Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN) won
5-4 over
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship, held January 27 - February 4, 2024 in Tokoro, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Ueno won
6-5 over
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship in Tokoro, Japan;
Ueno finished 5-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ueno defeated
Aoi Watanabe (Chubu, JPN) 11-3, then won
11-4 against
Riho Zaikan (Okayama, JPN) and
7-5 against
Yuna Kotani (Sapporo, JPN). Ueno went on to lose
5-3 against
Kitazawa. Ueno responded with a
10-8 win over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Ueno won
7-3 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN). Ueno went on to lose
6-4 against
Tabata in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship Championship title, Ueno earned
41.250 world rankings points. Ueno move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 26.788 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with
108.125 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Ueno ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
108.125 points earned so far this season.
