Mikoto Nakajima/Takeru Yamamoto (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
8-6 to
Zoe Cinnamon/Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the World Open U25 Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, held May 1 - 4, 2025 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Nakajima/Yamamoto won
10-8 over
Emma Yarmuch/Lucas Sawiak (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2025 World Open U25 Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
9-4 over
Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 World Open U25 Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Nakajima/Yamamoto finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nakajima/Yamamoto defeated
Ema Kavcic/Javor Brin Zelinka (Ljubljana, SLO) 10-4, then won
9-3 against
Sophia Ryhorchuk/Ronan Peterson (Edmonton, AB) and
12-0 against
Australia's Holly Douglas/Charlie Ryan. Nakajima/Yamamoto won
12-3 against
Australia's Marcy Forge/Thomas Bence in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Open U25 Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Nakajima/Yamamoto take home
5.500 world rankings points. For week 40 of the event schedule, Nakajima/Yamamoto did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Nakajima/Yamamoto ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
