World Curling Tour event
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]
Champions
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
Men's Tour Women's Tour Mixed Doubles Tour