Wikipedia

Masters (curling)

"World Cup of Curling" redirects here. Not to be confused with Curling World Cup.

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 Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club 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.

Masters
Established2002
2025 host cityGuelph, Ontario
2025 arenaSleeman Centre
Men's purseCAD $200,000
Women's purseCAD $200,000
Current champions (2023)
MenItaly Joël Retornaz
WomenOntario Rachel Homan
Current edition

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

The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.

Previous event names

edit

Sun Life Classic

edit
  • 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

edit
  • 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: 2019–2021
  • WFG Masters: 2022–present

Past champions

edit

Masters/World Cup

edit

Men

edit
Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2002   Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Rory Golanowski   Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Doug Armstrong Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2003 (Jan.)   Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett   Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2003 (Dec.)   Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey   Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2004   Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould   Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Chris Haichert, Ben Hebert Humboldt, Saskatchewan $100,000
2006 (Feb.)   Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque   Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2006 (Dec.)   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2008 (Jan.)   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $100,000
2008 (Nov.)   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2009   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Mississauga, Ontario $100,000
2010   Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld   Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead,1 Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Windsor, Ontario $100,000
2011   Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2012   Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen   Jim Cotter, Jason Gunnlaugson, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Brantford, Ontario $100,000
2013   Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Kevin Martin, David Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015   Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld   Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016   Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren   Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018   John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019   Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.   Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2022   Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2023   Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella   Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $200,000
2025 Guelph, Ontario $200,000

Notes

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

Women

edit
Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2012   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle   Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge Brantford, Ontario $50,000
2013   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle   Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014   Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown   Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle   Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016   Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017   Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen   Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018   Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019   Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish   Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021   Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish   Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2022   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris   Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2023   Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes   Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $200,000
2025 Guelph, Ontario $200,000

Sun Life Classic

edit

Past champions are listed as follows:[2]

Men

edit
Year Winning skip Runner-up skip Purse
2005   Kirk Ziola[3]   Jim Lyle
2006   Dwayne Fowler[3]   Brad Gushue 35,000
2007   Glenn Howard[3]   Kirk Ziola 53,000
2008   Glenn Howard[3]   Jean-Michel Ménard 47,000
2009   Mike McEwen   Martin Ferland 50,000
2010   Mike McEwen   Brad Gushue 50,000
2011   Niklas Edin   Sven Michel 50,000

Women

edit
Year Winning skip Runner-up skip Purse
2007   Julie Hastings[3]   Krista McCarville 32,000
2008   Marie-France Larouche[3]   Jacqueline Harrison 47,000
2009   Jo-Ann Rizzo   Shannon Kleibrink 50,000
2010   Jennifer Jones   Kelly Scott 50,000
2011   Sherry Middaugh   Erika Brown 50,000

References

edit
  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.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masters_(curling)&oldid=1263797053"
  NODES
Note 2