Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR) won
6-5 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Stu Sells Tankard, held October 6 - 9, 2023 at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
8-4 over
Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and won
9-2 over
Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada;
Kim finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Chelsea Brandwood (Niagara Falls, ON) 4-3, then won
7-1 against
Paige Bown (Navan, ON). Kim went on to lose
9-7 against
Katelyn Wasylkiw (Milton, ON). Kim responded with a
8-4 win over
Hollie Duncan (Woodstock, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells Tankard Championship title, Kim earned
30.000 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 22nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 15 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kim ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
68.500 points earned so far this season.
