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 for men and 2006-07 for women, but many of the Grand Slam events have longer 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 January 23 - 27, 2008 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $30,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2008 (Jan) Glenn Howard Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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 November 28-December 2, 2007 in Quebec City. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $25,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location Purse
2007 (Dec) Kevin Martin Quebec, Quebec $100,000
2007 (Jan) Kevin Martin Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
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 December 20-23, 2007 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $100,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2007 (Dec.) Kevin Martin Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2007 (March) Kevin Martin Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2005 Wayne Middaugh Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2004 (Nov.)1 Kevin Martin Hamilton, Ontario
2004 Glenn Howard Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2003 Pierre Charette Humboldt, Saskatchewan
2002 Glenn Howard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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.

[edit] WCT Players' Championships

This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The total purse for the event was $100,000. The winning team received $25,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2008 Glenn Howard St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2007 Kevin Martin 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
1997 Russ Howard Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995 (Dec.) Wayne Middaugh Jasper, Alberta
1995 (Apr.) Murray McEachern Selkirk, Manitoba
1994 Kevin Martin Calgary, Alberta
1993 Russ Howard Calgary, Alberta

[edit] Women's events

[edit] Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic

This event was last held October 5-8, 2007 in Calgary. The total purse for the event was $56,000, the winning team received $14,000.

The event is held annually in Calgary, Alberta.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2007 Jennifer Jones
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 Curling Classic

This event was last held October 19-22, 2007 in Winnipeg. The total purse for the event was $50,000.

This event is held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2007 Shannon Kleibrink
2006 Sherry Anderson
2005 Jennifer Jones
2004 Cheryl Bernard

[edit] Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic

This event was last held November 16-19, 2007 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
2007 Kelly Scott
2006 Stefanie Lawton
2005 Janet Harvey
2004 Kelley Law
2003 Kelly Scott
2002 Kelly Scott
2001 Shannon Kleibrink
2000 Shannon Kleibrink

[edit] Sobeys Curling Classic

The Sobeys Slam was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 season. This event was last held November 29-December 2, 2007 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $54,000, the winning team received $14,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2007 Sherry Middaugh
2006 Nancy McConnery
2005 Heather Strong
2004 Kay Zinck
2003 Jocelyn Palmer
2002 Kathy O'Rourke
2001 Suzanne Gaudet
2000 Tammi Lowther
1999 Colleen Jones
1998 Mary Mattatall

[edit] Tylenol Women's Players' Championships

This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in St. John's. The total purse was $100,000 and the winning team received $25,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2008 Amber Holland
2007 Jennifer Jones
2006 Jennifer Jones

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