Momoha Tabata

Tabata was born in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. She attended Hokkaido Ohasa High School [ja].^[1] In sixth grade, she applied for and was accepted to the Hokkaido Talent Athlete Discovery and Development Project at the recommendation of her parents.^[2] Alongside curling, Tabata did track and field during middle and high school.^[3]

In the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Tabata medaled silver as the third on the Japanese team in the mixed team event.^[4] She was also the captain of the Japanese national team.^[5] Tabata also skipped for the Sapporo Association team at the Japan Junior Curling Championship [ja] where she medaled gold.^[6]

In April 2021, Tabata joined the Hokkaido Bank Fortius team, led by Sayaka Yoshimura, as an alternate.^[7]

Tabata participated in the opening ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as one of the flagbearers of the Japanese flag alongside Yoshinobu Miyake and Naoko Takahashi among others.^[8]

In December 2021, she left Fortius to become a founding member of the Hokkaido Bank Women's Curling Club after Team Yoshimura left Hokkaido Bank following the expiration of their contract.^[9]

At the 2022 Japan Curling Championships, Tabata's team finished the round robin in second place, qualifying them for the 1 vs. 2 playoff game against Loco Solare, which they lost. After losing in the semifinal to Chubu Electric Power, they medaled bronze.

At the 2023 Japan Curling Championships, Tabata's team ranked fifth in the round robin and thus overall.^[10]