Sports Navi Launches Team Follow Feature for the 2026 Japan Curling Championships in Yokohama

Sports Navi will release a follow feature for select teams in conjunction with the 'Japan Curling Championships Yokohama 2026' held at Yokohama BUNTAI from June 7th.

The 'Follow' feature allows users to receive match information by following the team they support. *Follow notifications will begin distribution from the matches on June 9th.

<Notification Contents> ・Match start ・Match results *Items notified in the Sports Navi app will also be displayed on the in-app notice page, the web version of Sports Navi top page, and the curling top page.

Additionally, as in the previous tournament, real-time play-by-play updates will be provided for all matches, and free live streaming will be available for select matches.

The 'Japan Curling Championships Yokohama 2026' will feature 10 teams each for men and women. The winning team will be granted the right to participate in the French Alps Winter Olympics Japan National Team Qualifying Tournament.

Live Streaming Overview

Scheduled Distribution: Live & Catch-up streaming

PC version, Smartphone browser version 'Sports Navi', 'Sports Navi' app (iOS, Android)

Sports Navi Distribution URL: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/livestream/

*Details on which matches will be streamed will be announced on the above page once decided.

Real-time Play-by-Play Overview

URL: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/curling/competitions/women/2026101/schedule

Team Follow List

URL: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/curling/teams/

Tournament Overview

Tournament Name: Japan Curling Championships Yokohama 2026

Organizer: Japan Curling Association

Tournament Schedule:

First Preliminary League: June 7th - June 10th

Second Preliminary League: June 11th - June 12th

Playoffs, Semi-finals, Finals: June 13th - June 14th

Venue: Yokohama BUNTAI