World Curling Tour




The World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Men's Events


  • 3 Women's events


  • 4 Mixed doubles events


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The World Curling Tour was created in 1992, with men's events only. In 2001, the WCT introduced a series of Grand Slam events for men which was later followed in 2006 by Grand Slam events for women. These became known as the Grand Slam of Curling and featured large payouts. Originally, curlers who participated in Grand Slam events were obliged to not participate in their respective Brier playdowns, however this was quickly rescinded.


Most WCT events are held in the Fall, and early Winter to avoid competing with the Brier and Scotties playdowns.


The WCT is experimenting with length of games in two interesting ways. The first is that the games are only eight ends long with a 4th end break. The second is that the time clocks only count "thinking time", so the clock goes off when the players throw the rock. The reason is that time clocks, an innovation created to speed up the game, would stop as soon as the stone stopped.With the old system where teams were given 73 minutes of time [1] if a team was losing, they would throw more draw shots which take time. The team that is winning throws more hits and thus ends up with more time if needed. So the WCT moved to "Thinking time" to even out this discrepancy. With this new system, each team is given 40 minutes of “Thinking Time” plus an additional 5 minutes if the game goes to an extra end.[1]


The team with the most winnings at the end of the year wins the Founders Trophy. The winners in 2007 were Kevin Martin's team who won a total of $176,000.


A Women's World Curling Tour also exists, and is now affiliated with the WCT.


As of 2018, the Men's and Women's World Curling Tour begins its debut in early August with the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic and has events taking place all throughout the curling season until the Champions Cup in late April. Each of the bonspiel events on the World Curling Tour lasts for approximately 3 days with a final payoff ranging in the thousands of dollars for the winners. There are 7 major men’s and women's tournaments that are held throughout the year, each with a final cash prize of at least $100,000 for the winning team. These are the Elite 10, the Masters, the Tour Challenge, the National, the Canadian Open, the Players' Championship, and the Champions Cup. Together, these events are known as Grand Slam events because of the large payoff that is associated with them as well as the number of high-level curlers that play in these tournaments. There also used to be 2 more Grand Slam events for the women called the Sobeys Slam and Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic but these were discontinued in 2010.


On October 2, 2006, the license of rights for the Grand Slam of Curling was sold to Insight Sports Ltd. but was later sold again in August 2012 to Rogers Communications.[2] The WCT naming rights were then sold to Asham, a long time contributor to the sport, until 2014 and because of this, the World Curling Tour was renamed Asham’s World Curling Tour. The Grand Slam was originally simply called the Grand Slam of Curling until 2008 when the rights were sold by the CBC to Capital One bank which renamed the Grand Slam the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Unlike the other World Curling Tour events, these Grand Slams they are played in 8-end games as opposed to the usual 10 end games found in the other WCT events. Another new rule that was first put into practice at the men’s nationals in 2014 is the 5 rock rule which increased the 4 rock rule and free guard zone rule by another rock.[3] This changed the starting strategy of the game as the team with the hammer was able to throw up two guards uncontested instead of the usual 1 allowed with the previously used 4 rock rule. Through the addition of the Grand Slam events and the new rule changes, the WCT is rapidly becoming a well known series to sports fans worldwide.


On June 28, 2017, the World Curling Tour officially merged with the Curling Champions Tour to create a worldwide entity focused on growing the game on the international stage. This led to the growth of a Mixed Doubles tour, along with adding Junior and Wheelchair curling tours to expand the offering.[4]



Men's Events


As of the 2018-2019 curling season[5]



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Week
Event
Location
Purse
1

Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic

Hokkaido, Japan
¥‎1,700,000
2

Baden Masters

Baden, Switzerland
CHF33,000
2

GOLDLINE Icebreaker at the Granite

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$7,680
3

Oakville Fall Classic

Oakville, Ontario
CAD$15,000
4

Stu Sells Oakville Tankard

Oakville, Ontario
CAD$25,000
5
AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Cornwall, Ontario CAD$60,200
5

