2026 International Bernese Ladies Cup

2026 International Bernese Ladies Cup
Host cityBern, Switzerland
ArenaCurling Bern
DatesJanuary 30 – February 1
WinnerSwitzerland Team Tirinzoni
Curling clubCC Aarau, Aarau
SkipSilvana Tirinzoni
FourthAlina Pätz
SecondCarole Howald
LeadSelina Witschonke
CoachPierre Charette
FinalistSweden Team Wranå
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The 2026 International Bernese Ladies Cup was held from January 30 to February 1 at Curling Bern in Bern, Switzerland as part of the World Curling Tour.[1] The event was held in a round-robin format with a purse of 20,000 CHF.[2][3]

In a final tuneup for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni went undefeated to claim the event title for a second straight year, defeating Isabella Wranå's team skipped by Almida de Val 5–3 in the championship game.[4] After a 4–0 round robin record, Team Tirinzoni beat Denmark's Madeleine Dupont in the quarterfinals before eliminating the Swiss junior rink skipped by Elodie Jerger in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Team Wranå finished 3–1 in the round robin before knocking off Germany's Sara Messenzehl and Switzerland's Xenia Schwaller in the quarters and semis respectively. Scotland's Fay Henderson and Switzerland's Corrie Hürlimann also qualified for the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals. The only other Olympic team in the field was China's Wang Rui who missed the playoffs.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2][5][6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Johanna BlackhamIsabelle EinspielerNuala GuexEnya CaccivioAnika MeierSwitzerland Basel, Switzerland
Madeleine DupontMathilde HalseJasmin HoltermannDenise DupontMy LarsenDenmark Hvidovre, Denmark
Fay HendersonLaura WattHailey DuffKatie McMillanLisa DavieScotland Stirling, Scotland
Corrie HürlimannMarina LörtscherStefanie BersetCeline SchwizgebelSwitzerland Zug, Switzerland
Jana Hoffmann (Fourth)Jana-Tamara HaehlinRenée FrigoElodie Jerger (Skip)Switzerland Flims, Switzerland
Michaela Baudyšová (Fourth)Karolína Špundová[a]Aneta MüllerováKlára Pařízková (Skip)Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Kim Sutor (Fourth)Sara Messenzehl (Skip)Zoé AntesJoy SutorGermany Füssen, Germany
Nadine Bärtschiger (Fourth)Sarah Müller (Skip)Melina BezzolaAnna GutSwitzerland Lucerne, Switzerland
Verena PflüglerHannah AugustinJohanna HössTeresa TreichlAustria Kitzbühel, Austria
Elodie Tschudi (Fourth)Mathilde Rossi (Skip)Norah StotzerValentine BorgeatNoémie ZuffereySwitzerland Morges, Switzerland
Xenia SchwallerSelina GafnerFabienne RiederSelina RychigerSwitzerland Zurich, Switzerland
Zoe SchwallerJana SoltermannAnikò SzékelyLadina RamsteinSwitzerland Limmattal, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Carole HowaldSelina WitschonkeSwitzerland Aarau, Switzerland
Wang RuiHan YuDong ZiqiJiang JiayiSu TingyuChina Beijing, China
Almida de ValMoa Dryburgh[b]Maria LarssonLinda StenlundSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Dilşat YıldızÖznur Polatİclal KaramanBerfin Şengülİfayet Şafak ÇalıkuşuTurkey Erzurum, Turkey

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[7][8]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWLPFPASO
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni402794
Germany Sara Messenzehl3124216
Scotland Fay Henderson2218195
Switzerland Mathilde Rossi04122614
Pool BWLPFPASO
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller4030113
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız22222211
Switzerland Johanna Blackham13143210
Czech Republic Team Kubešková13172313
Pool CWLPFPASO
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann4032137
China Wang Rui2222188
Switzerland Sarah Müller2220239
Austria Verena Pflügler04142916
Pool DWLPFPASO
Sweden Team Wranå31221412
Switzerland Elodie Jerger2216161
Denmark Madeleine Dupont2220202
Switzerland Zoe Schwaller04122615

