Ontario Curling Tour
The Ontario Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels, which takes places in Ontario, Canada and attracts some of the top male and female curlers in the province, and from across the country and world. The OCT was designed to promote competitive curling from a grass root level.
The events for the Ontario Curling Tour begin at the end of August and typically run until December, with occasional events taking place in January. Several of the events on the Ontario Curling Tour are also included in the World Curling Tour. All events on the Ontario Curling Tour, much like those on World Curling Tour, contain a prize purse for the winning teams, and award CTRS (Canadian Team Ranking System) points to the Canadian teams competing. CTRS points qualify teams for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and events such as the Canada Cup of Curling.[1]
Men’s Events
As of the 2012-13 curling season
| Event | Location | Week | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Summer Cash | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1 | USD$ 7,500 |
| OCT Championships | Oakville, Ontario | 4 | CAD$ 23,400 |
| AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic | Brockville, Ontario | 5 | CAD$ 40,700 |
| Moosehead Fall Open | Ottawa, Ontario | 6 | CAD$ 16,000 |
| KW Fall Classic | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario | 6 | CAD$ 8,500 |
| Ingersoll Clash | Ingersoll, Ontario | 7 | CAD$ 10,500 |
| Mac Ice Classic | Ottawa, Ontario | 8 | CAD$ 20,000 |
| StuSells Toronto Tankard | Toronto, Ontario | 8 | CAD$ 45,000 |
| Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel | Stroud, Ontario | 9 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| St. Paul Cashspiel | St. Paul, Minnesota | 9 | USD$ 16,000 |
| Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau | Buckingham, Quebec | 11 | CAD$ 40,000 |
| Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic | Sarnia, Ontario | 11 | CAD$ 12,000 |
| Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic | Whitby, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 20,000 |
| CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. | Cookstown, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 12,000 |
| Elora Cash Spiel | Elora, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 6,000 |
| Port Elgin Superspiel | Port Elgin, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 18,000 |
| Arctic Snowplows Classic | St. Thomas, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| North Key Construction Men’s Open | Napanee, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 10,000 |
| Sun Life Classic | Brantford, Ontario | 14 | CAD$ 50,000 |
| COMCO Cash Spiel | Stroud, Ontario | 14 | CAD$ 13,500 |
| Ottawa Tankard Tune-Up | Ottawa, Ontario | 14 | CAD$ 6,400 |
| TD Canada Trust Scugog Cup | Port Perry, Ontario | 15 | CAD$ 8,000 |
| Chatham Granite Cash Spiel | Chatham, Ontario | 15 | CAD$ 8,000 |
| Coors Light Cash Spiel | Duluth, Minnesota | 15 | USD$ 14,400 |
| Co-operators Cup | Markdale, Ontario | 15 | CAD$ 10,000 |
| Brantford Nissan Classic | Brantford, Ontario | 16 | CAD$ 22,000 |
| Laphroaig Scotch Open | Madison, Wisconsin | 16 | USD$ |
| Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel | Eveleth, Minnesota | 18 | USD$ 17,200 |
| The Dominion Tankard | Barrie, Ontario | 26 | CAD$ |
Events in bold are part of the World Curling Tour
Women’s Events
As of the 2012-13 curling season
| Event | Location | Week | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Summer Cash | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1 | USD$ 7,500 |
| OCT Championships | Oakville, Ontario | 4 | CAD$15,600 |
| Carleton Heights Women's Cash | Ottawa, Ontario | 4 | CAD$ |
| AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic | Brockville, Ontario | 5 | CAD$ 16,400 |
| Moosehead Fall Open | Ottawa, Ontario | 6 | CAD$ 7,200 |
| KW Fall Classic | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario | 6 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| Ingersoll Clash | Ingersoll, Ontario | 7 | CAD$ 6,000 |
| Mac Ice Classic | Ottawa, Ontario | 8 | CAD$ 9,000 |
| StuSells Toronto Tankard | Toronto, Ontario | 8 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel | Stroud, Ontario | 9 | CAD$ 2,000 |
| St. Paul Cashspiel | St. Paul, Minnesota | 9 | USD$ 7,200 |
| Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau | Buckingham, Quebec | 11 | CAD$ 11,500 |
| Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic | Whitby, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 20,000 |
| Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic | Kemptville, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 15,000 |
| Elora Cash Spiel | Elora, Ontario | 12 | CAD$ 3,000 |
| Guelph Women's Cashspiel | Guelph, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 13,500 |
| Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 13 | CAD$ 6,000 |
| Sun Life Classic | Brantford, Ontario | 14 | CAD$ 50,000 |
| Chatham Granite Cash Spiel | Chatham, Ontario | 15 | CAD$ 2,000 |
| Molson Cash Spiel | Duluth, Minnesota | 15 | USD$ 7,200 |
| Laphroaig Scotch Open | Madison, Wisconsin | 16 | USD$ |
| Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel | Eveleth, Minnesota | 18 | USD$ 11,000 |
| Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Kitchener, Ontario | 24 | CAD$ |
Events in bold are part of the World Curling Tour
See also
- List of teams on the Ontario Curling Tour
- World Curling Tour
- Atlantic Curling Tour
- BC Curling Tour
- Curling Champions Tour (formerly World Curling Tour Europe)
- Great Lakes Curling Tour
- Manitoba Curling Tour
- Northern Ontario Curling Tour
- Saskatchewan Curling Tour
External links
References
- ↑ "What is the Canadian Team Ranking System?". Canadian Curling Association.