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Curling Masters Champéry
The Curling Masters Champéry is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format and is part of the World Curling Tour. The tournament was started in 2011 as part of the Curling Champions Tour Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding h .... Past champions References External linksHome Page {{DEFAULTSORT:Curling Masters Champery World Curling Tour events Curling competitions in Switzerland Sport in Valais Champions Curling Tour events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared artificial ice. Bonspiels in North America Canada Curling Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Curling Association, is the national governing body of the sport in Canada. While bonspiels originated in Scotland, the most notable competitive curling tournament in the world nowadays is the Canadian Men's Curling Championship, The Brier. For many Canadians, this tournament equals or nearly equals the importance of the Olympics and the World Curling Championship. The Canadian Women's Curling Championship is called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Several Cashspiels are played in Canada every year, with the most important cashspiels being part of the World Curling Tour (WCT). Many local curling clubs and other organizations in Canada also hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Hasselborg
Marcus Sven Erland Hasselborg (born 7 January 1986 in Stockholm)https://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0368416/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm is a Swedish actor and curler. He played second for Sweden at the 2006 World Men's Curling Championships, and he finished in 2nd place when he participated at the 2008 Men's Svenska Mästerskapet curling final in Örnsköldsvik. He works as a high school teacher at Procivitas Privata Gymnasium Karlberg. Filmography *2004 - '' Hip! Hip! Hora!'' *2000 - '' Den bästa sommaren'' *1999 - ''Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen ''Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen'' is a Swedish film directed by Ella Lemhagen which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 1 October 1999, based on the books about Tsatsiki written by Moni Nilsson-Brännström. It won the 1999 Guldbagge Award for B ...'' References External links * * 1986 births Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions Living people Swedish male actors Curlers from Stockholm {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Muirhead
Glen Muirhead (born 10 April 1989) is a Scottish curler from Blair Atholl. He competed for Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Glen's brother Thomas and sister Eve are also British curlers, and their father Gordon is also a former professional curler. Personal life Glen Muirhead is the brother of Olympic gold medalist Eve Muirhead, and his brother Thomas is also a professional curler. Their father Gordon won a gold medal at the 1994 European Curling Championships, and was an alternate for the team that won the 1999 World Curling Championships. Aside from curling, Glen and Thomas rear sheep near Crieff. Career Muirhead began his curling career playing for Logan Gray's team. In 2014, Glen and his brother Thomas joined Tom Brewster's curling team. In 2016, Glen competed against his brother Thomas, losing the match 4–2. In 2016, he was part of the Scotland team that reached the final of the Grand Slam of Curling. Muirhead was on the team that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Märki
Raphael Märki (born 5 June 1992) is a Swiss curler from Bern. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ... for the Swiss team, which placed seventh in the tournament. References External links * 1992 births Living people Swiss male curlers Sportspeople from Bern Swiss curling champions {{Switzerland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Pfister (curler)
Enrico Otida Pfister (born 7 April 1991) is a Swiss–Filipino curler from Rüdtligen. He has competed in three World Championships for his native Switzerland. At the 2015 World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as third for the Swiss team, he placed seventh in the tournament. At the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship, he was a member of the Swiss team that placed ninth, and at the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship, he was a member of the Swiss team that finished seventh. In September 2023, the Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines (Curling Pilipinas), the national sports association in the Philippines, announced that Pfister would be joining his brother Marc, Christian Haller, and Alan Frei as part of Philippine Men's Team, in the country's inaugural international curling appearance at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships The 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 29 to November 4 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Pfister
Marc Otida Pfister (born 26 September 1989) is a Swiss–Filipino curler from Schalunen. Curling career As a junior curler, Pfister played third for Switzerland (skipped by David Bartschiger) at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, where they finished sixth. Pfister competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as skip for the Swiss national curling team. The Swiss team had a great start at the tournament, but lost their last five games. These last five consecutive losses placed the young Swiss team at 5–6 after the round robin, finishing 7th. Also that season, Pfister and partner Carole Howald competed at the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, placing in 13th overall. Sven Michel joined the team in 2015 to skip the rink. They would play in three Grand Slams, missing the playoffs in all of them. Pfister returned to the Worlds in 2016, on this team. The team had another disappointing tournament, going 4–7 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Barry
