The Capital One Canada Cup of Curling is a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada. It is organized by the Canadian Curling Association and is one of its major events on its "Season of Champions". The event is sometimes used as a qualifier for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and the Continental Cup.
Capital One became the sponsor of the Canada Cup of Curling after a deal with the Canadian Curling Association to become the sponsor of the Canada Cup and the Pre-Trials Road to the Roar.[1]
Competition history
The first event was held in 2003 at the Sport Mart Place in Kamloops, British Columbia, the Cup's home until 2008. During this time the event was sponsored by the Strauss Herb Company. The first event featured a total purse of $220,000, divided equally for the men's and women's events. Subsequent events however have seen smaller purses available.
In 2004, a second tier of competition, the qualification rounds Canada Cup East and Canada Cup West were added. In 2006, this had changed to men's and women's qualification rounds. The qualifying rounds were held every year with the John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier being held at the Ottawa and Rideau curling clubs in Ottawa, Ontario and the Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier being held at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The men's and women's qualifiers alternated between the two cities.
On February 18, 2008, the Canadian Curling Association announced that the 2009 finals of the Canada Cup of Curling would be held at the Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
The 2009-10 season was without a Canada Cup, with the event returning in December 2010 rather in the Spring like it had been previously. The Canada Cup qualifiers were abolished for the 2010 event, using a number of smaller bonspiels to feed the event. The 2010 event was held at the Medicine Hat Arena in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
The 2011 event in Cranbrook, British Columbia hosted seven teams of each gender instead of ten. The teams played in a round robin as in previous years, with the top three advancing to the playoff round. The second and third-placed teams played in the semifinal, and the winner faced the first-placed team in the final. The 2012 event used the same format.
At present, there are no longer any qualifying tournaments. Teams qualify based on their CTRS ranking from previous years, or if they won the previous Brier / Scotties Tournament of Hearts or as defending champions.
Winners
Men
| Event | Host City | Champion team | Runner-up team |
| 2003 | Kamloops, British Columbia | David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, Brent Laing |
| 2004 | Kamloops, British Columbia | David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt |
| 2005 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett | David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque |
| 2006 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
| 2007 | Kamloops, British Columbia | David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
| 2008 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
| 2009 | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert | David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque |
| 2010 | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
| 2011 | Cranbrook, British Columbia | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
| 2012 | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan[2] | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
| 2014 | Camrose, Alberta | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden |
| 2015 | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
| 2016 | Brandon, Manitoba | | |
Women
| Event |
Host City |
Champion team |
Runner-up team |
| 2003 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina | Kelley Law, Georgina Wheatcroft, Julie Skinner, Diane Dezura |
| 2004 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt | Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac |
| 2005 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen | Jan Betker, Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit |
| 2006 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Cathy King, Lori Armistead, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush | Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft |
| 2007 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin | Cathy King, Lori Armistead, Raylene Rocque, Diane Dealy |
| 2008 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Lana Vey | Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons |
| 2009 | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell | Marie-France Larouche, Annie Lemay, Joëlle Sabourin, Véronique Brassard |
| 2010 | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner | Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Morris |
| 2011 | Cranbrook, British Columbia | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Joëlle Sabourin, Dawn Askin | Chelsea Carey, Kristy Jenion, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge |
| 2012 | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner | Kaitlyn Lawes, Kirsten Wall, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin |
| 2014 | Camrose, Alberta | Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
| 2015 | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown |
| 2016 | Brandon, Manitoba | | |
References
External links
Kevin Koe
Rachel Homan
2015 Canada Cup of Curling