Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) won
8-3 over
Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 10 - 13, 2023 in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
8-6 over
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Wakkanai, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) 10-2, then won
13-2 against
Japan's Natsuki Satou and
7-3 against
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup Championship title, Yoshimura earned
11.250 world rankings points along with the $9,292CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 20th place overall with
150.938 total points. Yoshimura ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
26.250 points earned so far this season.
