Edinburgh International
Encyclopedia
The Edinburgh International is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place in late November at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh
, Scotland
. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
to reserve the name "World Curling Championship" for the Air Canada Silver Broom
, the men's world curling championship at the time. It became an invitational tournament, inviting the semifinalists of the same year's World Championships, and moved venues to the Murrayfield Curling Rink. A period of decreased interest in the tournament led to the event's relegation from a highly respected international tournament to a domestic circuit tournament. In 2007, the tournament became part of the World Curling Tour
and the Curling Champions Tour, the European portion of the World Curling Tour, and was slotted to be held in late November.
Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...
, or curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
tournament, that takes place in late November at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
History
The tournament was started in 1922 as the Worlds Curling Championship, an open competition between Scottish curlers held at the Haymarket Ice Rink. The tournament was renamed the Edinburgh International Curling Championship in 1975 in order for the International Curling FederationWorld Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation , when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made...
to reserve the name "World Curling Championship" for the Air Canada Silver Broom
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
, the men's world curling championship at the time. It became an invitational tournament, inviting the semifinalists of the same year's World Championships, and moved venues to the Murrayfield Curling Rink. A period of decreased interest in the tournament led to the event's relegation from a highly respected international tournament to a domestic circuit tournament. In 2007, the tournament became part of the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
and the Curling Champions Tour, the European portion of the World Curling Tour, and was slotted to be held in late November.
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (GBP) |
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| Worlds Curling Championship | |||
| 1922 | W K Jackson | ||
| 1923 | W C Johnstone | ||
| 1924 | R Welsh | ||
| 1925 | H McCall | ||
| 1926 | W K Jackson | ||
| 1927 |  Thomas Murray |
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| 1928 | E Cowper | ||
| 1929 | W K Jackson | ||
| 1930 | E Cowper | ||
| 1931 | L Jackson | ||
| 1932 | W K Jackson | ||
| 1933 | J Hay | ||
| 1934 | W K Jackson | ||
| 1935 | A W Keanie | ||
| 1936 | H Wakelin | ||
| 1937 | H Wakelin | ||
| 1938 | M Mather | ||
| Not held 1939–1946 | |||
| 1947 | J Robertson | ||
| 1948 | W Scobie | ||
| 1949 | J Walker | ||
| 1950 | Willie Young |
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| 1951 | J McWhirter | ||
| 1952 | Willie Young |
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| 1953 | Willie Young |
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| 1954 | James Sanderson |
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| 1955 | J Hamilton | ||
| 1956 | J Neilson | ||
| 1957 | Willie Young |
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| 1958 | R T Grierson | ||
| 1959 | William Henderson |
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| 1960 | Willie Young |
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| 1961 | R B Dick | ||
| 1962 | J Sellar | ||
| 1963 | J Neilson | ||
| 1964 | J Aitken | ||
| 1965 | Alex F. Torrance |
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| 1966 | G McLaughlin | ||
| 1967 | Alex F. Torrance |
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| 1968 | Alex F. Torrance |
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| 1969 | William Muirhead |
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| 1970 | Willie Young |
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| 1971 | J Hutchinson | ||
| 1972 | J C Sanderson | ||
| 1973 | J C Sanderson | ||
| 1974 | J Whiteford | ||
| Edinburgh International Curling Championships | |||
| 1975 | J C Bryson | ||
| 1976 | William Muirhead |
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| 1977 |  Peter Attinger |
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| 1978 | K J Horton | ||
| 1979 | Willie Jamieson |
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| 1980 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 1981 | G P Adam | ||
| 1982 | G P Adam | ||
| 1983 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 1984 | G P Adam | ||
| 1985 | Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead is a Scottish curler and world champion. He was alternate for the Gold medal winning Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, and silver medals in 1992, 1993 and 1995... |
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| 1986 | P Wilson | ||
| 1987 | G McPherson | ||
| 1988 |  Eigil RamsfjellEigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him as one of pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... |
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| 1989 | G McPherson | ||
| 1990 | K Prentice | ||
| 1991 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 1992 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 1993 | Mike Hay |
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| 1994 | D Howden | ||
| 1995 | Warwick Smith Warwick Smith Warwick B. Smith is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team... |
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| 1996 | Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him as one of pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... |
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| 1997 | Moray Combe |
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| 1998 | Warwick Smith Warwick Smith Warwick B. Smith is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team... |
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| 1999 |  Ulrik SchmidtUlrik Schmidt Ulrik Schmidt is a Danish curler. He currently skips the Danish national team, while he throws third stones.Schmidt's first international appearance was at the 1984 World Junior Curling Championships, where he skipped the Danish team to a 9th place finish... |
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| 2000 | David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:... |
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| 2001 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 2002 | Warwick Smith Warwick Smith Warwick B. Smith is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team... |
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| 2003 | David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:... |
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| 2004 | Colin Hamilton |
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| 2005 | David Edwards David Edwards -Music:*David Edwards , lead singer of the Welsh band Datblygu*David Eugene Edwards, American musician; lead singer of Woven Hand and 16 Horsepower*Dave Edwards , former big band musician from The Lawrence Welk Show... |
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| 2006 | Peter Loudon Peter Loudon Peter Loudon is a Scottish curler and world champion. He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team.... |
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| 2007 | A Smith | ||
| 2008 |  Andy KappAndy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships... |
 Göran Carlsson |
12,500 |
| 2009 | David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:... |
Peter Loudon Peter Loudon Peter Loudon is a Scottish curler and world champion. He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team.... |
10,000 |
| 2010 | Graham Shaw |
Hammy McMillan Hammy McMillan Hammy McMillan is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick. He has received five gold medals at the European Curling Championships... |
10,000 |
| 2011 2011 Edinburgh International The 2011 Edinburgh International was held from November 25 to 27 at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The total purse for the event was GBP£10,000, and the winner, Tom Brewster received GBP£4,000. The event was held in a round robin... |
Tom Brewster Tom Brewster Thomas Brewster, Jr. is a Scottish curler from Aberdeen, Scotland.Brewster is a former World Junior champion, having won the title in 1995... |
Sandy Reid |
10,000 |