Canada Cup of Curling

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.

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 will see the event host seven teams of each gender instead of ten. The teams will play in a round robin as in previous years, but only the top three will advance to the playoff round. The second and third-placed teams will play in the semifinal, and the winner will face the first-placed team in the final.

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

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

External links

• Event history