China Open (curling)

The China Open is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held in Tianjin, China. The original event was held in 2013. The tournament is held in a round robin format. Over the three years that the tournament has been held, there has been teams from 14 different countries that have participated: Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and United States.

China Open
Established2013
Host cityTianjin, China
Men's purse250,000 CNY (2019)
Women's purse250,000 CNY (2019)
2019 men's champion Kim Chang-min
2019 women's champion Alina Kovaleva

Past Champions

Men
Year Winner Runner up Purse (CNY)
2013[1] Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Liu Rui, Zang Jialang, Xu Xiaoming, Ba Dexin
2018[2] Sergei Glukhov, Artur Ali, Dmitry Mironov, Anton Kalalb Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker$100,000 (US)
2019[3] Kim Chang-min, Lee Ki-jeong, Kim Hak-gyun, Lee Ki-bok Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson250,000 (CNY)

Women
Year Winner Runner up Purse (CNY)
2013[4] Kim Ji-sun, Gim Un-chi, Shin Mi-sung, Lee Seul-bee Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge
2018[5] Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina Michèle Jäggi (Fourth), Ursi Hegner (Skip), Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann$100,000 (US)
2019[6] Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk250,000 (CNY)

References
  1. "2013 China Open - Men's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. "2018 China Open - Men's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. "2019 China Open - Men's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. "2013 China Open - Women's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. "2018 China Open - Women's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  6. "2019 China Open - Women's". World Curling Tour. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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