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{{short description|Annual Grand Slam of Curling event}}
The '''Sun Life Classic''' is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's [[World Curling Tour]]. It is held every November at the [[Paris Curling Club]], [[Brant Curling Club]] and the [[Brantford Golf and Country Club]] in the [[Brantford, Ontario]] area.
{{redirect-distinguish|World Cup of Curling|Curling World Cup}}
{{Infobox curling event|2023|2025
| Name = Masters
| Logo = File:Masters_(curling)_logo.png
| Logo size =
| Established = 2002
| Current host city = [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]]
| Current arena = [[Sleeman Centre]]
| Men's purse = [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] $200,000
| Women's purse = [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] $200,000
| Current men's champion = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Joël Retornaz]]
| Current women's champion = {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]]
| Current = 2023 Masters (curling)
}}
{{Grand Slam of Curling events}}


The '''Masters''' is a [[Grand Slam (curling)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/history|title=The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History|publisher=themastersgrandslam.com|access-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108103113/http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/history|archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.
==Event names==

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==

===Sun Life Classic===
*Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
*Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
*Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
*Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
*McDonalds Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
*McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
*SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
*SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
*Sun Life Classic (2009-present)
*Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)


===Masters/World Cup===
==Men's winners==
*[[Kia Motors|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 Communications|Rogers]] Masters of Curling: 2012
*Masters of Curling: 2013-15
*[[World Financial Group|WFG]] Masters: 2016
*Masters of Curling: 2017
*Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
*Masters: 2019–2021
*WFG Masters: 2022–present

