Masters (curling)

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Masters
Masters (curling) logo.png
Established2002
2021 host cityOakville, Ontario
2021 arena
Men's purseCAD $150,000
Women's purseCAD $150,000
Current champions (2021)
MenScotland Bruce Mouat
WomenManitoba Tracy Fleury
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
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The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the , and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area.[1] The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.

The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario.

Previous event names[]

Sun Life Classic[]

  • Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
  • Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
  • McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
  • SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
  • Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)

Masters/World Cup[]

  • Kia Masters of Curling: 2002
  • M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling: 2003-2004
  • Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006
  • Home Hardware Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008
  • Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008
  • Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010
  • GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011
  • Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012
  • Masters of Curling: 2013-15
  • WFG Masters: 2016
  • Masters of Curling: 2017
  • Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
  • Masters: 2019–present

Past champions[]

Masters/World Cup[]

Men[]

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse (CAD)
2002 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Doug Armstrong Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2003 (Jan.) Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Manitoba Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2003 (Dec.) Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2004 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Saskatchewan Pat Simmons, , , Ben Hebert Humboldt, Saskatchewan $100,000
2006 (Feb.) Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2006 (Dec.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2008 (Jan.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $100,000
2008 (Nov.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2009 Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Mississauga, Ontario $100,000
2010 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead,1 Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Windsor, Ontario $100,000
2011 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Ontario John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2012 Alberta Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen British Columbia Jim Cotter, Jason Gunnlaugson, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Brantford, Ontario $100,000
2013 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Martin, David Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld British Columbia Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016 Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018 Ontario John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019 Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Oakville, Ontario $150,000

Notes

1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.

Women[]

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse (CAD)
2012 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge Brantford, Ontario $50,000
2013 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014 Alberta Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Alberta Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016 Ontario Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019 Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Japan Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle Oakville, Ontario $150,000

Sun Life Classic[]

Past champions are listed as follows:[2]

Men[]

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2005 Ontario Kirk Ziola[3] Ontario
2006 Quebec [3] Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 35,000
2007 Ontario Glenn Howard[3] Ontario Kirk Ziola 53,000
2008 Ontario Glenn Howard[3] Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard 47,000
2009 Manitoba Mike McEwen Quebec Martin Ferland 50,000
2010 Manitoba Mike McEwen Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 50,000
2011 Sweden Niklas Edin Switzerland Sven Michel 50,000

Women[]

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2007 Ontario Julie Hastings[3] Ontario Krista McCarville 32,000
2008 Quebec Marie-France Larouche[3] Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 47,000
2009 Ontario Jo-Ann Rizzo Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 50,000
2010 Manitoba Jennifer Jones British Columbia Kelly Scott 50,000
2011 Ontario Sherry Middaugh Wisconsin Erika Brown 50,000

References[]

  1. ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Past Champions, Sun Life Classic". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

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