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Annual Grand Slam of Curling event
The National , currently referred to as the Boost National for sponsorship reasons, is a Canadian curling tournament. It is one of the six events that are part of the Grand Slam of Curling tour, and one of its four "majors".[ 1]
The event features 15 men's and 15 women's teams. The top 14 teams on the World Curling Tour 's Order of Merit qualify, plus a "sponsors exemption".[ 2] The 15 teams are divided into three groups of five teams, and each team plays the other four teams in their group in a round robin. The top eight teams overall advance to a single elimination playoff.[ 3] This format has been in place since 2015. From 2007 to 2014, the event had three pools of six teams each.
Past champions
Men
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse (CAD)
2002 M&M Meat Shops National
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Collin Mitchell , Jason Mitchell
Greg McAulay , Brent Pierce , Bryan Miki , Jody Sveistrup
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$100,000
2003 National
Martin Ferland , Pierre Charette , Michel Ferland , Marco Berthelot
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Collin Mitchell , Jason Mitchell
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
$100,000
2004 National (Jan.)
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Collin Mitchell , Jason Mitchell
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Garry Vandenberghe , Steve Gould
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
$100,000
2004 BDO Curling Classic (Nov.)
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Garry Vandenberghe , Steve Gould
Hamilton, Ontario
$100,000
2005 National
Wayne Middaugh , Peter Corner , Phil Loevenmark , Scott Bailey
Pat Simmons , Jeff Sharp , Ben Hebert , Steve Laycock
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
$100,000
2007 (Mar.)
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Blake MacDonald , Kevin Koe , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
$100,000
2007 National (Dec.)
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Brent Laing , Ben Hebert
Blake MacDonald , Kevin Koe , Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
$100,000
2008 National
Wayne Middaugh , Jon Mead , John Epping , Scott Bailey *
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Ryan Fry , Jamie Korab
Quebec City, Quebec
$100,000
2010 National (Jan.)
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Ryan Fry , Jamie Korab
David Nedohin , Randy Ferbey , Scott Pfeifer , Marcel Rocque
Guelph, Ontario
$100,000
2010 Swiss Chalet National (Dec.)
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Reid Carruthers , Steve Gould
Vernon, British Columbia
$100,000
2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
$100,000
2013 National
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Reid Carruthers , Mark Nichols
Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Port Hawkesbury , Nova Scotia
$100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Mar.)
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Brad Gushue , Brett Gallant , Adam Casey , Geoff Walker
Fort McMurray , Alberta
$100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Nov.)
Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
$100,000
2015 National
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Reid Carruthers , Braeden Moskowy , Derek Samagalski , Colin Hodgson
Oshawa , Ontario
$100,000
2016 Boost National [ 4]
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Reid Carruthers , Braeden Moskowy , Derek Samagalski , Colin Hodgson
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$125,000
2017 Boost National
Bruce Mouat , Grant Hardie , Bobby Lammie , Hammy McMillan Jr.
Kim Chang-min , Seong Se-hyeon , Oh Eun-soo , Lee Ki-bok
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$125,000
2018 National
Ross Paterson , Kyle Waddell , Duncan Menzies , Michael Goodfellow
Bruce Mouat , Grant Hardie , Bobby Lammie , Hammy McMillan Jr.
Conception Bay South , Newfoundland and Labrador
$125,000
2019 National
Brad Jacobs , Marc Kennedy , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Conception Bay South , Newfoundland and Labrador
$150,000
*Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final.
Women
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse (CAD)
2015
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Tracy Fleury , Crystal Webster , Jenna Walsh , Jenn Horgan
Oshawa , Ontario
$100,000
2016 [ 5]
Kerri Einarson , Selena Kaatz , Liz Fyfe , Kristin MacCuish
Silvana Tirinzoni , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Esther Neuenschwander , Marlene Albrecht
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$100,000
2017
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Casey Scheidegger , Cary-Anne McTaggart , Jessie Scheidegger , Kristie Moore
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
$125,000[ 6]
2018
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Kerri Einarson , Valerie Sweeting , Shannon Birchard , Briane Meilleur
Conception Bay South , Newfoundland and Labrador
$100,000
2019
Anna Hasselborg , Sara McManus , Agnes Knochenhauer , Sofia Mabergs
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jocelyn Peterman , Laura Walker
Conception Bay South , Newfoundland and Labrador
$150,000
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