Grand Slam of Curling
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Established | 2001–02 (Men's) 2006–07 (Women's) |
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The Grand Slam of Curling (formerly branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that were formerly part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001–02 season for men and 2006–07 for women (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam),[1] but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels.
The Grand Slam season consists of five men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors".[2] The other slam (Tour Challenge) has a unique format that sets it apart from other events in the series.
History
In 2001, many male curlers were upset with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). Their complaints included the long length of the curling season, not getting any prize money at the Brier, the national men's curling championship, which generated millions for the CCA, and the inability to have sponsors at the Brier.[3] Eighteen of the top twenty men's teams in the country, known as the "Original 18", agreed to boycott the Brier from 2001 to 2003 and created the Grand Slam of Curling.[4] The original 18 skips were Dave Boehmer, Kerry Burtnyk, Pierre Charette, Glen Despins, Dale Duguid, Bert Gretzinger, Glenn Howard, Bruce Korte, Allan Lyburn, William Lyburn, Kevin Martin, Greg McAulay, Wayne Middaugh, Kevin Park, Brent Pierce, Vic Peters, Peter Steski and Jeff Stoughton.[5]
The Grand Slam of Curling began in the 2001–02 curling season with four events: the Canadian Open, Masters, National, and Players' Championship, the four "majors".[6]
After the merger of the Women's Tour and the WCT, the 2006 Players' Championship featured a women's event for the first time, and was considered a Slam for the women too. In the 2006–07 curling season, several existing women's events were designated as Grand Slams, but were not operated by the Grand Slam of Curling.[7] Grand Slam games also got reduced to eight ends that season.
In 2012, the Grand Slam of Curling was acquired by Rogers Media via its Sportsnet subsidiary. As such, Sportsnet became the main media rightsholder of the series, although CBC Sports would still carry championship rounds of selected events.[8][9][10]
In 2017, Yare TV began broadcasting online streams of the Grand Slams, opening up access to fans outside of Canada.[11]
Under this new ownership, the separate women's Grand Slams were phased out, with women's divisions added to existing men's Grand Slams. New Grand Slam events were also added: the Elite 10 in the 2014–15 curling season and the Tour Challenge and Champions Cup in the 2015–16 curling season. A women's division was added to the Elite 10 in the 2018–19 curling season, achieving for the first time equal number of events, prize money, and television time for men and women.[7] The Elite 10 was dropped the next season, bringing the number of events to six.
The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the remaining two slams of the 2019-20 curling season and all but the remaining two slams of the 2020–21 curling season. The 2020–21 season was supposed to include the first international Grand Slam, the Canadian Open (renamed to the Open) to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States,[12] but that too was cancelled along with the Tour Challenge that season. The Slam tour was back to normal for the 2022–23 season with six events, however it would be the last season for the Champions Cup which was discontinued.
In April 2024, it was announced that a consortium known as The Curling Group had acquired the Grand Slam of Curling. The group includes Jennifer Jones, John Morris and former American football player-turned curler Jared Allen, and Marc Bulger. Sportsnet will remain the Canadian broadcaster of the tour under a multi-year agreement of unspecified length.[13]
Current Grand Slams
Tour Challenge
The GSOC Tour Challenge was introduced as a men's and women's event in the 2015–16 curling season. The Tour Challenge has two tiers, with the bottom tier including regional invitations. The Tier 2 winning team qualifies for a subsequent grand slam.
- Champions
The winning skip for Tier 1 is listed above the Tier 2 winning skip.
Year | Men's winning skip | Women's winning skip | Location |
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2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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2016 | ![]() | ![]() | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
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2017 | ![]() | ![]() | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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2018 | ![]() | ![]() | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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2019 | ![]() | ![]() | Westville Road, Nova Scotia |
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2020 | Cancelled[14] | Grande Prairie, Alberta | |
2021 | Cancelled | Grande Prairie, Alberta | |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | Grande Prairie, Alberta[15] |
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2023 | ![]() | ![]() | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
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2024 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | ||
National
The National was introduced as a men's event in 2002, and was added to the women's side in 2015.
- Champions
1 There was no National in the 2004–2005 season, but the BDO Curling Classic was held. It returned to its original name in the 2005–2006 season. The words "BDO Classic" were added to the name of the Canadian Open.
Masters
The Masters was introduced as a men's event 2002, and was added to the women's side in 2012.