==Past champions==

===Masters/World Cup===

====Men====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Winning team
! scope="col"| Runner-up team
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Purse
|-
| 2002 || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Bruce Korte]], [[Darrell McKee]], [[Roger Korte]], [[Rory Golanowski]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jeff Stoughton]], [[Jon Mead]], [[Garry Vandenberghe]], [[Doug Armstrong (curler)|Doug Armstrong]] || [[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador]] || $100,000
|-
| 2003 (Jan.) ||{{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]], [[Don Walchuk]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Don Bartlett]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Vic Peters]], [[Mark Olson (curler)|Mark Olson]], [[Chris Neufeld]], [[Steve Gould (curler)|Steve Gould]] || [[Sudbury, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2003 Masters of Curling (December)|2003 (Dec.)]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Wayne Middaugh]], [[Graeme McCarrel]], [[Joe Frans]], [[Scott Bailey (curler)|Scott Bailey]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jeff Stoughton]], [[Jon Mead]], [[Garry Vandenberghe]], [[Steve Gould (curler)|Steve Gould]] || [[Sudbury, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2004 Masters of Curling|2004]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jeff Stoughton]], [[Jon Mead]], [[Garry Vandenberghe]], [[Steve Gould (curler)|Steve Gould]] || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Pat Simmons (curler)|Pat Simmons]], [[Jeff Sharp (curler)|Jeff Sharp]], [[Chris Haichert]], [[Ben Hebert]] || [[Humboldt, Saskatchewan]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2006 Masters of Curling (February)|2006 (Feb.)]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Randy Ferbey]], [[David Nedohin]], [[Scott Pfeifer]], [[Marcel Rocque]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]], [[Don Walchuk]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Don Bartlett]] || [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2006 Masters of Curling (December)|2006 (Dec.)]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Richard Hart (curler)|Richard Hart]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Randy Ferbey]], [[David Nedohin]], [[Scott Pfeifer]], [[Marcel Rocque]] || [[Waterloo, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2008 Masters of Curling (January)|2008 (Jan.)]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Richard Hart (curler)|Richard Hart]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Blake MacDonald]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Nolan Thiessen]] || [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2008 Masters of Curling (November)|2008 (Nov.)]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Richard Hart (curler)|Richard Hart]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Blake MacDonald]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Nolan Thiessen]] || [[Waterloo, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2009 World Cup of Curling|2009]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Richard Hart (curler)|Richard Hart]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Blake MacDonald]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Nolan Thiessen]] || [[Mississauga, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2010 World Cup of Curling|2010]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]], [[B.J. Neufeld]], [[Matt Wozniak]], [[Denni Neufeld]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jeff Stoughton]], [[Jon Mead]],{{ref|1|1}} [[Reid Carruthers]], [[Steve Gould (curler)|Steve Gould]]|| [[Windsor, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2011 World Cup of Curling|2011]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Wayne Middaugh]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[John Epping]], [[Scott Bailey (curler)|Scott Bailey]], [[Scott Howard (curler)|Scott Howard]], [[David Mathers (curler)|David Mathers]] || [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2012]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Pat Simmons (curler)|Pat Simmons]], [[Carter Rycroft]], [[Nolan Thiessen]] || {{flagicon|BC}} [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]], [[Jason Gunnlaugson]], [[Tyrel Griffith]], [[Rick Sawatsky]] || [[Brantford]], [[Ontario]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2013 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2013]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Glenn Howard]], [[Wayne Middaugh]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]], [[David Nedohin]], [[Marc Kennedy]], [[Ben Hebert]] || [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]], [[British Columbia]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2014 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2014]] || {{flagicon|NL}} [[Brad Gushue]], [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Brett Gallant]], [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]], [[B.J. Neufeld]], [[Matt Wozniak]], [[Denni Neufeld]] || [[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]], [[Manitoba]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2015]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]], [[B.J. Neufeld]], [[Matt Wozniak]], [[Denni Neufeld]] || {{flagicon|BC}} [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]], [[Ryan Kuhn]], [[Tyrel Griffith]], [[Rick Sawatsky]] || [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2016 WFG Masters|2016]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niklas Edin]], [[Oskar Eriksson]], [[Rasmus Wranå]], [[Christoffer Sundgren]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Brad Jacobs]], [[Ryan Fry]], [[E. J. Harnden]], [[Ryan Harnden]] || [[Okotoks, Alberta]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2017 Masters of Curling|2017]] ||{{flagicon|NL}} [[Brad Gushue]], [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Brett Gallant]], [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niklas Edin]], [[Oskar Eriksson]], [[Rasmus Wranå]], [[Christoffer Sundgren]] || [[Lloydminster, Saskatchewan]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2018 Masters (curling)|2018]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[John Epping]], [[Mathew Camm]], [[Brent Laing]], [[Craig Savill]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[B. J. Neufeld]], [[Colton Flasch]], [[Ben Hebert]] || [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2019 Masters (curling)|2019]] || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Matt Dunstone]], [[Braeden Moskowy]], [[Catlin Schneider]], [[Dustin Kidby]] || {{flagicon|NL}} [[Brad Gushue]], [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Brett Gallant]], [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] || [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| 2020
| colspan="4" | ''Cancelled''
|-
| [[2021 Masters (curling)|2021]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Mouat]], [[Grant Hardie]], [[Bobby Lammie]], [[Hammy McMillan Jr.]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Brad Jacobs]], [[Marc Kennedy]], [[E. J. Harnden]], [[Ryan Harnden]] || [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Joël Retornaz]], [[Amos Mosaner]], [[Sebastiano Arman]], [[Mattia Giovanella]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Mouat]], [[Grant Hardie]], [[Bobby Lammie]], [[Hammy McMillan Jr.]] || [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Joël Retornaz]], [[Amos Mosaner]], [[Sebastiano Arman]], [[Mattia Giovanella]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ross Whyte]], [[Robin Brydone]], [[Duncan McFadzean]], [[Euan Kyle]] || [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] || $200,000
|-
| [[2025 Masters (curling)|2025]] || || || [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]] || $200,000
|}

'''Notes'''
:1. {{note|1|}}<small>[[Greg Balsdon]] subbed in for Mead in the final game.</small>

