The 2024 WCT New Year Curling in Miyota (Japanese: WCT ãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¤ã¤ã¼ã«ã¼ãªã³ã° in 御代ç° 2024) was held from December 29 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 second event on the World Curling Tour Japan for the 2023âÂÂ24 curling season.
Philoseek Aomori, represented by skip Miori Nakamura; fourth Misaki Tanaka; second Haruka Kihara, lead Hiyori Ichinohe; and alternate Yuuna Harada won the event, defeating the Fortius rink of Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya and Mina Kobayashi in the championship game.
Both teams finished undefeated through the round robin with 4âÂÂ0 records to qualify for the semifinals, with Tokyo's Yui Ozeki and Karuizawa's Miyu Ueno also reaching the knockout stage with 3âÂÂ1 records each. Philoseek Aomori then beat Grandir Tokyo (Ozeki) 8âÂÂ3 in the semifinals while Fortius downed SC Karuizawa Club (Ueno) 6âÂÂ3.
In the gold medal game, Fortius scored two in the third, and a single in the fourth, for a 3âÂÂ1 lead at the half. In the second half, however, Philoseek Aomori mounted a comeback, scoring five consecutive points to win the match 6âÂÂ3. It was the Nakamura rinks second tour final appearance as they also reached the final of the 2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic.
Surprisingly, the two highest ranked teams going into the event, South Korea's Ha Seung-youn, and the United States' Delaney Strouse, missed the playoffs with 2âÂÂ2 records each.
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time ().
Friday, December 29, 8:30 am
Friday, December 29, 12:20 pm
Friday, December 29, 4:10 pm
Friday, December 29, 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 30, 9:00 am
Saturday, December 30, 1:00 pm
Saturday, December 30, 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 31, 9:00 am
Sunday, December 31, 1:00 pm
Sunday, December 31, 5:00 pm
Source:
Monday, January 1, 8:30 am
Monday, January 1, 1:00 pm