Japan's Moka Tanaka lost
7-3 to
Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the New Year Curling in Miyota 2025, held December 29 - January 1, 2025 at the Miyota Curling Club in Miyota, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Moka Tanaka won
8-4 over
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in the semifinals
Japan's Moka Tanaka finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Moka Tanaka lost
5-4 to
Ueno, then responded with a
5-4 win over
Rebecca Mariani (Trentino, ITA). Japan's Moka Tanaka won
6-3 against
Yui Ozeki (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the New Year Curling in Miyota 2025, Japan's Moka Tanaka take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $5,463CDN prize. For week 23 of the event schedule, Japan's Moka Tanaka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Japan's Moka Tanaka ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
