Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) won
6-3 over
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 7 - 10, 2025 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
9-7 over
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2025 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Misaki Tanaka (Aomori, JPN) 11-4, then went on to lose
8-1 against
Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN). Yoshimura responded with a
7-2 win over
Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR). Yoshimura won
10-2 against
Tabata in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Championship title, Yoshimura earned
37.500 world rankings points along with the $9,406CDN first prize cheque. Yoshimura move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 33.975 points improving upon their best 1 results so far this season, ranking 8th overall with
293.750 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.500 points earned so far this season.
