The 2018 China Open was held from October 16 to 22 in Chongqing, China.[1] It was the second edition of the event which was first held in 2013. The winning team on both sides received $50,000 of the total $200,000 (US).[2][3]
In both the men's and women's events, the Russian teams came out victorious. In the men's final, Sergey Glukhov won 9–8 over Canada's Brad Gushue while in the women's, Alina Kovaleva won 6–4 over Switzerland's Ursi Hegner, both in extra ends.[4]
Through the round robin stage, both the Gushue and Glukhov rinks posted 6–1 records, however, the Canadian team received first place due to their head-to-head victory over the Russian team. Sweden's Fredrik Nyman as well as Norway's Thomas Ulsrud both also qualified for the playoff stage with 5–2 records each. In the semifinals, Team Gushue won 5–2 over the Nyman rink who they had previously lost to in the round robin. Russia's Glukhov also got one in the eighth end to knock off Norway's Ulsrud 4–3 in the other semifinal. In the high scoring final, the Russian side stole a single in the seventh end before the Canadian team got two in the eighth to tie the game. In the extra, Sergey Glukhov counted one to ensure the victory for his team. The lineup also includes Artur Ali, Dmitry Mironov and Anton Kalalb. Norway's Ulsrud rink won the bronze medal game by defeating the Nyman rink 8–2. The men's field was rounded out by teams from South Korea, Switzerland, China and the United States.[5]
The women's division was not the same narrative, with the Russian women's team of Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina and Galina Arsenkina going 7–0 through the round robin. The three other qualifiers all had 4–3 records, Switzerland's Hegner, Canada's Jennifer Jones and China's Mei Jie. The Russian rink continued their dominance in the semifinal with a 5–3 win over the Chinese Mei team, while Hegner bounced Canada's Team Jones by a score of 8–3. In the final, Team Hegner were forced to a single in the eighth end to send a game to an extra end. It was there where the Russian team sealed the victory and the second annual China Open cup. Canada's Jones took home the third place title with a triumphant 10–3 final over China's Mei. Denmark, Scotland, Germany and the United States rounded out the women's field of the 2018 event.[5]
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Locale
|
| Sergey Glukhov |
Artur Ali |
Dmitry Mironov |
Anton Kalalb |
 Sochi, Russia
|
| Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
Brett Gallant |
Geoff Walker |
.svg.png) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
|
| Kim Soo-hyuk |
Jeong Byeong-jin |
Lee Jeong-jae |
Lee Dong-hyung |
 Seoul, South Korea
|
| Lucien Lottenbach |
Rainer Kobler |
Patrick Abächerli |
Tom Winkelhausen |
.svg.png) Luzern, Switzerland
|
| Ma Xiuyue |
Jiang Dongxu |
Ling Zhi |
Wang Jingyuan |
 Beijing, China
|
| Kroy Nernberger |
Sean Beighton |
Alex Leichter |
Derrick McLean |
 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
|
| Fredrik Nyman |
Axel Sjöberg |
Max Bäck |
Victor Martinsson |
 Stockholm, Sweden
|
| Thomas Ulsrud |
Torger Nergård |
Christoffer Svae |
Håvard Vad Petersson |
 Oslo, Norway
|
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[7]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 16, 9:00 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, October 16, 5:00 pm
Draw 3
Wednesday, October 17, 1:00 pm
Draw 4
Thursday, October 18, 9:00 am
Draw 5
Thursday, October 18, 5:00 pm
Draw 6
Friday, October 19, 1:00 pm
Draw 7
Saturday, October 20, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Source:[8]
Semifinals
Sunday, October 21, 1:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Monday, October 22, 9:00 am
Final
Monday, October 22, 9:00 am
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[9]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein |
Cora Farrell |
Jenna Burchesky |
Allison Howell |
|
Chaska, Minnesota, United States
|
| Madeleine Dupont |
Denise Dupont |
Julie Høgh |
Mathilde Halse |
|
 Hvidovre, Denmark
|
| Michèle Jäggi (Fourth) |
Ursi Hegner (Skip) |
Nina Ledergerber |
Claudia Baumann |
|
Uzwil, Switzerland
|
| Sophie Jackson |
Naomi Brown |
Mili Smith |
Sophie Sinclair |
|
 Stirling, Scotland
|
| Daniela Jentsch |
Emira Abbes |
Analena Jentsch |
Klara-Hermine Fomm |
|
 Füssen, Germany
|
| Jennifer Jones |
Kaitlyn Lawes |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Jill Officer[a] |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
|
| Alina Kovaleva |
Anastasia Bryzgalova |
Uliana Vasilyeva |
Ekaterina Kuzmina |
Galina Arsenkina |
Saint Petersburg, Russia
|
| Mei Jie |
Wang Rui |
Yao Mingyue |
Ma Jingyi |
|
Beijing, China
|
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[11]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 16, 1:00 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Ursi Hegner 
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
Draw 2
Wednesday, October 17, 9:00 am
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Sophie Jackson
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Daniela Jentsch
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Draw 3
Wednesday, October 17, 5:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
| Alina Kovaleva
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
| Madeleine Dupont
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 4
Thursday, October 18, 1:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Jennifer Jones
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
| Mei Jie
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
X
|
X
|
11
|
Draw 5
Friday, October 19, 9:00 am
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Jennifer Jones
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
9
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Mei Jie
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
Draw 6
Friday, October 19, 5:00 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Daniela Jentsch
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Sophie Jackson
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
5
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
Draw 7
Saturday, October 20, 1:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Madeleine Dupont
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
| Annmarie Dubberstein
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Alina Kovaleva
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
|
Playoffs
Source:[12]
Semifinals
Sunday, October 21, 5:00 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
8
|
| Jennifer Jones
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
Bronze medal game
Monday, October 22, 1:00 pm
Final
Monday, October 22, 1:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
| Alina Kovaleva
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
| Ursi Hegner
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Notes
References
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- ^ "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "2018 China Open Curling ends successfully with Russia taking home both men and women's championships". Cision. October 26, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Jonathan Brazeau (October 16, 2018). "Eight Ends: Gushue, Jones take on the world at China Open". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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- ^ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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