Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
8-3 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 24 - 27, 2023 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Kitami, Japan. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kitazawa won
7-2 over
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Kitazawa finished 2-0 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Yui Oozeki (Tokyo, JPN) 7-3, then won
7-3 against
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Kitazawa take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $4,646CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 17th place overall with
175.000 total points. Kitazawa ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.500 points earned so far this season.
