The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area.[1] The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.
| Masters | |
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| Established | 2002 |
| 2023 host city | Oakville, Ontario |
| 2023 arena | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex |
| Men's purse | CAD $200,000 |
| Women's purse | CAD $200,000 |
| Current champions (2023) | |
| Men |  Joël Retornaz |
| Women |  Rachel Homan |
| Current edition | |
The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario.
The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.
Previous event names
editSun Life Classic
edit- Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
- Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
- McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
- SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
- Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)
Masters/World Cup
edit- Kia Masters of Curling: 2002
- M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling: 2003-2004
- Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006
- Home Hardware Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008
- Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008
- Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010
- GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011
- Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012
- Masters of Curling: 2013-15
- WFG Masters: 2016
- Masters of Curling: 2017
- Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
- Masters: 2019–2021
- WFG Masters: 2022–present
Past champions
editMasters/World Cup
editMen
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Notes
- 1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.
Women
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Sun Life Classic
editPast champions are listed as follows:[2]
Men
edit| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kirk Ziola[3] |
Jim Lyle |
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| 2006 |  Dwayne Fowler[3] |
 Brad Gushue |
35,000 |
| 2007 | Glenn Howard[3] |
Kirk Ziola |
53,000 |
| 2008 | Glenn Howard[3] |
Jean-Michel Ménard |
47,000 |
| 2009 |  Mike McEwen |
Martin Ferland |
50,000 |
| 2010 | Mike McEwen |
Brad Gushue |
50,000 |
| 2011 |  Niklas Edin |
 Sven Michel |
50,000 |
Women
edit| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Julie Hastings[3] |
Krista McCarville |
32,000 |
| 2008 | Marie-France Larouche[3] |
Jacqueline Harrison |
47,000 |
| 2009 | Jo-Ann Rizzo |
 Shannon Kleibrink |
50,000 |
| 2010 | Jennifer Jones |
 Kelly Scott |
50,000 |
| 2011 | Sherry Middaugh |
 Erika Brown |
50,000 |
References
edit- ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Past Champions, Sun Life Classic". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-08-20.