Glynhill Ladies International
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The Glynhill Ladies International (formerly the Braehead Ladies International) is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place at the Braehead Curling Rink in Glasgow
, Scotland
. The tournament, sponsored by Glynhill Hotel, has been a part of the World Curling Tour
since 2008. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
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 at the Braehead Curling Rink in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 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, sponsored by Glynhill Hotel, has been a 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....
since 2008. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (GBP) |
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| 2008 |  Gail Munro |
Kelly Wood Kelly 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 |  Jennifer JonesJennifer 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:... |
 Binia Feltscher-BeeliBinia Feltscher-Beeli Binia Feltscher-Beeli is a Swiss curler.Feltscher-Beeli started playing curling in 1989. Since 2007, she plays skip and is right-handed.-References:... |
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| 2010 | Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide... |
Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead is a Scottish curler. Muirhead is a four-time world junior champion, having won in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She curls out of the Curling Club in Dunkeld, a small town just north of Perth.-World Junior Curling Championships:... |
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| 2011 |  Anna HasselborgAnna Hasselborg Anna Hasselborg is a Swedish curler. She is a former World Junior Champion skip.Hasselborg made her international debut at the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship, playing third for Niklas Edin, winning a bronze medal. In 2009, Hasselborg played in her first World Juniors, skipping Sweden to... |
Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide... |
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| 2012 2012 Glynhill Ladies International The 2012 Glynhill Ladies International will be held from January 20 to 22 at the Braehead Curling Rink in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event will be GBP£8,000, and the winner will receive GBP£2,500. The event will be held in a round robin... |
8,000 |