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[2][7][9]

Draw 1

Friday, January 30, 9:30 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Fay Henderson 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Germany Sara Messenzehl 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 8
Switzerland Sarah Müller 🔨 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 1 0 3 0 4 2 X X 10
Switzerland Johanna Blackham 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Wang Rui 🔨 2 2 0 3 1 0 X X 8
Austria Verena Pflügler 0 0 1 0 0 2 X X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 🔨 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 6
Czech Republic Team Kubešková 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 8
Switzerland Mathilde Rossi 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 2

Friday, January 30, 2:30 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Team Wranå 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Czech Republic Team Kubešková 🔨 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
Switzerland Johanna Blackham 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Sara Messenzehl 🔨 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7
Switzerland Mathilde Rossi 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Denmark Madeleine Dupont 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
Switzerland Zoe Schwaller 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 2 1 1 0 1 1 X X 6
Scotland Fay Henderson 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 3

Friday, January 30, 7:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Wang Rui 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Team Wranå 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X 8
Denmark Madeleine Dupont 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 X 9
Germany Sara Messenzehl 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Zoe Schwaller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sarah Müller 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
Austria Verena Pflügler 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Fay Henderson 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
Switzerland Mathilde Rossi 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 5

Draw 4

Saturday, January 31, 9:30 am

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
China Wang Rui 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 X 6
Switzerland Sarah Müller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 🔨 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 X 8
Austria Verena Pflügler 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Team Wranå 🔨 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
Switzerland Zoe Schwaller 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 X 7
Czech Republic Team Kubešková 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 0 2 1 1 2 5 X X 11
Switzerland Johanna Blackham 🔨 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Denmark Madeleine Dupont 🔨 1 3 1 0 3 0 X X 8
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3

Draw 5

Saturday, January 31, 2:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Johanna Blackham 🔨 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7
Austria Verena Pflügler 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Mathilde Rossi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Fay Henderson 0 3 0 1 0 3 X X 7
Denmark Madeleine Dupont 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sweden Team Wranå 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6
China Wang Rui 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 🔨 0 3 0 2 4 X X X 9
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Sara Messenzehl 3 0 3 0 3 X X X 9
Switzerland Zoe Schwaller 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 X X X 4
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Czech Republic Team Kubešková 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Switzerland Sarah Müller 🔨 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7

Playoffs

Source:[10]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 5
8 Scotland Fay Henderson 3
1 Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 4
5 Sweden Team Wranå 5
4 Germany Sara Messenzehl 5
5 Sweden Team Wranå 8
5 Sweden Team Wranå 3
2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 5
3 Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 6
6 Switzerland Elodie Jerger 7
6 Switzerland Elodie Jerger 3
2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 7
2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 7
7 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 3

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 31, 7:30 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Corrie Hürlimann 🔨 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Germany Sara Messenzehl 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sweden Team Wranå 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5
Scotland Fay Henderson 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
Denmark Madeleine Dupont 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3

Semifinals

Sunday, February 1, 9:00 am

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Elodie Jerger 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 3 0 2 0 2 0 X X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
Sweden Team Wranå 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5

Final

Sunday, February 1, 1:30 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Team Wranå 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5

Notes

  1. ↑ Alternate Karolína Špundová spared for Anna Kubešková. She played third while third Michaela Baudyšová threw fourth stones. Klára Pařízková skipped the team.
  2. ↑ Moa Dryburgh spared for Isabella Wranå who was preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics. She played third while third Almida de Val moved up to skip.

References

  1. ↑ "57. Internationaler Berner Damen Cup 2026". Curling Bern. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Event Program" (PDF). Curling Bern. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Event Home". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Video (Full game): 2026 International Bernese Ladies Cup – Final – Team Wranå (Sundbyberg) vs Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau) on YouTube
  5. ↑ "List of Participants". Curling Bern. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Schedule + Results". Curling Bern. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2026.