Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) lost
7-6 to
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) in the Final of the KIOTI National, held November 7 - 12, 2023 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Homan won
9-6 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2023 KIOTI National in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won
7-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Homan finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Homan defeated
Kate Cameron (Winnipeg, MB) 7-5, then won
7-1 against
Christina Black (Halifax, NS) and
7-2 against
Einarson. Homan won
6-4 against
Hasselborg in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the KIOTI National, Homan take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $34,000CDN prize. Homan move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 8.969 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 4th overall with
332.875 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Homan ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
148.750 points earned so far this season.
