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]
| Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Host city | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Arena | Vernon Curling Club |
| Men's purse | $28,500 |
| Women's purse | $28,500 |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  Xu Xiaoming |
| Women |  Kang Bo-bae |
Vernon CC
Location in Canada
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
editOnly skips names listed
Men
edit| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Rick Folk |
 Jeff Stoughton |
$36,000 |
| 2002 |  Rob Bucholz |
Brent Pierce |
$36,000 |
| 2003 | Randy Ferbey |
Greg McAulay |
$43,500 |
| 2004 | Rick Folk |
J. D. Lind |
$43,000 |
| 2005 | Bob Ursel |
 Pierre Charette |
$43,500 |
| 2006 | Brent Pierce |
Mark Johnson |
$45,000 |
| 2007 | Bob Ursel |
Sean Geall |
$24,000 |
| 2008 | Bob Ursel |
Sean Geall |
$24,000 |
| 2009 | Kevin Koe |
Bob Ursel |
$25,000 |
| 2010 | Kevin Koe |
 Andrey Drozdov |
$37,000 |
| 2011 | Robert Schlender |
Brent Pierce |
$27,000 |
| 2012 | Jim Cotter |
Jamie King |
$26,000 |
| 2013 | Kevin Koe |
 Brady Clark |
$35,000 |
| 2014 | Grant Dezura |
Brent Pierce |
$26,000 |
| 2015 | Sean Geall |
Dean Joanisse |
$17,000 |
| 2016[2] | Tyler Tardi |
 Yusuke Morozumi |
$17,000 |
| 2017 | Jeff Guignard |
Adam Cseke |
$12,000 |
| 2018[3] |  Matt Dunstone |
Jim Cotter |
$18,000 |
| 2019[4] | Tyler Tardi |
Jim Cotter |
$18,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||
| 2022[5] | Riku Yanagisawa |
Kohsuke Hirata |
$18,000 |
| 2023[6] | Brent Pierce |
Catlin Schneider |
$28,500 |
| 2024[7] | Xu Xiaoming |
Brent Pierce |
$28,500 |
Women
edit| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[8] | Kelley Law |
Marla Mallett |
|
| 2002[9] | Kelly Scott |
Kelley Law |
|
| 2003[10] | Shannon Kleibrink |
Penny Shantz-Henderson |
|
| 2004 | Cheryl Bernard |
Kelly Scott |
$15,000 |
| 2005 | Cheryl Bernard |
Kristy Lewis |
$21,000 |
| 2006 | Kelley Law |
Corrie Lubben |
$21,000 |
| 2007 | Heather Rankin |
Shannon Kleibrink |
$29,200 |
| 2008 | Shannon Kleibrink |
Kelly Scott |
$38,000 |
| 2009 | Moe Meguro |
Cheryl Bernard |
$35,000 |
| 2010 | Cheryl Bernard |
Liudmila Privivkova |
$35,000 |
| 2011 | Amy Nixon |
Lisa Eyamie |
$35,000 |
| 2012 | Heather Nedohin |
Anna Sidorova |
$35,000 |
| 2013 | Wang Bingyu |
 Mirjam Ott |
$35,000 |
| 2014 | Ayumi Ogasawara |
Corryn Brown |
$37,000 |
| 2015 | Stefanie Lawton |
Chelsea Carey |
$39,000 |
| 2016[11] | Marla Mallett |
Cheryl Bernard |
$41,500 |
| 2017 |  Rachel Homan |
Gim Un-chi |
$41,000 |
| 2018 | Alina Kovaleva |
Kelsey Rocque |
$41,000 |
| 2019[12] | Kelsey Rocque |
Chelsea Carey |
$31,500 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||
| 2022[13] | Corryn Brown |
Ikue Kitazawa |
$31,500 |
| 2023[14] | Wang Rui |
Corryn Brown |
$28,500 |
| 2024[15] | Kang Bo-bae |
Zhang Yujie |
$28,500 |
References
edit- ^ "Brier champ heads field". Vernon Morning Star. September 16, 2001. p. A27. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Classic cash goes to Law, Folk". Vernon Morning Star. October 3, 2001. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bucholz, Scott snag curling cash". Vernon Morning Star. October 9, 2002. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 7, 2024.