Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 8 - 11, 2024 in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
5-4 over
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals
Yoshimura finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) 6-2, then won
8-2 against
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) and
9-6 against
Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN). Yoshimura won
7-4 against
Japan's Mika Okuyama in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Yoshimura take home
13.750 world rankings points. For week 2 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Yoshimura ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
