International Bernese Ladies Cup
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The International Bernese Ladies Cup is an annual bonspiel
which was started in 1967 and became an event on the women's World Curling Tour
in 2007. It is held every January at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland
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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...
which was started in 1967 and became an event on the women's 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....
in 2007. It is held every January at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Past champions
| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CHF) |
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| 2007 |  Anette NorbergAnette Norberg Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver... |
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| 2008 |  Kelly ScottKelly Scott Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:... |
 Kelly WoodKelly Wood Kelly Wood is a Scottish curler who has represented her home country and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on an International and Olympic scale.... |
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| 2009 | Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy... |
 Andrea SchöppAndrea Schöpp Dr. Andrea Schöpp is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She also lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich.... |
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| 2010 | Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:... |
 Moe MeguroMoe Meguro is a Japanese curler, born November 20, 1984 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Moe Meguro won her first medal at the international level at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships winning the gold medal. She played lead under skip Yumie Hayashi.... |
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| 2011 |  Lene NielsenLene Nielsen Lene Nielsen is a Danish curler.Nielsen played in her first international events in 2004, as an alternate for the Madeleine Dupont rink. Even though she was an alternate, she played many games. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished 6th and at the 2004 Ford World Women's... |
Shinobu Aota |
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| 2012 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup The 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup will be held from January 13 to 15 at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event will be CHF20,000. The event will be held in a triple-knockout format.-Teams:... |
20,000 |