Grand Slam of Curling

For other uses, see Grand Slam (disambiguation).

Grand Slam of Curling

Established	2001–02 (Men's) 2006–07 (Women's)

The Grand Slam of Curling (formerly branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and 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 (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam), ^[1] but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels.

The Grand Slam season consists of five men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors". ^[2] The other slam (Tour Challenge) has a unique format that sets it apart from other events on the World Curling Tour.

History

In 2001, many curlers were upset with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). Their complaints included the long curling season, not getting any prize money at the Brier, the national men's curling championship, which generated millions for the CCA, and the inability to have sponsors at the Brier. ^[3] Eighteen of the top twenty curling teams, known as the "Original 18", agreed to boycott the Brier from 2001 to 2003 and created the Grand Slam of Curling. ^[4] The original 18 skips were Dave Boehmer, Kerry Burtnyk, Pierre Charette, Glen Despins, Dale Duguid, Bert Gretzinger, Glenn Howard, Bruce Korte, Allan Lyburn, William Lyburn, Kevin Martin, Greg McAulay, Wayne Middaugh, Kevin Park, Brent Pierce, Vic Peters, Peter Steski and Jeff Stoughton. ^[5]

The Grand Slam of Curling began in the 2001–02 curling season with four events: the Canadian Open, Masters, National, and Players' Championship, the four "majors". ^[6]

After the merger of the Women's Tour and the WCT, the 2006 Players' Championship featured a women's event for the first time, and was considered a Slam for the women too. In the 2006–07 curling season, several existing women's events were designated as Grand Slams, but were not operated by the Grand Slam of Curling. ^[7] Grand Slam games also got reduced to eight ends that season.

In 2012, the Grand Slam of Curling was acquired by Rogers Media via its Sportsnet subsidiary. As such, Sportsnet became the main media rightsholder of the series, although CBC Sports would still carry championship rounds of selected events. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In 2017, Yare TV began broadcasting online streams of the Grand Slams, opening up access to fans outside of Canada. ^[11]

Under this new ownership, the separate women's Grand Slams were phased out, with women's divisions added to existing men's Grand Slams. New Grand Slam events were also added: the Elite 10 in the 2014–15 curling season and the Tour Challenge and Champions Cup in the 2015–16 curling season. A women's division was added to the Elite 10 in the 2018–19 curling season, achieving for the first time equal number of events, prize money, and television time for men and women. ^[7] The Elite 10 was dropped the next season, bringing the number of events to six.

The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the remaining two slams of the 2019-20 curling season and all but the remaining two slams of the 2020–21 curling season. The 2020–21 season was supposed to include the first international Grand Slam, the Canadian Open (renamed to the Open) to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, ^[12] but that too was cancelled along with the Tour Challenge that season. The Slam tour was back to normal for the 2022–23 season with six events, however it would be the last season for the Champions Cup which was discontinued.

In April 2024, it was announced that a consortium known as The Curling Group had acquired the Grand Slam of Curling. The group includes Jennifer Jones, John Morris and former American football player-turned curler Jared Allen, and Marc Bulger. Sportsnet will remain the Canadian broadcaster of the tour under a multi-year agreement of unspecified length. ^[13]

Current Grand Slams

Tour Challenge

Main article: Tour Challenge

The GSOC Tour Challenge was introduced as a men's and women's event in the 2015–16 curling season. The Tour Challenge has two tiers, with the bottom tier including regional invitations. The Tier 2 winning team qualifies for a subsequent grand slam.

Champions

The winning skip for Tier 1 is listed above the Tier 2 winning skip.

