Changan Ford International Curling Elite

The Changan Ford International Curling Elite (known formally as the Qinghai Curling Elite and originally as the Qinghai 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 2017. 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
Established2017
Host cityXining, Qinghai, China
PurseCNY 225,000 (2019)
Current champions (2019)
Men Rich Ruohonen
Women Alina Kovaleva
Current edition

Past Champions

Men
Year Winner Runner up Purse
2017[1] Yannick Schwaller, Romano Meier, Michael Brunner, Marcel Käufeler Liu Rui, Xu Xiao Ming, Jiang Dongxu, Zang Jia Liang$18,000 (USD)
2018[2] Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby Lukáš Klíma, Jiri Canadra, Marek Cernovsky, Samuel Mokriš$30,000 (USD)
2019[3] Greg Persinger (Fourth), Rich Ruohonen (Skip), Colin Hufman, Phil Tilker Wouter Gösgens (Fourth), Jaap van Dorp (Skip), Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen¥ 225,000

Women
Year Winner Runner up Purse
2017[4] Ursi Hegner, Imogen Oona Lehnmann, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva$18,000 (USD)
2018[5] Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Analena Jentsch, Klara-Hermine Fomm Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina$30,000 (USD)
2019[6] Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi¥ 225,000

References
  1. "2017 Qinghai International". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. "2018 Qinghai Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. "2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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  6. "2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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