Players' Championship

The Players' Championship
Established 1993
2015 host city Toronto, Ontario
2015 arena Mattamy Athletic Centre
Purse CAD$100,000
2015 men's champion Ontario Brad Jacobs
2015 women's champion Scotland Eve Muirhead
Current edition
2015 Players' Championship

The Players' Championship is one of the final events on the World Curling Tour and is a part of the Grand Slam of Curling, being one of two slams to feature both a women's and men's tournament. From 2007 to 2009, it was a qualifying tournament for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and had therefore barred foreign teams from entering (unlike the other Slams).

Past champions

Men

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
1993 Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner Ontario Paul Savage Calgary, Alberta
1994 Alberta Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, James Pahl, Don Bartlett Ontario Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud, Neil Harrison Calgary, Alberta
1995 (Apr.) Saskatchewan Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider Saskatchewan Brad Heidt, Mark Dacey, Wayne Charteris, Dan Ormsby Selkirk, Manitoba $75,000
1995 (Dec.) Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Manitoba Dale Duguid, Dan Carey, Russ Hayes, Doug Armstrong Jasper, Alberta
1997 Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Kelly Yuzdopski, Brian McCusker, Ron Pugsley Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Marcel Rocque Manitoba Vic Peters, Dan Carey (?) Chris Neufeld, Don Harvey Fort McMurray, Alberta $50,000
1999 Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Peter Corner, Neil Harrison Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2000 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Winnipeg, Manitoba $150,000
2001 Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Calgary, Alberta $150,000
2002 Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Manitoba Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould Strathroy, Ontario $150,000
2003 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Gary Van Den Berghe, Jim Spencer Ontario John Morris, Joe Frans, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Leduc, Alberta $150,000
2004 Alberta John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffat Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2005 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Mike Adam, Jamie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2006 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Adam Enright Calgary, Alberta $150,000
2007 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Alberta Blake MacDonald, Kevin Park*, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2008 Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert St. John's, Newfoundland $100,000
2009 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Grande Prairie, Alberta $100,000
2010 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab Dawson Creek, British Columbia $100,000
2011 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Sweden Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, Viktor Kjäll Grande Prairie, Alberta $100,000
2012 Ontario John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Summerside, Prince Edward Island $100,000
2013 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Toronto, Ontario $100,000
2014 Alberta Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Summerside, Prince Edward Island $100,000
2015 Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Toronto, Ontario $100,000

* Park spared for normal skip Kevin Koe.

Women

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2006 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft Alberta Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2007 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin British Columbia Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2008 Saskatchewan Amber Holland, Kim Schneider, Tammy Schneider, Heather Seeley Ontario Krista McCarville, Tara George, Kari MacLean-Kraft, Lorraine Lang St. John's, Newfoundland $100,000
2009 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell Grande Prairie, Alberta $100,000
2010 Alberta Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel Alberta Crystal Webster, Lori Olson-Johns, Samantha Preston, Stephanie Malekoff Dawson Creek, British Columbia $100,000
2011 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Grande Prairie, Alberta $100,000
2012 Saskatchewan Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner Manitoba Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne Meakin Summerside, Prince Edward Island $100,000
2013 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström Toronto, Ontario $100,000
2014 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Summerside, Prince Edward Island $100,000
2015 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Sarah Reid Russia Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Alexandra Saitova, Ekaterina Galkina Toronto, Ontario $100,000

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