Grand Slam of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (currently known as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and 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 some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels.
Grand Slam games are played in eight ends, instead of the standard 10 ends seen in other major international tournaments. This came into effect for the 2006-07 season.
The Grand Slam of Curling was previously operated by the sports media company Insight Sports. In August 2012, Rogers Media, through its Sportsnet division, acquired the series. As such, television rights to the series have also defaulted to Sportsnet, though certain events may still air championship rounds on CBC.[1][2][3]
The Grand Slam season consists of seven men's and six women's events. The original four events (the Masters, Canadian Open, the National and the Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors".[4]
Men's events
GSOC Tour Challenge
The GSOC Tour Challenge was introduced in the 2015–16 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2015 | Kevin Koe | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador |
2016 | Niklas Edin | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
2017 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
The Masters of Curling has been held 16 times, the most recent being in Okotoks, Alberta. The event was known as the World Cup of Curling between 2009 and 2011.
- Champions
The National
The National has been held 16 times, the most recent being in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- Champions
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.
Canadian Open of Curling
The Canadian Open of Curling has been held 16 times, the most recent being in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
- Champions
Elite 10
The Elite 10 was started in 2015, and was last held in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2015 | Mike McEwen | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
2016 | Brad Gushue | Colwood, British Columbia |
2017 | John Morris | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
The Players' Championship
The Players' Championship, the oldest tournament on the men's Grand Slam of Curling, has been held (as of 2016) 24 times, the most recent being in Toronto.
- Champions
Champions Cup
The Champions Cup was introduced in the 2015–16 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2016 | Reid Carruthers | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
2017 | Brad Jacobs | Calgary, Alberta |
Statistics: Grand Slams won
This is a list of Grand Slam events won per player, including Players' Championships won prior to the creation of the Grand Slam.[5]
Colour | Explanation |
---|---|
Player currently active on the WCT |
As of the 2017 Champions Cup
Player | TC | Mast. | Nat. | CO | E10 | PC | CC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Martin | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
Glenn Howard | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Wayne Middaugh | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Brent Laing | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
Craig Savill | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Marc Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
Ben Hebert | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
John Morris | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Scott Bailey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Richard Hart | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Carter Rycroft | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Mark Nichols | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Brad Gushue | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Don Walchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Don Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
B. J. Neufeld | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Matt Wozniak | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Denni Neufeld | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Graeme McCarrel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Brett Gallant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Geoff Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Jon Mead | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Ian Tetley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Kevin Koe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ryan Fry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Marcel Rocque | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Jeff Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
David Nedohin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
John Epping | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Niklas Edin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Brad Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Oskar Eriksson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Rasmus Wranå | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
E. J. Harnden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Christoffer Sundgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ryan Harnden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Randy Ferbey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Scott Pfeifer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Van Den Berghe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Reid Carruthers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Russ Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Peter Corner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Collin Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jason Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Phil Loevenmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Gould | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nolan Thiessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pat Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Women's events
GSOC Tour Challenge
The GSOC Tour Challenge was introduced in the 2015–16 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2015 | Silvana Tirinzoni | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador |
2016 | Valerie Sweeting | Okotoks, Alberta |
2017 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
The Masters of Curling has been held five times, the most recent being in Okotoks, Alberta. It is the successor event of the Sun Life Classic.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2012 | Rachel Homan | Brantford, Ontario |
2013 | Rachel Homan | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
2014 | Valerie Sweeting | Selkirk, Manitoba |
2015 | Rachel Homan | Truro, Nova Scotia |
2016 | Allison Flaxey | Okotoks, Alberta |
The National
The National, already a Grand Slam on the men's side, added a women's bonspiel starting in 2015.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2015 | Rachel Homan | Oshawa, Ontario |
2016 | Kerri Einarson | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Canadian Open of Curling
The Canadian Open of Curling has been added as a women's Grand Slam during the 2014-15 season. It was last held in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2014 | Eve Muirhead | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
2015 | Rachel Homan | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
2017 | Casey Scheidegger | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
The Players' Championship
The Players' Championship has been held eight times, the most recent being in Toronto. The championship was expanded to include a women's tournament in 2006.
- Champions
Champions Cup
The Champions Cup was introduced in the 2015–16 curling season.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip | Location |
---|---|---|
2016 | Jennifer Jones | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
2017 | Rachel Homan | Calgary, Alberta |
Statistics: Grand Slams won
Colour | Explanation |
---|---|
Player currently active on the WCT |
As of the 2017 Champions Cup; Minimum 2 wins
Player | AG* | ML&L* | CS* | Mast. | TC | Nat'l. | CO | PC | CC | Sobey's* | WT* | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Jill Officer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Dawn McEwen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Cathy Overton-Clapham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Kaitlyn Lawes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Eve Muirhead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Vicki Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Emma Miskew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Lisa Weagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Anna Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Stefanie Lawton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Sherry Anderson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sherri Singler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Marliese Kasner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Sarah Reid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kelly Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Joanne Courtney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jeanna Schraeder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sasha Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Chelsey Matson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Shannon Kleibrink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sherry Middaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Valerie Sweeting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Amy Nixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dana Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rachelle Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alison Kreviazuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bronwen Webster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Claire Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Renee Simons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Note: Totals due not include wins prior to the first Grand Slam season of 2006-07.
