Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) qualified for the 2023 HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
4-3 against
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI). of the 2023 HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;
Yanagisawa finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yanagisawa defeated
Danny Sherrard (Edmonton, AB) 7-0, then went on to lose
3-2 against
Cameron de Jong (Penticton, BC). Yanagisawa lost
5-3 to
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) where Yanagisawa responded with a
6-1 win over
Sherrard. Yanagisawa won
7-6 against
Tao, then won
7-5 against
de Jong in their final qualifying round match.
Yanagisawa earned
16.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major. Yanagisawa move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.875 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with
198.375 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yanagisawa ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.000 points earned so far this season.
