| ADVICS Cup | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2019 |
| Host city | Kitami, Japan |
| Arena | Tokoro Curling Hall |
| Men's purse | ¥ 1,700,000 |
| Women's purse | ¥ 1,700,000 |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  Shinya Abe |
| Women | Sayaka Yoshimura |
The ADVICS Cup is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Tokoro Curling Hall in Kitami, Japan. [1] It was first held in 2019 as part of the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is now held as part of the Hokkaido Curling Tour. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 [2] | Yusuke Morozumi, Masaki Iwai, Ryotaro Shukuya, Kosuke Morozumi |  Park Jong-duk, Nam Yoon-ho, Yoo Min-hyeon, Kim Jeong-min | 1,700,000 |
| 2022 [3] | Go Aoki (Fourth), Hayato Sato (Skip), Kouki Ogiwara, Kazushi Nino | Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth), Haruto Ouchi, Shinya Abe (Skip), Minori Suzuki | 1,700,000 |
| 2023 [4] | Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth), Haruto Ouchi, Shinya Abe (Skip), Sota Tsuruga | Go Aoki (Fourth), Hayato Sato (Skip), Kouki Ogiwara, Kazushi Nino | 1,700,000 |
| 2024 [5] | Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth), Shinya Abe (Skip), Haruto Ouchi, Hayato Sato | Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi Koizumi | 1,700,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 [6] | Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida |  Wang Rui (Fourth), Mei Jie (Skip), Yao Mingyue, Ma Jingyi | 1,700,000 |
| 2022 [7] | Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida | Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi | 1,700,000 |
| 2023 [8] | Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida | Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Minori Suzuki, Hasumi Ishigooka | 1,700,000 |
| 2024 [9] | Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya | Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Ami Enami, Minori Suzuki | 1,700,000 |
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