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The Players' Championship is one of the final events on the World Curling Tour (WCT) and is a part of the Grand Slam of Curling .
It is the second to last slam of the curling season, and the last of the four "majors".[1] The event was one of the original Grand Slam events when they were instituted in the 2001-02 season for men and for the 2006-07 season for women.
The event began as the "VO Cup " before the Grand Slam era in 1993, as part of the very first World Curling Tour season.[2] A women's event was introduced in 2006.[3]
From 2007 to 2009, it was a qualifying tournament for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials , and had barred foreign teams from entering (unlike the other Slams). Scotland's Eve Muirhead became the first non-Canadian skip to win the event in 2013, while Sweden's Niklas Edin became the first non Canadian skip to win the men's event in 2017.
To date, Edmonton's Kevin Martin has won the most Players' Championships with 8. On the women's side, Winnipeg 's Jennifer Jones (and her long-time second, Jill Officer ) have won the most championships with 6.
Qualification
The top 12 teams on the men's and women's WCT year-to-date rankings respectively qualify for the event. Teams that decline their invitations are replaced by the next highest ranked team.[4]
Format
The 12 teams are split into two pools of six which compete in a round robin. The top 8 teams advance to a single game elimination playoff.[5] The event has been held in its current format since 2014.
Past champions
Men
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
1993
Russ Howard , Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Peter Corner
Paul Savage , Graeme McCarrel [citation needed ] , Ian Tetley [citation needed ] , Todd Tsukamoto [citation needed ]
Calgary , Alberta
1994
Kevin Martin , Kevin Park , James Pahl , Don Bartlett
Ed Werenich , John Kawaja , Pat Perroud , Neil Harrison
Calgary , Alberta
1995 (Apr.)
Murray McEachern , Rick Schneider , Daryl Nixon , Larry Schneider
Brad Heidt , Mark Dacey , Wayne Charteris , Dan Ormsby
Selkirk, Manitoba
$75,000
1995 (Dec.)
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Ian Tetley , Scott Bailey
Dale Duguid , Dan Carey , Russ Hayes , Doug Armstrong
Jasper, Alberta
1997
Russ Howard , Glenn Howard , Scott Patterson , Phil Loevenmark
Randy Woytowich , Kelly Yuzdopski , Brian McCusker , Ron Pugsley
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Rudy Ramcharan , Marcel Rocque
Vic Peters , Dan Carey (?) Chris Neufeld , Don Harvey
Fort McMurray , Alberta
$50,000
1999
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Ian Tetley , Scott Bailey
Russ Howard , Glenn Howard , Peter Corner , Neil Harrison
Winnipeg, Manitoba
$100,000
2000
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Ian Tetley , Scott Bailey
Winnipeg, Manitoba
$150,000
2001
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Ian Tetley , Scott Bailey
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
Calgary, Alberta
$150,000
2002
Wayne Middaugh , Graeme McCarrel , Ian Tetley , Scott Bailey
Vic Peters , Mark Olson , Chris Neufeld , Steve Gould
Strathroy, Ontario
$150,000
2003
Jeff Stoughton , Jon Mead , Gary Van Den Berghe , Jim Spencer
John Morris , Joe Frans , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Leduc, Alberta
$150,000
2004
John Morris , Kevin Koe , Marc Kennedy , Paul Moffat
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
$150,000
2005
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Don Bartlett
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Mike Adam , Jamie Korab
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
$150,000
2006
Randy Ferbey , David Nedohin , Scott Pfeifer , Marcel Rocque
Kevin Martin , Don Walchuk , Carter Rycroft , Adam Enright
Calgary, Alberta
$150,000
2007
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Blake MacDonald , Kevin Park *, Carter Rycroft , Nolan Thiessen
Calgary, Alberta
$100,000
2008
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
St. John's, Newfoundland
$100,000
2009
Randy Ferbey , David Nedohin , Scott Pfeifer , Marcel Rocque
Glenn Howard , Richard Hart , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Grande Prairie, Alberta
$100,000
2010
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Ryan Fry , Jamie Korab
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
$100,000
2011
Kevin Martin , John Morris , Marc Kennedy , Ben Hebert
Niklas Edin , Sebastian Kraupp , Fredrik Lindberg , Viktor Kjäll
Grande Prairie, Alberta
$100,000
2012
John Epping , Scott Bailey , Scott Howard , David Mathers
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
$100,000
2013
Glenn Howard , Wayne Middaugh , Brent Laing , Craig Savill
Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2014
Kevin Martin , Marc Kennedy , David Nedohin , Ben Hebert
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Summerside , Prince Edward Island
$100,000
2015
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2016
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2017
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak , Denni Neufeld
Toronto , Ontario
$150,000
2018
Kevin Koe , Marc Kennedy , Brent Laing , Ben Hebert
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
* Park spared for normal skip Kevin Koe .
Women
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
2006
Jennifer Jones , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Jill Officer , Georgina Wheatcroft
Cheryl Bernard , Susan O'Connor , Carolyn Darbyshire , Cori Bartel
Calgary, Alberta
$100,000
2007
Jennifer Jones , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Jill Officer , Dawn Askin
Kelly Scott , Jeanna Schraeder , Sasha Carter , Renee Simons
Calgary, Alberta
$100,000
2008
Amber Holland , Kim Schneider , Tammy Schneider , Heather Seeley
Krista McCarville , Tara George , Kari MacLean-Kraft , Lorraine Lang
St. John's, Newfoundland
$100,000
2009
Jennifer Jones , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Jill Officer , Dawn Askin
Shannon Kleibrink , Amy Nixon , Bronwen Webster , Chelsey Bell
Grande Prairie, Alberta
$100,000
2010
Cheryl Bernard , Susan O'Connor , Carolyn Darbyshire , Cori Bartel
Crystal Webster , Lori Olson-Johns , Samantha Preston , Stephanie Malekoff
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
$100,000
2011
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn Askin
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Alison Kreviazuk , Lisa Weagle
Grande Prairie, Alberta
$100,000
2012
Stefanie Lawton , Sherry Anderson , Sherri Singler , Marliese Kasner
Cathy Overton-Clapham , Jenna Loder , Ashley Howard , Breanne Meakin
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
$100,000
2013
Eve Muirhead , Anna Sloan , Vicki Adams , Claire Hamilton
Margaretha Sigfridsson , Maria Prytz , Christina Bertrup , Maria Wennerström
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2014
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Alison Kreviazuk , Lisa Weagle
Summerside , Prince Edward Island
$100,000
2015
Eve Muirhead , Anna Sloan , Vicki Adams , Sarah Reid
Anna Sidorova , Margarita Fomina , Alexandra Saitova , Ekaterina Galkina
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2016
Eve Muirhead , Cathy Overton-Clapham , Vicki Adams , Sarah Reid
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
2017
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Valerie Sweeting , Lori Olson-Johns , Dana Ferguson , Rachelle Brown
Toronto, Ontario
$150,000
2018
Jamie Sinclair , Alex Carlson , Vicky Persinger , Monica Walker
Jennifer Jones , Kaitlyn Lawes , Jill Officer , Dawn McEwen
Toronto , Ontario
$100,000
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