German Masters (curling)

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The German Masters is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Curling Club Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany. The tournament is a round-robin format. The tournament was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling Tour.

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Past champions

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YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (EUR)
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler George Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Burba 15,000
2013 Flag of Scotland.svg David Murdoch Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Stjerne 15,000
2014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sven Michel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter de Cruz 15,000
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brendan Bottcher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sven Michel 15,000
2016 Flag of Scotland.svg David Murdoch Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Soo-hyuk 15,000
2017 [1] Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Walstad Flag of Scotland.svg Kyle Smith 17,500
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Pfister Flag of Scotland.svg Kyle Smith 17,500

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