Viterra Championship
| Viterra Championship | |
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| Established | 1925 |
| 2020 host city | Winnipeg |
| 2020 arena | Eric Coy Arena |
| 2020 champion | Jason Gunnlaugson |
| Current edition | |
The Viterra Championship is the Manitoba men's provincial curling championship. The tournament is run by Curl Manitoba, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's championship.[1]
The tournament was previously known as the Safeway Championship (2008–2015), Safeway Select (1995–2007); the Labatt Tankard (1980–1994); the British Consols (1937–1979) and the Macdonald Brier Trophy event winner at the MCA Bonspiel (1925-1936).
Qualification
32 teams qualify. The distribution of berths changes from year to year but is generally composed of the following:
- Winners of Regional Zone Playdowns
- Winners of a "Berth Bonspiel"
- Brandon Men's Bonspiel winner
- Defending champion
- Manitoba Curling Tour champion
- Top team(s) from the Manitoba Curling Tour Rankings
- Top Manitoba team(s) on the CTRS rankings
- Top teams from the Manitoba Curling Association Bonspiel
Winners
Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. Manitoba did not participate in the 1927 Brier.[2] Brier champions in bold.
References
- ^ CurlManitoba Introduces New Men’s Championship Title Sponsor
- ^ "History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
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Canadian men's provincial and territorial curling championships | |
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