King Cash Spiel

Maple Ridge, British Columbia
CAD$12,000
5

Morris SunSpiel

Morris, Manitoba
CAD$8,400
6

College Clean Restoration Curling Classic

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CAD$33,000
6

Mother Club Fall Curling Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$10,000
6

KW Fall Classic

Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario

7

Princess Auto Elite 10

Chatham, Ontario
CAD$100,000
7

Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic

Vernon, British Columbia
CAD$12,000
7

KKP Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$12,000
7

Avonair Cash Spiel

Edmonton, Alberta
CAD$10,000
7

Tallinn Mens International Challenger

Tallinn, Estonia
€3,000
8

StuSells Toronto Tankard

Toronto, Ontario
CAD$17,500
8

Swiss Cup Basel

Basel, Switzerland
CHF40,000
8

St. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash Spiel

St. Paul, Minnesota
USD$12,000
8

Bud Light Men's Cash Spiel

Halifax, Nova Scotia
CAD$6,400
8

Manitoba Curling Tour Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$6,400
9

Canad Inns Men's Classic

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
CAD$56,000
9

Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel

Abbotsford, British Columbia
CAD$18,000
9

McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic

Airdrie, Alberta
CAD$12,800
9

Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel

Stroud, Ontario
CAD$12,200
9

Atkins Curling Supplies Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$8,800
9

Kalamazoo Men's Classic

Kalamazoo, Michigan
USD$3,600
10

Curling Masters Champery

Champery, Switzerland
CHF50,000
10

Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

Gatineau, Quebec
CAD$41,000
10

Medicine Hat Charity Classic

Medicine Hat, Alberta
CAD$35,000
11

Masters of Curling

Truro, Nova Scotia
CAD$125,000
11

Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic

Sarnia, Ontario
CAD$22,000
11

Kamloops Crown of Curling

Kamloops, British Columbia
CAD$16,000
11

Fort Garry Industries Bonspiel

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$6,400
11

Latvia International Challenger

Tukums, Latvia
€3,000
12
DEKALB Superspiel
Morris, Manitoba
CAD$45,000
12

Dave Jones Alexander Keiths Mayflower Cashspiel

Halifax, Nova Scotia
CAD$22,000
12

Raymond Jones Kelowna Double Cash

Kelowna, British Columbia
CAD$18,000
12

Prague Classic

Prague, Czech Republic
€15,500
12

Grand Prix Bern Inter Curling Challenge

Bern, Switzerland
CHF18,100
13

GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1

Thunder Bay, Ontario
CAD$100,000
13

GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2

Thunder Bay, Ontario
CAD$50,000
13

Original 16 WCT Bonspiel

Calgary, Alberta
CAD$24,000
14
Red Deer Curling Classic
Red Deer, Alberta
CAD$35,000
14

Stu Sells 1924 Halifax Classic

Halifax, Nova Scotia
CAD$25,000
14

King Spud Classic Berth Spiel

Carberry, Manitoba
CAD$8,640
14

Fort Wayne Mad Anthony CashSpiel

Fort Wayne, Indiana
USD$4,560
14

Secker Ross & Perry Eastern Ontario Championship

Kingston, Ontario
CAD$20,000
15

Ashley Home Store Curling Classic

Penticton, British Columbia
CAD$66,000
15

Challenge Casino de Charlevoix

Clermont, Quebec
CAD$27,000
15

The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$10,500
15

Black Diamond/High River Cash

Black Diamond/High River, Alberta
CAD$7,900
16

Curl Mesabi Classic

Eveleth, Minnesota
USD$18,000
16

Brantford Nissan Mens Classic

Brantford, Ontario
CAD$16,000
16

Thistle Integrity Stakes

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$4,800
17

Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling

Estevan, Saskatchewan
CAD$70,000
17

WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Saint John, New Brunswick
CAD$15,300
17