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2015	Kevin Koe	Silvana Tirinzoni	Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador
	Jim Cotter	Kerri Einarson
2016	Niklas Edin	Val Sweeting	Cranbrook, British Columbia
	Greg Balsdon	Jacqueline Harrison
2017	Brad Gushue	Val Sweeting	Regina, Saskatchewan
	Jason Gunnlaugson	Kerri Einarson
2018	Brad Jacobs	Rachel Homan	Thunder Bay, Ontario
	Kirk Muyres	Elena Stern
2019	Brad Jacobs	Anna Hasselborg	Westville Road, Nova Scotia
	Korey Dropkin	Kim Min-ji
2020	Cancelled [14]		Grande Prairie, Alberta
2021	Cancelled		Grande Prairie, Alberta
2022	Niklas Edin	Tracy Fleury	Grande Prairie, Alberta [15]
	Korey Dropkin	Clancy Grandy
2023	Joël Retornaz	Jennifer Jones	Niagara Falls, Ontario
	Daniel Casper	Kim Eun-jung
2024			Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

National

Main article: National (curling)

The National was introduced as a men's event in 2002, and was added to the women's side in 2015.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2002	Glenn Howard		Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2003	Pierre Charette		Humboldt, Saskatchewan
2004 (Jan.)	Glenn Howard		Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2004 (Nov.) 1	Kevin Martin		Hamilton, Ontario
2005	Wayne Middaugh		Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2007 (Mar.)	Kevin Martin		Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2007 (Dec.)	Kevin Martin		Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2008	Wayne Middaugh		Quebec City, Quebec
2010 (Jan.)	Brad Gushue		Guelph, Ontario
2010 (Dec.)	Kevin Martin		Vernon, British Columbia
2012	Glenn Howard		Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2013	Jeff Stoughton		Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2014 (Mar.)	Glenn Howard		Fort McMurray, Alberta
2014 (Nov.)	Mike McEwen		Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2015	Brad Gushue	Rachel Homan	Oshawa, Ontario
2016	Brad Jacobs	Kerri Einarson	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2017	Bruce Mouat	Jennifer Jones	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2018	Ross Paterson	Rachel Homan	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
2019	Brad Jacobs	Anna Hasselborg	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
2020	Cancelled [14]		Chestermere, Alberta
2021	Brad Gushue	Anna Hasselborg	Chestermere, Alberta
2022	Brad Gushue	Silvana Tirinzoni	North Bay, Ontario [15]
2023	Joël Retornaz	Gim Eun-ji	Westville Road, Nova Scotia
2024			St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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.

Masters

Main article: Masters (curling)

The Masters was introduced as a men's event 2002, and was added to the women's side in 2012.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2002	Bruce Korte		Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
2003 (Jan)	Kevin Martin		Sudbury, Ontario
2003 (Dec)	Wayne Middaugh		Sudbury, Ontario
2004	Jeff Stoughton		Humboldt, Saskatchewan
2006 (Feb)	Randy Ferbey		St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2006 (Dec)	Glenn Howard		Waterloo, Ontario
2008 (Jan.)	Glenn Howard		Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008 (Nov.)	Glenn Howard		Waterloo, Ontario
2009	Glenn Howard		Mississauga, Ontario
2010	Mike McEwen		Windsor, Ontario
2011	Glenn Howard		Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2012	Kevin Koe	Rachel Homan	Brantford, Ontario
2013	Glenn Howard	Rachel Homan	Abbotsford, British Columbia
2014	Brad Gushue	Val Sweeting	Selkirk, Manitoba
2015	Mike McEwen	Rachel Homan	Truro, Nova Scotia
2016	Niklas Edin	Allison Flaxey	Okotoks, Alberta
2017	Brad Gushue	Jennifer Jones	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
2018	John Epping	Anna Hasselborg	Truro, Nova Scotia
2019	Matt Dunstone	Tracy Fleury	North Bay, Ontario
2020	Cancelled [14]		Sarnia, Ontario [16]
2021	Bruce Mouat	Tracy Fleury	Oakville, Ontario
2022	Joël Retornaz	Kerri Einarson	Oakville, Ontario [15]
2023	Joël Retornaz	Rachel Homan	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2025			Guelph, Ontario

Canadian Open

Main article: Canadian Open (curling)