* Former events
Former Grand Slams
Sobeys Slam
The Sobeys Slam was held as a Grand Slam event on three occasions in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip |
---|---|
2007 | Sherry Middaugh |
2008 | Marie-France Larouche |
2009 | Not held |
2010 | Jennifer Jones |
Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic
The Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic was held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and was held nine times before it was discontinued.
- Champions
Year | Winning skip |
---|---|
2000 | Shannon Kleibrink |
2001 | Shannon Kleibrink |
2002 | Kelly Scott |
2003 | Kelly Scott |
2004 | Kelley Law |
2005 | Janet Harvey |
2006 | Stefanie Lawton |
2007 | Kelly Scott |
2008 | Jennifer Jones |
Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
The Manitoba Women's Curling Classic was held in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and was held eight times as a Grand Slam tournament. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2014–15 curling season.
- Champions
Curlers' Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The Autumn Gold Curling Classic is held annually in Calgary, Alberta, and has been held 37 times (as of 2014). It offers a total purse of $50,000. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
- Champions since 1986
Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
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1986 | Marilyn Bodogh | |
1987 | Jan Wiltzen | |
1988 | Michelle Schneider | |
1989 | Kerrylynn Richards | |
1990 | Cheryl Bernard | |
1991 | Sandra Peterson | |
1992 | Michelle Schneider | |
1993 | Sherry Scheirich | |
1994 | Michelle Schneider | |
1995 | Elisabet Gustafson | |
1996 | Shannon Kleibrink | |
1997 | Heather Rankin | |
1998 | Kim Gellard | Amber Holland |
1999 | Cathy Borst | Bronwen Saunders |
2000 | Amber Holland | Shannon Kleibrink |
2001 | Cathy King | Cheryl Bernard |
2002 | Heather Nedohin | Cheryl Bernard |
2003 | Sherry Anderson | Cathy King |
2004 | Stefanie Lawton | Cheryl Bernard |
2005 | Jenn Hanna | Jan Betker |
2006 | Kelly Scott | Crystal Webster |
2007 | Jennifer Jones | Shannon Kleibrink |
2008 | Shannon Kleibrink | Cheryl Bernard |
2009 | Jennifer Jones | Wang Bingyu |
2010 | Wang Bingyu | Desirée Owen |
2011 | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Amy Nixon |
2012 | Sherry Middaugh | Rachel Homan |
2013 | Eve Muirhead | Wang Bingyu |
2014 | Jennifer Jones | Rachel Homan |
Colonial Square Ladies Classic
The Colonial Square Ladies Classic is held annually in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has been held since 1981. It officially became a Grand Slam event in 2012. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
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2004 | Sherry Middaugh | Renée Sonnenberg |
2005 | Stefanie Lawton | Candace Chisholm |
2006 | Jennifer Jones | Karen Purdy |
2007 | Stefanie Lawton | Cathy King |
2008 | Stefanie Lawton | Michelle Englot |
2009 | Stefanie Lawton | Mirjam Ott |
2010 | Stefanie Lawton | Jennifer Jones |
2011 | Crystal Webster | Valerie Sweeting |
2012 | Stefanie Lawton | Chelsea Carey |
2013 | Jennifer Jones | Michèle Jäggi |
2014 | Eve Muirhead | Sherry Middaugh |
Rogers Grand Slam Cup
Beginning with the 2012-13 season, at the end of the season, the top Grand Slam team wins the "Rogers Grand Slam Cup", where they are awarded $75,000. Teams accumulate points based on their performance in each of the slams except for the Champions Cup.[6]
Winners:
- 2012-13: Glenn Howard (men's); Eve Muirhead (women's)
- 2013-14: Kevin Martin (men's); Jennifer Jones (women's)
- 2014-15: Brad Jacobs (men's); Eve Muirhead (women's)
- 2015-16: Brad Gushue (men's); Rachel Homan (women's)
- 2016-17: Niklas Edin (men's); Valerie Sweeting (women's)
References
- ↑ "Sportsnet new owner of Grand Slam curling". The Curling News. 30 August 2012.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Sportsnet, CBC back on curling ice". The Curling News. 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "Grand Slam of Curling returns to CBC". CBC Sports. 30 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/playerschampionship/gushue-homan-headline-field-for-players-championship/
- ↑ http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/grand-slam-of-curling-records/
- ↑ http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/rogers-grand-slam-cup/