Farmers Edge SCT

Wadena, Saskatchewan
CAD$11,500
17

MCT Championships

Dauphin, Manitoba
CAD$8,000
17

Aland International Challenger

Aland, Finland
€3,000
18

Boost National

Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD$125,000
18

Dakota Challenger Spiel

Lakeville, Minnesota
USD$4,000
18

Dumfries Challenger Series

Dumfries, Scotland

19

Karuizawa International

Karuizawa, Japan
¥‎4,000,000
20

ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling

Blaine, Minnesota
USD$20,000
21

Mercure Perth Masters

Perth, Scotland
€20,950
22

Meridian Canadian Open

North Battleford, Saskatchewan
CAD$100,000
22

Brandon Mens Bonspiel

Brandon, Manitoba
CAD$7,200
24

Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic

Tempe, Arizona
USD$16,000
35

Players' Championship

Toronto, Ontario
CAD$100,000
37

Humpty's Champions Cup

Calgary, Alberta
CAD$150,000

Grand Slam events indicated in bold.



Women's events


As of 2018-2019 curling season[6]











































































































































































































































































































































































Week
Event
Location
Purse
1

Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic

Hokkaido, Japan
¥‎1,700,000
2

GOLDLINE Icebreaker at the Granite

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$6,020
3

Oakville Fall Classic

Oakville, Ontario
CAD$9,000
4
HDF Insurance Shoot-Out
Edmonton, Alberta
CAD$32,000
4

Stu Sells Oakville Tankard

Oakville, Ontario
CAD$25,000
5
AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Cornwall, Ontario CAD$29,500
5

Colonial Square Ladies Classic

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CAD$27,000
5

Morris SunSpiel

Morris, Manitoba
CAD$8,400
5

King Cash Spiel

Maple Ridge, British Columbia
CAD$8,000
6

Mother Club Fall Curling Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$8,000
6

Riga International Curling Challenge

Riga, Latvia
€2,000
6

KW Fall Classic

Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario

7

Princess Auto Elite 10

Chatham, Ontario
CAD$100,000
7

Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic

Vernon, British Columbia
CAD$41,000
7

Avonair Cash Spiel

Edmonton, Alberta
CAD$8,000
7

Manitoba Curling Tour Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$5,200
7

Tallinn Ladies International Challenge

Tallinn, Estonia
€3,000
8

Stockholm Ladies Cup

Stockholm, Sweden
331,000 kr
8
Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
Calgary, Alberta
CAD$50,000
8

StuSells Toronto Tankard

Toronto, Ontario
CAD$17,500
8

New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel

Halifax, Nova Scotia
CAD$6,400
8

St. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash Spiel

St. Paul, Minnesota
USD$6,000
9

Womens Masters Basel

Basel, Switzerland
CHF32,000
9

Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel

Abbotsford, British Columbia
CAD$10,000
9

Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel

Stroud, Ontario
CAD$7,200
10

China Open

Beijing, China
USD$100,000
10

Canad Inns Women's Classic

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
CAD$60,000
10

Paf Masters Tour

Aland, Finland
€18,000
10

Medicine Hat Charity Classic

Medicine Hat, Alberta
CAD$11,600
11

Masters of Curling

Truro, Nova Scotia
CAD$125,000
11

Kamloops Crown of Curling

Kamloops, British Columbia
CAD$16,000
11

Gord Carroll Curling Classic

Whitby, Ontario
CAD$15,000
11

Fort Garry Industries Bonspiel

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$6,400
11

Latvia International Challenger

Tukums, Latvia
€3,000
12
DEKALB Superspiel
Morris, Manitoba
CAD$45,000
12
Royal LePage Women's Fall Classic
Kemptville, Ontario
CAD$21,000
12

Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel

Halifax, Nova Scotia
CAD$10,000
12

Raymond Jones Kelowna Double Cash

Kelowna, British Columbia
CAD$9,000
13

GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1

Thunder Bay, Ontario
CAD$100,000
13

GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2

Thunder Bay, Ontario
CAD$50,000
13

Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic

Edmonton, Alberta
CAD$11,000
14
Red Deer Curling Classic
Red Deer, Alberta
CAD$35,000
15
Boundary Ford Curling Classic
Lloydminster, Alberta
CAD$24,000
15

Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel

Windsor, Nova Scotia
CAD$12,000
15

The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul

Winnipeg, Manitoba
CAD$10,500
16

Curl Mesabi Classic

Eveleth, Minnesota
USD$15,000
17

Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling

Estevan, Saskatchewan
CAD$70,000
17

CCT City of Perth Ladies International

Perth, Scotland
£15,800
17

MCT Championships

Dauphin, Manitoba
CAD$8,000
17

WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Saint John, New Brunswick
CAD$5,500
18

Boost National

Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD$100,000
18

Dakota Challenger Spiel

Lakeville, Minnesota
USD$4,000
19

Karuizawa International

Karuizawa, Japan
¥‎4,000,000
20

ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling

Blaine, Minnesota
USD$20,000
22

Meridian Canadian Open

North Battleford, Saskatchewan
CAD$100,000
22

International Bernese Ladies Cup

Bern, Switzerland
CHF21,500
23

Glynhill Ladies International

Glasgow, Scotland
£11,000
35

Players' Championship

Toronto, Ontario
CAD$100,000
37

Humpty's Champions Cup

Calgary, Alberta
CAD$150,000

Grand Slam events indicated in bold.



Mixed doubles events


As of 2018-2019 curling season[7]















































































































































































































Week
Event
Location
Purse
3

Audi Quattro Winter Games NZ Mixed Doubles

Naseby, New Zealand

3

Battleford Mixed Doubles Fall Curling Classic

North Battleford, Saskatchewan
CAD$13,500
4

Oberstdorf International Mixed Doubles Cup

Oberstdorf, Germany
€3,200
6

WCT Tallinn Mixed Doubles International

Tallinn, Estonia
€1,200
9

Sherwood Park Mixed Doubles Classic

Edmonton, Alberta
CAD$4,000
10

WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup

Kitzbuehel, Austria
€3,500
11

WCT Mixed Doubles Cup Geising

Geising, Germany
€3,500
12

MadTown DoubleDown

Madison, Wisconsin
USD$24,000
12

Palmerston Mixed Doubles Spiel

Palmerston, Ontario
CAD$1,200
13

International Mixed Doubles Sochi

Sochi, Russia

14

Mixed Doubles Bern

Bern, Switzerland
CHF10,000
14

Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Championship

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
CAD$36,000
15

Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel

Ilderton, Ontario
CAD$3,500
16

WCT Mixed Doubles Lodz

Lodz, Poland
€2,800
17

PrimeLending Mixed Doubles Championship

Midland, Michigan
USD$7,500
17

Sutherland Mixed Doubles Curling Classic

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CAD$13,500
19

Italian Mixed Doubles Cup

Pinerolo, Italy
€3,000
20

Southern Mixed Doubles

Charlotte, North Carolina
USD$3,400
21

Qualico Communities Mixed Doubles Classic

Canmore/Banff, Alberta
CAD$30,000
22

WCT Dutch Masters Mixed Doubles

Zoetermeer, Netherlands
€1,250
22

Callie Mixed Doubles Classic

Regina, Saskatchewan
CAD$13,500
23

Toronto Cricket Mixed Doubles Cashspiel

Toronto, Ontario

24

Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup

Gavle, Sweden
3,600 kr
26

Listowel Mixed Doubles Cashspiel

Listowel, Ontario
CAD$9,000
26

International Mixed Doubles Trophy Aarau

Aarau, Switzerland
CHF7,000
27

WCT Tallinn Masters Mixed Doubles

Tallinn, Estonia
€1,250
27

Nutana Mixed Doubles Classic

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CAD$13,500
28

Slovakia Mixed Doubles Curling Cup

Bratislava, Slovakia
€2,800
29

International Mixed Doubles Sochi 2

Sochi, Russia

31

Westbay Hungarian Mixed Doubles Cup

Budapest, Hungary
€3,100
32

International Mixed Doubles Dumfries

Dumfries, Scotland
£5,200
34

LODE Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1

Riga, Latvia
€1,000
35

LODE Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2

Riga, Latvia
€1,000


See also



  • List of teams on the World Curling Tour

  • Ontario Curling Tour



References





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  4. ^ "CurlingZone – Everything Curling". dev.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.


  5. ^ "World Curling Tour - Powered by CurlingZone". www.worldcurl.com. Retrieved 2018-08-24.


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External links


  • Official website








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