The event was held in a best-of-five series between the 2020 and 2021 Japanese champion rinks, Satsuki Fujisawa (Loco Solare) and Sayaka Yoshimura (Hokkaido Bank).

[3] Fujisawa could have secured her spot as the Olympic team by winning the 2021 championship, but fell short to Yoshimura 7–6 in the final.

[4] Team Yoshimura went on to represent Japan at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship, where they finished with a disappointing 5–8 record.

[5] Prior to the playdown, both teams competed in one tour event, the 2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic.

Fujisawa needed a draw to the four-foot on her final shot in the tenth, but came up light, resulting in another Yoshimura win.