2007–08 curling season

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2007–08 curling season
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Seasons

The 2007-08 curling season began in September 2007 and ended in April 2008.

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Season of Champions top three finishes

(Only team's skip listed)

EventWinnerRunner-upThird place
Canadian Mixed Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ross)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Turcotte)Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Burgess)
TSN Skins Game Kevin Martin Wayne Middaugh Glenn Howard
Brad Gushue
Continental Cup Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg North America Flag of Europe.svg Europe
Canadian Juniors (men's)Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Dion)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fanset)Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Gallant)
Canadian Juniors (women's)Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Lawes)Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (McVicar)Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Pearsons)
Scotties Tournament of Hearts Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Jones)Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Kleibrink)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (S. Middaugh)
Tim Hortons Brier Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Martin)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (G. Howard)Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Simmons)
World Junior Championships (men's)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Plys)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Eriksson)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Dion)
World Junior Championships (women's)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Muirhead)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Östlund)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Lawes)
Canada Cup (men's) Kevin Koe Kevin Martin Brad Gushue
Canada Cup (women's) Stefanie Lawton Kelly Scott Cheryl Bernard
Canadian Seniors (men's)Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Hritzuk)Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (R. Howard)Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rafuse)
Canadian Seniors (women's)Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Sanders)Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Pearson)Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Turner)
Women's World Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Jones)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang B.)Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)
Men's World Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Martin)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Murdoch)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Ulsrud)

Other events

EventWinnerRunner-upThird place
European Mixed Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Meikle)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ostrowski)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)
Pacific Championships (men's)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang F.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Millikin)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Becker)
Pacific Championships (women's)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang B.)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Meguro)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Park)
European Championships (men's)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Murdoch)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Ulsrud)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Frederiksen)
European Championships (women's)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Wood)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)
European Junior Challenge (men's)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Chaloupek)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Wachulak)Flag of France.svg  France (Vincent)
European Junior Challenge (women's)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Templin)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Apollonio)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Kubeska)
Pacific Juniors (men's)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Zang)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Sakamoto)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Lee)
Pacific Juniors (women's)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Fujiwasa)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Sun)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Kim Y. M.)
World Wheelchair Championship Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Kim H. S.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Jiminez Perez)
Mixed Doubles Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Schori/Müller Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Malmi/J. Uusipaavalniemi Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Persson/Carlsson
World Seniors (men's)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Ryan)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Lindeman)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Russell)
World Seniors (women's)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Foster)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Letton)Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Nedkoff)

