Fujisawa Reaches 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship Quarters

Kitami, Japan

SKIP
Satsuki
Fujisawa

Third
Chinami
Yoshida

Second
Yumi
Suzuki

Lead
Yurika
Yoshida

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	7.35
PA/G:	6.33
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) qualified for the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB). of the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;

Fujisawa finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) 8-5, then went on to lose 5-4 against Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg , SWE). Fujisawa lost 7-4 to Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) where Fujisawa responded with a 6-4 win over Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB). Fujisawa won 9-4 against Chelsea Carey (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Fujisawa earned 30.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Princess Auto Players' Championship, remaining in 4th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 16.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fujisawa ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 311.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	61	31	0	0.663	24-10	7-10	3-5	1-0	0-3

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	730	603	447	8.26	6.12	2.14	4.90	4.01	1.68	1.53	1.08

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	360	412	100	53	14-2	26-3	82-15	1.14	0.28	0.40	0.20

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	370	191	347	26	2-4	15-16	31-81	0.52	0.94	0.54	0.34

2023: Isabella Wrana
Isabella Wrana, Almida de Val, Linda Stenlund, Maria Larsson, Jennie Wahlin, Margaretha Sigfridsson
Sundbyberg , SWE
2022: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2019: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Jamie Sinclair
Jamie Sinclair, Alexandra Agre, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker
Blaine, USA
2017: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Vicki Chalmers, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Sarah Reid
Stirling, SCO
2015: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Sarah Reid
Stirling, SCO
2014: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Stirling, SCO
2012: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2011: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2009: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen , Janet Arnott
Winnipeg, MB
2008: Amber Holland
Amber Holland, Kim Schneider, Tammy Schneider, Heather Kalenchuk
Kronau, SK
2007: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen, Janet Arnott
Winnipeg, MB
2006: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft
Winnipeg, MB

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