WCT New Year Curling in Miyota | |
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Established | 2022–23 |
Host city | Miyota, Nagano, Japan |
Arena | Curling Hall Miyota |
Purse | ¥2,000,000 |
2024 champion | Miori Nakamura |
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]
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]
Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse | Winner's share |
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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 |