Danish Open men's

danish Open prizemoney

*Based on 10 teams per gender.  With a different number of teams the prize sum will be adjusted.

Competition & rules

Format of play and schedule

10 teams divided into 2 pools of 5 teams.  Round robin in the pools (4 games guaranteed).  Pool winners advances to the semifinals and 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the pools will play quarter finals.

The event starts Thursday @ 13.30 and finishes with the finale Sunday @ 12.00.  Prize ceremony Sunday at 14.30, so you can make it home in good time.

The highest ranked team from the group stage gets the hammer in all the playoff games.

Rules

The tournament is played according to the World Curling rules. There will be a short break after the 4th end.  Coaches can be located behind the glass or behind the sheet, where it is possible to interact with the teams as per World Curling rules.

Warm-up

There will be a 5 min. warm-up for each team prior to each game, starting with the team mentioned first in the program (red rocks).  After the teams warm-up, the 2 LSD’s are thrown and measured by the umpires.  The warm up starts 20 mins. prior to the scheduled game time.

LSD

Two LSDs thrown after warm-up for each of the group games.  The best score has the choice of hammer in the first end.  An accumulated LSD score (worst LSD is deducted) is calculated at the end of the group play, to break possible ties.  Each player must play two LSD’s:  one with either turn.  LSD starts with clockwise rotation followed by counter clockwise.

Ranking

Teams are ranked in the group after:

W/L record.

W/L between the tied teams.

Accumulated LSD score after group play.

Ranking in play-offs wrt. hammer is based on group ranking.  For example:  No. 1 in group A will always rank higher than no 2 or 3 in the other group, regardless of the number of games won in the group.  If two teams with the same group ranking face each other in a playoff game, the LSD score will determine the hammer.

Games

First team in the schedule plays red color. All matches are played over 8 ends with an extra end if necessary. If no points scored are in the extra end the teams will play one draw to the button for the game.  The team with the hammer in the extra will throw the first draw. Free choice of turn for the first team. The opposing team plays the opposite turn.  Games are not timed, so please ensure a good pace, so we can stick to the schedule.

Pre-event practice

Thursday morning it will be possible to practice for 30 mins:  9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30.  Please indicate interest as soon as possible.

Registration & Payment

Please register here

Deadline for entry: November 1st, 2026.

Confirmation for entry: November 15th, 2026 the latest

Deadline for Payment: January 15th, 2027

If payment has not been received on time, the spot on the tournament will be given to another team.

Wait until your registration and spot has been confirmed by e-mail before you book hotel/flights or pay entry fee.

Entry fee 800 (750 EUR + 50 EUR to NCT)

Make sure you write your team name in the payment:

Spar Nord Bank

IBAN-nummer DK2165155150041114

Swift: SPNODK22

Confirmed teams