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TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 18 August

Through the 2022-2023, the Grand Slam of Curling had a season champion award, last known as the Pinty's Cup, which was dropped last season. If the Pinty's Cup would have been contested in the 2023-2024 season, who would have won? We are looking for both the Men's and Women's winners, give us the full name of both Skips to be given as correct.

BADEN BASTERS

Here we have the Quarter-Final results from Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland.

Marc Muskatewitz (GER)
0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 - 6
1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 8
Niklas Edin (SWE)*

Yannick Schwaller (SUI)
1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X - 7
0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X - 4
Michael Brunner (SUI)*

Joël Retornaz (ITA)
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3
2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5
Ross Whyte (SCO)*

Bruce Mouat (SCO)*
2 0 2 1 0 3 X X - 8
0 2 0 0 1 0 X X - 3
Marco Hösli (SUI)

Semi-Final
18 August - 09:00
Bruce Mouat (SCO) V Ross Whyte (SCO)
Niklas Edin (SWE) V Yannick Schwaller (SUI)

Final
18 August - 13:30

CURLING1SPOON ELITE 8

Here we have the day 2 results of the new Women's tour event from the Gangneung Curling Center in Gangeung, Korea.

Draw 4
Kim Eun-Jung 6-2 Kim Su-Hyeon
Ha Seung-Youn 1-5 Park Han-Byeol

Draw 5
Gim Eun-Ji 7-5 Park You-Been
Kim Eun-Jung 3-7 Ha Seung-Youn
Kang Bo-Bae 9-5 Lee Eun-Chae
Park Han-Byeol 6-8 Kim Su-Hyeon

Final Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Kang Bo-Bae (KOR) - 3-0
Gim Eun-Ji (KOR) - 2-1
Park You-Been (KOR) - 1-2
Lee Eun-Che (KOR) - 0-3

Pool B
Ha Seung-Youn (KOR) - 2-1
Kim Eun-Jung (KOR) - 2-1
Kim Su-Hyeon (KOR) - 1-2
Park Han-Byeol (KOR) - 1-2

Play-Off

Semi-Final
19 August - 11:00
Kang Bo-Bae (KOR) V Kim Eun-Jung (KOR)
Ha Seung-Youn (KOR) V Gim Eun-Ji (KOR)

Final
19 August - 17:00

BADEN BASTERS

Here we have the day 3 results from Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland.

Draw 8
Andrin Schnider 4-6 Bruce Mouat
Kyle Waddell 8-1 Lukáš Klíma
Yves Stocker 9-8 Wouter Gösgens
Lukas Høstmælingen 1-10 Yannick Schwaller

Draw 9
James Craik 8-2 Marc Pfister
Cameron Bryce 5-7 Jordan Chandler
Marc Muskatewitz 3-7 Michael Brunner
Sixten Totzek 2-5 Marco Hösli

Draw 10
Korey Dropkin 5-2 Kyle Waddell
Lukas Høstmælingen 5-3 Wouter Gösgens
Andrin Schnider 3-6 Lukáš Klíma
Ross Whyte 8-1 Yves Stocker

Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Michael Brunner (SUI) - 3-1
Marc Muskatewitz (GER) - 3-1
Joël Retornaz (ITA) - 3-1
James Craik (SCO) - 1-3
Marc Pfister (PHI) - 0-4

Pool B
Niklas Edin (SWE) - 3-1
Cameron Bryce (SCO) - 2-2
Jordan Chandler (NO) - 2-2
Marco Hösli (SUI) - 2-2
Sixten Totzek (GER) - 1-3

Pool C
Bruce Mouat (SCO) - 4-0
Korey Dropkin (USA) - 2-2
Lukáš Klíma (CZE) - 2-2
Kyle Waddell (SCO) - 2-2
Andrin Schnider (SUI) - 0-4

Pool D
Yannick Schwaller (SUI) - 3-1
Ross Whyte (SCO) - 3-1
Lukas Høstmælingen (NOR) - 2-2
Yves Stocker (SUI) - 2-2
Wouter Gösgens (NED) - 0-4

NEW ZEALAND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Here we have the day 3 results from Maniototo Curling International in Naseby.

Draw 6
Sheet B - Smith/Hood 9-3 Kinney/Walker
Sheet D - Smith/Smith 8-4 Becker/Becker

Final Round-Robin standings
Smith/Smith - 4-0
Becker/Becker - 3-1
Smith/Hood - 2-2
Kinney/Walker - 1-3
Pitts/Flanagan - 0-4

Play-Off

Semi-Final
Becker/Becker V Smith/Hood
Best-of-three series, with the Round-Robin results counting as Game 1, won by Becker/Becker 13-7 in Draw 5.

