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Women World Othello Champion 2017
3 November 2017
Misa Sugawara is the female World Othello Champion 2017.
The semifinal against Patcharaport Tana, Thailand she won with 39-25.
Jiska Helmes, Netherlands won with 37-27 against Charinee Mitmean, also Thailand.
In the final Sugawara won with 49-15 against Helmes.
It was 20 female players in WOC 2017. This is a new record.
| Women's final | ||
| Jiska Helmes | 15-49 | Misa Sugawara |
| Women's semi-finals | ||
| Jiska Helmes | 37-27 | Charinee Mitmean |
| Patcharaporn Tana | 25-39 | Misa Sugawara |
| Third place playoffs | ||
| Patcharaporn Tana | 23-41 | Charinee Mitmean |
| 1 | Charinee Mitmean {THA} | 8 | -976 |
| 2 | Misa Sugawara {JPN} | 8 | -962 |
| 3 | Patcharaporn Tana {THA} | 7.5 | -1014 |
| 4 | Jiska Helmes {NLD} | 7 | -946 |
| 5 | Rosalinde de Boer {BEL} | 7 | -910 |
| 6 | Helen Dexter {GBR} | 6.5 | -907 |
| 7 | Yoko Sano {USA} | 6 | -955 |
| 8 | Chunae Lee {KOR} | 6 | -922 |
| 9 | Frauke Van de Moortel {BEL} | 5.5 | -791 |
| 10 | Danielle Yosifovich {ISR} | 5 | -835 |
| 11 | Anne Dorbeck {NLD} | 5 | -810 |
| 12 | Lisbeth Björk {SWE} | 5 | -787 |
| 13 | Maria Serena Vecchi {ITA} | 5 | -769 |
| 14 | Caroline Nicolas {FRA} | 5 | -749 |
| 15 | Andrea Vernerova {CZE} | 4 | -750 |
| 16 | Gallo Irène Ourega {CIV} | 4 | -706 |
| 17 | Hsiu Joan Lu {BRA} | 2 | -566 |
| 18 | Alena Yablonskaya {BLR} | 2 | -559 |
| 19 | Jana Verstuyft {BEL} | 2 | -542 |
| 20 | Robyn Youens {GBR} | 1 |