The Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held annually in early August at the
Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in
Sapporo,
Japan.[1] The total purse for the event is
¥ 1,700,000 with the winning team receiving ¥ 1,000,000.[2]
Typically this event allows in-person spectators, but due to
COVID-19 restrictions, they weren't permitted in 2021 and 2022. In its place they will be providing streaming from their
Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic's channel on
YouTube.
The event hosted an international field from 2016 to 2019. Following its cancellation in 2020, only Japanese teams attended the 2021 event. In 2022 and 2023, teams from Japan and South Korea competed.
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ab"【お知らせ】「どうぎんカーリングクラシック2020」開催中止のお知らせ" [[Notice] Notice of cancellation of "Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic 2020"]. Sapporo Curling Association (in Japanese). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
The Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held annually in early August at the
Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in
Sapporo,
Japan.[1] The total purse for the event is
¥ 1,700,000 with the winning team receiving ¥ 1,000,000.[2]
Typically this event allows in-person spectators, but due to
COVID-19 restrictions, they weren't permitted in 2021 and 2022. In its place they will be providing streaming from their
Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic's channel on
YouTube.
The event hosted an international field from 2016 to 2019. Following its cancellation in 2020, only Japanese teams attended the 2021 event. In 2022 and 2023, teams from Japan and South Korea competed.
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ab"【お知らせ】「どうぎんカーリングクラシック2020」開催中止のお知らせ" [[Notice] Notice of cancellation of "Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic 2020"]. Sapporo Curling Association (in Japanese). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.