New Year Curling in Miyota

The WCT New Year Curling in Miyota (Japanese: WCT ニューイヤーカーリング in 御代田) is an annual tournament on the women's Japan World Curling Tour.[1][2] It is held annually, with its final being played on New Year's Day.[3] In 2023, the event was known as the 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)[4]

WCT New Year Curling in Miyota
Established2022–23
Host cityMiyota, Nagano, Japan
ArenaCurling Hall Miyota
Purse¥2,000,000
2024 championAomori Prefecture Miori Nakamura

The event is held at the Curling Hall Miyota in Miyota, Nagano, Japan.[2][3] The semifinals and finals are televised in Japan on TV Asahi.[5][6]

The purse for the event is ¥2,000,000, with the winning team receiving ¥1,000,000.[3][7]

The event has been held since 2022–23.[5] Teams play a round robin, with the top four teams making the playoffs.[2]

The 2023 event featured six domestic teams, plus Team Daniela Jentsch from Germany and Team Isabelle Ladouceur from Canada.[5]

The 2024 event featured eight domestic Japanese teams, plus Team Delaney Strouse from the United States and Team Ha Seung-youn from South Korea. [3]

Champions edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse Winner's share
2023[8][9]   Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Lena Kapp, Analena Jentsch   Asuka Kanai, Ami Enami, Yui Ueno, Junko Nishimuro ¥2,000,000 ¥1,000,000
2024[10]   Misaki Tanaka (Fourth), Miori Nakamura (Skip), Haruka Kihara, Hiyori Ichinohe   Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi ¥2,000,000 ¥1,000,000

References edit

  1. ^ "World Curling Tour New Year curling in Miyota". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ a b c "New Year Curling in Miyota". Live Link (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "年末年始にカーリング世界ツアーを国内有観客開催! 「ニューイヤーカーリング in 御代田 2024」 開催のご案内". @ Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ "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". Live Link (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ^ a b c "史上初?年末年始にカーリング世界ツアーが誕生!決勝は元旦! 「ニューイヤーメダリストカーリング IN 御代田 2023」 開催のご案内". @ Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ^ "番組概要". BS-Asahi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ^ "New Year Curling in Miyota". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  8. ^ "Jentsch wins 2022 WCT-Japan New Year Medalist Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jentsch wins WCT-Japan New Year Medalist Curling to Begin 2023". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "Nakamura wins New Year Curling in Miyota 2024". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 1, 2024.