Krakenspiel 2022 - July 23, 2022

Welcome

Charleston Curling Club welcomes our curling family back for its 4th annual Funnspiel. Krakenspiel is a One-Day Points format bonspiel. All participating teams are guaranteed  3 games, lunch and dinner.  

With all the delayed and cancelled bonspiels over the last two years, we're excited to see our curling family again. It's like a reunion! Yes! It's the Kraken Family Reunion.  

Eligibility

The Krakenspiel is capped at 16 teams, with 1 team reserved for the Charleston Curling Club.

The Krakenspiel is open to any team with prior curling experience. 

Junior (Under 18) curlers are welcome as a team or as part of any team as long as they have a chaperone with them on the ice at all times.

Charleston Curling Club Members - The Charleston Team's slots are reserved for Krakenspiel volunteers. Details for signing up will arrive at a later date, please do not register a team using this form.  

Group Registration

You may register with an incomplete team by entering TBD in the relevant fields; however, full payment will be required at that time.   

Individual Registration

Individual registration has been opened. Once the pool of individual registrants is settled, the club will matchmake teams ahead of the Krakenspiel. Once registered, please await further details from the club regarding your team mates.

Schedule

The Krakenspiel is a One-Day Funspiel scheduled for July 23rd. The first draw is anticipated to start at 8:00am, with official festivities ending around 9:00pm  An official schedule, including draws, will be posted as we get closer to the event. 

Rules

Standard World Curling Federation / USA Curling rules apply. 

Additional rules to facilitate the Pointsspiel format are as follows:

• ALL players must sign waivers prior to entering the ice.
• Stone colors will be pre-assigned, you must play the assigned colors.
• Hang the score of the last end as soon as it is decided and LEAVE the score hanging at the end of each game. Only the drawmaster may clear score.
• Teams have 1½ hours to play up to 8 ends in their draw. 
  • Teams may start new ends, up to 8 ends, so long as 15 minutes or more remain on the clock.
• Please leave the ice upon the conclusion of your game as to allow as much ice time prep for the next draw as possible.
• Teams may not concede, and should continue playing until the draw time expires.
• There are no tie-breakers or extra ends for tied draws.
• Points:
  • The winning team is awarded 5 points.
  • All teams are awarded 1 point for each end won
  • All teams are awarded ½ of a point for each stone scored
  • Ties in the final standings will be awarded to the team with the lowest number of cumulative years experience.

COVID-19 Policy

The event will follow state, local, and Carolina Ice Palace requirements for COVID-19 mitigation.