2016 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
The 2016 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held August 4–7, 2016 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first event of the 2016–17 curling season. The total purse for the event was ¥ 850,000.
Canada's rinks swept the event, winning both titles. Karsten Sturmay defeated Wang Fengchun from China in the men's final and Chelsea Carey beat Gim Un-chi from South Korea in the women's championship game.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | ||||||||||
| Shinya Abe | Yuta Matsumura | Yuki Hayashi | Hiroshi Sato | ![]() Round robin standings''Final round robin standings''Round robin resultsAll draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time.Draw 1''Friday, August 5, 9:00 am''Draw 3''Friday, August 5, 4:00 pm''Draw 5''Saturday, August 6, 9:00 am''PlayoffsSource:Semifinals''Saturday, August 6, 7:00 pm''Final''Sunday, August 7, 12:30 pm''Bronze medal game''Sunday, August 7, 12:30 pm''Fifth place game''Sunday, August 7, 12:30 pm''Seventh place game''Saturday, August 6, 7:00 pm''WomenTeamsThe teams are listed as follows:
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