Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN) is set to play Miku Nihira (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Yokohama 2026: Japan Curling Championships, held June 7 - 14 in Yokohama, Japan.
 
Ueno are currently . In their opening game, Ueno plays Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) on Sunday at 3am and Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) at 11:30pm Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) on Sunday at 3am, Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) at 11:30pm Mizuki Hara (Tokyo, JPN) on Tuesday at 4am and Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) at 11:30pm and Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) at 11:30pm Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) on Sunday at 3am, Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) at 11:30pm Mizuki Hara (Tokyo, JPN) on Tuesday at 4am, Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) at 11:30pm Kotoka Segawa (Sapporo, JPN) on Wednesday at 7pm Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) on Thursday at 4am and Nihira at 11:30pm.
 
For winning the Yokohama 2026: Japan Curling Championships Championship title, Ueno earned 52.500 world rankings points. For week 1 of the event schedule, Ueno did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ueno ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.