Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano, JPN) won
9-2 over
Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanasshi, JPN) in the Final of the Japanese Mixed Doubles National Championship, held December 2 - 8, 2024 at the Wakkanai Curling Club in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura/Tanida won
8-5 over
Ikue Kitazawa/Shingo Usui (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Japanese Mixed Doubles National Championship in Wakkanai, Japan;
Matsumura/Tanida finished 7-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura/Tanida defeated
Yuina Miura/Ayato Sasaki (Sapporo, JPN) 10-2, then won
8-5 against
Mizuki Hara/Kazushi Niino (Sapporo, JPN) and
6-4 against
Kohane Tsuruga/Yuki Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Matsumura/Tanida won
7-4 against
Yumiko Kashiwagi/Koji Nisato (Nagano, JPN), then won
9-1 against
Kai Tsuchiya/Kohei Okamura (Tokyo, JPN). Matsumura/Tanida went on to lose
5-4 against
Kitazawa/Usui. Matsumura/Tanida lost
7-6 to
Koana/Aoki where Matsumura/Tanida responded with a
7-6 win over
Miyu Ueno/Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN). Matsumura/Tanida won
12-7 against
Moka Tanaka/Koei Sato (Morioka, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Japanese Mixed Doubles National Championship Championship title, Matsumura/Tanida earned
26.250 world rankings points, remaining in 6th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 11.374 after improving upon their best so far this season. Matsumura/Tanida ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
79.502 points earned so far this season.