Josh Barry (born June 20, 1992 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler. Career Juniors Barry is a four-time New Brunswick junior champion, winning provincial championships between 2010 and 2013. At the 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, he skipped his New Brunswick team of Chris Sleep, Blake Hunter and Alex Kyle to a 5–7 record. At the 2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Barry threw fourth stones on a team skipped by Jon Rennie. That team went 8–4 in round robin play, and lost in a tiebreaker against Newfoundland and Labrador. At the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Barry was back to skipping. He led his team of Kerry MacLean, Chris MacRae and Andrew O'Dell to a 5–7 record. At the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, he led his team of Rene Comeau, Spencer Watts and O'Dell to a 6–4 record, just missing the playoffs. Barry was invited to be the alternate for Team Canada (skipped by Matt Dunstone) at the 2013 World Junior Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Roach
Darren Roach (born December 29, 1986, in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler. He currently throws third stones for the Jason Roach rink from Saint John, New Brunswick. Roach twice (2004 and 2005) won the New Brunswick men's junior championships playing second on a team skipped by Ryan Sherrard. The team won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in their first attempt in 2004. They had finished the round robin with a 9–3 record, in a three way tie for first. The team would go on to win both of their playoff games, including the final against Manitoba's Daley Peters. The team then represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished the round robin with a 5–4 record, tied with Korea. However, they lost in the tie-breaker match against the Koreans. At the 2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships they could not repeat their title, finishing with a 5–7 record. After juniors, Roach would go on to play for a number of different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Roach (curler)
Jason Roach (born July 11, 1984, in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler. Roach twice (2004 and 2005) won the New Brunswick men's junior championships playing third on a team skipped by Ryan Sherrard. The team won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in their first attempt in 2004. They had finished the round-robin with a 9-3 record, in a three-way tie for first. The team would go on to win both of their playoff games, including the final against Manitoba's Daley Peters. The team then represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished the round-robin with a 5-4 record, tied with Korea. However, they lost in the tie-breaker match against the Koreans. At the 2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships they could not repeat their title, finishing with a 5-7 record. After juniors, Roach would go on to play for a number of different teams. He joined up with Grattan in 2012. Roach has played just two seasons on the World Curling Tour. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Grattan (curler)
James Grattan, nicknamed "Jimmy the Kid" (born July 28, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Oromocto, New Brunswick. He currently skips his own team. Career Grattan's best personal result as a skip at the Brier is third place (). In 2002–2004 he played third for Russ Howard. He skipped again in (5–6 in Regina), after defeating Dan Sherrard in the New Brunswick Tankard final, and (2–9 Winnipeg), after defeating Jeremy Mallais in the provincial final. He played third for Howard again in (6–5 Calgary). He moved back to skip the following season and the team won the provincial championship. He skipped the team to a 3–8 record at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. Grattan curled with Charlie Sullivan, Steven Howard and Pete Case for the 2010–11 season. The team won the 2011 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the New Brunswick provincial men's championship and finished 4–7 at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario. For the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Curling Masters Champéry
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Dominik Märki
Dominik Märki (born 9 October 1990) is a Swiss-American curler, currently living in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He currently plays third on Team Jason Smith. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ..., where he won a bronze medal as alternate for the Swiss team. At his first United States National Championship in 2020, Märki skipped his team to a fourth place finish. References External links * 1990 births Living people Swiss male curlers Olympic curlers of Switzerland Curlers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in curling Sportspeople from Bern Sportspeople from Fayetteville, Arkansas Swiss emigrants to the United States [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