World Curling Tour winners

EventDateLocationWinning skipRunner-up skip
Baden Masters Sept. 7-9 Baden, Switzerland Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue Flag of Germany.svg Andy Kapp
Radisson SAS Oslo Cup Sept. 20-23 Oslo, Norway Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe Flag of Norway.svg Pål Trulsen
AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Sept. 20-23 Brockville, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue
Boston Pizza September Shoot-Out Sept. 21-23 Edmonton, Alberta Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Pat Simmons Flag of Alberta.svg Brent MacDonald
Twin Anchors Houseboat Cashspiel Sept. 27-30 Vernon, British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Bob Ursel Flag of British Columbia.svg Sean Geall
Mac Ice Classic Oct. 4-8 Ottawa, Ontario Flag of Quebec.svg Jean-Michel Ménard Flag of Ontario.svg Greg Richardson
Swiss Cup Basel Oct. 5-8 Basel, Switzerland Flag of Scotland.svg David Murdoch Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefan Karnusian
PriceWaterHouseCoopers Westcoast Curling Classic Oct. 5-9 New Westminster, British Columbia Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe Flag of British Columbia.svg Bob Ursel
Valour Road Open Oct. 5-8 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg Allan Lyburn Flag of Manitoba.svg Peter Nicholls
Don Bartlett Classic Oct. 11-14 Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Shawn Adams Flag of Alberta.svg Randy Ferbey
St. Paul Cashspiel Oct. 12-15 St. Paul, Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Craig Disher Flag of Ontario.svg Trevor Clifford
Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Oct. 12-15 Medicine Hat, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg James Pahl Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Pat Simmons
Coupe Quebec La Cage aux Sports Oct. 18-21 Quebec, Quebec Flag of Quebec.svg François Gagné Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Cochrane
Bern Open Oct. 19-22 Bern, Switzerland Flag of New Brunswick.svg Russ Howard Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Stöckli
Strauss Crown of Curling Oct. 19-22 Kamloops, British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Bryan Miki Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay
Flint Energy Curling Classic Oct. 19-22 Bonnyville, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin Flag of Alberta.svg Randy Ferbey
Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic Oct. 26-29 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Joel Jordison
Red Deer Curling Classic Nov. 1-4 Red Deer, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Kurt Balderston Flag of Alberta.svg Rob Armitage
Cactus Pheasant Classic Nov. 1-4 Brooks, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh
Yukon Title Curling Classic Nov. 8-11 Fairbanks, Alaska Flag of the United States.svg Jason Larway Flag of British Columbia.svg Stu Harris
Duluth Cash Spiel Nov. 9-12 Duluth, Minnesota Flag of Ontario.svg Jeff Currie Flag of the United States.svg Craig Brown
Whites Drug Store Classic Nov. 9-12 Swan River, Manitoba Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Joel Jordison Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Darrell McKee
Best Western Wayside Inn Curling Classic Nov. 9-12 Lloydminster, Alberta Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard
Lucerne Curling Trophy Nov. 15-18 Luzern, Switzerland Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Ulsrud Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Brewster
Pharmasave Gimli Classic Nov. 16-18 Gimli, Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg Chris Galbraith Flag of Manitoba.svg Daley Peters
Roaming Buffalo Classic Nov. 16-18 Wainwright, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Adrian Bakker Flag of Alberta.svg Shane Park
McDonald's Invitational Nov. 16-19 Brantford, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Ontario.svg Kirk Ziola
Challenge Casino De Charlevoix Nov. 21-25 Clermont, Quebec Flag of Ontario.svg Peter Steski Flag of Quebec.svg Robert Desjardins
Skookum/WCT Yukon Cash Spiel Nov. 22-25 Whitehorse, Yukon Flag of British Columbia.svg Steve Waatainen Flag of Alberta.svg Ron Chrenek
Interlake Pharmacy Classic Nov. 22-26 Stonewall, Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk Flag of Manitoba.svg Vic Peters
BDO Classic Canadian Open Nov. 28-Dec. 2 Quebec, Quebec Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Shawn Adams
Grande Prairie Cash Spiel Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Grande Prairie, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Jeff Erickson Flag of Alberta.svg James Pahl
Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Cash Spiel Nov. 30-Dec. 3 Dauphin, Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg Chris Galbraith Flag of Manitoba.svg Reid Carruthers
Morgan Stanley Curling Classic Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Madison, Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Craig Brown Flag of Ontario.svg Trevor Bonot
Point Optical Charity Curling Classic Dec. 7-10 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Randy Woytowich Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Darrell McKee
John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier Dec. 12-16 Ottawa, Ontario Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen
Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel Dec. 14-16 Eveleth, Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Pete Fenson Flag of the United States.svg Craig Brown
The National Dec. 20-23 Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe
Ramada Perth Masters Jan. 3-6 Perth, Scotland Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerry Burtnyk
Masters of Curling Jan. 23-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe
Prague Grand Prix Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Prague, Czech Republic Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Ferronato Flag of Finland.svg Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Bear Mountain Arena Classic Apr. 3-6 Victoria, British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Bob Ursel Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh
Tylenol Players Championship Apr. 15-20 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin

