2019 China Open (curling)

2019 China Open
Host cityTianjin, China
DatesDecember 13–17
Men's winnerSouth Korea Team Kim
Curling clubUiseong CC, Uiseong, South Korea
SkipKim Chang-min
ThirdLee Ki-jeong
SecondKim Hak-kyun
LeadLee Ki-bok
FinalistUnited States Korey Dropkin
Women's winnerRussia Team Kovaleva
Curling clubAdamant CC, Saint Petersburg, Russia
SkipAlina Kovaleva
ThirdMaria Komarova
SecondGalina Arsenkina
LeadEkaterina Kuzmina
FinalistCanada Corryn Brown
« 2018

The 2019 China Open was held from December 13 to 17 in Tianjin, China.[1] It was the third edition of the event. The winning team on both sides received 40,000 of the total 500,000 (CNY).[2][3] The event was held at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in which the venue hosted the curling events.[1]

On the men's side, the Korean team of Kim Chang-min, Lee Ki-jeong, Kim Hak-kyun and Lee Ki-bok scored one in an extra end to defeat the United States' Korey Dropkin 7–6 in the final. Team Kim qualified through the round robin as the top seeded team with a 6–1 record, only suffering defeat once to Canada's Braden Calvert rink. Team Calvert, along with the United States' Dropkin and the host China's Zou Qiang also qualified for the playoff round. In the semifinal, the Korean team took an early five point lead on China's Zou and hung on for the 6–3 win. In the other Team Dropkin defeated the Calvert rink by the same score.[4] In the final, Team Kim took an early lead at the halfway point but a steal of two by Dropkin in the sixth gave them their first lead of the game. After getting two in the seventh and then forcing the US team to a single in the eighth, the Korean team got one in the extra end to win the match. Team Kim became the second team to win the China Open following the Kim Ji-sun rink who won the women's event in 2013 China Open. Canada's Team Calvert won the bronze medal by a score of 9–4 over Team Zou. The eight team field was rounded out by the defending champions Russia's Sergey Glukhov, the Netherlands Jaap van Dorp, Sweden's Fredrik Nyman and Switzerland's Andrin Schnider.

On the women's side, Russia's Alina Kovaleva rink repeated as champions for the second year in a row, defeating Canda's Corryn Brown rink 4–3 in a tight championship game. Like in 2018, Team Kovaleva, with Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina and Ekaterina Kuzmina finished first in the round robin, this time with a 6–1 record. Their sole defeat came to Korea's Kim Eun-jung, who also qualified for the playoffs with a 5–2 record. Canada's Brown rink along with Switzerland's Irene Schori both also finished 5–2 to qualify for the playoffs. In the semifinal, Team Kovaleva avenged their sole loss by defeating Team Kim 5–3, while Team Brown stole singles in ends seven and eight to steal a 5–4 victory against Team Schori.[4] In the final, the game remained close all the way through, with Team Kovaleva scoring a single in the final end to secure the title for a second year in a row. Team Schori took third place with a 7–4 win over Team Kim. Germany's Daniela Jentsch, host China's Han Yu, the United States' Madison Bear and Japan's Asuka Kanai rounded out the women's field.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Braden CalvertKyle KurzIan McMillanRob GordonCanada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Korey DropkinThomas HowellMark FennerAlex FensonUnited States Chaska, Minnesota, United States
Sergey GlukhovDmitry MironovEvgeny KlimovAnton KalalbRussia Sochi, Russia
Kim Chang-minLee Ki-jeongKim Hak-kyunLee Ki-bokSouth Korea Uiseong, South Korea
Patric Mabergs (Fourth)Fredrik Nyman (Skip)Fredrik CarlsenJohannes PatzSweden Stockholm, Sweden
Andrin SchniderOliver WidmerNicola StollFabian SchmidSwitzerland St. Gallen, Switzerland
Wouter Gösgens (Fourth)Jaap van Dorp (Skip)Laurens HoekmanCarlo GlasbergenNetherlands Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Zou QiangWang ZhiyuTian JiafengXu JingtaoChina Beijing, China

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE
South Korea Kim Chang-min61–4630262506
United States Korey Dropkin521–04833282058
Canada Braden Calvert520–14329281919
China Zou Qiang43–3631222076
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp341–03345213120
Sweden Fredrik Nyman340–13142222324
Russia Sergey Glukhov25–3639232216
Switzerland Andrin Schnider07–2953192942

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[6]

Draw 1

Friday, December 13, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
United States Korey Dropkin 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 🔨 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 3 3 0 2 1 0 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
China Zou Qiang 🔨 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 2 0 2 0 2 2 X X 8
Russia Sergey Glukhov 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Draw 2

Saturday, December 14, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Zou Qiang 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Russia Sergey Glukhov 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 🔨 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
South Korea Kim Chang-min 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 3

Saturday, December 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 0 5 0 1 0 3 X X 9
Russia Sergey Glukhov 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 X 8
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
China Zou Qiang 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 7

