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Misa Sugawara defended her WOC title

Misa Sugawara defended her WOC title. Misa was the fourth female player after the swiss-tournament. In semifinal she played against Yoko Sano, USA, and won with 51-13. In the other semifinal Nida Pattarakul defeated last years runner-up, Jiska Helmes, the Netherlands, with 34-30. The final game was a very close game that Misa Sugawara won with 34-30. 

The WOC 2018 Female Championship
1. Misa Sugawara, Japan
2. Nida Pattarakul, Thailand
3. Yoko Sano, USA
4. Jiska Helmes, the Netherlands
5. Velma Fu, Hong Kong
6. Veronica Stenberg, Sweden
7. Frauke van de Moortel, Belgium
8. Danielle Yosifovich, Israel (Best Youth Female player)
9. Wendy de Graaf, the Netherlands
10. Maria Serena Vecchi, Italy
11. Gallo Iréne Ourega, Ivory Coast
12. Buyanzaya Khuyagbaatar, Mongolia
13. Marina Zinčenko, Czech Republic
14. Alona Maksymova, Ukraine
15. Emma Löfroth, Sweden
16. Jana Verstuyft, Belgium
17. Eline Verstuyft, Belgium