Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) won
7-6 over
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the KIOTI National, held November 7 - 12, 2023 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Gim won
7-3 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 KIOTI National in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won
9-3 over
Stefania Constantini (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 KIOTI National in Pictou County, Nova Scotia;
Gim finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gim defeated
Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI) 12-4, then won
6-5 against
Tirinzoni and
4-1 against
Constantini. Gim won
6-4 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the KIOTI National Championship title, Gim earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $42,000CDN first prize cheque. Gim move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 36.296 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with
387.312 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gim ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
232.500 points earned so far this season.
