The International ZO Women's Tournament is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place in late November in Wetzikon, Switzerland. The tournament is held in a triple knockout format. The tournament is part of the World Curling Tour. It is traditionally held a week before the European Curling Championships.
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Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CHF) |
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1984 | Marianne Flotron | ||
1985 | Andrea Schöpp | ||
1986 | Andrea Schöpp | ||
1987 | Andrea Schöpp | ||
1988 | Almut Hege | ||
1989 | Almut Hege | ||
1990 | Dordi Nordby | ||
1991 | Janet Hürlimann | ||
1992 | Andrea Schöpp | ||
1993 | Andrea Schöpp | ||
2002 | Carine Mattille | ||
2003 | Nicole Strausak | ||
2004 | Silvana Tirinzoni | ||
2005 | Irene Schori | ||
2006 | Manuela Kormann | ||
2007 | Mirjam Ott | Liudmila Privivkova | |
2008 | Mirjam Ott | Marlene Albrecht | 14,000 |
2009 | Eve Muirhead | Andrea Schöpp | 16,000 |
2010 | Mirjam Ott | Binia Feltscher | 16,000 |
2011 | Andrea Schöpp | Mirjam Ott | 16,000 |
2012 | Michèle Jäggi | Mirjam Ott | 16,000 |
2013 | Anna Sidorova | Silvana Tirinzoni | 14,000 |
2014 | Anna Sidorova | Lisa Gisler | 14,000 |
2015 | Binia Feltscher | Anna Sidorova | 14,000 |
2016 | Melanie Barbezat | Andrea Schöpp | 14,000 |
2017 [2] | Anna Kubešková | Anna Sidorova | 14,000 |
2018 [3] | Anna Kubešková | Alina Kovaleva | 16,000 |
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