Game 2
Sheet C
Becker/Becker*
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0* - 3
2 1 0 1 1 0 1* X - 6
Smith/Hood

Game 3
Sheet B
Becker/Becker*
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X - 3
0 2 2 0 2 0 3* X - 9
Smith/Hood

Smith/Hood win the best-of-three Semi-Final 2-1.

Final
Smith/Smith V Smith/Hood
Best-of-three series, with the Round-Robin results counting as Game 1, won by Smith/Smith 6-3 in Draw 3.
Game 2 - 18 August - 08:30
Game 3 - If needed - 18 August - 12:30

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 17 August

Name the venue and city that has hosted the Scotties Tournament of Hearts the most times.

Out of Ontario on Friday, the Hollie Duncan rink announce that Kelly Middaugh has joined the team at Alternate

생일 축하합니다!

A big Happy Birthday to Team Gim Third Kim Min-Ji, who turns twenty-five today!

CURLING1SPOON ELITE 8

Here we have the day 1 results of the new Women's tour event from the Gangneung Curling Center in Gangeung, Korea.

Draw 1
Gim Eun-Ji 5-6 Kang Bo-Bae
Park You-Been 7-5 Lee Eun-Chae

Draw 2
Kim Eun-Jung 6-2 Park Han-Byeol
Ha Seung-youn 6-1 Kim Su-Hyeon

Draw 3
Kang Bo-Bae 5-2 Park You-Been
Lee Eun-Che 2-12 Gim Eun-Ji

Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Kang Bo-Bae (KOR) - 2-1
Gim Eun-Ji (KOR) - 1-1
Park you-Been (KOR) - 1-1
Lee Eun-Che (KOR) - 0-2

Pool B
Ha Seung-Youn (KOR) - 1-0
Kim Eun-Jung (KOR) - 1-0
Kim Su-Hyeon (KOR) - 0-1
Park Han-Byeol (KOR) - 0-1

NEW ZEALAND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Here we have the day 2 results from Maniototo Curling International in Naseby.

Draw 2
Sheet B - Kinney/Walker 3-8 Smith/Smith
Sheet C - Becker/Becker 9-6 Pitts/Flanagan

Draw 3
Sheet A - Kinney/Walker 6-3 Pitts/Flanagan
Sheet C - Smith/Smith 6-3 Smith/Hood

Draw 4
No games this draw

Draw 5
Sheet A - Smith/Hood 7-13 Smith/Smith
Sheet D - Pitts/Flanagan 2-9 Smith/Smith

Round-Robin standings
Becker/Becker - 3-0
Smith/Smith - 3-0
Smith/Hood - 1-2
Kinney/Walker - 1-2
Pitts/Flanagan - 0-4

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 16 August

There is one Skip to have won a Grand Slam of Curling title while billed as being from the same city that this page is based out of. Name the Skip.

WCT BADEN BASTERS

Here we have the day 1 results of the WCT Men's 500 Series event from Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland.

Draw 1
Jordan Chandler 5-7 Sixten Totzek
Joël Retornaz 5-4 Marc Pfister
Niklas Edin 3-6 Marco Hösli
Michael Brunner 6-4 James Craik

Draw 2
Wouter Gösgens 5-7 Ross Whyte
Bruce Mouat 9-1 Kyle Waddell
Yannick Schwaller 3-8 Yves Stocker
Lukáš Klíma 7-2 Korey Dropkin

Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Michael Brunner (SUI) - 1-0
Joël Retornaz (ITA) - 1-0
Marc Muskatewitz (GER) - 0-0
James Craik (SCO) - 0-1
Marc Pfister (PHI) - 0-1

Pool B
Marco Hösli (SUI) - 1-0
Sixten Totzek (GER) - 1-0
Cameron Bryce (SCO) - 0-0
Jordan Chandler (NO) - 0-1
Niklas Edin (SWE) - 0-1

Pool C
Lukáš Klíma (CZE) - 1-0
Bruce Mouat (SCO) - 1-0
Andrin Schnider (SUI) - 0-0
Korey Dropkin (USA) - 0-1
Kyle Waddell (SCO) - 0-1

Pool D
Yves Stocker (SUI) - 1-0
Ross Whyte (SCO) - 1-0
Lukas Høstmælingen (NOR) - 0-0
Wouter Gösgens (NED) - 0-1
Yannick Schwaller (SUI) - 0-1

NEW ZEALAND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Here we have the day 1 results from Maniototo Curling International in Naseby. Note that the duo of Tahlia Peterson/Will Becker have withdrawn due to injury.

