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Changan Ford International Curling Elite

The Changan Ford International Curling Elite (known formally as the Qinghai Curling Elite, Qinghai International and originally as the Qinghai China International) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held in Xining, Qinghai, China. It has been a part of both the Men's and Women's World Curling Tour since 2016. The tournament is held in a round robin format. Over the three years that the tournament has been held, there has been teams from 15 different countries that have participated: Canada, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and United States.

Changan Ford International Curling Elite
Established2016
Host cityXining, Qinghai, China
PurseCNY 225,000 (2019)
Current champions (2019)
MenUnited States Rich Ruohonen
WomenRussia Alina Kovaleva
Current edition

Past Champions

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Men

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Year Winner Runner up Purse
2016[1]   Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergård, Christoffer Svae, Håvard Vad Petersson   William Lyburn, Jared Kolomaya, Richard Daneault, Braden Zawada $23,996 (CDN)
2017[2]   Yannick Schwaller, Romano Meier, Michael Brunner, Marcel Käufeler   Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Jiang Dongxu, Zang Jialiang $18,000 (USD)
2018[3]   Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby   Lukáš Klíma, Jiri Candra, Marek Černovský, Samuel Mokriš $30,000 (USD)
2019[4]   Greg Persinger (Fourth), Rich Ruohonen (Skip), Colin Hufman, Phil Tilker   Wouter Gösgens (Fourth), Jaap van Dorp (Skip), Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen ¥ 225,000

Women

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Year Winner Runner up Purse
2016[5]   Corryn Brown, Marika Van Osch, Dezaray Hawes, Samantha Fisher   Hannah Fleming, Jennifer Dodds, Alice Spence, Vicky Wright $23,996 (CDN)
2017[6]   Ursi Hegner, Imogen Oona Lehmann, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann   Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva $18,000 (USD)
2018[7]   Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Analena Jentsch, Klara-Hermine Fomm   Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina $30,000 (USD)
2019[8]   Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina   Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi ¥ 225,000

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Qinghai China Men's International". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 Qinghai International". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 Qinghai Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "2016 Qinghai China Women's International". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "2017 Qinghai International". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "2018 Qinghai Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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