SC Karuizawa Club beat Chubu Electric Power to advance to the final of the Japan Curling Championship. The final tournament between the top three teams that won the preliminary league will begin on the 3rd, and will be broadcast on NHK's BS.

The women's final will begin at 2:30 pm on the 4th, with SC Karuzawa Club competing against Hokkaido Bank, which won first place in the qualifying league. Skip Miyu Ueno, who decided to advance, reflected, ``I thought it would be a game with a tight score difference, so I'm glad we were able to play the game while thinking about not making mistakes.''