302 Save The Date 2025

Welcome to Diamond State Curling Clubs second annual bonspiel! The 302 Spiel (aptly named for the only Delaware area code) will be a 1-day bonspiel on arena ice at the Patriot Ice Center in Newark, DE.

Registration will open on May 1, 2025 at 12:00pm ET and close on May 7, 2025 at 5:00pm ET.

Tournament Information

  • Event date: Saturday 6/28/25 from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm
  • Event location: Patriot Ice Center (101 John Campbell Rd, Newark, DE 19711)
  • Open event, 18 years old and over
  • Three Game Guarantee
  • 16 teams*,**
  • Games will be 6 ends
  • $280 Team Entry Fee
  • Lunch, dinner, and a light breakfast will be served

*Following the registration window, Diamond State will accept one team per club selected in the following manner:  One team per club will be selected at random from all teams registered. Teams exceeding this limit per club will be placed on a waitlist. A payment link will be sent via email when the teams are confirmed.

**A team will be considered to represent a club if the majority of their players primarily curl in leagues at that club. For teams where clubs are equally represented, the representing club will be determined by the skip's home club.

Draw Information

The event will have a total of 7 draws. The first six draws will be two brackets comprised of half the registered teams with alternating draws. The seventh draw will be finals seated based on standings from the brackets. The finals will have four events.

Early Bracket:

  • First draw: 8:30am ET
  • Second draw: 12:25pm ET
  • Third draw: 4:20pm ET

Less Early Bracket:

  • First draw: 10:20am ET
  • Second draw: 2:15pm ET
  • Third draw: 6:10pm ET

Finals: 8:15pm ET

Hotel

More information to come.

Other Fun

Since this is a one-day bonspiel, some curlers may be able to drive to and from DSCC in the same day. For anyone who can't or doesn't want to, we will have fun (optional and free) events the day before and after! On 6/27/25, curlers can join DSCC members in a round (or two) of disc golf at one of the local courses and come to the Welcome Happy Hour with some DSCC members. On 6/29/25, curlers can join DSCC members in a round of Irish road bowling at White Clay State Park.

Disc golf meet-up location: TBD

Welcome Happy Hour: TBD

Road bowling meet-up location: TBD

Registration will open 5/1 at 12pm ET.