Arisa Funaki/Yuto Kamada (Aomori, JPN) are set to play Miyu Ueno/Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals for a spot into the championship game, with the losing team dropping into the third place game. of the Obihiro Spring Cup in Obihiro, Japan;
 
Funaki/Kamada are currently . In their opening game, Funaki/Kamada plays Tomoko Takeda/Naomasa Takeda (Nayoro, JPN) on Wednesday at 7pm Moka Tanaka/Koei Sato (Obihiro, JPN) on Thursday at 2am and Hikari Yoshino/Ayumu Ohta (Obihiro, JPN) at 6pm and Hikari Yoshino/Ayumu Ohta (Obihiro, JPN) at 6pm.
 
Funaki/Kamada ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.