The Canadian Open was introduced as a men's event in 2001, and was added to the women's side in 2014. The Canadian Open is the only Grand Slam that uses a triple knockout format.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2001	Wayne Middaugh		Wainwright, Alberta
2002	Kevin Martin		Thunder Bay, Ontario
2003	Glen Despins		Brandon, Manitoba
2005	Kevin Martin		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2006	Jeff Stoughton		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007 (Jan.)	Kevin Martin		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007 (Dec.)	Kevin Martin		Quebec City, Quebec
2009	Glenn Howard		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2010	Kevin Martin		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2011 (Jan.)	Mike McEwen		Oshawa, Ontario
2011 (Dec.)	Mike McEwen		Kingston, Ontario
2012	Glenn Howard		Kelowna, British Columbia
2013	Kevin Koe		Medicine Hat, Alberta
2014	Brad Gushue	Eve Muirhead	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
2015	John Epping	Rachel Homan	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
2017	Brad Gushue	Casey Scheidegger	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
2018	Peter de Cruz	Chelsea Carey	Camrose, Alberta
2019	Brendan Bottcher	Rachel Homan	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
2020	Brad Jacobs	Anna Hasselborg	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
2021	Cancelled [14]		Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2022	Cancelled		Camrose, Alberta
2023	Brendan Bottcher	Satsuki Fujisawa	Camrose, Alberta [15]
2024 (Jan.)	Bruce Mouat	Rachel Homan	Red Deer, Alberta
2024 (Nov.)			Nisku, Alberta

Players' Championship

Main article: Players' Championship

The Players' Championship, the oldest tournament on the men's Grand Slam of Curling, was introduced as a men's event in 1993, and added to the women's side in 2006.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
1993	Russ Howard		Calgary, Alberta
1994	Kevin Martin		Calgary, Alberta
1995 (Apr.)	Murray McEachern		Selkirk, Manitoba
1995 (Dec.)	Wayne Middaugh		Jasper, Alberta
1997	Russ Howard		Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998	Kevin Martin		Fort McMurray, Alberta
1999	Wayne Middaugh		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000	Kevin Martin		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001	Wayne Middaugh		Calgary, Alberta
2002	Wayne Middaugh		Strathroy, Ontario
2003	Jeff Stoughton		Leduc, Alberta
2004	John Morris		St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Kevin Martin		St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2006	Randy Ferbey	Jennifer Jones	Calgary, Alberta
2007	Kevin Martin	Jennifer Jones	Calgary, Alberta
2008	Glenn Howard	Amber Holland	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2009	Randy Ferbey	Jennifer Jones	Grande Prairie, Alberta
2010	Kevin Martin	Cheryl Bernard	Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2011	Kevin Martin	Jennifer Jones	Grande Prairie, Alberta
2012	John Epping	Stefanie Lawton	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2013	Glenn Howard	Eve Muirhead	Toronto, Ontario
2014	Kevin Martin	Jennifer Jones	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2015	Brad Jacobs	Eve Muirhead	Toronto, Ontario
2016	Brad Gushue	Eve Muirhead	Toronto, Ontario
2017	Niklas Edin	Jennifer Jones	Toronto, Ontario
2018	Kevin Koe	Jamie Sinclair	Toronto, Ontario
2019	Brendan Bottcher	Kerri Einarson	Toronto, Ontario
2020	Cancelled [17]		Toronto, Ontario
2021	Bruce Mouat	Kerri Einarson	Calgary, Alberta [18]
2022	Bruce Mouat	Anna Hasselborg	Toronto, Ontario
2023	Kevin Koe	Isabella Wranå	Toronto, Ontario [15]
2024	Brad Gushue	Silvana Tirinzoni	Toronto, Ontario

Statistics: Grand Slams won

This is a list of Grand Slam events won per player, including Players' Championships won prior to the creation of the Grand Slam.

