Grand Slam (curling)
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The Grand Slam is a series of curling bonspiels and are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam's tend to offer the most amount of money out of all the bonspiels in the curling season, and usually feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001-02 season, but many of the Grand Slam events have logner histories. In the past, finals were televised on Rogers Sportsnet, but are now televised on the CBC.
Grand Slam games are played in eight ends instead of the standard 10 ends seen in other major tournaments. This came into effect for the 2006-07 season.
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[edit] Men's events
[edit] Home Hardware Masters of Curling
This event was last held November 29-December 3, 2006 in Waterloo, Ontario. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $30,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 (Dec) | Glenn Howard | Waterloo, Ontario |
| 2006 (Feb) | Randy Ferbey | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2004 | Jeff Stoughton | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| 2003 (Dec) | Wayne Middaugh | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 2003 (Jan) | Kevin Martin | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 2002 | Bruce Korte | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador |
[edit] BDO Classic Canadian Open of Curling
This event was last held January 24-28, 2007 in Winnipeg. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $30,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2006 | Jeff Stoughton | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2005 | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2003 | Glen Despins | Brandon, Manitoba |
| 2002 | Kevin Martin | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 2001 | Wayne Middaugh | Wainwright, Alberta |
[edit] The National
This event was last held March 22-25, 2007 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $100,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kevin Martin | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| 2005 | Wayne Middaugh | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| 2004 | Glenn Howard | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| 2003 | Pierre Charette | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| 2002 | Glenn Howard | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
[edit] WCT Players' Championships
This event was last held March 22-25, 2006 in Calgary. The total purse for the event was $150,000. The winning team received $50,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TBD | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2006 | Randy Ferbey | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2005 | Kevin Martin | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2004 | John Morris | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2003 | Jeff Stoughton | Leduc, Alberta |
| 2002 | Wayne Middaugh | Strathroy, Ontario |
| 2001 | Wayne Middaugh | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2000 | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1999 | Wayne Middaugh | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1998 | Kevin Martin | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
| 1995 | Murray McEachern | Selkirk, Manitoba |
[edit] Women's events
[edit] Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Classic
This event was last held October 6-9, 2006 in Calgary. The total purse for the event was $51,000, the winning team received $14,000.
The event is held annually in Calgary, Alberta.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Kelly Scott |
| 2005 | Jenn Hanna |
| 2004 | Stefanie Lawton |
| 2003 | Sherry Anderson |
| 2002 | Heather Nedohin |
| 2001 | Cathy King |
| 2000 | Amber Holland |
| 1999 | Cathy Borst |
| 1998 | Kim Gellard |
| 1997 | Heather Rankin |
| 1996 | Shannon Kleibrink |
| 1995 | Elisabet Gustafson |
| 1994 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1993 | Sherry Scheirich |
| 1992 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1991 | Sandra Peterson |
| 1990 | Cheryl Bernard |
| 1989 | Kerrylynn Richards |
| 1988 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1987 | Jan Wiltzen |
| 1986 | Marilyn Bodogh |
[edit] Casinos of Winnipeg Women's Classic
This event was last held October 20-23, 2006 in Winnipeg. The total purse for the event was $45,000, the winning team received $14,000.
This event is held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Sherry Anderson |
| 2005 | Jennifer Jones |
| 2004 | Cheryl Bernard |
[edit] Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic
This event was last held November 17-20, 2006 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The total purse for the event was $60,000, the winning team received $16,000.
The event is held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Stefanie Lawton |
| 2005 | Janet Harvey |
| 2004 | Kelley Law |
| 2003 | Kelly Scott |
| 2002 | Kelly Scott |
| 2001 | Shannon Kleibrink |
| 2000 | Shannon Kleibrink |
[edit] BDO Classic Women's Players' Championship
This event was first held April 13-16, 2006 in Calgary. The total purse was $100,000 and the winning team received $30,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Jennifer Jones |