- Champions
Canadian Open
The Canadian Open was introduced as a men's event in 2001, and was added to the women's side in 2014. The Canadian Open is the only Grand Slam that uses a triple knockout format.
- Champions
Players' Championship
The Players' Championship, the oldest tournament on the men's Grand Slam of Curling, was introduced as a men's event in 1993, and added to the women's side in 2006.
- Champions
Statistics: Grand Slams won
This is a list of Grand Slam events won per player, including Players' Championships won prior to the creation of the Grand Slam.
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Men
Colour | Explanation |
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Player currently active on the WCT |
As of the 2024 Players' Championship; Minimum 2 wins
Player | TC | Mast. | Nat. | Open | E10 | PC | CC | Total |
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Kevin Martin | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
Marc Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
Glenn Howard | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Brent Laing | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Mark Nichols | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Wayne Middaugh | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Brad Gushue | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Brett Gallant | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Ben Hebert | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
Geoff Walker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Craig Savill | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
John Morris | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Scott Bailey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
E. J. Harnden | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Richard Hart | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Carter Rycroft | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
B. J. Neufeld | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Denni Neufeld | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Don Walchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Don Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Matt Wozniak | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Brad Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Ryan Harnden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Kevin Koe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Bruce Mouat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Grant Hardie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Bobby Lammie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Hammy McMillan Jr. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Graeme McCarrel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Brendan Bottcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Ryan Fry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Jon Mead | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Ian Tetley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Niklas Edin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Oskar Eriksson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Rasmus Wranå | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Christoffer Sundgren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Joël Retornaz | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Amos Mosaner | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sebastiano Arman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mattia Giovanella | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
John Epping | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Brad Thiessen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Karrick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Marcel Rocque | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Jeff Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
David Nedohin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Darren Moulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Randy Ferbey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Scott Pfeifer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Van Den Berghe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Reid Carruthers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mathew Camm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Braeden Moskowy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Russ Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Peter Corner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Collin Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jason Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Phil Loevenmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Gould | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nolan Thiessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pat Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Women
Colour | Explanation |
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Player currently active on the WCT |
As of the 2024 Players' Championship; Minimum 2 wins
Player | AG* | ML&L* | CS* | Elite 10* | Mast. | TC | Nat'l. | CO | PC | CC* | Sobey's* | WT* | Total |
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Jennifer Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Jill Officer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Dawn McEwen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Emma Miskew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Lisa Weagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kaitlyn Lawes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Cathy Overton-Clapham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Joanne Courtney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Anna Hasselborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sara McManus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Val Sweeting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Agnes Knochenhauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sofia Mabergs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Tracy Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Eve Muirhead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Vicki Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Kerri Einarson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sarah Wilkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Anna Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sherry Anderson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Shannon Birchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Briane Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sarah Reid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Stefanie Lawton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Sherri Singler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Marliese Kasner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Rachelle Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Selena Njegovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Liz Fyfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kristin MacCuish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dana Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jeanna Schraeder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sasha Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Kelly Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Chelsey Matson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Alina Pätz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Carole Howald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Esther Neuenschwander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chelsea Carey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Renee Simons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lori Olson-Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alison Kreviazuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sherry Middaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Claire Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Shannon Kleibrink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Amy Nixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bronwen Webster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Note: Totals do not include wins prior to the first Grand Slam season of 2006–07, excepting the Players'.