Women's World Curling Tour winners

EventDateLocationWinning skipRunner-up skip
BDO Galt Curling Classic Sept. 17-23 Cambridge, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Julie Reddick Flag of Ontario.svg Colleen Madonia
Radisson SAS Oslo Cup Sept. 20-23 Oslo, Norway Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Sherry Anderson
AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Sept. 20-23 Brockville, Ontario Flag of the United States.svg Debbie McCormick Flag of Quebec.svg Ève Bélisle
Boston Pizza September Shoot-Out Sept. 21-23 Edmonton, Alberta Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Bingyu Flag of Alberta.svg Glenys Bakker
Twin Anchors Houseboat Cashspiel Sept. 27-30 Vernon, British Columbia Flag of Alberta.svg Heather Rankin Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink
Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Oct. 5-9 Calgary, Alberta Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink
Women's Masters Basel Oct. 12-14 Basel, Switzerland Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Norberg Flag of Scotland.svg Edith Loudon
Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Oct. 12-15 Medicine Hat, Alberta Flag of Japan.svg Moe Meguro Flag of Alberta.svg Carly Quigley
Southwestern Ontario Women's Charity Cashspiel Oct. 12-15 London, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan Flag of Quebec.svg Ève Bélisle
Coupe Quebec La Cage aux Sports Oct. 18-21 Quebec, Quebec Flag of Quebec.svg Ève Bélisle Flag of Quebec.svg Veronique Brassard
Casinos of Winnipeg Classic Oct. 19-22 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones
Zurich Women's Masters Oct. 19-21 Zurich, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg Irene Schori Flag of Switzerland.svg Binia Feltscher-Beeli
Strauss Crown of Curling Oct. 19-22 Kamloops, British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelly Scott Flag of British Columbia.svg Marla Mallett
Colonial Square Ladies Classic Oct. 26-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Stefanie Lawton Flag of Alberta.svg Cathy King
Stockholm Ladies Cup Nov. 1-4 Stockholm, Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Norberg Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg
Red Deer Curling Classic Nov. 1-4 Red Deer, Alberta Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones Flag of Alberta.svg Kristie Moore
Royal Lepage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Nov. 2-4 Ottawa, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Jenn Hanna Flag of Ontario.svg Tracy Samaan
Duluth Cash Spiel Nov. 9-12 Duluth, Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Patti Lank Flag of Manitoba.svg Patti Burtnyk
Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic Nov. 16-19 Abbotsford, British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelly Scott Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Stefanie Lawton
Sun Life Invitational Nov. 16-19 Brantford, Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg Julie Hastings Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville
Interlake Pharmacy Classic Nov. 22-26 Stonewall, Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg Joelle Brown Flag of Manitoba.svg Barb Spencer
CUETS Schmirler Charity Classic Nov. 23-26 Regina, Saskatchewan Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Jolene McIvor Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Michelle Englot
International ZO Women's Tournament Nov. 23-25 Wetzikon, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg Mirjam Ott Flag of Russia.svg Ludmila Privivkova
Sobeys Slam Nov. 29-Dec. 2 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh Flag of Quebec.svg Marie-France Larouche
Boundary Ford Classic Nov. 30-Dec. 3 Lloydminster, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Faye White Flag of Alberta.svg Chana Martineau
Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier Dec. 12-16 Edmonton, Alberta Flag of Alberta.svg Cheryl Bernard Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh
International Ladies Bernese Cup Jan. 11-13 Bern, Switzerland Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelly Scott Flag of Scotland.svg Kelly Wood
Braehead Ladies International Jan. 18-20 Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Gail Munro Flag of Scotland.svg Kelly Wood
Tylenol Players Championship Apr. 15-20 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Amber Holland Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville

Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.

WCT Money Ranking

#Men's teams$ (CAD)
1 Kevin Martin 127,000
2 Glenn Howard 126,795
3 Kevin Koe 109,785
4 Wayne Middaugh 83,500
5 Randy Ferbey 76,750
6 Kerry Burtnyk 73,729
7 Jeff Stoughton 71,000
8 Pat Simmons 55,000
9 Shawn Adams 43,000
10 Bob Ursel
Greg McAulay
42,500

Sources

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