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

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.

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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