CHAMPION: Tanaka Wins 2025 New Year Curling in Miyota 2026

Aomori, Japan

SKIP
Misaki
Tanaka

Third
Miori
Nakamura

Second
Hiyori
Ichinohe

Lead
Yuna
Harada

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	10.27
PA/G:	4.32
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.44

Misaki Tanaka (Aomori, JPN) won 7-2 over Aoi Watanabe (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the New Year Curling in Miyota 2026, held December 29 - January 1, 2026 at the Miyota Curling Club in Miyota, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Tanaka won 6-5 over Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2025 New Year Curling in Miyota 2026 in Miyota, Japan, Japan;

Tanaka are currently . In their opening game, Tanaka plays Kai Tsuchiya (Miyota, JPN) on Monday at 11pm Michaela Baudysova (Prague, CZE) on Tuesday at 3:30am and Watanabe at 11pm.

For winning the New Year Curling in Miyota 2026 Championship title, Tanaka earned 11.250 world rankings points along with the $13,203CDN first prize cheque. Tanaka move up 43 spots after posting a net gain of 9.117 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 106th overall with 15.146 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Tanaka ranks 107th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.013 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	6	7	0	0.462	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	95	71	72	7.47	7.58	-0.11	4.42	4.74	1.69	1.60	0.84

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	48	42	27	3	0-1	4-0	8-5	0.88	0.56	0.27	0.40

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	47	29	45	5	2-2	2-4	2-5	0.62	0.96	0.58	0.34

2025: Misaki Tanaka
Misaki Tanaka, Miori Nakamura, Hiyori Ichinohe, Yuna Harada
Aomori, JPN
2024: Miyu Ueno
Miyu Ueno, Yui Ueno, Junko Nishimuro, Asuka Kanai , Yuji Nishimuro
Karuizawa, JPN
2023: Miori Nakamura
Misaki Tanaka, Miori Nakamura, Haruka Kihara, Yuna Harada, Hiyori Ichinohe, Jun Nakajima
Aomori, JPN
2022: Daniela Jentsch
Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Mia Hoehne, Analena Jentsch
Fuessen, GER