Wakaba Kawamura (Obihiro, JPN) lost
6-4 to
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup, held June 7 - 9, 2024 in Obihiro, Japan. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kawamura won
8-3 over
Moeka Kakagawa (Obihiro, JPN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan; of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan;
Kawamura finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kawamura defeated
Yuri Suzuki (Obihiro, JPN) 7-2, then won
6-2 against
Nana Noguchi (Kitami, JPN) and
5-4 against
Tabata in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup, Kawamura take home
5.500 world rankings points along with the $1,396CDN prize. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kawamura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kawamura ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
