The Curling Masters Champéry is an annual
bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared a ...
, or
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...
tournament, that takes place at the
Palladium de Champéry
Palladium is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the 2 Pallas, asteroid ...
in
Champéry
Champéry (; frp, Champérié) is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as ''Champery''
The Hotel Dent-du-Midi opened in 1857. In 1969, Champéry becam ...
,
Switzerland. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format and is part of the
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from J ...
. The tournament was started in 2011 as part of the
Curling Champions Tour
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding he ...
.
Past champions
References
External links
Home Page
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World Curling Tour events
Curling competitions in Switzerland
Sport in Valais
Champions Curling Tour events