The 2023 WCT Japan New Year Medalist Curling in Miyota (Japanese: WCTã¸ã£ãÂÂã³ ãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¤ã¤ã¼ã¡ãÂÂãªã¹ãÂÂã«ã¼ãªã³ã° in 御代ç° 2023) was held from December 30 to January 1 at the Curling Hall Miyota in Miyota, Japan. The total purse for the event was ÃÂ¥ 2,000,000. It was the fifth event on the World Curling Tour Japan for the 2022âÂÂ23 curling season.
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 6âÂÂ5 over Canada's Isabelle Ladouceur in the quarterfinals and then beat Sapporo's Sayaka Yoshimura 7âÂÂ4 in the semifinals. Team Kanai had a direct berth to the semifinals by finishing 3âÂÂ0 in pool play and beat Sapporo's Mayu Minami 6âÂÂ1 to advance to the final. Miyota's Wakaba Kawamura also qualified for the playoffs but was eliminated 7âÂÂ4 by Team Minami in the quarterfinals. Miyota's Arisa Kotani and Yuri Nakajima rounded out the field of eight teams.
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time ().
Friday, December 30, 9:00 am
Friday, December 30, 2:30 pm
Friday, December 30, 6:00 pm
Friday, December 30, 9:30 pm
Saturday, December 31, 9:00 am
Saturday, December 31, 2:30 pm
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Saturday, December 31, 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 1, 8:00 am
Sunday, January 1, 1:00 pm