Draw 1

Sheet B
Pitts/Flanagan 2-13 Smith/Hood

Sheet D
Becker/Becker 9-1 Kinney/Walker

Round-Robin standings
Becker/Becker - 1-0
Smith/Hood - 1-0
Smith/Smith - 0-0
Kinney/Walker - 0-1
Pitts/Flanagan - 0-1

Curling Canada announce that there will be a new playdown, as Mixed Doubles Curling joins the Winter University Games programme. The new FISU World Mixed Doubles Qualifier will be on 18-21 October at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

The event is set to be a twenty-team Round-Robin and Play-Off format, with the winner representing Canada at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Torino, Italy, set to take place on 13-23 January.

USA Curling announce that the 2025 College National Championship will be at the Midland Curling Club in Midland, Michigan on 7-9 March. The 2026 host was also announced, as the Schenectady Curling Club in Schenectady, New York will host 13-15 March of that year.

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 15 August

Looking back at the Curling World Cup, combining the Men's and Women's events, only three Skips appeared in all three legs and the Grand Final, name all three. (full names and spelling count, must get all three to be taken as correct).

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 14 August

Combining the 2024 World Men's and World Women's, five players were registered as left-handed. Name as many of them as you can. Each correct is one entry. Maximum five names per guess (Remember, full names and spelling count).

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 13 August

One Curler has the distinction of playing internationally for two countries in less than one calendar year. Name the player.

Here we have the 2024-2025 Week 3 Curling schedule

Men's events

The Baden Masters is at Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland on 15-18 August. 20 teams in a Round-Robin format with an eight-team Play-Off. Teams expected to be in the field include James Craik (SCO), Korey Dropkin (USA), Niklas Edin (SWE), Bruce Mouat (SCO), and Joël Retornaz (ITA).

Women's events

The new Curling1spoon Elite 8 is at the Gangneung Curling Center in Gangneung, Korea on 16-18 August. 8 teams in a Round-Robin with a four-team Play-Off. Teams exected to be in the field include Gim Eun-Ji (KOR), Ha Seung-Youn (KOR), and Kim Eun-Jung (KOR).

Mixed Doubles events

The New Zealand National Championships is at MAniototo curling International in Naseby on 15-18 August. 6 teams in a Round-Robin with a three-team Play-Off. Teams expected to be in the field include J Smith/B Smith, C Smith/Hood, and B Becker/S Becker.

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 12 August

Which rink had the best team cumulative plus/minus at the 2023 Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge Tier 1?

USA CURLING MIXED DOUBLES OLYMPIC PRE-TRIALS

Here we have the final Round-Robin standings from the Chaska Curling Center in Chaska, Minnesota.

Anderson/Stopera - 8-1
Bear/Oldenburg - 7-2
Moores/Wheeler - 7-2
Anderson/Richardson - 5-4
Daly/Violette - 5-4
Persinger/Casper - 4-5
Strouse/Fenner - 4-5
Rhyme/Smith - 3-6
Farrell/Thurston - 1-8
O'Hara/Strouse - 1-8

The Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup 2024 Women's Winners

Skip Kitazawa Ikue, Nakajima Seina, Enami Ami, Suzuki Minori, Ishigooka Hasumi, Japan

The Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Winners

Skip Abe Shinya, Shimizu Tetsuro, Ouchi Haruto, Sato Hayato, Japan

WAKKANAI MIDORI CHALLENGE CUP

Here we have the Play-Off results of the Hokkaido Tour opening event from the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan.

Women's event

Semi-Final

Yoshimura Sayaka (JPN)
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 - 5
2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4
Tabata Momoha (JPN)*

Kitazawa Ikue (JPN)
0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 - 7
1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4
Minami Mayu (JPN)*

Bronze Medal Game
Minami Mayu (JPN)
0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 5
1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 - 6
Tabata Momoha (JPN)*

Final
Kitazawa Ikue (JPN)
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 5
1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 4
Yoshimura Sayaka (JPN)*

Men's event

Semi-Final

Hirata Kohsuke (JPN)*
0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 - 4
Abe Shinya (JPN)

Morozumi Yusuke (JPN)
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4
Maeda Takumi (JPN)*

Bronze Medal Game
Morozumi Yusuke (JPN)
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 - 4
1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5
Hirata Kohsuke (JPN)*

Final
Maeda Takumi (JPN)
0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4
1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 5
Abe Shinya (JPN)*

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 11 August

At the Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge Tier 2, all-time, Men's and Women's combined, which Canadian province has been represented the most times?

WAKKANAI MIDORI CHALLENGE CUP

Here we have the day 3 results of the Hokkaido Tour opening event from the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan.