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Men

Key of colours

Colour	Explanation
	Player currently active on the WCT

As of the 2024 Players' Championship; Minimum 2 wins

Player	TC	Mast.	Nat.	Open	E10	PC	CC	Total
Kevin Martin	0	1	4	5	0	8	0	18
Marc Kennedy	2	0	3	5	0	6	1	17
Glenn Howard	0	6	4	2	0	4	0	16
Brent Laing	1	7	3	2	0	3	0	16
Mark Nichols	1	2	5	2	2	2	2	16
Wayne Middaugh	0	3	4	2	0	6	0	15
Brad Gushue	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	15
Brett Gallant	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	14
Ben Hebert	1	0	3	4	0	5	1	14
Geoff Walker	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	14
Craig Savill	0	7	2	2	0	2	0	13
John Morris	0	0	3	3	1	4	0	11
Scott Bailey	0	1	2	1	0	5	0	9
E. J. Harnden	2	0	3	1	0	2	1	9
Richard Hart	0	4	2	1	0	1	0	8
Carter Rycroft	0	2	1	3	0	2	0	8
Mike McEwen	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	7
B. J. Neufeld	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	7
Denni Neufeld	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	7
Don Walchuk	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	7
Don Bartlett	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	7
Matt Wozniak	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	7
Brad Jacobs	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	7
Ryan Harnden	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	7
Kevin Koe	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	6
Bruce Mouat	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	6
Grant Hardie	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	6
Bobby Lammie	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	6
Hammy McMillan Jr.	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	6
Graeme McCarrel	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	6
Brendan Bottcher	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	5
Ryan Fry	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	5
Jon Mead	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	5
Ian Tetley	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5
Niklas Edin	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Oskar Eriksson	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Rasmus Wranå	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Christoffer Sundgren	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Joël Retornaz	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
Amos Mosaner	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
Sebastiano Arman	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
Mattia Giovanella	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
John Epping	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
Brad Thiessen	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4
Karrick Martin	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4
Marcel Rocque	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4
Jeff Stoughton	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
David Nedohin	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4
Darren Moulding	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3
Randy Ferbey	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
Scott Pfeifer	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
Gary Van Den Berghe	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
Reid Carruthers	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Mathew Camm	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Braeden Moskowy	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Russ Howard	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Peter Corner	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Collin Mitchell	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Mitchell	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Phil Loevenmark	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Steve Gould	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Nolan Thiessen	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Pat Simmons	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2

Women

Key of colours

Colour	Explanation
	Player currently active on the WCT

As of the 2024 Players' Championship; Minimum 2 wins

Player	AG*	ML&L*	CS*	Elite 10*	Mast.	TC	Nat'l.	CO	PC	CC*	Sobey's*	WT*	Total
Jennifer Jones	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	6	1	1	1	17
Jill Officer	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	1	1	16
Dawn McEwen	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	1	1	1	15
Rachel Homan	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	3	0	4	0	0	15
Emma Miskew	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	3	0	4	0	0	15
Lisa Weagle	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	10
Kaitlyn Lawes	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	10
Cathy Overton-Clapham	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	10
Joanne Courtney	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	8
Anna Hasselborg	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
Sara McManus	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
Val Sweeting	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	7
Agnes Knochenhauer	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
Sofia Mabergs	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
Tracy Fleury	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6
Eve Muirhead	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	6
Vicki Chalmers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	6
Kerri Einarson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5
Sarah Wilkes	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5
Anna Sloan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5
Sherry Anderson	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Shannon Birchard	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4
Briane Harris	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4
Sarah Reid	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4
Stefanie Lawton	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Sherri Singler	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Marliese Kasner	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Rachelle Brown	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
Silvana Tirinzoni	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Selena Njegovan	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Liz Fyfe	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kristin MacCuish	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dana Ferguson	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jeanna Schraeder	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Sasha Carter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Kelly Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Chelsey Matson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Alina Pätz	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3
Carole Howald	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Esther Neuenschwander	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Chelsea Carey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Renee Simons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Lori Olson-Johns	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Alison Kreviazuk	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Sherry Middaugh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Claire Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Shannon Kleibrink	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Amy Nixon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bronwen Webster	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Note: Totals do not include wins prior to the first Grand Slam season of 2006–07, excepting the Players'.

Former Grand Slams

Sobeys Slam

Main article: Sobeys Slam

The Sobeys Slam was held as a Grand Slam event on three occasions in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Champions

Year	Winning skip
2007	Sherry Middaugh
2008	Marie-France Larouche
2009	Not held
2010	Jennifer Jones

Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic

Main article: Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic

The Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic was held annually in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and was held nine times before it was discontinued.

