2023 New Year Medalist Curling

The 2023 New Year Medalist Curling 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.

2023 New Year Medalist Curling
Host cityMiyota, Japan
ArenaCurling Hall Miyota
DatesDecember 30 – January 1
WinnerGermany Team Jentsch
Curling clubCC Füssen, Füssen
SkipDaniela Jentsch
ThirdEmira Abbes
SecondLena Kapp
LeadAnalena Jentsch
FinalistJapan Asuka Kanai
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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

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Daniela JentschEmira AbbesLena Kapp[lower-alpha 1]Analena JentschGermany Füssen, Germany
Asuka KanaiAmi EnamiYui Ueno[lower-alpha 2]Junko NishimuroJapan Karuizawa, Japan
Wakaba KawamuraHaruka AsakawaAzusa YasugaChihiro YukiJapan Miyota, Japan
Arisa KotaniEri OgiharaKotoka SegawaAi KawadaJapan Miyota, Japan
Isabelle LadouceurJamie SmithGrace LloydRachel SteeleCanada Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mayu MinamiKana OgawaMomo KanetaNao KyotoJapan Sapporo, Japan
Megumi Kanai (Fourth)Maki YamadaAkane SuzukiYuri Nakajima (Skip)Japan Miyota, Japan
Sayaka YoshimuraYuna KotaniKaho OnoderaAnna OhmiyaMina KobayashiJapan Sapporo, Japan

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWLPFPADSC
Japan Sayaka Yoshimura3022834.34
Japan Mayu Minami21191467.10
Canada Isabelle Ladouceur12151963.36
Japan Arisa Kotani03102589.40
Pool BWLPFPADSC
Japan Asuka Kanai3022848.16
Germany Daniela Jentsch211815134.06
Japan Wakaba Kawamura121219105.76
Japan Yuri Nakajima031424134.22

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

Friday, December 30, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Sayaka Yoshimura (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 X 8
Japan Mayu Minami 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
Japan Asuka Kanai (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 X 7

Draw 2

Friday, December 30, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Isabelle Ladouceur 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 X 8
Japan Arisa Kotani (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Wakaba Kawamura (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 X 8
Japan Yuri Nakajima 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 3

Friday, December 30, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Yuri Nakajima 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 5
Germany Daniela Jentsch (has hammer) 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Arisa Kotani 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
Japan Sayaka Yoshimura (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 X 7

Draw 4

Friday, December 30, 9:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Wakaba Kawamura 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Japan Asuka Kanai (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 2 2 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Isabelle Ladouceur (has hammer) 0 1 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Japan Mayu Minami 2 0 0 3 2 1 X X 8

Draw 5

Saturday, December 31, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai (has hammer) 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 8
Japan Yuri Nakajima 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Isabelle Ladouceur 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4
Japan Sayaka Yoshimura (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 X 7

Draw 6

Saturday, December 31, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Arisa Kotani 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
Japan Mayu Minami (has hammer) 1 2 0 2 2 0 3 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Wakaba Kawamura (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Germany Daniela Jentsch 3 3 1 0 2 0 X X 9

Playoffs

Source:[6]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1 Japan Sayaka Yoshimura 4
B2 Germany Daniela Jentsch 6 B2 Germany Daniela Jentsch 7
A3 Canada Isabelle Ladouceur 5 B2 Germany Daniela Jentsch 7
B1 Japan Asuka Kanai 4
B1 Japan Asuka Kanai 6
A2 Japan Mayu Minami 7 A2 Japan Mayu Minami 1
B3 Japan Wakaba Kawamura 4

Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 31, 6:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
Canada Isabelle Ladouceur 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Mayu Minami (has hammer) 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7
Japan Wakaba Kawamura 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 4

Semifinals

Sunday, January 1, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Japan Mayu Minami 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Sayaka Yoshimura (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 4
Germany Daniela Jentsch 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7

Final

Sunday, January 1, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 7
Japan Asuka Kanai (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Notes
  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
  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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