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The Bern Open was an annual curling tournament held at the Bern CC in Bern, Switzerland. It was part of the World Curling Tour, and took place during the 7th week of the tour. The tournament was held using a triple-knockout format.

Past champions

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YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CHF)
1992 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Felix Luchsinger
1994 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Markus Eggler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Felix Luchsinger 30,000
1995 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Arnold Asham Flag of Scotland.svg David Smith
2000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg McAulay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Werthermann
2002 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Randy Ferbey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Steski
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Randy Ferbey Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannick Renggli 64,000
2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Björn Zyrd Flag of Scotland.svg David Murdoch 62,650
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Dacey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Ryan 60,400
2006 Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Carlsén Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patrick Vuille 32,624
2007 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russ Howard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Stöckli 42,000
2008 Flag of Germany.svg Andy Kapp Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Stöckli 42,000
2009 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Ulsrud Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russ Howard 42,000
2010 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lips Flag of Scotland.svg Hammy McMillan 42,000

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