Women's event

Draw 4
Okuyama 10-4 Nakamura
Tsuruga 6-9 Yoshimura
Kitazawa 10-2 Sasaki
Kawamura 3-6 Tabata

Draw 5
Yoshimura 7-4 Okuyama
Sasaki 5-3 Kawamura
Tabata 7-4 Miura
Nakamura 7-5 Minami

Final Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Yoshimura Sayaka (JPN) - 4-0
Minami Mayu (JPN) - 2-2
Nakamura Miori (JPN) - 2-2
Okuyama Mika (JPN) - 2-2
Tsuruga Kohane (JPN) - 0-4

Pool B
Kitazawa Ikue (JPN) - 4-0
Tabata Momoha (JPN) - 3-1
Sasaki Honoka (JPN) - 2-2
Miura Yuina (JPN) - 1-3
Kawamura Wakaba (JPN) - 0-4

Men's event

Draw 5
Nakahara 3-5 Fujii
Yanagisawa 5-8 Abe
Kim SH 2-12 Maeda
Hirata 6-1 Iida

Final Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Abe Shinya (JPN) - 3-1
Maeda Takumi (JPN) - 3-1
Yanagisawa Riku (JPN) - 2-2
Kim Soo-Hyuk (KOR) - 1-3
Ogiwara Koki (JPN) - 1-3

Pool B
Morozumi Yusuke (JPN) - 4-0
Hirata Kohsuke (JPN) - 3-1
Iida Toshiya (JPN) - 2-2
Fujii Kaito (JPN) - 1-3
Nakahara Taia (JPN) - 0-4

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 10 August

At the Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge Tier 2, all-time, Men's and Women's combined, what country other than Canada has been represented the most times?

WAKKANAI MIDORI CHALLENGE CUP

Here we have the day 2 results of the Hokkaido Tour opening event from the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan.

Women's event

Draw 2
Tsuruga 3-8 Minami
Tabata 4-7 Kitazawa
Miura 4-2 Kawamura
Yoshimura 6-2 Nakamura

Draw 3
Kawamura 5-12 Kitazawa
Miura 5-6 sasaki
Minami 2-8 Yoshimura
Okuyama 8-5 Tsuruga

Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Yoshimura Sayaka (JPN) - 2-0
Minami Mayu (JPN) - 2-1
Nakamura Miori (JPN) - 1-1
Okuyama Mika (JPN) - 1-1
Tsuruga Kohane (JPN) - 0-3

Pool B
Kitazawa Ikue (JPN) - 3-0
Sasaki Honoka (JPN) - 1-1
Tabata Momoha (JPN) - 1-1
Miura Yuina (JPN) - 1-2
Kawamura Wakaba (JPN) - 0-2

Men's event

Draw 3
Iida 5-9 Morozumi
Fujii 2-3 Hirata
Abe 9-4 Kim SH
Maeda 8-3 Ogiwara

Draw 4
Maeda 8-5 Yanagisawa
Ogiwara 4-11 Kim SH
Morozumi 9-4 Hirata
Iida 5-4 Nakahara

Round-Robin standings

Pool A
Abe Shinya (JPN) - 2-1
Maeda Takumi (JPN) - 2-1
Yanagisawa Riku (JPN) - 2-1
Kim Soo-Hyuk (KOR) - 1-2
Ogiwara Koki (JPN) - 1-3

Pool B
Morozumi Yusuke (JPN) - 4-0
Hirata Kohsuke (JPN) - 2-1
Iida Toshiya (JPN) - 2-1
Fujii Kaito (JPN) - 0-3
Nakahara Taia (JPN) - 0-3

TRIVIA CONTEST

Every day in August, there will be one piece of Curling trivia posted. Comment with your answer. All correct answers given within the first 24 hours of the time of the post will earn one entry into a draw at the end of the month. The winner will win an Electronic Gift Certificate from Goldline. One guess per account on each daily trivia is allowed.

Here is the trivia for 9 August

At the 2018 GSOC Champions Cup, how many points were scored? We are talking Men's and Women's events, Round-Robin, Tie-Breaker, and Play-Off combined. Within 50 points will be given as correct.

Curling Canada announced on Thursday a couple of new event host sites.

With the new World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship on the calendar this season, there will be a Canadian playdown in March, as previously posted on this page.

The hosts of the regional qualifiers have now been released, as the East Qualifier will be at Curl Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick and the Brandon Curling Club in Brandon, Manitoba have been named.

The East Qualifier in Moncton will be on 25-30 November, with the West Qualifier in Brandon on 26 November-1 December.

The top four finishers in both qualifiers will play in the national playdown. The Worlds will be in Edmonton, Alberta in May.