2023 New Year Medalist Curling

Curling competition at Miyota, Japan

2023 New Year Medalist Curling

Host city| Miyota, Japan
Arena| Curling Hall Miyota
Dates| December 30 – January 1
Winner|  Team Jentsch
Curling club| CC Füssen, Füssen
Skip| Daniela Jentsch
Third| Emira Abbes
Second| Lena Kapp
Lead| Analena Jentsch
Finalist|  Asuka Kanai

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The 2023 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 2023) was held from December 30 to January 1 at the Curling Hall Miyota in Miyota, Japan.[1] The total purse for the event was ¥ 2,000,000.[2] It was the fifth event on the World Curling Tour Japan for the 2022–23 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 6–5 over Canada's Isabelle Ladouceur in the quarterfinals and then beat Sapporo's Sayaka Yoshimura 7–4 in the semifinals. Team Kanai had a direct berth to the semifinals by finishing 3–0 in pool play and beat Sapporo's Mayu Minami 6–1 to advance to the final. Miyota's Wakaba Kawamura also qualified for the playoffs but was eliminated 7–4 by Team Minami in the quarterfinals. Miyota's Arisa Kotani and Yuri Nakajima rounded out the field of eight teams.

## Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip  | Third  | Second  | Lead  | Alternate  | Locale

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Daniela Jentsch | Emira Abbes | Lena Kapp[a] | Analena Jentsch |  |  Füssen, Germany
Asuka Kanai | Ami Enami | Yui Ueno[b] | Junko Nishimuro |  |  Karuizawa, Japan
Wakaba Kawamura | Haruka Asakawa | Azusa Yasuga | Chihiro Yuki |  |  Miyota, Japan
Arisa Kotani | Eri Ogihara | Kotoka Segawa | Ai Kawada |  |  Miyota, Japan
Isabelle Ladouceur | Jamie Smith | Grace Lloyd | Rachel Steele |  |  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mayu Minami | Kana Ogawa | Momo Kaneta | Nao Kyoto |  |  Sapporo, Japan
Megumi Kanai (Fourth) | Maki Yamada | Akane Suzuki | Yuri Nakajima (Skip) |  |  Miyota, Japan
Sayaka Yoshimura | Yuna Kotani | Kaho Onodera | Anna Ohmiya | Mina Kobayashi |  Sapporo, Japan

## Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings[4]

Key

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| Pool A | W | L | PF | PA | DSC

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Sayaka Yoshimura | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 34.34
Mayu Minami | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 67.10
Isabelle Ladouceur | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 63.36
Arisa Kotani | 0 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 89.40
| Pool B | W | L | PF | PA | DSC

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Asuka Kanai | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 48.16
Daniela Jentsch | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 134.06
Wakaba Kawamura | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 105.76
Yuri Nakajima | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 134.22

## Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[5]

### Draw 1

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Friday, December 30, 9:00 am

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Sayaka Yoshimura | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | X  | 8
Mayu Minami  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | 1
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Daniela Jentsch | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | X  | 1
Asuka Kanai | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | X  | 7

### Draw 2

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Friday, December 30, 2:30 pm

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Isabelle Ladouceur | 0  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | X  | 8
Arisa Kotani | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | X  | 4
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Wakaba Kawamura  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | X  | 8
Yuri Nakajima  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | 3

### Draw 3

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Friday, December 30, 6:00 pm

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Yuri Nakajima  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | X  | 5
Daniela Jentsch | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | X  | 8
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Arisa Kotani | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | 3
Sayaka Yoshimura | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | X  | 7

### Draw 4

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Friday, December 30, 9:30 pm

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Wakaba Kawamura  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | X  | 1
Asuka Kanai | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | X  | X  | 7
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Isabelle Ladouceur | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | X  | 3
Mayu Minami | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 1  | X  | X  | 8

### Draw 5

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Saturday, December 31, 9:00 am

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Asuka Kanai | 4  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 8
Yuri Nakajima  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | X  | 6
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Isabelle Ladouceur | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | X  | 4
Sayaka Yoshimura | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | X  | 7

### Draw 6

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Saturday, December 31, 2:30 pm

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Arisa Kotani | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 3
Mayu Minami  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3  | X  | 10
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Wakaba Kawamura  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | X  | 3
Daniela Jentsch | 3  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | X  | X  | 9

## Playoffs

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Source:[6]

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| | | | A1 |  Sayaka Yoshimura | 4 | |
| B2 |  Daniela Jentsch | 6 | | | B2 |  Daniela Jentsch | 7 |
| A3 |  Isabelle Ladouceur | 5 | | | | | | B2 |  Daniela Jentsch | 7 |
| | | | | | B1 |  Asuka Kanai | 4 |
| | | | B1 |  Asuka Kanai | 6 | | | |
| A2 |  Mayu Minami | 7 | | | A2 |  Mayu Minami | 1 |
| B3 |  Wakaba Kawamura | 4 | |

### Quarterfinals

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Saturday, December 31, 6:00 pm

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Daniela Jentsch | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 6
Isabelle Ladouceur | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Mayu Minami  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | 7
Wakaba Kawamura  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 4

### Semifinals

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Sunday, January 1, 8:00 am

Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Asuka Kanai | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | X  | 6
Mayu Minami  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 1
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Sayaka Yoshimura | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | X  | 4
Daniela Jentsch | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | 7

### Final

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Sunday, January 1, 1:00 pm

Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Daniela Jentsch | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | X  | 7
Asuka Kanai | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | X  | 4

## Notes

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1. ^ Lena Kapp spared for Mia Höhne.
2. ^ Yui Ueno spared for Mone Ryokawa. She played second while second Junko Nishimuro moved down to lead.

## References

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1. ^ "WCT Japan New Year Medalist Curling". LIVE-Link. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
2. ^ "WCT-Japan New Year Medalist Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
3. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
4. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
5. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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