Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic

Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic
Established	1988 [1]
Host city	Brantford, Ontario
Arena	Brant Curling Club
Men's purse	$15,000
Women's purse	$15,000
Current champions (2024)
Men	Sam Mooibroek
Women	Christina Black

Brantford G&CC

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Location in Canada

The Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic is a curling tournament or bonspiel part of the men's and women's curling tour. The event existed exclusively on the Ontario Curling Tour until 2017, before it was added as a WCT event for 2018 and 2019. It was also a WCT event in 1996. ^[2] The event is an annual event held at the end of November and the beginning of December. The event took place at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Ontario until 2017. It was moved to the Paris Curling Club in Paris, Ontario in 2018 and then the Brantford Golf & Country Club for 2022. Following the closure of curling operations and the Golf and Country Club, the event moved back to the Brant Curling Club in 2024.

A women's event was held in 2016 and did not return until 2022.

Previous names:

• 1988–1991: Saxon Classic
• 1992–1993: Brant Classic
• 1994–1996: Sobey's Classic
• 1997–1999: Doctor-Crete Curling Classic
• 2000–2016: Brantford NISSAN Classic
• 2017: Brantford NISSAN Men's Classic
• 2018: NISSAN Curling Classic
• 2019: Brantford NISSAN Classic
• 2021–present: Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic

Past Champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men

Year	Winning skip	Runner up skip	Purse (CAD)
1988 [3]	John Kawaja	Jim Sharples	$11,000 [1]
1989 [4]	Axel Larsen	Paul Savage
1990 [5]	Ron Long	Kevin Breivik	$12,000
1991 [6]	Richard Hart	Peter Steski	$11,000
1992 [7]	Mike Colborne	Axel Larsen	$12,000
1993 [8]	Wyllie Allan	Dan Mustapic	$12,000
1994 [9]	Paul Savage	Rob Krepps
1995
1996 [2]	Bob Ingram	John Base	$16,000
1997 [10]	John Base	Heath McCormick
1998 [11]	John Morris	Kevin Breivik	$15,000
1999 [12]	John Morris	Bob Ingram
2000 [13]	Bob Turcotte	Phil Daniel
2001 [14]	Brent Palmer	Gareth Parry	$16,000
2002 [15]	John Morris	Phil Daniel	$16,000
2003 [16]	Chad Allen	Scott Banner	$16,000
2004	Todd Brandwood	Phil Daniel	$20,400
2005	Peter Mellor	Phil Daniel	$20,400
2006	John Epping	Rob Lobel	$20,000
2007 [17]	Pat Ferris	Phil Daniel	$17,100
2008	Dale Matchett	Wayne Tuck Jr.	$22,000
2009 [18]	Glenn Howard	Mark Bice	$22,000
2010	Dale Matchett	Wayne Tuck, Jr.	$22,000
2011	Mark Bice	Joe Frans	$22,000
2012 [19]	Joe Frans	Bowie Abbis-Mills	$22,000
2013 [20]	Joe Frans	Greg Balsdon	$22,000
2014 [21]	Joe Frans	Jake Walker	$18,000
2015 [22]	Richard Krell	Greg Balsdon	$12,000
2016 [23]	Mark Bice	Codey Maus	$11,600
2017 [24]	Richard Krell	Mark Kean	$16,000
2018 [25]	Glenn Howard	Tanner Horgan	$16,000
2019 [26]	Wayne Tuck Jr.	Codey Maus	$16,000
2020	Cancelled
2021 [27]	Sam Mooibroek	Paul Moffatt	$11,100
2022 [28]	Pat Ferris	Félix Asselin	$15,000
2023 [29]	Félix Asselin	Sam Mooibroek	$15,000
2024	Sam Mooibroek	Jonathan Beuk	$15,000

Women

Year	Winning skip	Runner up skip	Purse (CAD)
2016 [30]	Jacqueline Harrison	Julie Tippin	$8,100
2022 [31]	Gim Eun-ji	Danielle Inglis	$15,000
2023 [32]	Courtney Auld	Kerry Galusha	$15,000
2024	Christina Black	Breanna Rozon	$15,000

References

1. "Saxon provides a good warmup for Ont. champs". Brantford Expositor. February 27, 1988. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
2. "Local duo in hunt for Hearts tourney". Hamilton Spectator. December 12, 1996. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Ryan eager for Brier rematch with Hackner". Waterloo Record. March 4, 1988. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
4. "Guelph rink takes top money". Brantford Expositor. February 27, 1989. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
5. "Changes needed to improve game: Curlers". Brantford Expositor. February 26, 1990. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
6. "Saxon Classic is all Hart". Brantford Expositor. February 25, 1991. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
7. "Dixie skip makes $2,200 shot". Brantford Expositor. February 24, 1992. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
8. "'A little weekend fun' turns into a lot of loot". Brantford Expositor. March 1, 1993. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
9. "Savage skips winning rink". Brantford Expositor. February 28, 1994. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
10. "Base wins Doctor-Crete". Brantford Expositor. December 9, 1997. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
11. "Young hot shot steals cashspiel". Brantford Expositor. December 7, 1998. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
12. "Ottawa rink sweeps to repeat victory at Brant". Brantford Expositor. December 6, 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
13. "Nissan cashspiel won by a fraction". Brantford Expositor. December 4, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
14. "BCC rink edged in championship". Brantford Expositor. December 3, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
15. "Morris ices third Nissan Classic title". Brantford Expositor. December 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
16. "Allen steers to Nissan title". Brantford Expositor. December 8, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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External links

• 2012 Event Site