Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
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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 | ¥ 1,500,000 |
| Women's purse | ¥ 1,500,000 |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Men |  Takumi Maeda |
| Women | Satsuki Fujisawa |
| 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
Men
| 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 |
| 2025[6] | Takumi Maeda, Hiroki Maeda, Uryu Kamikawa (3 player team) | Kohsuke Hirata, Shingo Usui, Koei Sato, Ryota Meguro | 1,500,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[7] | Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi, Yumie Funayama | Asuka Kanai, Ami Enami, Junko Nishimuro, Mone Ryokawa | 1,720,000 |
| 2023[8] | Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi, Sayaka Yoshimura | Kohane Tsuruga, Ayami Ito, Mikoto Nakajima, Suzune Yasui | 1,700,000 |
| 2024[9] | Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Ami Enami, Minori Suzuki, Hasumi Ishigooka | Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi | 1,700,000 |
| 2025[10] | Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida | Miyu Ueno, Yui Ueno, Asuka Kanai (3 player team) | 1,500,000 |