Furthest North 5 & Under Qualifier Bonspiel
The Fairbanks Curling Club started hosting this annual 5 & Under National qualifier in 2023. We have thoroughly enjoyed hosting teams from around the country and are thilled to provide Alaskan curlers a chance to compete at a National-style event.
This bonspiel is for teams who want to compete for a chance to qualify for the 5 & Under National Championships, a 'USA Curling' sponsored event for curlers who have 5 or less years of curling experience.
We hope to keep hosting this event into the future in order to promote 5U curling in Fairbanks and Alaska as a whole, as well as attract out-of-town teams to curl in the Last Frontier!
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2027 Furthest North 5 & Under Qualifier Bonspiel 2027
Jan 28, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027
The 2027 Furthest North 5 & Under Bonspiel is scheduled for January 28-31, 2027! We have extended this spiel to Thur-Sun to spread out games and give travelling teams opportunities to explore Alaska between matches.
We will open registration for this event (most likely) in late October. Please contact Dave @ david@curlfairbanks.org with any 5U related questions or to be placed on our 'anticipated participant' list.
Cost: $500/team
Registration cost includes:
5-game guarantee, several meals, discounted merch, and other extras!
We will be live-streaming games on our FCC Youtube Channel! Links will be shared before the event.
Furthest North 5 & Under Bonspiel Format:
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18 team limit, 3 pools of 6 teams
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Timed games following USA Curling WCF Timing rules (30 min of 'Thinking Time' for each team)
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'No Tick Rule' in effect
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LSD shots before each game - to determine hammer in first end of the game and count towards DSC scores (tiebreakers in pool play)
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No broomhead restrictions ("legal" broom head covers are mandatory at National Championship events)
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Round Robin play within each pool (5 pool play games per team) and pools determined by peer seeding process
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Top 2 teams from each pool move onto the playoffs. Top 2 teams with best records will have a BYE into the semifinals. Quarterfinals are 3rd seed vs 6th seed overall, and 4th seed vs 5th seed overall. Winner of 3v6 plays the #1 seed in Semifinal #1, and the winner of 4v5 plays the #2 seed in Semifinal #2
Anticipated Schedule:
Thursday:
Morning: All-team meeting + brunch
Afternoon: Practice sessions.
Evening: Draw #1
Friday:
All day: Round robin games
Evening: Dinner TBD
Saturday:
All day: Round robin games
Evening: Alaskan Potluck dinner (Free for curlers!)
Sunday:
Morning: Quarterfinals
Afternoon: Semifinals and Finals (finals may start as late as 6pm -this is TBD)
The winning team of the Furthest North 5U will earn a spot at the 5 & Under National Championships that will be held in May 2027 in Las Vegas!