Fujisawa Reaches 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 Semifinals

SKIP
Satsuki
Fujisawa

Third
Chinami
Yoshida

Second
Yumi
Suzuki

Lead
Yurika
Yoshida

Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) run at the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-4 loss to Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; Fujisawa advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-4 win over Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia;

Fujisawa finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) 6-5, then went on to lose 6-3 against Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB). Fujisawa responded with a 8-6 win over Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB). Fujisawa won 7-2 against Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Fujisawa earned 46.442 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, remaining in 7th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 13.938 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fujisawa ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 196.886 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

2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

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