The St. Thomas Curling Classic (previously Roy Inch & Sons Service Experts Classic and the Arctic Snowplows Classic before 2014) is a bonspiel, part of the men's Ontario Curling Tour. The event is held in October and takes place at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Ontario.
In the past, the event has been open to both men's and women's teams. In 2013, Sherry Middaugh's team made it all the way to the final. That year, 4 of the 16 teams entered were women's rinks. [1]
Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
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2006 | Rob Nixon | ||
2007 | Andrew Fairfull | ||
2008 | Axel Larsen | ||
2010 | Jim Lyle | Garth Mitchell | $9,800 |
2011 | Mike Anderson | Mike Jakubo | $12,000 |
2012 | Bowie Abbis-Mills | Bruce Park | $12,000 |
2013 | Mike Jakubo | Sherry Middaugh | $9,000 |
2014 | Brandon Corbett | Terry Corbin | $9,000 |
2015 | Cancelled | ||
2016 [2] | Aaron Squires | Daryl Shane | $7,600 |
2017–2021 | Not held | ||
2022 [3] | John Willsey | James Grattan | $11,000 |
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