Draw 4

Sunday, December 15, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5
China Zou Qiang 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 X 8
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 8
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Sergey Glukhov 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
South Korea Kim Chang-min 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 X 7

Draw 5

Sunday, December 15, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Braden Calvert 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 0 1 1 0 2 2 X X 6
China Zou Qiang 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Russia Sergey Glukhov 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 6
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 9

Draw 6

Monday, December 16, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Sergey Glukhov 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 X 10
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
United States Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Zou Qiang 🔨 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Canada Braden Calvert 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 7

Monday, December 16, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Chang-min 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Zou Qiang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Sergey Glukhov 🔨 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 7
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Fredrik Nyman 🔨 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
Switzerland Andrin Schnider 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5

Playoffs

Source:[7]

Semifinals Final
      
1 South Korea Kim Chang-min 6
4 China Zou Qiang 3
1 South Korea Kim Chang-min 7
2 United States Korey Dropkin 6
2 United States Korey Dropkin 6
3 Canada Braden Calvert 3
Bronze medal game
   
4 China Zou Qiang 4
3 Canada Braden Calvert 9

Semifinals

Tuesday, December 17, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 X 6
China Zou Qiang 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Korey Dropkin 🔨 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 X 6
Canada Braden Calvert 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, December 17, 1:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Zou Qiang 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
Canada Braden Calvert 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 9

Final

Tuesday, December 17, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
South Korea Kim Chang-min 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
United States Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 6

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[8]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Madison BearLexi LaniganJenna BurcheskyEmily QuelloUnited States Saint Paul, Minnesota
Corryn BrownErin PincottDezaray HawesAshley KlymchukCanada Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Han YuZhang LijunJiang XindiZhao RuiyiChina Beijing, China
Daniela JentschEmira AbbesKlara-Hermine FommAnalena JentschGermany Füssen, Germany
Asuka KanaiAmi EnamiMiyu UenoMone RyokawaJapan Nagano, Japan
Kim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-miSouth Korea Uiseong, South Korea
Alina KovalevaMaria KomarovaGalina ArsenkinaEkaterina KuzminaRussia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Irene SchoriLara StockerRoxane HéritierIsabelle MaillardSwitzerland Limmattal, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE
Russia Alina Kovaleva61–4626251758
Switzerland Irene Schori522–04029201977
Canada Corryn Brown521–14234202314
South Korea Kim Eun-jung520–246302716411
Germany Daniela Jentsch34–3839252248
China Han Yu25–2737192624
United States Madison Bear161–02648172625
Japan Asuka Kanai160–12850212515

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[9]

Draw 1

Friday, December 13, 2:45 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 0 1 3 2 0 0 3 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Han Yu 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 X 6
United States Madison Bear 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Corryn Brown 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 7
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Irene Schori 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
Germany Daniela Jentsch 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 5

Draw 2

Saturday, December 14, 7:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 3 0 2 3 0 X X 8
Germany Daniela Jentsch 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Corryn Brown 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Switzerland Irene Schori 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 4 2 1 0 1 0 X X 8
United States Madison Bear 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
China Han Yu 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 3

Saturday, December 14, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Corryn Brown 🔨 1 2 0 3 4 0 X X 10
United States Madison Bear 0 0 1 0 0 2 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
Germany Daniela Jentsch 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Irene Schori 🔨 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 7
China Han Yu 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 X 9

Draw 4

Sunday, December 15, 7:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Han Yu 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Irene Schori 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Asuka Kanai 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
Canada Corryn Brown 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch 0 3 2 1 0 3 X X 9
United States Madison Bear 🔨 2 0 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 5

Sunday, December 15, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Irene Schori 🔨 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 X 8
Japan Asuka Kanai 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Madison Bear 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Han Yu 🔨 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 5
Germany Daniela Jentsch 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Canada Corryn Brown 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 1 X X 6

Draw 6

Monday, December 16, 7:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 X 6
China Han Yu 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Canada Corryn Brown 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Madison Bear 🔨 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 7
Japan Asuka Kanai 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Switzerland Irene Schori 0 2 0 1 0 5 X X 8

Draw 7

Monday, December 16, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Madison Bear 🔨 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
Switzerland Irene Schori 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 X 10
Japan Asuka Kanai 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Daniela Jentsch 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Han Yu 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Canada Corryn Brown 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 6

Playoffs

Source:[10]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Russia Alina Kovaleva 5
4 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 3
1 Russia Alina Kovaleva 4
3 Canada Corryn Brown 3
2 Switzerland Irene Schori 4
3 Canada Corryn Brown 5
Bronze medal game
   
4 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 4
2 Switzerland Irene Schori 7

Semifinals

Tuesday, December 17, 8:30 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Irene Schori 🔨 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
Canada Corryn Brown 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 5

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, December 17, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Switzerland Irene Schori 🔨 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 7

Final

Tuesday, December 17, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 🔨 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Canada Corryn Brown 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3

References

  1. 1 2 "Newly transformed Ice Cube has first test". World Curling Federation. January 31, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Big victory for Team Jacobs!". Curling Canada. December 17, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Men's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Men's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Women's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 11, 2022.