Glynhill Ladies International

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The Glynhill Ladies International (formerly the Braehead Ladies International) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Braehead Curling Rink in Renfrew, Scotland, just outside Glasgow. The tournament, sponsored by Glynhill Hotel, has been a part of the World Curling Tour since 2008. The tournament is held in a round robin format.

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Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed. [1]

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (GBP)
2008 [2] Flag of Scotland.svg Gail Munro Flag of Scotland.svg Kelly Wood
2009 [3] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Jones Flag of Switzerland.svg Binia Feltscher-Beeli 8,000
2010 Flag of Switzerland.svg Mirjam Ott Flag of Scotland.svg Eve Muirhead
2011 [4] Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg Flag of Switzerland.svg Mirjam Ott 8,000
2012 [5] Flag of Switzerland.svg Mirjam Ott Flag of Switzerland.svg Michèle Jäggi 8,200
2013 [6] Flag of Switzerland.svg Binia Feltscher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Nedohin 8,200
2014 [7] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Bingyu Flag of Switzerland.svg Mirjam Ott 8,200
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Sidorova Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-jung 9,000
2016 Flag of Switzerland.svg Silvana Tirinzoni Flag of Sweden.svg Margaretha Sigfridsson 9,000
2017 [8] Flag of Scotland.svg Eve Muirhead Flag of Switzerland.svg Alina Pätz 10,600
2018 Flag of Switzerland.svg Binia Feltscher Flag of Switzerland.svg Elena Stern 10,600
2019 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ursi Hegner Flag of Switzerland.svg Elena Stern 11,000
2020 [9] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-jung Flag of Sweden.svg Isabella Wranå 10,600
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland

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