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2015–16 curling season
The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.
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The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.
The season was marked by new innovations in curling broom technology that drastically changed how sweeping was done, leading to the "broomgate" scandal. It forced the major curling bodies to make new rules after the season to regulate and standardize curling brushes.
Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.
This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association). The following events in bold have been confirmed by Curling Canada as are part of the 2015–16 Season of Champions programme.
| Event | Winning team | Runner-up team |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 8–15 | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
| Travelers Curling Club Championship Ottawa, Ontario, Nov. 23–28 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Manitoba |
| Prince Edward Island | Ontario | |
| Canada Cup Grande Prairie, Alberta, Dec. 2–6 | Kevin Koe | Mike McEwen |
| Rachel Homan | Valerie Sweeting | |
| Continental Cup of Curling Paradise, Nevada, Jan. 14–17 | Team North America | Team World |
| Canadian Junior Curling Championships Stratford, Ontario, Jan. 23 – 31 | Manitoba | Northern Ontario |
| Nova Scotia | British Columbia | |
| Tournament of Hearts Grande Prairie, Alberta, Feb. 20–28 | Alberta | Northern Ontario |
| Tim Hortons Brier Ottawa, Ontario, Mar. 5–13 | Alberta | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| World Women's Curling Championship Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Mar. 19–27 | Switzerland | Japan |
| CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Kelowna, British Columbia, Mar. 20–23 | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Alberta Pandas | Thompson Rivers WolfPack | |
| CCAA Curling National Championships London, Ontario, Mar. 23–26 | Humber Hawks | Sault Cougars |
| Seneca Sting | Fanshawe Falcons | |
| Canadian Senior Curling Championships Digby, Nova Scotia, Mar. 28 – Apr. 2 | Ontario | Manitoba |
| Nova Scotia | Saskatchewan | |
| Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mar. 31 – Apr. 3 | Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant | Laura Crocker/Geoff Walker |
| Canadian Masters Curling Championships Kentville/Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Apr. 4–10 | Alberta | Ontario |
| Saskatchewan | Nova Scotia | |
| Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 4–10 | Saskatchewan | Northern Ontario |
Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here. If an event is listed on the CCA's final list for the 2015–16 curling season, it will be moved up to the "CCA-sanctioned events" section.
| Event | Winning team | Runner-up team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Mixed Curling Championship Bern, Switzerland, Sep. 12–19 | Norway | Sweden | |
| 2015 European Curling Championships – Group C Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 12–17 | C | Slovenia | Slovakia |
| France | Slovakia | ||
| World Wheelchair Curling B-Championship Lohja, Finland, Nov. 7–12 | Norway | South Korea | |
| Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov. 7–14 | South Korea | Japan | |
| Japan | South Korea | ||
| European Curling Championships Esbjerg, Denmark, Nov. 20–28 | A | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Russia | Scotland | ||
| B | Denmark | Austria | |
| Italy | Czech Republic | ||
| World Junior B Curling Championships Lohja, Finland, Jan. 3–10 | Russia | Denmark | |
| Russia | Japan | ||
| Pinty’s All-Star Curling Skins Game Banff, Alberta, Jan. 8–10 | Team Brad Jacobs | Team Brad Gushue | |
| Team Jennifer Jones | Team Valerie Sweeting | ||
| Winter Youth Olympics Lillehammer, Norway, Feb. 12–21 | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}MT | Canada | United States |
| MD | Yako Matsuzawa (JPN) Philipp Hösli (SUI) | Han Yu (CHN) Ross Whyte (GBR) | |
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship Lucerne, Switzerland, Feb. 21–28 | Russia | Norway | |
| World Junior Curling Championships Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 5–13 | Scotland | United States | |
| Canada | United States | ||
| World Men's Curling Championship Basel, Switzerland, Apr. 2–10 | Canada | Denmark | |
| World Senior Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Apr. 16–23 | Sweden | Canada | |
| Scotland | Germany | ||
| World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Karlstad, Sweden, Apr. 16–23 | Russia | China | |
| 2016 European Curling Championships – Group C Ljubljana, Slovenia, Apr. 25 – May 1 | C | Estonia | France |
| Belarus | Lithuania |
Grand Slam events in bold.
See also List of teams on the 2015–16 World Curling Tour
| Week | Event | Winning team | Runner-up team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wall Grain Mixed Doubles Classic Oshawa, Ontario, Nov. 13–17 | M. McEwen/D. McEwen | Epping/Weagle |
| Final standings | # | Skip | Points | Final standings | # | Skip | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Koe | 531.161 | |||||
| 2 | Brad Gushue | 527.644 | |||||
| 3 | Mike McEwen | 457.921 | |||||
| 4 | Reid Carruthers | 397.845 | |||||
| 5 | John Epping | 369.167 | |||||
| 6 | Brad Jacobs | 345.128 | |||||
| 7 | Steve Laycock | 324.013 | |||||
| 8 | David Murdoch | 284.756 | |||||
| 9 | Niklas Edin | 277.612 | |||||
| 10 | Glenn Howard | 268.135 | |||||
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 583.709 | |||||
| 2 | Jennifer Jones | 425.937 | |||||
| 3 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 374.300 | |||||
| 4 | Eve Muirhead | 348.921 | |||||
| 5 | Valerie Sweeting | 347.274 | |||||
| 6 | Anna Sidorova | 310.260 | |||||
| 7 | Chelsea Carey | 308.312 | |||||
| 8 | Kerri Einarson | 289.275 | |||||
| 9 | Kelsey Rocque | 287.130 | |||||
| 10 | Tracy Fleury | 239.879 |
| Final standings | # | Skip | $ (CAD) | Final standings | # | Skip | $ (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 194,051 | |||||
| 2 | Kevin Koe | 143,356 | |||||
| 3 | Reid Carruthers | 120,085 | |||||
| 4 | Mike McEwen | 119,613 | |||||
| 5 | John Epping | 94,749 | |||||
| 6 | Steve Laycock | 81,085 | |||||
| 7 | David Murdoch | 75,349 | |||||
| 8 | Niklas Edin | 74,357 | |||||
| 9 | Brad Jacobs | 66,900 | |||||
| 10 | Glenn Howard | 47,000 | |||||
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 183,754 | |||||
| 2 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 129,847 | |||||
| 3 | Kelsey Rocque | 115,205 | |||||
| 4 | Jennifer Jones | 111,938 | |||||
| 5 | Valerie Sweeting | 91,955 | |||||
| 6 | Eve Muirhead | 72,995 | |||||
| 7 | Kim Eun-jung | 61,617 | |||||
| 8 | Kerri Einarson | 52,850 | |||||
| 9 | Tracy Fleury | 46,993 | |||||
| 10 | Ayumi Ogasawara | 45,061 |
The MA Cup is awarded to the Curling Canada Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in Curling Canada-sanctioned events. Events included the Canadian mixed championship, Travelers Curling Club Championship (added to the MA Cup for this season), men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points and each association under receiving points in decrements of one point.
Final standings
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