Former Grand Slams
Sobeys Slam
The Sobeys Slam was held as a Grand Slam event on three occasions in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip |
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2007 | Sherry Middaugh |
2008 | Marie-France Larouche |
2009 | Not held |
2010 | Jennifer Jones |
Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic
The Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic was held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and was held nine times before it was discontinued.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip |
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2000 | Shannon Kleibrink |
2001 | Shannon Kleibrink |
2002 | Kelly Scott |
2003 | Kelly Scott |
2004 | Kelley Law |
2005 | Janet Harvey |
2006 | Stefanie Lawton |
2007 | Kelly Scott |
2008 | Jennifer Jones |
Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
The Manitoba Women's Curling Classic was held in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and was held eight times as a Grand Slam tournament. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2014–15 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
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2004 | Cheryl Bernard | Shannon Kleibrink |
2005 | Jennifer Jones | Shannon Kleibrink |
2006 | Sherry Anderson | Jennifer Jones |
2007 | Shannon Kleibrink | Jennifer Jones |
2008 | Michelle Englot | Kelly Scott |
2009 | Kelly Scott | Jennifer Jones |
2010 | Chelsea Carey | Cathy Overton-Clapham |
2011 | Renée Sonnenberg | Heather Nedohin |
2012 | Stefanie Lawton | Rachel Homan |
2013 | Jennifer Jones | Jill Thurston |
Curlers' Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The Autumn Gold Curling Classic is held annually in Calgary, Alberta, and has been held 42 times (as of 2019). It offers a total purse of $50,000. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
Colonial Square Ladies Classic
The Colonial Square Ladies Classic is held annually in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has been held since 1983. It officially became a Grand Slam event in 2012. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
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1983 | Chris More | Marilyn Bodogh |
1984 (Mar) | Carol Davis | Nancy Kerr |
1984 (Nov) | Carolyn Mrack | Connie Laliberte |
1985 | Marilyn Darte | Cordella Schwengler |
1986 | Lori McGeary | Merle Kopach |
1987 | Karen Powell | Heather MacMillan |
1988 | Marilyn Bodogh-Darte | Andrea Schöpp |
1989 | Kim Armbruster | Carolyn Revet |
1990 | Penny Ryan | Deb Shermack |
1991 | Michelle Schneider | Connie Fennell |
1992 | Shannon Kleibrink | Karen Fallis |
1993 | Sandra Peterson | Karen Powell |
1994 | Sandra Peterson | Sherry Anderson |
1995 | Sherry Anderson | Michelle Schneider |
1996 | Kelley Owen | Sherry Scheirich |
1997 | Sherry Scheirich | Kim Hodson |
1998 | Renelle Bryden | Amber Holland |
1999 | Michelle Ridgway | Atina Ford |
2000 | Sherry Anderson | Heather Fowlie |
2001 | Sherry Anderson | Susan Altman |
2002 | Sherry Anderson | Nancy Inglis |
2003 | Cathy Trowell | Nancy Inglis |
2004 | Sherry Middaugh | Renée Sonnenberg |
2005 | Stefanie Lawton | Candace Chisholm |
2006 | Jennifer Jones | Karen Purdy |
2007 | Stefanie Lawton | Cathy King |
2008 | Stefanie Lawton | Michelle Englot |
2009 | Stefanie Lawton | Mirjam Ott |
2010 | Stefanie Lawton | Jennifer Jones |
2011 | Crystal Webster | Val Sweeting |
2012 | Stefanie Lawton | Chelsea Carey |
2013 | Jennifer Jones | Michèle Jäggi |
2014 | Eve Muirhead | Sherry Middaugh |
Elite 10
The Elite 10 was introduced as a men's event in 2015, and added to the women's side in September 2018. The Elite 10 used a unique match play format, similar to skins curling. The event was dropped for the 2019–20 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Men's winning skip | Women's winning skip | Location |
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2015 | ![]() | Fort McMurray, Alberta | |
2016 | ![]() | Colwood, British Columbia | |
2017 | ![]() | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia | |
2018 (Mar.) | ![]() | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
2018 (Sep.) | ![]() | ![]() | Chatham, Ontario |
Champions Cup
The Champions Cup was introduced as a men's and women's event in the 2015–16 curling season. The Champions Cup is contested by champions of various Grand Slam, Season of Champions, World Curling Tour, and other events throughout the season. The event will not be held in 2024, as it has been put on hold.
- Champions
Year | Men's winning skip | Women's winning skip | Location |
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2016 | ![]() | ![]() | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | Calgary, Alberta |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | Calgary, Alberta |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
2020 | Cancelled[17] | Olds, Alberta | |
2021 | ![]() | ![]() | Calgary, Alberta[18] |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | Olds, Alberta |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Grand Slam season champions
Beginning with the 2008–09 season, at the end of the season, the top Grand Slam team is awarded a cup as champions of the season. It was originally called the "Capital One Cup", with the winning team awarded $50,000.[20] It became the "Rogers Grand Slam Cup" in 2012 with the winning team given $75,000, then it became the "Bonus Cup" for the 2017–18 season, and then the "Pinty's Cup" in 2018–19, and had that name until 2022. Teams accumulate points based on their performance in each of the slams except for the Champions Cup and Tour Challenge Tier 2.[21][22]
Season[23] | Men's winning skip | Women's winning skip |
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2021–22 | ![]() | ![]() |
2022–23 | ![]() | ![]() |
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External links
- Official website