A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch . Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared artificial ice.
24-683: 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. 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
48-562: A few are also held outdoors like the Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba . The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport in the United States. Most bonspiels in the United States are held indoors in dedicated curling facilities, but a few bonspiels are held outdoors if the weather allows it. One example of an outdoor bonspiel
72-519: A two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Perth and Kinross was created as one of the districts within the Tayside region. As established in 1975, Perth and Kinross covered the whole of Kinross-shire, and the majority of the pre-1975 Perthshire, with three exceptions: a large area in the south-west of the county which went to the new Stirling district, Muckhart which went to Clackmannan district, and Longforgan which went to
96-459: Is based in Perth . The area takes its name from the two historical shires of Perthshire and Kinross-shire . Each was administered by a sheriff from medieval times, supplemented by commissioners of supply from 1667 and then by a county council from 1890. Perthshire was one of the largest counties, whereas Kinross-shire was one of the smallest; it was the least populous Scottish county in
120-506: Is covered by two Scottish Parliament constituencies and one electoral region. Following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election these two constituencies— Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Perthshire North —are held respectively by Jim Fairlie and John Swinney , both members of the Scottish National Party . Following the same election the electoral region— Mid Scotland and Fife —is represented by four members of
144-700: Is displayed before 1952. Team line-up order: skip, third, second, lead. Bonspiel Curling Canada , formerly known as the Canadian Curling Association, is the national governing body of the sport in Canada. While bonspiels originated in Scotland , the most notable competitive curling tournament in the world nowadays is the Canadian Men's Curling Championship, The Brier . For many Canadians, this tournament equals or nearly equals
168-525: Is intersected with glacial valleys , often containing ribbon lakes , including Loch Tay and Loch Earn . The lowland area is a fertile region lying within the Central Lowlands . In the southern part of Perth and Kinross agriculture plays an important part of the local economy. This includes the cultivation of fruits, fodder, wheat and seed potatoes. The scenic nature of the northern part of Perth and Kinross makes tourism an important part of
192-516: Is one of the few in New Zealand to have conditions suitable for outdoor curling, and is also a fitting site for the sport given that Otago 's original European settlers were mainly from Scotland. Several artificial and natural lakes around the towns of Oturehua , Naseby and Patearoa provide good conditions, on average every second or third year. The national bonspiel has been held when conditions permit since 1879, with Oturehua's Idaburn Dam
216-740: Is the Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel held each January in the Sawtooth Mountain Range of Idaho. Bonspiels are popular throughout the United States during curling season, typically October through April. Some special bonspiels are held in the summer as well as some that are hosted by clubs that play on arena ice as there are usually fewer scheduling conflicts with other sports at the area such as hockey and figure skating. In Scotland, outdoor bonspiels are now very rare; most lochs that formerly hosted bonspiels, such as Loch Earn , rarely freeze over anymore. The Loch of Aboyne
240-602: The 1921 census . In 1930 the county councils for Perthshire and Kinross-shire were combined for most purposes. The two councils continued to be elected as separate bodies, but operated together as the 'Perth and Kinross Joint County Council', serving the combined area of the two counties. Local government was reformed in Scotland in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . Mainland Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts were replaced with
264-568: The Dunedin Ice Stadium ), and in the towns of Naseby, Otago and Gore, Southland , and also further north in the country's largest city, Auckland . Open air ice rinks exist in Naseby and Alexandra . A cashspiel is a bonspiel played for money, and a carspiel is one played for the prize of an automobile. There are different types of cashspiels, some are small, with prizes in the hundreds of dollars, and others are quite sizeable, with
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#1732786779796288-775: The Edinburgh International Curling Championship in 1975 in order for the International Curling Federation 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
