Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) finished 7-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated Kai Tsuchiya (Miyota, JPN) 7-4, then won 12-2 against Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN) and 7-5 against Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Yoshimura won 10-4 against Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN), then won 11-4 against Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN). Yoshimura went on to lose 7-6 against Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Yoshimura responded with a 6-5 win over Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN). Yoshimura won 8-7 against Tabata in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship Championship title, Yoshimura earned 45.000 world rankings points. Yoshimura move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 34.5 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with 227.750 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 227.750 points earned so far this season.