2023 New Year Medalist Curling

The 2023 WCT Japan New Year Medalist Curling in Miyota (Japanese: WCTジャパン ニューイヤーメダリストカーリング in 御代田 2023) was held from December 30 to January 1 at the Curling Hall Miyota in Miyota, Japan.[1] The total purse for the event was ¥ 2,000,000.[2] It was the fifth event on the World Curling Tour Japan for the 2022–23 curling season.

2023 New Year Medalist Curling
Host cityMiyota, Japan
ArenaCurling Hall Miyota
DatesDecember 30 – January 1
WinnerGermany Team Jentsch
Curling clubCC Füssen, Füssen
SkipDaniela Jentsch
ThirdEmira Abbes
SecondLena Kapp
LeadAnalena Jentsch
FinalistJapan Asuka Kanai
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The event was won by the German rink of Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Lena Kapp and Analena Jentsch from Füssen, who after losing their first game, won five straight games to claim the event title. In the final, they defeated Karuizawa's Asuka Kanai, who they had lost to the in opening draw. To reach the final, Team Jentsch won 6–5 over Canada's Isabelle Ladouceur in the quarterfinals and then beat Sapporo's Sayaka Yoshimura 7–4 in the semifinals. Team Kanai had a direct berth to the semifinals by finishing 3–0 in pool play and beat Sapporo's Mayu Minami 6–1 to advance to the final. Miyota's Wakaba Kawamura also qualified for the playoffs but was eliminated 7–4 by Team Minami in the quarterfinals. Miyota's Arisa Kotani and Yuri Nakajima rounded out the field of eight teams.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Daniela Jentsch Emira Abbes Lena Kapp[a] Analena Jentsch   Füssen, Germany
Asuka Kanai Ami Enami Yui Ueno[b] Junko Nishimuro   Karuizawa, Japan
Wakaba Kawamura Haruka Asakawa Azusa Yasuga Chihiro Yuki   Miyota, Japan
Arisa Kotani Eri Ogihara Kotoka Segawa Ai Kawada   Miyota, Japan
Isabelle Ladouceur Jamie Smith Grace Lloyd Rachel Steele   Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mayu Minami Kana Ogawa Momo Kaneta Nao Kyoto   Sapporo, Japan
Megumi Kanai (Fourth) Maki Yamada Akane Suzuki Yuri Nakajima (Skip)   Miyota, Japan
Sayaka Yoshimura Yuna Kotani Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya Mina Kobayashi   Sapporo, Japan

Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L PF PA DSC
  Sayaka Yoshimura 3 0 22 8 34.34
  Mayu Minami 2 1 19 14 67.10
  Isabelle Ladouceur 1 2 15 19 63.36
  Arisa Kotani 0 3 10 25 89.40
Pool B W L PF PA DSC
  Asuka Kanai 3 0 22 8 48.16
  Daniela Jentsch 2 1 18 15 134.06
  Wakaba Kawamura 1 2 12 19 105.76
  Yuri Nakajima 0 3 14 24 134.22

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[5]

Draw 1

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Friday, December 30, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sayaka Yoshimura   2 0 0 2 2 1 1 X 8
  Mayu Minami 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Daniela Jentsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
  Asuka Kanai   1 0 0 1 0 2 3 X 7

Draw 2

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Friday, December 30, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Isabelle Ladouceur 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 X 8
  Arisa Kotani   1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wakaba Kawamura   0 1 0 1 2 1 3 X 8
  Yuri Nakajima 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 3

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Friday, December 30, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yuri Nakajima 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 5
  Daniela Jentsch   0 4 0 1 3 0 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Arisa Kotani 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
  Sayaka Yoshimura   1 0 0 2 1 2 1 X 7

Draw 4

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Friday, December 30, 9:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wakaba Kawamura 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
  Asuka Kanai   1 1 0 1 2 2 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Isabelle Ladouceur   0 1 2 0 0 0 X X 3
  Mayu Minami 2 0 0 3 2 1 X X 8

Draw 5

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Saturday, December 31, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Asuka Kanai   4 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 8
  Yuri Nakajima 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Isabelle Ladouceur 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4
  Sayaka Yoshimura   0 2 0 2 0 2 1 X 7

Draw 6

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Saturday, December 31, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Arisa Kotani 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Mayu Minami   1 2 0 2 2 0 3 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wakaba Kawamura   0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
  Daniela Jentsch 3 3 1 0 2 0 X X 9

Playoffs

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Source:[6]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1   Sayaka Yoshimura 4
B2   Daniela Jentsch 6 B2   Daniela Jentsch 7
A3   Isabelle Ladouceur 5 B2   Daniela Jentsch 7
B1   Asuka Kanai 4
B1   Asuka Kanai 6
A2   Mayu Minami 7 A2   Mayu Minami 1
B3   Wakaba Kawamura 4

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, December 31, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Daniela Jentsch   1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Isabelle Ladouceur 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mayu Minami   1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7
  Wakaba Kawamura 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 4

Semifinals

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Sunday, January 1, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Asuka Kanai   0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
  Mayu Minami 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sayaka Yoshimura   0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 4
  Daniela Jentsch 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7

Final

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Sunday, January 1, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Daniela Jentsch 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 7
  Asuka Kanai   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Lena Kapp spared for Mia Höhne.
  2. ^ Yui Ueno spared for Mone Ryokawa. She played second while second Junko Nishimuro moved down to lead.

References

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  1. ^ "WCT Japan New Year Medalist Curling". LIVE-Link. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "WCT-Japan New Year Medalist Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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