Grand Slam (curling)
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The Grand Slam is a series of curling bonspiels and are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam's tend to offer the most amount of money out of all the bonspiels in the curling season, and usually 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 many of the Grand Slam events have longer histories. In the past, finals were televised on Rogers Sportsnet, but are now televised on the CBC.
Grand Slam games are played in eight ends instead of the standard 10 ends seen in other major tournaments. This came into effect for the 2006-07 season.
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[edit] Men's events
[edit] Home Hardware Masters of Curling
This event was last held January 23 - 27, 2008 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $30,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (Jan) | Glenn Howard | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 2006 (Dec) | Glenn Howard | Waterloo, Ontario |
| 2006 (Feb) | Randy Ferbey | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2004 | Jeff Stoughton | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| 2003 (Dec) | Wayne Middaugh | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 2003 (Jan) | Kevin Martin | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 2002 | Bruce Korte | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador |
[edit] BDO Classic Canadian Open of Curling
This event was last held November 28-December 2, 2007 in Quebec City. The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $25,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (Dec) | Kevin Martin | Quebec, Quebec | $100,000 |
| 2007 (Jan) | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $100,000 |
| 2006 | Jeff Stoughton | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 2005 | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 2003 | Glen Despins | Brandon, Manitoba | |
| 2002 | Kevin Martin | Thunder Bay, Ontario | |
| 2001 | Wayne Middaugh | Wainwright, Alberta |
[edit] The National
This event was last held December 20-23, 2007 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $100,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 (Dec.) | Kevin Martin | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| 2007 (March) | Kevin Martin | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| 2005 | Wayne Middaugh | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| 2004 (Nov.)1 | Kevin Martin | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2004 | Glenn Howard | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| 2003 | Pierre Charette | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| 2002 | Glenn Howard | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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.
[edit] WCT Players' Championships
This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The total purse for the event was $100,000. The winning team received $25,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Glenn Howard | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2007 | Kevin Martin | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2006 | Randy Ferbey | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2005 | Kevin Martin | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2004 | John Morris | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2003 | Jeff Stoughton | Leduc, Alberta |
| 2002 | Wayne Middaugh | Strathroy, Ontario |
| 2001 | Wayne Middaugh | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2000 | Kevin Martin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1999 | Wayne Middaugh | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1998 | Kevin Martin | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
| 1997 | Russ Howard | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1995 (Dec.) | Wayne Middaugh | Jasper, Alberta |
| 1995 (Apr.) | Murray McEachern | Selkirk, Manitoba |
| 1994 | Kevin Martin | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1993 | Russ Howard | Calgary, Alberta |
[edit] Women's events
[edit] Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic
This event was last held October 5-8, 2007 in Calgary. The total purse for the event was $56,000, the winning team received $14,000.
The event is held annually in Calgary, Alberta.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Jennifer Jones |
| 2006 | Kelly Scott |
| 2005 | Jenn Hanna |
| 2004 | Stefanie Lawton |
| 2003 | Sherry Anderson |
| 2002 | Heather Nedohin |
| 2001 | Cathy King |
| 2000 | Amber Holland |
| 1999 | Cathy Borst |
| 1998 | Kim Gellard |
| 1997 | Heather Rankin |
| 1996 | Shannon Kleibrink |
| 1995 | Elisabet Gustafson |
| 1994 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1993 | Sherry Scheirich |
| 1992 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1991 | Sandra Peterson |
| 1990 | Cheryl Bernard |
| 1989 | Kerrylynn Richards |
| 1988 | Michelle Schneider |
| 1987 | Jan Wiltzen |
| 1986 | Marilyn Bodogh |
[edit] Casinos of Winnipeg Women's Curling Classic
This event was last held October 19-22, 2007 in Winnipeg. The total purse for the event was $50,000.
This event is held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Shannon Kleibrink |
| 2006 | Sherry Anderson |
| 2005 | Jennifer Jones |
| 2004 | Cheryl Bernard |
[edit] Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic
This event was last held November 16-19, 2007 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The total purse for the event was $60,000, the winning team received $16,000.
The event is held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Kelly Scott |
| 2006 | Stefanie Lawton |
| 2005 | Janet Harvey |
| 2004 | Kelley Law |
| 2003 | Kelly Scott |
| 2002 | Kelly Scott |
| 2001 | Shannon Kleibrink |
| 2000 | Shannon Kleibrink |
[edit] Sobeys Curling Classic
The Sobeys Slam was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 season. This event was last held November 29-December 2, 2007 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The total purse for the event was $54,000, the winning team received $14,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Sherry Middaugh |
| 2006 | Nancy McConnery |
| 2005 | Heather Strong |
| 2004 | Kay Zinck |
| 2003 | Jocelyn Palmer |
| 2002 | Kathy O'Rourke |
| 2001 | Suzanne Gaudet |
| 2000 | Tammi Lowther |
| 1999 | Colleen Jones |
| 1998 | Mary Mattatall |
[edit] Tylenol Women's Players' Championships
This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in St. John's. The total purse was $100,000 and the winning team received $25,000.
Champions
| Year | Winning skip |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Amber Holland |
| 2007 | Jennifer Jones |
| 2006 | Jennifer Jones |
