US Open of Curling |
Established |
2014 |
Host city |
Blaine, Minnesota
|
Arena |
Four Seasons Curling Club |
Men's purse |
$8,000 (US) |
Women's purse |
$8,000 (US) |
Men |
Daniel Casper
|
Women |
Tabitha Peterson
|
The Curve US Open of Curling is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota. It was held as part of the men's World Curling Tour from 2014 to 2019 and as part of the women's WCT from 2016 to 2019, though women's teams were invited to participate in the 2014 event. The purse for the event is $8,000 USD on both the men's and women's sides.
Past Champions
Men
Year
|
Winning team
|
Runner-up team
|
Purse (USD)
|
2014
|
Ba Dexin, Xu Xiamong, Zang Jialing, Liu Rui
|
Scott Ramsay, Mark Taylor, Ross McFadyen, Kyle Werenich
|
$23,000
|
2015
|
Steve Laycock, Kirk Muyres, Colton Flasch, Gerry Adam
|
Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
|
$23,000
|
2016
|
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March
|
Craig Brown, Kroy Nernberger, Jared Zezel, Sean Beighton
|
$25,000
|
2017
|
Matt Dunstone, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan
|
William Lyburn, Jared Kolomaya, Richard Daneault, Braden Zawada
|
$19,000
|
2018 (Jan.) |
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
|
Adam Casey, Brock Montgomery, Shaun Meachem, Dustin Kidby
|
$17,000
|
2018 (Dec.)
|
Kim Soo-hyuk, Jeong Byeong-jin, Lee Jeong-jae, Lee Dongh-yeong
|
Mike McCarville, Jordan Potter, Zach Warkentin, Travis Potter |
$15,000
|
2019 |
Greg Persinger (Fourth), Rich Ruohonen (Skip), Colin Hufman, Phil Tilker
|
Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson
|
$11,400
|
2020
|
Cancelled
|
2021
|
Luc Violette, Chase Sinnett, Ben Richardson, Jon Harstad |
Scott Dunnam, Hunter Clawson, Cody Clouser, Andrew Dunnam, Daniel Dudt
|
$9,500
|
2022
|
Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell
|
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett
|
$14,000
|
2023
|
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett
|
Korey Dropkin (Fourth), Andrew Stopera (Skip), Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell
|
$8,000
|
Men's Contender Round
Beginning in 2019, a "contender" round was held a week prior to the main event. It was excluded from the Tour in 2020.
Year
|
Winning team
|
Runner-up team
|
Purse (USD)
|
2019 |
Scott Dunnam, Alex Leichter, Cody Clouser, Andrew Dunnam
|
Jordan Chandler, Trevor Bonot, Colin Koivula, Kyle Chandler |
$10,600
|
2020
|
Rich Ruohonen, Andrew Stopera, Colin Hufman, Kroy Nernberger
|
Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell
|
$10,000
|
2021
|
Scott Dunnam, Hunter Clawson, Cody Clouser, Andrew Dunnam, Daniel Dudt
|
Greg Persinger, Dominik Märki, Alex Leichter, Shawn Banyai |
$6,000
|
2022–2023
|
Cancelled
|
Women
Year
|
Winning team
|
Runner-up team
|
Purse (USD)
|
2016
|
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts
|
Liu Sijia, Liu Jinli, Wang Rui, Yu Xinna
|
$20,000
|
2017
|
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong
|
Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton
|
$19,000
|
2018 |
Jamie Sinclair, Alexandra Carlson, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker
|
Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton
|
$14,200
|
2019 |
Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Becca Hamilton, Aileen Geving
|
Cassie Potter, Courtney George, Sophie Bader, Jordan Moulton |
$6,500
|
2020
|
Cancelled
|
2021
|
Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson, Aileen Geving
|
Jamie Sinclair, Monica Walker, Cora Farrell, Elizabeth Cousins
|
$7,000
|
2022
|
Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Yang Tae-i, Kim Su-jin
|
Delaney Strouse, Anne O'Hara, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers
|
$14,000
|
2023
|
Tabitha Peterson, Cory Thiesse, Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson
|
Sarah Anderson, Taylor Anderson, Lexi Lanigan, Leah Yavarow |
$8,000
|
Women's Contender Round
A women's contender round began in 2020. It was not a Tour event.
Year
|
Winning team
|
Runner-up team
|
Purse (USD)
|
2020
|
Delaney Strouse, Leah Yavarow, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers
|
Rachel Workin, Lexi Lanigan, Ann Podoll, Christina Lammers |
$7,000
|
2021
|
Kim Rhyme, Libby Brundage, Cait Flannery, Katie Rhyme |
Rachel Workin, Lexi Lanigan, Ann Podoll, Christina Lammers |
$6,000
|
2022–2023
|
Cancelled
|
Mixed doubles
A mixed doubles event was added in 2021.