2025 Japanese Olympic mixed doubles curling trials
| 2025 Japanese mixed doubles curling Olympic trials | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Wakkanai, Japan |
| Arena | Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park |
| Dates | September 25–28 |
| Winner | Koana / Aoki |
| Female | Tori Koana |
| Male | Go Aoki |
| Coach | Yoshinori Aoki |
| Finalist | Matsumura / Tanida |
« 2021 2029 » | |
The 2025 Japanese mixed doubles curling Olympic trials were held from September 25 to 28 at the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan.[1] The winning team earned the right to represent Japan at the Olympic Qualification Event where they will need to finish in the top two to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[2]
The event was held in a double round robin format with the top two teams advancing to a best-of-five series which includes the results from their first two games.[1] The 2024 (Miyu Ueno & Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi) and 2025 (Chiaki Matsumura & Yasumasa Tanida) Japanese champions qualified by winning the previous two national titles while points leaders and world number six ranked Tori Koana & Go Aoki will also participate. By finishing ninth and thirteenth respectively at the 2024 and 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Japan earned twenty Olympic qualification points, not enough to qualify the nation directly for the Games.[3]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
| Female | Male | Locale |
|---|---|---|
| Tori Koana | Go Aoki | Kōfu / Sapporo |
| Chiaki Matsumura | Yasumasa Tanida | Nagano / Sapporo |
| Miyu Ueno | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Karuizawa |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Best-of-five | |
| Team | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koana / Aoki | 4 | 0 | – | 33 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 2 | 2 | – | 24 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Ueno / Yamaguchi | 0 | 4 | – | 20 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[5][6]
Draw 1
Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ueno / Yamaguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 2
Thursday, September 25, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ueno / Yamaguchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Koana / Aoki | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Draw 3
Thursday, September 25, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Koana / Aoki | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 4
Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Koana / Aoki | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ueno / Yamaguchi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 5
Friday, September 26, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ueno / Yamaguchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Draw 6
Friday, September 26, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Koana / Aoki | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Best-of-five
The teams' head-to-head games in rounds one and two were counted towards their best-of-five score.
| Best-of-five | |||||||
| Koana / Aoki | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | X | ||
| Matsumura / Tanida | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | X | ||
Game 3
Saturday, September 27, 3:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Koana / Aoki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Game 4
Sunday, September 28, 9:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Koana / Aoki | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Matsumura / Tanida | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "日本代表決定戦（ミラノコルティナダンペッツォ冬季オリンピック最終予選）について". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Mixed Doubles Curling Japan Representative Deciding Match". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). Olympics. February 12, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "TEAMS 出場チーム (PARTICIPATING TEAMS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-04. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "スケジュール (SCHEDULE)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "試合結果 (RESULTS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2025.