Men's Tour

Karuizawa International from Karuizawa, Japan

Dec 15-18, 2016

Purse: $2,500,000 yen

Scotland's Tom Brewster won his first event of the season as his foursome of third Glen Muirhead, second Ross Paterson and lead Hammy McMillan Jr. beat fellow native of Scotland David Murdoch, 4-3, in the final of the Karuizawa International in Japan. 

Team Brewster did not lose a game over the four-day event and beat John Morris of British Columbia in the semi-finals, 7-6. Team Morris, the only Canadian rink in the field, went on to lose to Japan's Yusuke Morozumi in the third place game, 7-5. 

 

Curl Mesabi Classic from Eveleth, Minnesota

Dec 16-18, 2016

Purse: $26,000 USD 

American Heath McCormick continued his solid play this year, winning his fourth event at the Curl Mesabi Classic in Minnesota. Skip McCormick, third Christopher Plys, second Korey Dropkin and lead Thomas Howell took down fellow American John Shuster in the championship game, 5-3.

McCormick lost the first game of the tournament, but then reeled off six straight, including wins over Jamie Koe in the quarters and Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone in the semis. 

 

Qinghai China Men's International from Xining, China

Dec 9-17, 2016

Purse: $18,000 USD

Thomas Ulsrud of Norway beat Canada's William Lyburn in the final, 6-3. It was the rink's first win of the season.

 

Dumfries Challenger Series from Dumfries, Scotland - CCT Event

Dec 15-18, 2016

Purse: $7500 GBP

Team Kyle Smith of Scotland grabbed their third event of the 2016-17 season, winning the Dumfries Challenge on the Curling Champions Tour. Skip Smith, third Thomas Muirhead, second Kyle Waddell and lead Cammy Smith posted a perfect 7-0 record and beat Scotland's Cameron Bryce in the final, 4-3. Bryce was also undefeated going into the final contest. 

With the victory, Team Smith is now in the Top 10 on the WCT Money List.

 

Women's Tour

Karuizawa International from Karuizawa, Japan

Dec 15-18, 2016

Purse: $2,500,000 yen

South Korea's Team Un-Chi Gim topped Sweden's Team Margaretha Sigfridsson in the championship game to become the surprise winners at the Karuizawa International. Skip Gim, third Min-Ji Um, second Seul-Bee Lee and lead Yoon-Jung Yeom also bettered Anna Sidorova in the semi-finals, 4-2. 

Scotland Eve Muirhead, who lost to Sigfridsson in the semis, ended up in third place after beating Sidorova, 5-3.

It was the first win of the season for Team Gim. 

The only Canadian rink in the 15-team field was Team Sweeting from Edmonton, but they went 2-2 and failed to make the playoffs.

 

Curl Mesabi Classic from Eveleth, Minnesota

Dec 16-18, 2016

Purse: $11,000 USD 

Calgary's Nadine Chyz continued her great season with another victory over the weekend, this time at the Curl Mesabi Classic in Minnesota. Skip Chyz, third Heather Jensen, second Rebecca Konschuh and lead Heather Rogers beat Cassie Potter, playing in her home state of Minnesota, 6-2, in the final to claim their fourth win of the 2016-17.

Team Chyz have already won the Avonair Cash Spiel, Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic and the Red Deer Curling Classic.

 

Qinghai China Men's International from Xining, China

Dec 9-17, 2016

Purse: $18,000 USD

Canada's Corryn Brown downed Hannah Fleming of Scotland, 9-4, in the final.

 

Dumfries Challenger Series from Dumfries, Scotland - CCT Event

Dec 15-18, 2016

Purse: $5200 GBP

Switzerland's Lara Stocker beat Scotland's Sophie Jackson in the final, 7-6.

 

Looking Ahead

Men's Tour

ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling from Blaine, Minnesota
Dec 30-Jan 2
Defending Champion: John Epping

Women's Tour

ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling from Blaine, Minnesota
Dec 30-Jan 2
Defending Champion: Krista McCarville