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Canada Cup (curling)

Curling championship in Canada

Summary

Curling championship in Canada

Field	Value
Name	Canada Cup
Established	2003
Abolished	2021
Current host city	Leduc, Alberta
Current arena	Sobeys Arena
Purse	$265,000 (2019)

The Canada Cup (branded as the Home Hardware Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons, and also referred to as the Canada Cup of Curling) was a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada, held from 2003 to 2019. It was organized by Curling Canada and was one of its major events on its "Season of Champions". The event was frequently used as a qualifier for various other events, such as the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, Pre-Trials and Continental Cup. The Canada Cup was not held in 2013 and 2017 to avoid conflict with the Winter Olympic Games.

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 World Curling Tour Order of Merit rankings, with one spot reserved for the top-ranking non-qualified team on the Canadian Team Ranking System closer to the event.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Curling Canada stated that the 2020 Canada Cup would likely be postponed to an unspecified date in 2021, citing its role in qualification for trials for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 2021 event ultimately did not go ahead, and there are no plans to hold the event in the near future. It was replaced on Curling Canada's Season of Champions calendar by the PointsBet Invitational.

Winners

Men

Event	Host city	Champion team	Runner-up team
2003	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB David Nedohin (Fourth), Randy Ferbey (Skip), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	ON John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, Brent Laing
2004	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB David Nedohin (Fourth), Randy Ferbey (Skip), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	AB John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt
2005	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett	AB David Nedohin (Fourth), Randy Ferbey (Skip), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
2006	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett	ON Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
2007	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB David Nedohin (Fourth), Randy Ferbey (Skip), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	AB Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
2008	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB Blake MacDonald (Fourth), Kevin Koe (Skip), Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	AB Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
2009	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	AB Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	AB David Nedohin (Fourth), Randy Ferbey (Skip), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
2010	Medicine Hat, Alberta	ON Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	AB Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
2011	Cranbrook, British Columbia	AB Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	ON Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
2012	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	MB Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols	ON Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
2014	Camrose, Alberta	MB Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	ON Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
2015	Grande Prairie, Alberta	AB Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert	MB Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
2016	Brandon, Manitoba	MB Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	NL Mark Nichols, Charley Thomas, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
2018	Estevan, Saskatchewan	ON Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	AB Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert
2019	Leduc, Alberta	ON John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mat Camm, Brent Laing	AB Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert

Women

Event	Host city	Champion team	Runner-up team
2003	Kamloops, British Columbia	ON Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina	BC Kelley Law, Georgina Wheatcroft, Julie Skinner, Diane Dezura
2004	Kamloops, British Columbia	NS Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt	SK Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac
2005	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen	SK Jan Betker, Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit
2006	Kamloops, British Columbia	AB Cathy King, Lori Armistead, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush	MB Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft
2007	Kamloops, British Columbia	MB Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin	AB Cathy King, Lori Armistead, Raylene Rocque, Diane Dealy
2008	Kamloops, British Columbia	SK Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Lana Vey	BC Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons
2009	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	AB Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell	QC Marie-France Larouche, Annie Lemay, Joëlle Sabourin, Véronique Brassard
2010	Medicine Hat, Alberta	SK Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner	AB Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Morris
2011	Cranbrook, British Columbia	MB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Joëlle Sabourin, Dawn Askin	MB Chelsea Carey, Kristy Jenion, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge
2012	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	SK Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner	MB Kaitlyn Lawes, Kirsten Wall, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin
2014	Camrose, Alberta	AB Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown	ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
2015	Grande Prairie, Alberta	ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	AB Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown
2016	Brandon, Manitoba	MB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
2018	Estevan, Saskatchewan	MB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen	MB Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur
2019	Leduc, Alberta	ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	MB Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish

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