancouver, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada;

Yoshimura finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) 4-2, then won 5-4 against Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon , KOR) and 6-3 against Schwaller. Yoshimura won 6-3 against Laurie St-Georges (Montreal, QC), then won 8-2 against Erin Morrissey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, Yoshimura take home 30.250 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN prize. Yoshimura move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 15.25 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 169.938 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 45.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	61	22	0	0.735	20-4	14-4	4-3	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	596	539	331	9.04	5.55	3.49	5.17	3.76	1.75	1.48	1.07

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	265	342	66	30	10-1	23-2	76-9	1.29	0.25	0.46	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	331	197	265	34	5-2	15-12	26-61	0.60	0.80	0.57	0.37

2024: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes , Brendan Bottcher
Ottawa, ON
2023: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald , Pierre Charette
Aarau, SUI
2019: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Isabella Wrana
Isabella Wrana, Jennie Wahlin, Almida de Val, Fanny Sjoberg
Stockholm, SWE
2017: Jamie Sinclair
Jamie Sinclair, Alexandra Agre, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker
Blaine, USA
2016: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2015: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, MinJung Kim
Uiseong, KOR
2014: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Lori Eddy
Coldwater, Ontario, ON
2013: Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schaefer, Carmen Kueng, Janine Greiner
Davos, SUI
2012: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates
Sudbury, ON
2011: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong
Coldwater, ON
2010: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2009: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lynn Kreviazuk
Ottawa, ON
2008: Marie-France Larouche
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lynn Kreviazuk
Quebec, QC
2007: Debbie McCormick
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lynn Kreviazuk
Madison, WI
2006: Carrie Delahunt
Carrie Delahunt, Megan Balsdon, Abbie Darnley, Margie Hewitt
St Catharines, ON
2005: Janet McGhee
Janet McGhee, Julie Tippin, Lee Merklinger, Lori Eddy
Uxbridge, ON
2004: Jo-Ann Rizzo
Jo-Ann Rizzo, Cheryl McPherson, Jayne Flinn-Burton, Kimberly Tuck
Brantford, ON

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Northern Ontario's John Epping (Photo: AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic) defeated Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller 5-3 to go 8-0 and claim the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic.

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