Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Thistle-St. Andrew's CC

Location in Canada

The Jim Sullivan Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the first weekend of December at the in Saint John, New Brunswick. The total purse for the men's event is CAD $15,300 with the winning team receiving $5,000. The purse for the women's event is $5,500 with the winner's share being $1,750.

The event is named in honour of Jim Sullivan, a curler in New Brunswick who committed suicide from depression in 2011. The event is a re-incarnation of previous bonspiels played at the Thistle-St. Andrew's Club such as the Fundy Line Cash Spiel, the Fundy Cash and the TSA Fundy Curling Classic (the latter being brought back by Sullivan in 2005).^[1]

The title sponsor for the event from 2015 to 2018 was World Financial Group.

In addition to curling, the tournament also attempts to raise awareness of the stigma and stereotypes associated with mental health issues.^[2]

Past champions[]

Men's[]

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (CAD)	Winner's share (CAD)
2014[3]	Wayne Tallon, Mike Kennedy, ,	Jeremy Mallais, Zach Eldridge, , Jared Bezanson	$12,350	$4,000
2015[4]	Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell	, Charlie Sullivan, ,	$15,300	$5,000
2016[5]	Jean-Michel Ménard, Martin Crête, Éric Sylvain, Philippe Ménard	James Grattan, Paul Flemming, ,	$15,300	$5,000
2017[6]	Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell	Rene Comeau, Ed Cyr, Chris Wagner, Wayne Tallon (skip)	$15,300	$5,000
2018[7]	, , ,	Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell	$15,300	$5,000
2019[8]	James Grattan, Chris Jeffrey, Andy McCann, Jamie Brannen	Scott Jones, Jeremy Mallais, ,	$15,300	$5,000
2020	Cancelled

Women's[]

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (CAD)	Winner's share (CAD)
2015[9]	Melissa Adams, Jennifer Armstrong, Cathlia Ward, Kendra Lister	Heidi Hanlon, , ,	$2,150	$780
2016[10]	Sylvie Robichaud, , Nicole Bishop,	, Brigitte MacPhail, Kaitlyn Veitch, Michelle Lang	$5,000	$1,700
2017[11]	Sylvie Robichaud, Melissa Adams, Nicole Bishop, Kendra Lister	Veronica Smith, Jane DiCarlo, Sabrina Smith, Whitney Young	$5,000	$1,700
2018[12]	Suzanne Birt, Marie Christianson, Meaghan Hughes, Michelle McQuaid	Andrea Crawford, Jillian Keough, Jennifer Armstrong, Katie Forward	$5,500	$1,700
2019[13]	Gim Un-chi, Um Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun	Suzanne Birt, Marie Christianson, Meaghan Hughes, Michelle McQuaid	$8,250	$2,000
2020	Cancelled

References[]

External links[]

• Official site