Stu Sells Tankard

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Stu Sells Tankard
Established2010
Host city Barrie, Ontario
Arena Barrie Curling Club
Men's purse$30,000
Women's purse$21,000
Current champions (2023)
Men Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Morozumi
Women Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-jung
Current edition
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High Park Club
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Location in Canada

The Stu Sells Tankard, previously known as the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Ontario. The event is held in a round-robin format, however, was held in a triple-knockout format for many years. The tournament is sponsored by Stu Sells, a local real estate company, and is part of the "Stu Sells Series" or events, which includes the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, and a number of other junior and local tour events. [1] The men's event became a World Curling Tour event in 2011, but was later discontinued after the 2019 edition. The women's event became a World Curling Tour event in 2016, but was also discontinued in 2020. Both the men's and women's events are also part of the Ontario Curling Tour.

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The event was held at the High Park Club in Toronto until 2022, excluding 2020, under the name Stu Sells Toronto Tankard. In 2023, it was moved to Barrie. [2]

The 2015 event was a flash point in the Broomgate scandal, as it featured teams using Hardline icePad versus teams using the Balance Plus Black Magic heads, the latter of which were debuted at the event. The effectiveness of the Balance Plus brooms was so strong, that it was noticeably damaging the ice. Teams got so upset that they were forced to make a "gentleman's agreement" mid-way through the event to stop using either brush head so that the conditions were fair. However, when the Balance Plus sponsored Glenn Howard rink made it to the finals against the Hardline sponsored Mike McEwen rink, Howard gave McEwen an ultimatum: either stop using the Hardline brush heads for good, or we will bring the Black Magic heads back for the final. Team McEwen refused, and so the final featured the two teams and the rival brooms in action. The game, which lasted seven ends, ended up taking 3 and half hours, more than an hour longer than normal, as the McEwen rink had to "clean up" the ice after every Team Howard shot due to the damage the Balance Plus brush heads were doing. Ironically, it was this damage that ended up ruining one of the Howard team's shots, resulting in the team losing the game. [3]

The 2020 event was held at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario, [4] as the High Park Club had yet to open for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.

Past champions

Men

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2010 [5] Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh, Joe Frans, Adam Spencer, Scott Foster $24,200
2011 [6] Flag of Ontario.svg Chris Gardner, Don Bowser, Brad Kidd, Simon Barrick Flag of Ontario.svg Robert Rumfeldt, Adam Spencer, Scott Hodgson, Greg Robinson $28,500
2012 [7] Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols Flag of Ontario.svg Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman $45,000
2013 [8] Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $45,000
2014 [9] Flag of Manitoba.svg Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden $45,000
2015 [10] Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Robert Rumfeldt, Scott Howard $53,000
2016 [11] Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Mark Nichols, Adam Spencer, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Flag of Ontario.svg John Epping, Mathew Camm, Scott Hodgson, Tim March $48,000
2017 [12] Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Flag of Ontario.svg Scott McDonald (Fourth), Codey Maus (Skip), Wesley Forget, Jeff Grant $42,000
2018 [13] Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen (Fourth), Reid Carruthers (Skip), Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Taylor Ardiel$42,000
2019 [14] Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert $38,000
2020 [15] Flag of Ontario.svg John Epping, Ryan Fry, Pat Janssen, Brent Laing Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March $4,300
2021 [16] Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March $50,000
2022 [17] Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad $40,000
2023 [18] Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Byeong-jin, Kim Min-woo, Lee Jeong-jae, Kim Tae-hwan $30,000

Women

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2010 [19] Flag of Ontario.svg Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Collins Flag of Ontario.svg Jacqueline Harrison, Lori Eddy, Kimberly Tuck, Julie Columbis $12,500
2011 [20] Flag of Ontario.svg Cathy Auld, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster Flag of Ontario.svg Lisa Farnell, Erin Morrissey, Kim Brown, Ainsley Galbraith $11,000
2012 [21] Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Mary-Anne Arsenault, Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Jennifer Baxter Flag of Ontario.svg Lisa Farnell, Erin Morrissey, Karen Sagle, Ainsley Galbraith $15,000
2013 [22] Flag of Ontario.svg Allison Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Mary-Anne Arsenault, Kim Kelly, Christie Gamble, Jennifer Baxter $15,000
2014 [23] Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong Flag of Quebec.svg Lauren Mann, Amelie Blais, Brittany O'Rourke, Anne-Marie Filteau $16,000
2015 [24] Flag of the United States.svg Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson Flag of Ontario.svg Rhonda Varnes, Melissa Gannon, Erin Macaulay, Rebecca Wichers-Schreur $16,000
2016 [25] Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong Flag of Ontario.svg Cathy Auld, Lori Eddy, Karen Rowsell, Jenna Bonner $17,000
2017 [26] Flag of Ontario.svg Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Vink, Tess Bobbie Flag of Ontario.svg Chrissy Cadorin, Joanne Curtis, Julia Weagle, Sarah Jagger$16,000
2018 [27] Flag of Ontario.svg Kira Brunton, Megan Smith, Sara Guy, Kate Sherry Flag of Ontario.svg Cathy Auld, Erin Morrissey, Karen Rowsell, Jen Ahde$20,000
2019 [28] Flag of Ontario.svg Kira Brunton, Lindsay Dubue, Calissa Daly, Kate Sherry Flag of Ontario.svg Cathy Auld, Erin Morrissey, Courtney Auld, Jen Ahde$17,000
2020 [29] Flag of Ontario.svg Lauren Mann, Kira Brunton, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Karen Trines Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones, Jocelyn Peterman, Lisa Weagle (3 player team)$5,250
2021 [30] [31] Flag of Ontario.svg Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie Flag of Ontario.svg Joanne Tarvit (Curtis), Shannon Jay (skip), Jillian Page (3 player team)$36,000
2022 [32] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Flag of Ontario.svg Isabelle Ladouceur, Jamie Smith, Grace Lloyd, Rachel Steele $20,000
2023 [33] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi Flag of Japan.svg Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi $21,000

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