Changan Ford International Curling Elite
World Curling Tour event
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| Host city | Xining, Qinghai, China |
| Purse | CNY 225,000 (2019) |
| Current champions (2019) | |
| Men |  Rich Ruohonen |
| Women |  Alina Kovaleva |
| Current edition | |
Past Champions
Men
| 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
| 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 |