====Women====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Winning team
! scope="col"| Runner-up team
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Purse
|-
| [[2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2012]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Alison Kreviazuk]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Chelsea Carey]], [[Kristy McDonald]], [[Kristen Foster]], [[Lindsay Titheridge]] || [[Brantford]], [[Ontario]] || $50,000
|-
| [[2013 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2013]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Alison Kreviazuk]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Eve Muirhead]], [[Anna Sloan]], [[Vicki Adams]], [[Claire Hamilton (curler)|Claire Hamilton]] || [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]], [[British Columbia]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2014 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2014]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Val Sweeting]], [[Cathy Overton-Clapham]], [[Dana Ferguson]], [[Rachelle Brown]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Margaretha Sigfridsson]], [[Maria Prytz]], [[Christina Bertrup]], [[Maria Wennerström]] || [[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]], [[Manitoba]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2015]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Joanne Courtney]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Val Sweeting]], [[Lori Olson-Johns]], [[Dana Ferguson]], [[Rachelle Brown]] || [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]] || $100,000
|-
| [[2016 WFG Masters|2016]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Allison Flaxey]], [[Clancy Grandy]], [[Lynn Kreviazuk]], [[Morgan Court]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Joanne Courtney]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || [[Okotoks, Alberta]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2017 Masters of Curling|2017]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]], [[Kaitlyn Lawes]], [[Jill Officer]], [[Dawn McEwen]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Kerri Einarson]], [[Selena Kaatz]], [[Liz Fyfe]], [[Kristin MacCuish]] || [[Lloydminster, Saskatchewan]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2018 Masters (curling)|2018]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anna Hasselborg]], [[Sara McManus]], [[Agnes Knochenhauer]], [[Sofia Mabergs]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Joanne Courtney]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]] || $125,000
|-
| [[2019 Masters (curling)|2019]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Tracy Fleury]], [[Selena Njegovan]], [[Liz Fyfe]], [[Kristin MacCuish]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sayaka Yoshimura]], [[Kaho Onodera]], [[Anna Ohmiya]], [[Yumie Funayama]] || [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| 2020
| colspan="4" | ''Cancelled''
|-
| [[2021 Masters (curling)|2021]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Tracy Fleury]], [[Selena Njegovan]], [[Liz Fyfe]], [[Kristin MacCuish]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]], [[Kaitlyn Lawes]], [[Jocelyn Peterman]], [[Dawn McEwen]], [[Lisa Weagle]] || [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Kerri Einarson]], [[Val Sweeting]], [[Shannon Birchard]], [[Briane Harris]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Tracy Fleury]], [[Rachel Homan]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Sarah Wilkes]] || [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]] || $150,000
|-
| [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Rachel Homan]], [[Tracy Fleury]], [[Emma Miskew]], [[Sarah Wilkes]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Silvana Tirinzoni]], [[Alina Pätz]], [[Selina Witschonke]], [[Carole Howald]] || [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] || $200,000
|-
| [[2025 Masters (curling)|2025]] || || || [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]] || $200,000
|}

===Sun Life Classic===
Past champions are listed as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/history/past_champions|title=The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions|publisher=themastersgrandslam.com|access-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108103119/http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/history/past_champions|archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref>

====Men====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! Year !! Winning skip !! Runner up skip !! Purse (CAD)
! scope="col"| Winning skip
! scope="col"| Runner-up skip
! scope="col"| Purse
|-
|-
| 2005 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Kirk Ziola]] || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jim Lyle]] ||
| 2005 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Kirk Ziola]]<ref name = "PC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunlifeclassic.com/site/past_champions |title=Past Champions, Sun Life Classic |access-date=2010-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523023844/http://www.sunlifeclassic.com/site/past_champions |archive-date=2010-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jim Lyle (curler)|Jim Lyle]] ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Dwayne Fowler]] || {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} [[Brad Gushue]] || 35,000
| 2006 || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Dwayne Fowler]]<ref name="PC"/> || {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} [[Brad Gushue]] || 35,000
|-
|-
| 2007 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Glenn Howard]] || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Kirk Ziola]] || 53,000
| 2007 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Glenn Howard]]<ref name = "PC" /> || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Kirk Ziola]] || 53,000
|-
|-
| 2008 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Glenn Howard]] || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Jean-Michel Ménard]] || 47,000
| 2008 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Glenn Howard]]<ref name = "PC" /> || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Jean-Michel Ménard]] || 47,000
|-
|-
| 2009 || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Martin Ferland]] || 50,000
| 2009 || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Martin Ferland]] || 50,000
|-
|-
| [[2010 Sun Life Classic|2010]] || || || 50,000
| [[2010 Sun Life Classic|2010]] || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] || {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} [[Brad Gushue]] || 50,000
|-
| [[2011 Sun Life Classic|2011]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niklas Edin]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Sven Michel (curler)|Sven Michel]] || 50,000
|}
|}


