Masters (curling)
| Masters | |
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| Established | 2002 |
| 2023 host city | Oakville, Ontario |
| 2023 arena | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex |
| Men's purse | CAD $200,000 |
| Women's purse | CAD $200,000 |
| Current champions (2023) | |
| Men | Italy Joël Retornaz |
| Women | Ontario Rachel Homan |
| Current edition | |
| Grand Slam of Curling events |
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The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area.[1] The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters. The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario. The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.
Previous event names
Sun Life Classic
- Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
- Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
- McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
- SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
- Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)
Masters/World Cup
- Kia Masters of Curling: 2002
- M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling: 2003-2004
- Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006
- Home Hardware Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008
- Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008
- Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010
- GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011
- Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012
- Masters of Curling: 2013-15
- WFG Masters: 2016
- Masters of Curling: 2017
- Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
- Masters: 2019–2021
- WFG Masters: 2022–present
Past champions
Masters/World Cup
Men
Notes
- 1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.
Women
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Sun Life Classic
Past champions are listed as follows:[2]
Men
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ontario Kirk Ziola[3] | Ontario Jim Lyle | |
| 2006 | Quebec Dwayne Fowler[3] | Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | 35,000 |
| 2007 | Ontario Glenn Howard[3] | Ontario Kirk Ziola | 53,000 |
| 2008 | Ontario Glenn Howard[3] | Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 47,000 |
| 2009 | Manitoba Mike McEwen | Quebec Martin Ferland | 50,000 |
| 2010 | Manitoba Mike McEwen | Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | 50,000 |
| 2011 | Sweden Niklas Edin | Switzerland Sven Michel | 50,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ontario Julie Hastings[3] | Ontario Krista McCarville | 32,000 |
| 2008 | Quebec Marie-France Larouche[3] | Ontario Jacqueline Harrison | 47,000 |
| 2009 | Ontario Jo-Ann Rizzo | Alberta Shannon Kleibrink | 50,000 |
| 2010 | Manitoba Jennifer Jones | British Columbia Kelly Scott | 50,000 |
| 2011 | Ontario Sherry Middaugh | Wisconsin Erika Brown | 50,000 |
References
- ↑ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Past Champions, Sun Life Classic". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
