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Annual Grand Slam of Curling event
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
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
2002
Bruce Korte , Darrell McKee , Roger Korte , Rory Golanowski
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Garry Vandenberghe , Doug Armstrong
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
$100,000
2003 (Jan.)
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
Vic Peters , Mark Olson , Chris Neufeld , Steve Gould
Sudbury, Ontario
$100,000
2003 (Dec.)
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Joe Frans , Scott Bailey
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Garry Vandenberghe , Steve Gould
Sudbury, Ontario
$100,000
2004
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Garry Vandenberghe , Steve Gould
Pat Simmons , Jeff Sharp , Chris Haichert , Ben Hebert
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
$100,000
2006 (Feb.)
Randy Ferbey , David Nedohin , Scott Pfeifer , Marcel Rocque
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
$100,000
2006 (Dec.)
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Randy Ferbey , David Nedohin , Scott Pfeifer , Marcel Rocque
Waterloo, Ontario
$100,000
2008 (Jan.)
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Koe , Blake MacDonald , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
$100,000
2008 (Nov.)
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Koe , Blake MacDonald , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Waterloo, Ontario
$100,000
2009
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Koe , Blake MacDonald , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Mississauga, Ontario
$100,000
2010
Mike McEwen , B.J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead ,1 Reid Carruthers , Steve Gould
Windsor, Ontario
$100,000
2011
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
John Epping , Scott Bailey , Scott Howard , David Mathers
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$100,000
2012
Kevin Koe , Pat Simmons , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Jim Cotter , Jason Gunnlaugson , Tyrel Griffith , Rick Sawatsky
Brantford , Ontario
$100,000
2013
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Martin , David Nedohin , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Abbotsford , British Columbia
$100,000
2014
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Mike McEwen , B.J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Selkirk , Manitoba
$100,000
2015
Mike McEwen , B.J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Jim Cotter , Ryan Kuhn , Tyrel Griffith , Rick Sawatsky
Truro , Nova Scotia
$100,000
2016
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Okotoks, Alberta
$125,000
2017
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
$125,000
2018
John Epping , Mathew Camm , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Koe , B. J. Neufeld , Colton Flasch , Ben Hebert
Truro , Nova Scotia
$125,000
2019
Matt Dunstone , Braeden Moskowy , Catlin Schneider , Dustin Kidby
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
North Bay , Ontario
$150,000
2020
Cancelled
2021
Bruce Mouat , Grant Hardie , Bobby Lammie , Hammy McMillan Jr.
Brad Jacobs , Marc Kennedy , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Oakville , Ontario
$150,000
2022
Joël Retornaz , Amos Mosaner , Sebastiano Arman , Mattia Giovanella
Bruce Mouat , Grant Hardie , Bobby Lammie , Hammy McMillan Jr.
Oakville , Ontario
$150,000
2023
Joël Retornaz , Amos Mosaner , Sebastiano Arman , Mattia Giovanella
Ross Whyte , Robin Brydone , Duncan McFadzean , Euan Kyle
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
$200,000
Notes
1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.
Women
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
2012
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Alison Kreviazuk , Lisa Weagle
Chelsea Carey , Kristy McDonald , Kristen Foster , Lindsay Titheridge
Brantford , Ontario
$50,000
2013
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Alison Kreviazuk , Lisa Weagle
Eve Muirhead , Anna Sloan , Vicki Adams , Claire Hamilton
Abbotsford , British Columbia
$100,000
2014
Val Sweeting , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Dana Ferguson , Rachelle Brown
Margaretha Sigfridsson , Maria Prytz , Christina Bertrup , Maria Wennerström
Selkirk , Manitoba
$100,000
2015
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Val Sweeting , Lori Olson-Johns , Dana Ferguson , Rachelle Brown
Truro , Nova Scotia
$100,000
2016
Allison Flaxey , Clancy Grandy , Lynn Kreviazuk , Morgan Court
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Okotoks, Alberta
$125,000
2017
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Kerri Einarson , Selena Kaatz , Liz Fyfe , Kristin MacCuish
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
$125,000
2018
Anna Hasselborg , Sara McManus , Agnes Knochenhauer , Sofia Mabergs
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Truro , Nova Scotia
$125,000
2019
Tracy Fleury , Selena Njegovan , Liz Fyfe , Kristin MacCuish
Sayaka Yoshimura , Kaho Onodera , Anna Ohmiya , Yumie Funayama
North Bay , Ontario
$150,000
2020
Cancelled
2021
Tracy Fleury , Selena Njegovan , Liz Fyfe , Kristin MacCuish
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jocelyn Peterman , Dawn McEwen , Lisa Weagle
Oakville , Ontario
$150,000
2022
Kerri Einarson , Val Sweeting , Shannon Birchard , Briane Harris
Tracy Fleury , Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Sarah Wilkes
Oakville , Ontario
$150,000
2023
Rachel Homan , Tracy Fleury , Emma Miskew , Sarah Wilkes
Silvana Tirinzoni , Alina Pätz , Selina Witschonke , Carole Howald
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
$200,000
Sun Life Classic
Past champions are listed as follows:[ 2]
Men
Women
References
External links
Men's Tour Women's Tour Mixed Doubles Tour