Masters (curling)

"World Cup of Curling" redirects here. Not to be confused with Curling World Cup.

The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area.^[1] The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.

Masters
Established	2002
2025 host city	Guelph, Ontario
2025 arena	Sleeman Centre
Men's purse	CAD $200,000
Women's purse	CAD $200,000
Current champions (2025)
Men	Ross Whyte
Women	Anna Hasselborg
Current edition
2025 Masters (curling)

The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario.

The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.

Previous event names

Sun Life Classic

• Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
• Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
• McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
• SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
• Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)

Masters/World Cup

• Kia Masters of Curling: 2002
• M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling: 2003-2004
• Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006
• Home Hardware Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008
• Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008
• Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010
• GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011
• Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012
• Masters of Curling: 2013-15
• WFG Masters: 2016
• Masters of Curling: 2017
• Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
• Masters: 2019–2021
• WFG Masters: 2022–present

Past champions

Masters/World Cup

Men

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2002	Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Rory Golanowski	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Doug Armstrong	Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador	$100,000
2003 (Jan.)	Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett	Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould	Sudbury, Ontario	$100,000
2003 (Dec.)	Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould	Sudbury, Ontario	$100,000
2004	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould	Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Chris Haichert, Ben Hebert	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2006 (Feb.)	Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	$100,000
2006 (Dec.)	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	Waterloo, Ontario	$100,000
2008 (Jan.)	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2008 (Nov.)	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Waterloo, Ontario	$100,000
2009	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Mississauga, Ontario	$100,000
2010	Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead,1 Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould	Windsor, Ontario	$100,000
2011	Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$100,000
2012	Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Jim Cotter, Jason Gunnlaugson, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky	Brantford, Ontario	$100,000
2013	Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Martin, David Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	Abbotsford, British Columbia	$100,000
2014	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Selkirk, Manitoba	$100,000
2015	Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky	Truro, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2016	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Okotoks, Alberta	$125,000
2017	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	$125,000
2018	John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert	Truro, Nova Scotia	$125,000
2019	Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	North Bay, Ontario	$150,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Oakville, Ontario	$150,000
2022	Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Oakville, Ontario	$150,000
2023	Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella	Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	$200,000
2025	Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle	Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert	Guelph, Ontario	$200,000

Notes

1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.

Women

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2012	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle	Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge	Brantford, Ontario	$50,000
2013	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle	Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton	Abbotsford, British Columbia	$100,000
2014	Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown	Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström	Selkirk, Manitoba	$100,000
2015	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown	Truro, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2016	Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Okotoks, Alberta	$125,000
2017	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	$125,000
2018	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Truro, Nova Scotia	$125,000
2019	Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama	North Bay, Ontario	$150,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle	Oakville, Ontario	$150,000
2022	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris	Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Oakville, Ontario	$150,000
2023	Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	$200,000
2025	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Guelph, Ontario	$200,000

Sun Life Classic

Past champions are listed as follows:^[2]

Men

Year	Winning skip	Runner-up skip	Purse
2005	Kirk Ziola[3]	Jim Lyle
2006	Dwayne Fowler[3]	Brad Gushue	35,000
2007	Glenn Howard[3]	Kirk Ziola	53,000
2008	Glenn Howard[3]	Jean-Michel Ménard	47,000
2009	Mike McEwen	Martin Ferland	50,000
2010	Mike McEwen	Brad Gushue	50,000
2011	Niklas Edin	Sven Michel	50,000

Women

Year	Winning skip	Runner-up skip	Purse
2007	Julie Hastings[3]	Krista McCarville	32,000
2008	Marie-France Larouche[3]	Jacqueline Harrison	47,000
2009	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Shannon Kleibrink	50,000
2010	Jennifer Jones	Kelly Scott	50,000
2011	Sherry Middaugh	Erika Brown	50,000

References

1. "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Past Champions". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
3. "Past Champions, Sun Life Classic". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

External links

• Official website