| Gender | F |
|---|---|
| Birth date | April 14, 2001 (age 25) |
| Birth place | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Curling club | Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa |
| Skip | Miyu Ueno |
| Third | Yui Ueno |
| Second | Junko Nishimuro |
| Lead | Asuka Kanai |
| World championship appearances | 1 () |
| Pan continental championship appearances | 1 () |
| World junior championship appearances | 2 (, ) |
Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香, Kanai Asuka, born April 14, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa.[1]
Early life
She began curling in 2008 at the age of 7[2]
Career
At the national level she is a Japan women's champion curler.
Teams and events
Women's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Ayano Tsuchiya | Yumi Suzuki | Miyu Ueno | Asuka Kanai | |||
| 2015–16 | Ayano Tsuchiya | Yumi Suzuki | Miyu Ueno | Asuka Kanai | Yui Ueno | Nagisa Matsumura | WJBCC 2016 |
| Ayano Tsuchiya | Yumi Suzuki | Yui Ueno | Asuka Kanai | Sae Yamamoto | Nagisa Matsumura | (10th) | |
| 2017–18 | Asuka Kanai | Miyu Ueno | Hinako Sonobe | Nagisa Matsumura | JCC 2018 (5th) | ||
| 2018–19 | Asuka Kanai | Miyu Ueno | Yui Ueno | Hinako Sonobe | Nagisa Matsumura | ||
| Ami Enami | Minori Suzuki | Sae Yamamoto | Mone Ryokawa | Asuka Kanai | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | (9th) | |
| 2019–20 | Asuka Kanai | Ami Enami | Junko Nishimuro | Mone Ryokawa | |||
| 2020–21 | Ami Enami | Asuka Kanai | Junko Nishimuro | Mone Ryokawa | JCC 2021 (5th) | ||
| 2021–22 | Asuka Kanai | Ami Enami | Junko Nishimuro | Mone Ryokawa | Yuji Nishimuro | JCC 2022 (6th) | |
| 2022–23 | Asuka Kanai | Ami Enami | Junko Nishimuro | Mone Ryokawa | Miyu Ueno | Yuji Nishimuro | JCC 2023 |
| 2023–24 | Miyu Ueno | Asuka Kanai | Junko Nishimuro | Yui Ueno | Mone Ryokawa | Yuji Nishimuro | JCC 2024 (11th) |
| 2024–25 | Miyu Ueno | Yui Ueno | Junko Nishimuro | Asuka Kanai | Kaho Onodera (PCCC) | Yuji Nishimuro | (4th) JCC 2025 (8th) |
| 2025–26 | Miyu Ueno | Yui Ueno | Junko Nishimuro | Asuka Kanai | Yuji Nishimuro |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Taisei Kanai | Asuka Kanai | Takeru Ichimura | Mone Ryokawa | Tatsuhiro Matsunouchi | (17th) |
References
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- ^ "2024 BKT Tires World Womens Curling Championship media guide". Curling Canada. Archived 2024-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. (page 36)
External links
- "'So cool!' Japanese team soaking up first time at World Women's". World Curling. 2024-03-22. Archived 2024-03-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- Video: Yumi Suzuki vs. Miyu Ueno - Draw 9 - New Year Curling in Miyota 2024 on YouTube(in English)