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The Sobeys Slam was a former Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It was held annually in November in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

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The event began in 1998 as the Sobeys Curling Classic. It was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 curling season, and was renamed the "Sobeys Slam". The event was not held for the 2009-10 curling season; however, it was brought back once more for the 2010-11 curling season, before coming to an end. The total purse of the event was $60,000.

Winners

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse
2010 Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin Chelsea Carey, Kristy Jenion, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge $60,000
2009Not held
2008 Marie-France Larouche, Nancy Bélanger, Annie Lemay, Joëlle Sabourin Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Lana Vey $60,000
2007 Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Kim Moore, Andra Harmark Marie-France Larouche, Nancy Bélanger, Annie Lemay, Joëlle Sabourin $54,000 [1]

Sobeys Curling Classic Winners

YearWinning Skip
2006 Nancy McConnery
2005 Heather Strong
2004 Kay Zinck
2003 Jocelyn Palmer
2002 Kathy O'Rourke
2001 Suzanne Gaudet
2000 Tammi Lowther
1999 Colleen Jones
1998 Mary Mattatall

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References

  1. "Sobeys Slam". Suburban Schoolmasters Curling League. Retrieved September 1, 2020.