Red Deer Curling Classic
The Red Deer Curling Classic (formerly the Meyers Norris Penny Men's Cashspiel and The Community Savings Ladies Classic[1]) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament, started in 1998, and the women's tournament, started in 2004, are both part of the World Curling Tour and have both been held every year since. Curlers from Alberta have dominated the event on both sides since its inception. The event counts toward the Canadian Team Ranking System, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for the ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated.[2]
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
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| 1998 |  Brent MacDonald |
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| 1999 | Terry Meek |
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| 2000 | James Pahl |
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| 2001 | Blake MacDonald |
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| 2002 | Adrian Bakker |
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| 2003 | Tony Germsheid |
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| 2004 | Mark Johnson |
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| 2006 | Jamie King |
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| 2007 | Kurt Balderston |
Rob Armitage |
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| 2008 | Ted Appelman |
Dan Petryk |
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| 2009 | Randy Ferbey |
Rob Armitage |
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| 2010 |  Jason Montgomery |
Brent Bawel |
$32,000 |
| 2011 | Jamie King |
 Jamie Koe |
$32,000 |
| 2012 | Brendan Bottcher |
Kevin Koe |
$33,000 |
| 2013 |  Brock Virtue |
Jeff Richard |
$38,000 |
| 2014[3] | Josh Heidt |
Brock Virtue |
$41,000 |
| 2015 | Mick Lizmore |
Jason Ackerman |
$39,000 |
| 2016 | Kevin Koe |
Ted Appelman |
$39,000 |
| 2017 | Brendan Bottcher |
Ted Appelman |
$39,000 |
| 2018 | Kody Hartung |
Brendan Bottcher |
$35,000 |
| 2019 | James Pahl |
Tyler Tardi |
$35,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
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| 2004 | Renelle Bryden |
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| 2006 | Cathy King |
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| 2007 | Sherry Anderson |
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| 2008 |  Jennifer Jones |
Kristie Moore |
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| 2009 | Cheryl Bernard |
Shannon Kleibrink |
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| 2010 | Shannon Kleibrink |
Jessie Kaufman |
$34,000 |
| 2011 |  Silvana Tirinzoni |
Kelley Law |
$34,000 |
| 2012 | Chelsea Carey |
Kaitlyn Lawes |
$36,000 |
| 2013 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli |
Kristie Moore |
$38,000 |
| 2014[4] | Alina Pätz |
Trish Paulsen |
$39,000 |
| 2015 | Kelsey Rocque |
Alina Pätz |
$31,000 |
| 2016 | Nadine Chyz |
 Hannah Fleming |
$29,000 |
| 2017[5] | Delia DeJong |
 Satsuki Fujisawa |
$30,000 |
| 2018 | Robyn Silvernagle |
 Mei Jie |
$35,000 |
| 2019 |  Jamie Sinclair |
Brette Richards |
$35,000 |
References
- ^ Simard, Valerie (2 November 2010). "Cheryl Bernard Page: The Red Deer Curling Classic". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/19/extremely-drunk-canadian-curling-team-gets-banned-tour-event/
- ^ "Red Deer Curling Classic". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Red Deer Curling Classic". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Red Deer Curling Classic". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.