The Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan.[1] It is held as part of the Hokkaido Curling Tour. The total purse for the event is ¥ 1,700,000 with the winning team receiving ¥ 1,000,000.
| Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2022 |
| Host city | Wakkanai, Japan |
| Arena | Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park |
| Website | wmcc |
| Men's purse | ¥ 1,700,000 |
| Women's purse | ¥ 1,700,000 |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  Shinya Abe |
| Women |  Ikue Kitazawa |
| Current edition | |
The tournament is held in a round robin format with the top four teams qualifying for the single elimination playoff round.
The event is streamed on the Hokkaido Curling Tour's YouTube page.[2]
Past Champions
editMen
edit| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[3] | Takumi Maeda, Uryu Kamikawa, Hiroki Maeda, Asei Nakahara |
Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Kosuke Morozumi |
1,720,000 |
| 2023[4] | Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi |
Go Aoki (Fourth), Hayato Sato (Skip), Kouki Ogiwara, Kazushi Nino, Ayato Sasaki |
1,700,000 |
| 2024[5] | Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth), Shinya Abe (Skip), Haruto Ouchi, Hayato Sato, Sota Tsuruga |
Takumi Maeda, Asei Nakahara, Hiroki Maeda, Uryu Kamikawa, Ryoji Onodera |
1,700,000 |
Women
edit| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[6] | Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi, Yumie Funayama |
Asuka Kanai, Ami Enami, Junko Nishimuro, Mone Ryokawa |
1,720,000 |
| 2023[7] | Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi, Sayaka Yoshimura |
Kohane Tsuruga, Ayami Ito, Mikoto Nakajima, Suzune Yasui |
1,700,000 |
| 2024[8] | Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Ami Enami, Minori Suzuki, Hasumi Ishigooka |
Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi |
1,700,000 |
References
edit- ^ "Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup". Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hokkaido Curling Tour". YouTube. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 9, 2024.