Kitazawa Reaches 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 Quarters

Nagano, Japan

SKIP
Ikue
Kitazawa

Third
Seina
Nakajima

Second
Minori
Suzuki

Lead
Hasumi
Ishigooka

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	8.65
PA/G:	5.95
Hammer Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) qualified for the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Jolene Campbell (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Niagara Falls, Ontario;

Kitazawa finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa lost 6-2 to Nancy Martin (Saskatoon, SK), then responded with a 9-2 win over Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI). Kitazawa won 8-4 against Isabelle Ladouceur (Whitby, ON), then won 7-3 against Madeleine Dupont (Hvidovre, DEN) in their final qualifying round match.

Kitazawa earned 16.500 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2. Kitazawa move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of -2.188 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 155.437 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kitazawa ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 62.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	38	18	0	0.679	11-3	6-4	1-5	0-1	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	421	373	247	8.86	5.87	2.99	5.15	4.09	1.72	1.44	0.76

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	199	265	46	17	8-0	19-0	57-9	1.33	0.23	0.46	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	222	108	201	15	3-0	8-13	11-40	0.49	0.91	0.61	0.32

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