312-667: The Royal Caledonian Curling Club 's own pond at Carsebreck Loch in Perth and Kinross served by the society's own private Carsbreck railway station . Dozens of bonspiels are held in European countries every year. Switzerland hosts multiple Curling Champions Tour events. Curling bonspiels are held when ice conditions permit in the Maniototo , part of Central Otago in the South Island . The region
336-691: The Scottish Conservatives , two members of Scottish Labour , and one member of the Scottish Greens . Perth and Kinross is covered by three United Kingdom Parliament constituencies ; Perth and Kinross-shire , Angus and Perthshire Glens and Stirling and Strathallan . Following the 2024 UK Parliamentary General Election these seats are respectively held by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party), Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party) and Chris Kane (Labour Party). On 18 September 2014, Perth and Kinross voted strongly "No" in
360-458: The 1994 Act as 'Perthshire and Kinross', covering the area of the 1975–1996 district of Perth and Kinross, plus an area transferred from Dundee roughly matching the pre-1975 parish of Longforgan. The shadow authority elected in 1995 to oversee the transition requested a change of name from 'Perthshire and Kinross' to 'Perth and Kinross' in December 1995, which was agreed by the government before
384-408: The city of Dundee . Perth and Kinross also included the parish of Kettins from Angus . A lieutenancy area covering the same area as the new district was created at the same time. In 1996, local government in Scotland was reformed again under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 . The regions and districts were abolished and replaced by unitary council areas. One such area was named by
408-487: The east, Clackmannanshire to the south, and Stirling and Argyll and Bute to the west. Geographically the area is split by the Highland Boundary Fault into a more mountainous northern part and a flatter southern part. The northern area is a popular tourist spot, while agriculture makes an important contribution to the southern part of the area. The area is run by Perth and Kinross Council , which
432-404: The economy. The Forestry Commission controls large parts of the area, which is also home to a number of hydroelectric dams . 47,350 9,240 7,280 5,840 5,610 5,030 2,920 2,880 2,370 2,220 1,950 1,940 1,900 1,750 1,630 1,500 1,490 1,420 1,390 1,370 The local authority is Perth and Kinross Council, which meets at 2 High Street, Perth . Perth and Kinross
456-673: The importance of the Olympics and the World Curling Championship . The Canadian Women's Curling Championship is called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts . Several Cashspiels are played in Canada every year, with the most important cashspiels being part of the World Curling Tour (WCT). Many local curling clubs and other organizations in Canada also host casual, social bonspiels indoors, and
480-490: The new council area came into force on 1 April 1996. The Perth and Kinross lieutenancy area was adjusted to match the new council area in 1996. The Highland Boundary Fault runs across the region from the northeast to the southwest. This roughly divides the area between highland Perthshire, including part of the Grampian Mountains , to the north, and lowland Perthshire and Kinross to the south. The highland area
504-426: The rewards running into the tens of thousands of dollars. Possibly from Dutch bond "league, association" + spel "game". Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( Scots : Pairth an Kinross ; Scottish Gaelic : Peairt agus Ceann Rois ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland , and a lieutenancy area . It is bordered by Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus , Dundee , and Fife to
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#1732786779796528-607: 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. The event was dropped from the tour after 2016, and currently only consists of a senior men's and senior women's tournament. Only skip's name
552-523: The venue since 1932. The most recent national bonspiel, the 66th, was held on 13-14 July 2015. Most New Zealand curling clubs are located in Otago , Canterbury , and Southland , and owing to the difficulty of getting teams to the relatively inaccessible venue, it is rare for teams to travel from outside the southern South Island to the bonspiel. Indoor curling rinks exist in Otago's main centre, Dunedin (at
576-527: Was the site of a bonspiel in 1891 and the private railway station, Aboyne Curling Pond was used for the event. The word spiel is sometimes used to refer to an informal curling game, as in parish spiel . The most important Cashspiels in Scotland are part of the Curling Champions Tour (CCT) The Grand Match was last held outdoors in 1979, although it was revived as an indoor tournament in 2000 and has been held every five years since. Between 1853 and 1935 twenty-five 'Grand Matches' or bonspiels were held at
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