Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown

The Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The bonspiel is played in a triple knockout format. The bonspiel was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling Tour.

The event was created in order to address the relative lack of events in the World Curling Tour in the weeks leading up to the Players' Championship. Teams are invited to participate in the bonspiel based on certain qualifications. On both the men's and women's sides, teams are chosen from the Peace Region, the rest of Alberta, from a sponsor's exemption, and from the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit.[1]

Past champions

Men

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2012 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert China Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Zang Jialiang, Ba Dexin 50,000
2013 China Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Zang Jialiang, Ba Dexin Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld 50,000
2014 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols 50,000
2015 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lidström, Christoffer Sundgren 50,000

Women

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2012 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Carolyn McRorie, Chelsey Matson Alberta Renée Sonnenberg, Lawnie MacDonald, Kristie Moore, Rona Pasika 50,000
2013 Switzerland Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schäfer, Carmen Küng, Janine Greiner Ontario Tracy Horgan, Jenn Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates 50,000
2014 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton 50,000
2015 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Lee Merklinger, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht $50,000

References

  1. ↑ "Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown – Team Registration Packet" (PDF). Grande Prairie Curling Club.
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