Victoria Curling Classic

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The Victoria Curling Classic Invitational, also known as the Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic, was an annual curling bonspiel held at Victoria, British Columbia. It was part of the World Curling Tour. The bonspiel was begun in 2006 and had only a men's tournament until 2010 when a women's tournament was introduced. [1]

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The event was last held in 2013 for men and 2012 for women.

Past champions

The past champions for the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational are as follows. [1]

Men

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2006 Flag of British Columbia.svg Bob Ursel , TJ Perepolkin, Brendan Willis, Lance McGinn Flag of Alberta.svg John Morris , Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt $76,000
2007 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton , Ryan Fry, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould Flag of British Columbia.svg Greg McAulay , Jay Peachey, Terry Miller, Chad Hoffman $81,000
2008 Flag of British Columbia.svg Jim Cotter, Bob Ursel , Kevin Folk, Rick Sawatsky Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh , Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey $81,000
2009 Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh , Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen , B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $81,000
2010 Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin , John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Flag of Ontario.svg Wayne Middaugh , Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey $81,000
2011 Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard , Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Flag of Alberta.svg Brock Virtue , JD Lind, Dominic Daemen, Dean Joanisse $72,000
2012 Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin , John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen , B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $72,000
2013 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin , Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, Viktor Kjäll Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $76,000

Women

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2010 Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink , Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell Flag of Alberta.svg Cathy King , Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush $10,000
2011 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink , Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell $18,000
2012 Flag of Manitoba.svg Chelsea Carey , Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink , Carolyn McRorie, Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows $18,000

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