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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

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.

Past Champions

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Men

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Year Winner Runner up Purse
2016[1] Norway Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergård, Christoffer Svae, Håvard Vad Petersson Canada William Lyburn, Jared Kolomaya, Richard Daneault, Braden Zawada $23,996 (CDN)
2017[2] Switzerland Yannick Schwaller, Romano Meier, Michael Brunner, Marcel Käufeler China Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Jiang Dongxu, Zang Jialiang $18,000 (USD)
2018[3] Canada Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby Czech Republic Lukáš Klíma, Jiri Candra, Marek Černovský, Samuel Mokriš $30,000 (USD)
2019[4] United States Greg Persinger (Fourth), Rich Ruohonen (Skip), Colin Hufman, Phil Tilker Netherlands 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] Canada Corryn Brown, Marika Van Osch, Dezaray Hawes, Samantha Fisher Scotland Hannah Fleming, Jennifer Dodds, Alice Spence, Vicky Wright $23,996 (CDN)
2017[6] Switzerland Ursi Hegner, Imogen Oona Lehmann, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann Russia Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva $18,000 (USD)
2018[7] Germany Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Analena Jentsch, Klara-Hermine Fomm Russia Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina $30,000 (USD)
2019[8] Russia Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina South Korea 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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