Capital One Grand Slam of Curling

The Capital One Grand Slam is a series of curling bonspiels and are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slams 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. Capital One became the title sponsor of the series in 2008.

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.

Contents

Men's events

World Cup of Curling

This event was last held November 2–6, 2011 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $24,000. It was renamed World Cup of Curling from Masters in 2009.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2002 Bruce Korte Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
2003 (Jan) Kevin Martin Sudbury, Ontario
2003 (Dec) Wayne Middaugh Sudbury, Ontario
2004 Jeff Stoughton Humboldt, Saskatchewan
2006 (Feb) Randy Ferbey St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2006 (Dec) Glenn Howard Waterloo, Ontario
2008 (Jan) Glenn Howard Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008 (Nov) Glenn Howard Waterloo, Ontario
2009 Glenn Howard Mississauga, Ontario
2010 Mike McEwen Windsor, Ontario
2011 Glenn Howard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

BDO Canadian Open of Curling

This event was last held January 26–30, 2011 in Oshawa, Ontario. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $24,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2001 Wayne Middaugh Wainwright, Alberta
2002 Kevin Martin Thunder Bay, Ontario
2003 Glen Despins Brandon, Manitoba
2005 Kevin Martin Winnipeg, Manitoba
2006 Jeff Stoughton Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007 (Jan) Kevin Martin Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007 (Dec) Kevin Martin Quebec City, Quebec
2009 Glenn Howard Winnipeg, Manitoba
2010 Kevin Martin Winnipeg, Manitoba
2011 (Jan.) Mike McEwen Oshawa, Ontario
2011 (Dec.) Mike McEwen Kingston, Ontario

The National

This event was last held December 15–19, 2010 in Vernon, British Columbia. The total purse for the event was $100,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
2002 Glenn Howard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2003 Pierre Charette Humboldt, Saskatchewan
2004 Glenn Howard Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2004 (Nov.)1 Kevin Martin Hamilton, Ontario
2005 Wayne Middaugh Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2007 (March) Kevin Martin Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2007 (Dec.) Kevin Martin Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2008 Wayne Middaugh Quebec City, Quebec
2010 (Jan.) Brad Gushue Guelph, Ontario
2010 (Dec.) Kevin Martin Vernon, British Columbia
2012 Dawson Creek, British Columbia

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.

GP Car & Home Players' Championship

This event was last held April 12–17, 2011 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The total purse for the event was $100,000. The winning team received $25,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip Location
1993 Russ Howard Calgary, Alberta
1994 Kevin Martin Calgary, Alberta
1995 (Apr.) Murray McEachern Selkirk, Manitoba
1995 (Dec.) Wayne Middaugh Jasper, Alberta
1997 Russ Howard Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998 Kevin Martin Fort McMurray, Alberta
1999 Wayne Middaugh Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000 Kevin Martin Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001 Wayne Middaugh Calgary, Alberta
2002 Wayne Middaugh Strathroy, Ontario
2003 Jeff Stoughton Leduc, Alberta
2004 John Morris St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2005 Kevin Martin St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2006 Randy Ferbey Calgary, Alberta
2007 Kevin Martin Calgary, Alberta
2008 Glenn Howard St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2009 Randy Ferbey Grande Prairie, Alberta
2010 Kevin Martin Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2011 Kevin Martin Grande Prairie, Alberta
2012 Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Statistics

Most Majors, as of Dec. 2011 Canadian Open

Player WC Nat. CO PC Total
Kevin Martin 1 4 5 7 17
Glenn Howard 5 2 1 3 11
John Morris 0 3 3 3 9
Wayne Middaugh 2 2 1 4 9
Richard Hart 4 2 1 1 8
Marc Kennedy 0 2 3 3 8
Ben Hebert 0 3 3 2 8
Brent Laing 5 1 1 1 8
Don Walchuk 1 1 2 3 7
Scott Bailey 1 2 1 3 7
Don Bartlett 1 1 2 3 7
Craig Savill 5 0 1 1 7
Carter Rycroft 1 1 2 2 6
Graeme McCarrel 1 0 1 3 5
Jon Mead 1 1 1 1 4
Ian Tetley 0 0 1 3 4
Marcel Rocque 1 0 0 3 4
Jeff Stoughton 1 0 1 1 3
Randy Ferbey 1 0 0 2 3
David Nedohin 1 0 0 2 3
Scott Pfeifer 1 0 0 2 3
Gary Van Den Berghe 1 0 1 1 3
Mike McEwen 1 0 2 0 3
B. J. Neufeld 1 0 2 0 3
Matt Wozniak 1 0 2 0 3
Denni Neufeld 1 0 2 0 3
Russ Howard 0 0 0 2 2
Peter Corner 0 1 0 1 2
Collin Mitchell 0 2 0 0 2
Jason Mitchell 0 2 0 0 2
Phil Loevenmark 0 1 0 1 2
Steve Gould 1 0 1 0 2

Note: Totals include the Players Championship winners prior to its inclusion as a Grand Slam event.

Women's events

Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic

This event was last held October 8–11, 2009 in Calgary. The total purse for the event was $52,000, the winning team received $14,000.

The event is held annually in Calgary, Alberta.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2011 Cathy Overton-Clapham
2010 Wang Bingyu
2009 Jennifer Jones
2008 Shannon Kleibrink
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

Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic

This event was last held October 22–25, 2010 in Winnipeg. The total purse for the event was $60,000. The event was formerly known as the Casinos of Winnipeg Women's Curling Classic.

This event is held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2011 Renée Sonnenberg
2010 Chelsea Carey
2009 Kelly Scott
2008 Michelle Englot
2007 Shannon Kleibrink
2006 Sherry Anderson
2005 Jennifer Jones
2004 Cheryl Bernard

Sobeys Slam

The Sobeys Slam was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 season. This event was last held November 27–30, 2008 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $60,000, the winning team received $16,000. It was a slam for just two seasons. It will be brought back for the 2010-11 curling season.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2010 Jennifer Jones
2009 Not held
2008 Marie-France Larouche
2007 Sherry Middaugh

Women's Winners from the Sobeys Curling Classic (Atlantic Curling Tour Event)

Year Winning Skip
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

Grey Power Women's Players' Championship

This event was last held April 13–18, 2010 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The total purse was $100,000 and the winning team received $25,000.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2011 Jennifer Jones
2010 Cheryl Bernard
2009 Jennifer Jones
2008 Amber Holland
2007 Jennifer Jones
2006 Jennifer Jones

Former women's slams

Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic

This event was last held November 14–17, 2008 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The total purse for the event was $60,000, the winning team received $16,000. Its last season as a slam event was in 2008-09.

The event is held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Champions

Year Winning skip
2008 Jennifer Jones
2007 Kelly Scott
2006 Stefanie Lawton
2005 Janet Harvey
2004 Kelley Law
2003 Kelly Scott
2002 Kelly Scott
2001 Shannon Kleibrink
2000 Shannon Kleibrink

Sources

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