National (curling)

Last updated
Boost National
National (curling) logo.png
Established2002
2024 host city St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2024 arena Mary Brown's Centre
Men's purse CAD$200,000
Women's purse CAD$200,000
Current champions (2023)
Men Flag of Italy.svg Joël Retornaz
Women Flag of South Korea.svg Gim Eun-ji
Current edition

The National, currently referred to as the KIOTI National for sponsorship reasons, is a curling tournament that is one of the five events that are part of the Grand Slam of Curling tour, and one of its four "majors". [1]

Contents

Format

Beginning in 2022, the event features 16 men's and 16 women's teams. The top 16 (or 15 if there's a sponsors exemption) teams on the World Curling Federation's Order of Merit qualify. In some cases a "sponsors exemption" is permitted, in which a local team is picked to compete. [2] The 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams, and the top eight teams overall advance to a single elimination playoff. [3] In 2021, the event was a 16 team triple knockout event before the 8 team playoff. From 2015 to 2019, the event had 15 teams divided into three groups of five teams. From 2007 to 2014, the event had three pools of six teams each.

Past champions

Men

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse (CAD)
2002 M&M Meat Shops National Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2003 National Flag of Quebec.svg Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell Humboldt, Saskatchewan $100,000
2004 National (Jan.) Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Prince Albert, Saskatchewan $100,000
2004 BDO Curling Classic (Nov.) Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Hamilton, Ontario $100,000
2005 National Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner, Phil Loevenmark, Scott Bailey Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Ben Hebert, Steve Laycock Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2007 National (Mar.) Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Flag of Alberta.svg Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2007 National (Dec.) Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin, John Morris, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Flag of Alberta.svg Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2008 National Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey* Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab Quebec City, Quebec $100,000
2010 National (Jan.) Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab Flag of Alberta.svg David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Guelph, Ontario $100,000
2010 Swiss Chalet National (Dec.) Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Vernon, British Columbia $100,000
2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Dawson Creek, British Columbia $100,000
2013 National Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Mar.) Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker Fort McMurray, Alberta $100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Nov.) Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2015 National Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Flag of Manitoba.svg Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Oshawa, Ontario $100,000
2016 Boost National [4] Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Flag of Manitoba.svg Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000
2017 Boost National Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Chang-min, Seong Se-hyeon, Oh Eun-soo, Lee Ki-bok Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000
2018 Boost National Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Paterson, Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $125,000
2019 Boost National Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2021 Boost National Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Chestermere, Alberta $150,000
2022 Boost National Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2023 KIOTI National Flag of Italy.svg Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Westville Road, Nova Scotia $200,000
2024 KIOTI National St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $200,000

* Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final.

Women

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse (CAD)
2015 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Flag of Ontario.svg Tracy Fleury, Crystal Webster, Jenna Walsh, Jenn Horgan Oshawa, Ontario $100,000
2016 [5] Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvana Tirinzoni, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2017 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Kristie Moore Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000 [6]
2018 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Laura Walker Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Flag of Manitoba.svg Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Chestermere, Alberta $150,000
2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2023 Flag of South Korea.svg Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Westville Road, Nova Scotia $200,000
2024 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $200,000

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