US Open of Curling
The Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling is an annual event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. Until 2019, it was held on the first weekend of the calendar year at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota and since then has been held in September. The men's event has been held annually since 2014, while the women's event debuted in 2016, though women's teams were invited to participate in the 2014 event. In 2016, the total purse of the event was $25,000 for the men's and $20,000 for the women.
Past Champions
Men
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[1] |  Ba Dexin, Xu Xiamong, Zang Jialing, Liu Rui |  Scott Ramsay, Mark Taylor, Ross McFadyen, Kyle Werenich | $23,000 |
| 2015[2] |  Steve Laycock, Kirk Muyres, Colton Flasch, Gerry Adam | Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson | $23,000 |
| 2016[3] |  John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March |  Craig Brown, Kroy Nernberger, Jared Zezel, Sean Beighton | $25,000 |
| 2017[4] | Matt Dunstone, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan | William Lyburn, Jared Kolomaya, Richard Daneault, Braden Zawada | $19,000 |
| 2018 (Jan.) | Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell | Adam Casey, Brock Montgomery, Shaun Meachem, Dustin Kidby | $17,000 |
| 2018 (Dec.)[5] |  Kim Soo-hyuk, Jeong Byeong-jin, Lee Jeong-jae, Lee Dongh-yeong | Mike McCarville, Jordan Potter, Zach Warkentin, Travis Potter | $15,000 |
| 2019 | Greg Persinger (Fourth), Rich Ruohonen (Skip), Colin Hufman, Phil Tilker | Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson | $11,400 |
Men's Contender Round
Beginning in 2019, a "contender" round was held a week prior to the main event. It was excluded from the Tour in 2020.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Scott Dunnam, Alex Leichter, Cody Clouser, Andrew Dunnam | Jordan Chandler, Trevor Bonot, Colin Koivula, Kyle Chandler | $10,600 |
| 2020[6] | Rich Ruohonen, Andrew Stopera, Colin Hufman, Kroy Nernberger | Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell | $10,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[7] | Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts | Liu Sijia, Liu Jinli, Wang Rui, Yu Xinna | $20,000 |
| 2017[8] | Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong |  Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton | $19,000 |
| 2018 | Jamie Sinclair, Alexandra Carlson, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker | Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton | $14,200 |
| 2019 | Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Becca Hamilton, Aileen Geving | Cassie Potter, Courtney George, Sophie Bader, Jordan Moulton | $6,500 |
Women's Contender Round
A women's contender round began in 2020. It was not a Tour event.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[9] |  Delaney Strouse, Leah Yavarow, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers |  Rachel Workin, Lexi Lanigan, Ann Podoll, Christina Lammers | $7,000 |
References
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