Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the 2023 Hack2House Alberta Curling Series Major playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN). of the 2023 Hack2House Alberta Curling Series Major in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;
Tabata finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tabata defeated
Sasaki 4-2, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Tabata responded with a
11-2 win over
Jessica Wytrychowski (Edmonton, AB). Tabata won
7-6 against
Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
Tabata earned
12.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Hack2House Alberta Curling Series Major. For week 9 of the event schedule, Tabata did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 52nd to 54th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
58.575 total points. Tabata ranks 31st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.500 points earned so far this season.
