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GRAND SLAM OF CURLING
EVENTS
The
Grand Slam is a series of curling bonspiels and are
a part of the annual World Curling Tour.
Grand Slams 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, but many of the Grand Slam events
have longer histories. In the past,
finals were televised on Rogers Sportsnet, but are
now televised on 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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BDO CLASSIC
CANADIAN OPEN OF CURLING
This
event was last held November 28 - December 2, 2007 in Quebec City, PQ.
The
total purse for the event was $100,000 and the winning team received
$25,000.
Champions:
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Year
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Winning Skip
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Location
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2007-08
(Dec/07)
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Kevin
Martin
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Quebec City, PQ
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2006-07
(Jan/07)
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Kevin
Martin
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Winnipeg, MB
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2005-06
(Jan/06)
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Jeff
Stoughton
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Winnipeg, MB
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2004-05
(Jan/05)
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Kevin
Martin
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Winnipeg, MB
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2003-04
(Nov/03)
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Glen
Despins
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Brandon, MB
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2002-03
(Dec/02)
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Kevin
Martin
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Thunder Bay, ON
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2001-02
(Dec/01)
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Wayne
Middaugh
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Wainwright,
AB
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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 and the winning team received
$25,000.
Champions:
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Year
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Winning Skip
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Location
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2007-08
(Dec/07)
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Kevin
Martin
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Port
Hawkesbury, NS
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2006-07
(Mar/07)
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Kevin
Martin
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Port
Hawkesbury, NS
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2005-06
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Event Not held
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2004-05
(Nov/04)
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Wayne
Middaugh
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Port
Hawkesbury, NS
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2003-04
(Jan/04)
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Glenn
Howard
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Prince Albert, SK
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2002-03
(Feb/03)
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Pierre Charette
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Humboldt, SK
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2001-02
(Feb/02)
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Glenn
Howard
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Sault
Ste. Marie, ON
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HOME HARDWARE
MASTERS OF CURLING
This
event was last held November 29 - December 3, 2006 in Waterloo, Ontario.
The
total purse for the event was $100,000 and the winning team received
$30,000.
2007-08 Event to be held January 23-27, 2008, in Saskatoon, SK.
Champions:
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Year
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Winning Skip
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Location
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2006-07
(Dec/06)
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Glenn
Howard
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Waterloo, ON
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2005-06
(Feb/06)
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Randy
Ferbey
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St. John's, NL
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2004-05
(Jan/05)
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Jeff
Stoughton
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Humboldt, SK
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2003-04
(Dec/03)
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Wayne
Middaugh
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Sudbury, ON
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2002-03
(Jan/03)
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Kevin
Martin
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Sudbury, ON
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2001-02
(Jan/02)
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Bruce
Korte
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Gander, NL
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TYLENOL PLAYERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
This event was last held April 12-15, 2007 in Calgary, Alberta.
The total purse for the event was $150,000 and
the winning team received $50,000.
2007-08 Event to be held April 16-20,
2008, in St. John’s,
NL.
Champions:
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Year
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Winning Skip
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Location
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2006-07 (Apr/07)
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Kevin Martin
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Calgary,
AB
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2005-06 (Mar/06)
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Randy Ferbey
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Calgary,
AB
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2004-05 (Mar/05)
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Kevin Martin
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St.
John's, NL
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2003-04 (Mar/04)
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John Morris
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St.
John's, NL
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2002-03 (Feb/03)
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Jeff Stoughton
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Leduc,
AB
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2001-02 (Mar/02)
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Wayne Middaugh
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Strathroy,
ON
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2000-01 (Mar/01)
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Wayne Middaugh
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Calgary,
AB
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1999-00 (Mar/00)
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Kevin Martin
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Winnipeg,
MB
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1998-99 (Mar/99)
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Wayne Middaugh
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Winnipeg,
MB
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1997-98 (Mar/98)
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Kevin Martin
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Fort
McMurray, AB
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1996-97 (Mar/97)
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Russ Howard
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Winnipeg,
MB
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1995-96 (Dec/95)
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Wayne Middaugh
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Jasper,
AB
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1994-95(Apr/95)
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Murray McEachern
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Selkirk,
MB
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1993-94 (Mar/94)
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Kevin Martin
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Calgary, AB
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1992-93 (Feb/93)
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Russ Howard
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Calgary, AB
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The WCT Founders' Trophy is awarded to the team that
compiles the most winnings over the course of each year's Capital One
Grand Slam of Curling.
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The Trophy is named in honour of the original founders of
the World Curling Tour and is a tribute to their hard work and dedication
in creating the Tour. They are Ed Lukowich,
Arnold Asham, Ray Turnbull, and Jim Furgale.
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2007 WINNER: KEVIN
MARTIN, $176,000
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