Kitazawa Runner-Up at 2024 Abbotsford Curling Classic

Nagano, Japan

SKIP
Ikue
Kitazawa

Third
Seina
Nakajima

Second
Ami
Enami

Lead
Minori
Suzuki

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	7.33
PA/G:	5.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost 8-6 to Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the Abbotsford Curling Classic, held November 29 - December 1, 2024 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won 6-0 over Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals

Kitazawa finished 4-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated Shiella Cowan (Maple Ridge, BC) 6-2, then won 4-1 against Kristen Ryan (Maple Ridge, BC) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost 7-4 against Reese-Hansen. Kitazawa lost 7-4 to Huerlimann where Kitazawa responded with a 9-6 win over Dailene Pewarchuk (Victoria, BC) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they 5-3 against Cowan to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Abbotsford Curling Classic, Kitazawa take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize. For week 18 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 15th to 16th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 193.813 total points. Kitazawa ranks 15th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 119.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	60	39	0	0.606	7-1	8-7	0-1	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	723	596	464	8.24	6.42	1.83	4.84	4.20	1.70	1.53	0.95

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	350	393	128	38	11-2	25-5	81-23	1.12	0.37	0.38	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	373	203	336	31	5-3	13-21	32-69	0.54	0.90	0.57	0.34

2024: Corrie Huerlimann
Corrie Huerlimann, Marina Loertscher, Stefanie Berset, Celine Schwizgebel
Zug, SUI
2022: Kristen Ryan
Kristen Ryan, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana
Maple Ridge, BC
2019: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops, BC
2018: Sarah Wark
Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith-Craig, Michelle Dunn
Chilliwack, BC
2017: Victoria Moiseeva
Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva, Julia Portunova
St. Petersburg, RUS
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2008: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2007: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen
Kelowna, BC
2006: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
2005: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Jill Thurston, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Carey Burgess
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Jody Maskiewich, Marla Mallett, Sherry Fraser
Coquitlam, BC
2003: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2002: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2001: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB
2000: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB

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