Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic

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Prestige Hotels & Resorts
Curling Classic
Established2001
Host cityVernon, British Columbia
ArenaVernon Curling Club
Men's purse$28,500
Women's purse$28,500
Current champions (2023)
MenBritish Columbia Brent Pierce
WomenChina Wang Rui
Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic is located in Canada
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The Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic is an annual curling tournament on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia. It was a part of the World Curling Tour until 2019 when it was discontinued. It is held at the beginning of October, with the beginning of the bonspiel sometimes occurring in September. The event has been held since 2001.[1]

Former event names[edit]

  • Asham Curling Supplies / Prestige Inns Classic: 2001, 2003
  • Prestige Inn & Twin Anchors Houseboats Vernon Curling Classic: 2002
  • Twin Anchors Houseboats Vacations / Prestige Inn Classic: 2004
  • Twin Anchors - Prestige Inn Curling Classic: 2005
  • Twin Anchors Houseboat / Prestige Inns Cashspiel: 2006
  • Twin Anchors Houseboat Cashspiel: 2007–2008
  • Twin Anchors Invitational: 2009–2011
  • Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic: 2012–present

Past champions[edit]

Only skips names listed

Men[edit]

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2001 British Columbia Rick Folk Manitoba Jeff Stoughton $36,000
2002 Alberta Rob Bucholz British Columbia Brent Pierce $36,000
2003 Alberta Randy Ferbey British Columbia Greg McAulay $43,500
2004 British Columbia Rick Folk Alberta J. D. Lind $43,000
2005 British Columbia Bob Ursel Quebec Pierre Charette $43,500
2006 British Columbia Brent Pierce Alberta Mark Johnson $45,000
2007 British Columbia Bob Ursel British Columbia Sean Geall $24,000
2008 British Columbia Bob Ursel British Columbia Sean Geall $24,000
2009 Alberta Kevin Koe British Columbia Bob Ursel $25,000
2010 Alberta Kevin Koe Russia Andrey Drozdov $37,000
2011 Alberta Robert Schlender British Columbia Brent Pierce $27,000
2012 British Columbia Jim Cotter Alberta Jamie King $26,000
2013 Alberta Kevin Koe Washington (state) Brady Clark $35,000
2014 British Columbia Grant Dezura British Columbia Brent Pierce $26,000
2015 British Columbia Sean Geall British Columbia Dean Joanisse $17,000
2016[2] British Columbia Tyler Tardi Japan Yusuke Morozumi $17,000
2017 British Columbia Jeff Guignard British Columbia Adam Cseke $12,000
2018[3] Saskatchewan Matt Dunstone British Columbia Jim Cotter $18,000
2019[4] British Columbia Tyler Tardi British Columbia Jim Cotter $18,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022[5] Japan Riku Yanagisawa Japan Kohsuke Hirata $18,000
2023[6] British Columbia Brent Pierce British Columbia Catlin Schneider $28,500

Women[edit]

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2001[7] British Columbia Kelley Law British Columbia Marla Mallett
2002[8] British Columbia Kelly Scott British Columbia Kelley Law
2003[9] Alberta Shannon Kleibrink British Columbia Penny Shantz-Henderson
2004 Alberta Cheryl Bernard British Columbia Kelly Scott $15,000
2005 Alberta Cheryl Bernard British Columbia Kristy Lewis $21,000
2006 British Columbia Kelley Law British Columbia Corrie Lubben $21,000
2007 Alberta Heather Rankin Alberta Shannon Kleibrink $29,200
2008 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink British Columbia Kelly Scott $38,000
2009 Japan Moe Meguro Alberta Cheryl Bernard $35,000
2010 Alberta Cheryl Bernard Russia Liudmila Privivkova $35,000
2011 Alberta Amy Nixon Alberta Lisa Eyamie $35,000
2012 Alberta Heather Nedohin Russia Anna Sidorova $35,000
2013 China Wang Bingyu Switzerland Mirjam Ott $35,000
2014 Japan Ayumi Ogasawara British Columbia Corryn Brown $37,000
2015 Saskatchewan Stefanie Lawton Alberta Chelsea Carey $39,000
2016[10] British Columbia Marla Mallett Alberta Cheryl Bernard $41,500
2017 Ontario Rachel Homan South Korea Gim Un-chi $41,000
2018 Russia Alina Kovaleva Alberta Kelsey Rocque $41,000
2019[11] Alberta Kelsey Rocque Alberta Chelsea Carey $31,500
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022[12] British Columbia Corryn Brown Japan Ikue Kitazawa $31,500
2023[13] China Wang Rui British Columbia Corryn Brown $28,500

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brier champ heads field". Vernon Morning Star. September 16, 2001. p. A27. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ CurlingZone
  3. ^ CurlingZone
  4. ^ CurlingZone
  5. ^ "2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Classic cash goes to Law, Folk". Vernon Morning Star. October 3, 2001. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Bucholz, Scott snag curling cash". Vernon Morning Star. October 9, 2002. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. ^ CurlingZone
  11. ^ CurlingZone
  12. ^ "2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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