Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
6-5 to
Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR) 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, Yoshimura won
7-2 over
Lauren Mann (Timmins, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Susan Froud (Alliston, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada;
Yoshimura finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Fay Henderson (Stirling, GBR) 8-6, then won
6-2 against
Kaitlin Jewer (Peterborough, ON) and
5-3 against
Courtney Auld (Thornhill, ON). Yoshimura went on to lose
6-1 against
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Tankard, Yoshimura take home
22.000 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. Yoshimura move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 7 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with
160.766 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
67.250 points earned so far this season.
