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

External links

References

  1. "What is the Canadian Team Ranking System?". Canadian Curling Association.