==Women's winners==
====Women====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! Year !! Winning skip !! Runner up skip !! Purse (CAD)
! scope="col"| Winning skip
! scope="col"| Runner-up skip
! scope="col"| Purse
|-
|-
| 2007 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Julie Hastings]] || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Krista McCarville]] || 32,000
| 2007 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Julie Hastings]]<ref name = "PC" /> || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Krista McCarville]] || 32,000
|-
|-
| 2008 || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Marie-France Larouche]] || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jacqueline Harrison]] || 47,000
| 2008 || {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Marie-France Larouche]]<ref name = "PC" /> || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jacqueline Harrison]] || 47,000
|-
|-
| 2009 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jo-Ann Rizzo]] || {{flagicon|Alberta}} [[Shannon Kleibrink]] || 50,000
| 2009 || {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Jo-Ann Rizzo]] || {{flagicon|Alberta}} [[Shannon Kleibrink]] || 50,000
|-
|-
| [[2010 Sun Life Classic|2010]] || || || 50,000
| [[2010 Sun Life Classic|2010]] || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] || {{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Kelly Scott]] || 50,000
|}
|-
| [[2011 Sun Life Classic|2011]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Sherry Middaugh]] || {{flagicon|WI}} [[Erika Brown (curler)|Erika Brown]] || 50,000
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/masters/}}
*[http://www.sunlifeclassic.ca/ Official site]

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"World Cup of Curling" redirects here. Not to be confused with Curling World Cup.
Masters
Established2002
2025 host cityGuelph, Ontario
2025 arenaSleeman Centre
Men's purseCAD $200,000
Women's purseCAD $200,000
Current champions (2023)
MenItaly Joël Retornaz
WomenOntario Rachel Homan
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
Former events:

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.

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

[edit]

Sun 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

[edit]

Masters/World Cup

[edit]

Men

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Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2002 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Rory Golanowski Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Doug Armstrong Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2003 (Jan.) Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Manitoba Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2003 (Dec.) Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Sudbury, Ontario $100,000
2004 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Saskatchewan Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Chris Haichert, Ben Hebert Humboldt, Saskatchewan $100,000
2006 (Feb.) Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2006 (Dec.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2008 (Jan.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $100,000
2008 (Nov.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Waterloo, Ontario $100,000
2009 Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Mississauga, Ontario $100,000
2010 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead,1 Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Windsor, Ontario $100,000
2011 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Ontario John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2012 Alberta Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen British Columbia Jim Cotter, Jason Gunnlaugson, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Brantford, Ontario $100,000
2013 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Martin, David Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015 Manitoba Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld British Columbia Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016 Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018 Ontario John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019 Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2022 Italy Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2023 Italy Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Scotland Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $200,000
2025 Guelph, Ontario $200,000

Notes

1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.

Women

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Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2012 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge Brantford, Ontario $50,000
2013 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton Abbotsford, British Columbia $100,000
2014 Alberta Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström Selkirk, Manitoba $100,000
2015 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Alberta Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Truro, Nova Scotia $100,000
2016 Ontario Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Okotoks, Alberta $125,000
2017 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Lloydminster, Saskatchewan $125,000
2018 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Truro, Nova Scotia $125,000
2019 Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Japan Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2022 Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris Ontario Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Oakville, Ontario $150,000
2023 Ontario Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $200,000
2025 Guelph, Ontario $200,000

Sun Life Classic

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Past champions are listed as follows:[2]

Men

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Year Winning skip Runner-up skip Purse
2005 Ontario Kirk Ziola[3] Ontario Jim Lyle
2006 Quebec Dwayne Fowler[3] Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 35,000
2007 Ontario Glenn Howard[3] Ontario Kirk Ziola 53,000
2008 Ontario Glenn Howard[3] Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard 47,000
2009 Manitoba Mike McEwen Quebec Martin Ferland 50,000
2010 Manitoba Mike McEwen Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 50,000
2011 Sweden Niklas Edin Switzerland Sven Michel 50,000

Women

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Year Winning skip Runner-up skip Purse
2007 Ontario Julie Hastings[3] Ontario Krista McCarville 32,000
2008 Quebec Marie-France Larouche[3] Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 47,000
2009 Ontario Jo-Ann Rizzo Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 50,000
2010 Manitoba Jennifer Jones British Columbia Kelly Scott 50,000
2011 Ontario Sherry Middaugh Wisconsin Erika Brown 50,000

References

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  1. ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Past Champions, Sun Life Classic". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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