Schweizer Cup | |
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Established | 2018 |
Host city | Baden, Switzerland |
Arena | Baden Regio Curling Club |
Purse | CHF 11,000 |
Current champions (2020) | |
Men | Andrin Schnider |
Women | Elena Stern |
Current edition | |
The Schweizer Cup (French: Cup Suisse) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held in Baden, Switzerland. [1] It is organized by the Swiss Curling Association and is similar to the Canada Cup held in Canada each year. [2] It was established in 2018. It was a World Curling Tour event in 2018 and 2019, but was dropped in 2020.
Year | Winner | Runner up | Purse (CDN) |
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2018 [3] | Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler | Benoît Schwarz (Fourth), Sven Michel, Peter de Cruz (Skip), Valentin Tanner | $15,316 |
2019 [4] | Benoît Schwarz (Fourth), Sven Michel, Peter de Cruz (Skip), Valentin Tanner | Lucien Lottenbach, Rainer Kobler, Patrick Abächerli, Tom Winkelhausen | $14,749 |
2020 [5] | Andrin Schnider, Oliver Widmer, Nicola Stoll, Fabian Schmid | Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler | CHF 11,000 |
Year | Winner | Runner up | Purse (CDN) |
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2018 [6] | Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat | Briar Hürlimann (Fourth), Elena Stern (Skip), Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller | $15,316 |
2019 [7] | Briar Hürlimann (Fourth), Elena Stern (Skip), Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller | Nora Wüest, Marina Hauser, Ladina Müller, Lisa Gugler | $14,749 |
2020 [8] | Briar Hürlimann (Fourth), Elena Stern (Skip), Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller | Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat | CHF 11,000 |
The Schweizer Cup mixed doubles event is held separately on a different date at the Eissportzentrum Lerchenfeld in St. Gallen. [9]
Year | Winning pair | Runner up pair | Purse (CDN) |
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2018 [10] | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Daniela Rupp / Kevin Wunderlin | $7,000 |
2019 [11] | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Michèle Jäggi / Marc Pfister | $7,374 |
2020 [12] | Alina Pätz / Sven Michel | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | CHF 5,500 |
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