Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR) lost
7-6 to
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 1 - 3, 2023 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
6-2 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals
Kim finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) 11-2, then won
8-2 against
Kitazawa and
6-3 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Kim take home
24.750 world rankings points along with the $3,670CDN prize. Kim move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 9.954 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with
214.641 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
170.250 points earned so far this season.
