| International Bernese Ladies Cup | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Host city | Bern, Switzerland |
| Arena | Curling Bern |
| Purse | CHF 20,000 |
| 2024 champion |  Gim Eun-ji |
| Current edition | |
The International Bernese Ladies Cup (Swiss German: Internationaler Berner Damen Cup) is an annual bonspiel which was started in 1968 and became an event on the women's World Curling Tour in 2007. It is held every January at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland. [1]
| Year | Winning skip [2] |
|---|---|
| 1968 |  H. Leuenberger |
| 1969 | V. Flückiger |
| 1970 | R. de Grenus |
| 1979 | Ameli Fischer |
| 1980 |  Halga Philips |
| 1982 | Dorli Broger |
| 1983 | Laurence Burkhalter |
| 1984 | Erika Müller |
| 1985 | Almut Hege |
| 1986 |  Linda Moore |
| 1989 | Heather Houston |
| 1990 | Cristina Lestander |
| 1991 |  Carolyn Hutchinson |
| 1992 | Graziella Grichting |
| 1993 | Marianne Flotron |
| 1994 | Sandra Peterson |
| 1995 | Mirjam Ott |
| 1996 |  Anette Norberg |
| 1997 | Luzia Ebnöther |
| 1998 | Elisabet Gustafson |
| 1999 | Elisabet Gustafson |
| 2000 | Maria Engholm |
| 2001 | Kelley Law |
| 2002 | Colleen Jones |
| 2003 | Rhona Martin |
| 2004 | Luzia Ebnöther |
| 2005 | Mirjam Ott |
| 2006 | Jennifer Jones |
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