Kitazawa Reaches 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 Quarters

Nagano, Japan

SKIP
Ikue
Kitazawa

Third
Seina
Nakajima

Second
Ami
Enami

Lead
Minori
Suzuki

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	9.43
PA/G:	8.29
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Efficiency:	0.42

Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) qualified for the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 10-2 against Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR). of the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island;

Kitazawa finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa lost 7-5 to Christina Black (Halifax, NS), then responded with a 8-4 win over Jolene Campbell (Regina, SK). Kitazawa won 9-5 against Ha, then won 9-3 against Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Kitazawa earned 16.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2. For week 10 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kitazawa ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2024: Christina Black
Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Jenn Baxter, Karlee Everist, Marlee Powers
Halifax, NS
2023: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Myungsup Lim
Gangneung, KOR
2022: Clancy Grandy
Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken
Vancouver, BC
2019: Min Ji Kim
Min Ji Kim, Seungyoun Ha, Hyerin Kim, Taei Yang
Chuncheon, KOR
2018: Elena Stern
Briar Schwaller, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis , SUI
2017: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin Gordon
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Jacqueline Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Nicole Westlund Stewart
Mississauga, ON
2015: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin Gordon
Winnipeg, MB

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