Champions

Year	Winning skip
2000	Shannon Kleibrink
2001	Shannon Kleibrink
2002	Kelly Scott
2003	Kelly Scott
2004	Kelley Law
2005	Janet Harvey
2006	Stefanie Lawton
2007	Kelly Scott
2008	Jennifer Jones

Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic

Main article: Canad Inns Women's Classic

The Manitoba Women's Curling Classic was held in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and was held eight times as a Grand Slam tournament. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2014–15 curling season.

Champions

Year	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
2004	Cheryl Bernard	Shannon Kleibrink
2005	Jennifer Jones	Shannon Kleibrink
2006	Sherry Anderson	Jennifer Jones
2007	Shannon Kleibrink	Jennifer Jones
2008	Michelle Englot	Kelly Scott
2009	Kelly Scott	Jennifer Jones
2010	Chelsea Carey	Cathy Overton-Clapham
2011	Renée Sonnenberg	Heather Nedohin
2012	Stefanie Lawton	Rachel Homan
2013	Jennifer Jones	Jill Thurston

Curlers' Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic

Main article: Autumn Gold Curling Classic

The Autumn Gold Curling Classic is held annually in Calgary, Alberta, and has been held 42 times (as of 2019). It offers a total purse of $50,000. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.

Year	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
1978	Dorenda Schoenhalds	Marj Mitchell
1979	Crystal Brunas	Susan Seitz
1980	Kerrylyn Richard	Joan Hart
1981	Kathy Fahlman	Linda Saunders
1982	Ruby Sowinski	Kathy Fahlman
1983	Emily Farnham	Judy Lukowich
1984	Sandy Tuner	Merilyn Cheyne
1985	Marilyn Bodogh-Darte	Sandy Turner
1986	Marilyn Bodogh-Darte	Kathy Fahlman
1987	Jan Wiltzen	Sandra Risebrough
1988	Michelle Schneider	Carol Davis
1989	Kerrylyn Richard	Sandy Turner
1990	Cheryl Bernard	Linda Wild
1991	Sandra Peterson	Diane Foster
1992	Michelle Schneider	Deb Santos
1993	Sherry Scheirich	Glenys Bakker
1994	Michelle Schneider	Elisabet Johansson
1995	Elisabet Gustafson	Glenys Bakker
1996	Shannon Kleibrink	Kelley Owen
1997	Heather Rankin	Cheryl Kullman
1998	Kim Gellard	Amber Holland
1999	Cathy Borst	Bronwen Saunders
2000	Amber Holland	Shannon Kleibrink
2001	Cathy King	Cheryl Bernard
2002	Heather Nedohin	Cheryl Bernard
2003	Sherry Anderson	Cathy King
2004	Stefanie Lawton	Cheryl Bernard
2005	Jenn Hanna	Jan Betker
2006	Kelly Scott	Crystal Webster
2007	Jennifer Jones	Shannon Kleibrink
2008	Shannon Kleibrink	Cheryl Bernard
2009	Jennifer Jones	Wang Bingyu
2010	Wang Bingyu	Desirée Owen
2011	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Amy Nixon
2012	Sherry Middaugh	Rachel Homan
2013	Eve Muirhead	Wang Bingyu
2014	Jennifer Jones	Rachel Homan

Colonial Square Ladies Classic

Main article: Colonial Square Ladies Classic

The Colonial Square Ladies Classic is held annually in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has been held since 1983. It officially became a Grand Slam event in 2012. It was removed from the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.

