Argo Graphics Cup | |
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Established | 2023 |
Host city | Kitami, Japan |
Arena | Kitami Curling Hall |
Website | www |
Purse | ¥ 1,700,000 |
2024 champion | Momoha Tabata |
The Argo Graphics Cup, stylized as the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup is an annual curling tournament on the Hokkaido Curling Tour, and is a World Curling team ranking event. It is held annually in late August or early September at the Kitami Curling Hall in Kitami, Japan. [1]
The event began in 2022, and has alternated between men's and women's events.
Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (¥) | Winner's share (¥) |
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2023 [2] [3] | Karuizawa TM Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Kosuke Morozumi | KiT Curling Club Kohsuke Hirata, Shingo Usui, Ryota Meguro, Yoshiya Miura | ¥ 1,700,000 | ¥ 1,000,000 |
Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (¥) | Winner's share (¥) |
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2022 [4] [5] | B seat University selection Miyu Ueno, Sae Yamamoto (skip), Suzune Yasui, Momoka Iwase | Fortius Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi | ||
2024 [6] [7] | Hokkaido Bank Momoha Tabata, Miku Nihira (skip), [8] Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima | Loco Solare Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida | ¥ 1,700,000 | ¥ 1,000,000 |
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