The Victoria Curling Classic Invitational, also known as the Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic, was an annual curling bonspiel held at Victoria, British Columbia. It was part of the World Curling Tour. The bonspiel was begun in 2006 and had only a men's tournament until 2010 when a women's tournament was introduced.[1]

The event was last held in 2013 for men and 2012 for women.

Past champions

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The past champions for the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational are as follows.[1]

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2006   Bob Ursel, TJ Perepolkin, Brendan Willis, Lance McGinn   John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt $76,000
2007   Jeff Stoughton, Ryan Fry, Rob Fowler, Steve Gould   Greg McAulay, Jay Peachey, Terry Miller, Chad Hoffman $81,000
2008   Jim Cotter, Bob Ursel, Kevin Folk, Rick Sawatsky   Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey $81,000
2009   Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey   Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $81,000
2010   Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert   Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey $81,000
2011   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Brock Virtue, JD Lind, Dominic Daemen, Dean Joanisse $72,000
2012   Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert   Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $72,000
2013   Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, Viktor Kjäll   Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld $76,000

Women

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Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2010   Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell   Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush $10,000
2011   Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin   Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell $18,000
2012   Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge   Shannon Kleibrink, Carolyn McRorie, Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows $18,000

References

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