The Curve US Open of Curling is an annual
bonspiel, or
curling
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 slidi ...
tournament, held at the
Four Seasons Curling Club in
Blaine, Minnesota
Blaine is a suburban city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in the State of Minnesota, United States. Once a rural town, Blaine's population has increased significantly in the last 60 years. For several years, Blaine led the Twin Cities metro region ...
. It was held as part of the men's
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John ...
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 $14,000
USD
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on both the men's and women's sides.
Past Champions
Men
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.
Women
Women's Contender Round
A women's contender round began in 2020. It was not a Tour event.
Mixed doubles
A mixed doubles event was added in 2021.
References
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Anoka County, Minnesota
Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Curling in Minnesota
2014 establishments in Minnesota
Annual sporting events in the United States
Recurring sporting events established in 2014
Ontario Curling Tour events