Year	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
1983	Chris More	Marilyn Bodogh
1984 (Mar)	Carol Davis	Nancy Kerr
1984 (Nov)	Carolyn Mrack	Connie Laliberte
1985	Marilyn Darte	Cordella Schwengler
1986	Lori McGeary	Merle Kopach
1987	Karen Powell	Heather MacMillan
1988	Marilyn Bodogh-Darte	Andrea Schöpp
1989	Kim Armbruster	Carolyn Revet
1990	Penny Ryan	Deb Shermack
1991	Michelle Schneider	Connie Fennell
1992	Shannon Kleibrink	Karen Fallis
1993	Sandra Peterson	Karen Powell
1994	Sandra Peterson	Sherry Anderson
1995	Sherry Anderson	Michelle Schneider
1996	Kelley Owen	Sherry Scheirich
1997	Sherry Scheirich	Kim Hodson
1998	Renelle Bryden	Amber Holland
1999	Michelle Ridgway	Atina Ford
2000	Sherry Anderson	Heather Fowlie
2001	Sherry Anderson	Susan Altman
2002	Sherry Anderson	Nancy Inglis
2003	Cathy Trowell	Nancy Inglis
2004	Sherry Middaugh	Renée Sonnenberg
2005	Stefanie Lawton	Candace Chisholm
2006	Jennifer Jones	Karen Purdy
2007	Stefanie Lawton	Cathy King
2008	Stefanie Lawton	Michelle Englot
2009	Stefanie Lawton	Mirjam Ott
2010	Stefanie Lawton	Jennifer Jones
2011	Crystal Webster	Val Sweeting
2012	Stefanie Lawton	Chelsea Carey
2013	Jennifer Jones	Michèle Jäggi
2014	Eve Muirhead	Sherry Middaugh

Elite 10

Main article: Elite 10

The Elite 10 was introduced as a men's event in 2015, and added to the women's side in September 2018. The Elite 10 used a unique match play format, similar to skins curling. The event was dropped for the 2019–20 curling season.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2015	Mike McEwen		Fort McMurray, Alberta
2016	Brad Gushue		Colwood, British Columbia
2017	John Morris		Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
2018 (Mar.)	Mike McEwen		Winnipeg, Manitoba
2018 (Sep.)	Brad Gushue	Anna Hasselborg	Chatham, Ontario

Champions Cup

Main article: Champions Cup (curling)

The Champions Cup was introduced as a men's and women's event in the 2015–16 curling season. The Champions Cup is contested by champions of various Grand Slam, Season of Champions, World Curling Tour, and other events throughout the season. The event will not be held in 2024, as it has been put on hold.

Champions

Year	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip	Location
2016	Reid Carruthers	Jennifer Jones	Sherwood Park, Alberta
2017	Brad Jacobs	Rachel Homan	Calgary, Alberta
2018	Brad Gushue	Rachel Homan	Calgary, Alberta
2019	Brendan Bottcher	Silvana Tirinzoni	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2020	Cancelled [17]		Olds, Alberta
2021	Bruce Mouat	Rachel Homan	Calgary, Alberta [18]
2022	Brad Gushue	Kerri Einarson	Olds, Alberta
2023	Brendan Bottcher	Rachel Homan	Regina, Saskatchewan

Grand Slam season champions

Beginning with the 2008–09 season, at the end of the season, the top Grand Slam team is awarded a cup as champions of the season. It was originally called the "Capital One Cup", with the winning team awarded $50,000. ^[20] It became the "Rogers Grand Slam Cup" in 2012 with the winning team given $75,000, then it became the "Bonus Cup" for the 2017–18 season, and then the "Pinty's Cup" in 2018–19, and had that name until 2022. Teams accumulate points based on their performance in each of the slams except for the Champions Cup and Tour Challenge Tier 2. ^{[21] [22]}

Season [23]	Men's winning skip	Women's winning skip
2008–09	Glenn Howard	Jennifer Jones
2009–10	Kevin Martin	Cheryl Bernard
2010–11	Kevin Martin	Jennifer Jones
2011–12	Glenn Howard	Cathy Overton-Clapham
2012–13	Glenn Howard	Eve Muirhead
2013–14	Kevin Martin	Jennifer Jones
2014–15	Brad Jacobs	Eve Muirhead
2015–16	Brad Gushue	Rachel Homan
2016–17	Niklas Edin	Val Sweeting
2017–18	Brad Gushue	Jennifer Jones
2018–19	Kevin Koe	Rachel Homan
2019–20	Brad Jacobs	Anna Hasselborg
2021–22	Bruce Mouat	Anna Hasselborg
2022–23	Brad Gushue	Kerri Einarson

References

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External links

• Official website