Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
8-6 to
Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the Abbotsford Curling Classic, held November 29 - December 1, 2024 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
6-0 over
Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals
Kitazawa finished 4-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Shiella Cowan (Maple Ridge, BC) 6-2, then won
4-1 against
Kristen Ryan (Maple Ridge, BC) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost
7-4 against
Reese-Hansen. Kitazawa lost
7-4 to
Huerlimann where Kitazawa responded with a
9-6 win over
Dailene Pewarchuk (Victoria, BC) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
5-3 against
Cowan to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Abbotsford Curling Classic, Kitazawa take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize. For week 18 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 15th to 16th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
193.813 total points. Kitazawa ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
119.500 points earned so far this season.
