The KW Fall Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The tournament has been held as part of the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour, and both the men's and women's events were included in the World Curling Tour starting in 2013. It is considered a "development tour" event.

KW Fall Classic
Established2008
2024 host cityWaterloo, Ontario
2024 arenaKW Granite Club
Men's purse$11,000
Women's purse$8,500
Current champions (2024)
MenOntario John Epping
WomenOntario Breanna Rozon
Current edition
KW Fall Classic is located in Canada
Kitchener-Waterloo Granite
Kitchener-Waterloo Granite

Past champions

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Only skip's name is displayed.

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2008   Dale Matchett   Trevor Feil[1] $14,225 [citation needed]
2009[2]   Dale Matchett   Jake Higgs $14,225 [citation needed]
2010   Greg Balsdon   Wayne Middaugh $10,825
2011   Robert Rumfeldt   Mike Anderson $14,300
2012   Mark Kean   Greg Balsdon $8,500
2013   Scott McDonald   Jake Walker $8,500
2014   Scott McDonald   Richard Krell $8,500
2015   Liu Rui   Ian Dickie $9,900
2016[3]   Richard Krell   Ryan LeDrew $9,900
2017   Matthew Hall   Rob Retchless $9,900
2018   Alexey Timofeev   Rob Ainsley $8,400
2019   Yusuke Morozumi   Wayne Tuck Jr. $8,400
2020[4]   Paul Moffatt   Glenn Howard
2021[5]   Ross Whyte   Kyle Waddell $8,750
2022[6]   Mike Fournier   Sam Steep $9,750
2023[7]   Alex Champ   Yves Stocker $12,500
2024[8]   John Epping   Riku Yanagisawa $11,000

Women

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Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2008[9]   Carrie Lindner   Dale Curtis $6,000 [citation needed]
2009[10]   Julie Hastings   Karen Bell $6,000 [citation needed]
2010   Kathy Brown   Jacqueline Harrison $9,500
2011   Julie Hastings   Cathy Auld $9,500
2012   Erika Brown   Kristy Russell $15,000
2013   Julie Hastings   Susan McKnight $15,000
2014   Julie Hastings   Jacqueline Harrison $12,000
2015   Allison Flaxey   Erika Brown $11,900
2016[11]   Sherry Middaugh   Julie Tippin $10,000
2017   Julie Tippin   Susan Froud $9,375
2018   Krista McCarville   Jestyn Murphy $8,400
2019   Gim Un-chi   Megan Balsdon $11,300
2020[12]   Susan Froud   Maddy Warriner
2021[13]   Kerry Galusha   Hollie Duncan $12,625
2022[14]   Ikue Kitazawa   Carly Howard $9,750
2023[15]   Krista McCarville   Rebecca Morrison $11,800
2024[16]   Breanna Rozon   Kim Eun-jung $8,500

References

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  1. ^ CurlingZone
  2. ^ "Suburban Schoolmasters' Curling Club Est. 1958".
  3. ^ CurlingZone
  4. ^ "2020 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  9. ^ CurlingZone
  10. ^ "The Curling News: Jones, Gushue rolling early". 27 September 2009.
  11. ^ CurlingZone
  12. ^ "2020 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "2021 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "2022 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "2023 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  16. ^ "2024 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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