China Open (curling)

The China Open is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held in Tianjin, China, however, in 2018, the event was held in Chongqing.[1] 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)
Current champions (2019)
MenSouth Korea Kim Chang-min
WomenRussia Alina Kovaleva
Current edition

Past Champions

Men
Year Winner Runner-up Purse
2013[2]Canada Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni NeufeldChina Liu Rui, Zang Jialiang, Xu Xiaoming, Ba Dexin
2018[3]Russia Sergey Glukhov, Artur Ali, Dmitry Mironov, Anton KalalbCanada Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker$100,000 (US)
2019[4]South Korea Kim Chang-min, Lee Ki-jeong, Kim Hak-kyun, Lee Ki-bokUnited States Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson250,000 (CNY)

Women
Year Winner Runner-up Purse
2013[5]South Korea Kim Ji-sun, Gim Un-chi, Shin Mi-sung, Lee Seul-beeCanada Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge
2018[6]Russia Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina KuzminaSwitzerland Michèle Jäggi (Fourth), Ursi Hegner (Skip), Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann$100,000 (US)
2019[7]Russia Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina KuzminaCanada Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk250,000 (CNY)

References
  1. "China Open Curling 2018 opens in Chongquin". CoNews. October 16, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. "2013 China Open - Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. "2018 China Open - Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. "2019 China Open - Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. "2013 China Open - Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. "2018 China Open - Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. "2019 China Open - Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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