Men's Tour

 

Canad Inns Men's Classic from Portage la Prairie, MB

Oct 14-17, 2016

Purse: $60,000

Winnipeg's Team Reid Carruthers picked up their first event win of the 2016-17 season thanks to a strong performance at the Canad Inns Men's Classic. The foursome of skip Carruthers, third Braeden Moskowy, second Derek Samagalski and lead Colin Hodgson went 8-2 over the four day event, beating the likes of Kevin Koe, 9-4, in the quarter-final, Shaun Meachem, 4-2, in the semi-final and Charley Thomas in the final, 6-5.

Team Carruthers took home $18,000 for their win, while Thomas' crew grabbed $10,000.

Carruthers won twice last season, including the season-ending Champions Cup on the Grand Slam Circuit.

Other notable names that battled it out in Portage la Prairie included defending champ Steve Laycock of Saskatoon (lost in to Thomas in semis), John Morris (lost in quarters), Brad Jacobs (lost in quarters), Brendan Bottcher (4-3, failed to make playoffs), Matt Dunstone (2-3, failed to make playoffs) and Mike McEwen (3-3, failed to make playoffs). 

 

Hub International Crown of Curling from Kamloops, BC

Oct 14-17, 2016

Purse: $26,000

Team Dean Joanisse won all five of its game to take the title in Kamloops. Skip Joanisse, alongside third Paul Cseke, second Jay Wakefield and lead John Cullen downed Dylan Johnston of Thunder Bay in the semis, 6-3, before defeating Korea's SooHyuk Kim in the championship game, 6-4. Joanisse tied the game with a single in the eighth then stole two more in the extra end to win the championship.

Team Joanisse were awarded $7000 for their efforts. It's their first victory since winning the Cloverdale Cash Spiel in September 2015.

The 14-rink field featured teams mostly from BC. 

 

Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel from Stroud, ON

Oct 13-16, 2016

Purse: $12,380

Chad Allen's foursome of third Travis Fanset, second Kurt Armstrong and lead Matt Pretty downed Team Colin Dow of Ottawa in the final, 7-5. The Brantford crew went 7-0 to pick up their first event win of the season.

Codey Maus was the defending champion.

 

McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic from Airdrie, AB

Oct 14-16, 2016

Purse: $12,000

Team Aaron Sluchinski of Airdrie, AB came close to winning this event for a third consecutive season, but fell to Edmonton's Glen Hansen in the championship game, 8-6.

The 16-rink field teams from Alberta and Yukon.

 

Thompson Curling Challenge from Urdorf, Switzerland - CCT Event 

Oct 14-16, 2016

Purse: $8,800 CHF

Kevin Wunderlin and his Swiss squad took down Yves Hess, also from Switzerland, 6-5, to take the Thompson Curling Challenge.

 

Women's Tour

 

Hub International Crown of Curling from Kamloops, BC

Oct 14-17, 2016

Purse: $26,000

Team Min Ji Kim of Korea were the last rink standing in Kamloops after beating world silver medalist Satsuki Fujisawa in the final, 6-3.

They took home $7000 for their finish with Team Fujisawa winning $5,000.

 

Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel from Stroud, ON

Oct 13-16, 2016

Purse: $7,425

Team Julie Tippin of Ontario defended their championship at the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. The foursome of skip Tippin, third Chantal Duhaime, second Rachelle Vink and lead Tess Bobbie went a perfect 6-0 over the four-day event, beating Megan Balsdon in the final, 8-6.  

The 12-rink field featured teams all from Ontario. 

 

Atkins Curling Supplies Classic from Winnipeg, MB

Oct 14-17, 2016

Purse: $17,900

Team Beth Peterson of Winnipeg won $4000 after finishing first at the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic. They beat Janet Harvey in the quarters, Jackie Dewar in the semis and finally defending champion Darcy Robertson in title game, 7-6. The foursome of skip Peterson, third Robyn Njegovan, second Melissa Gordon and lead Breanna Yozenko lost just once all week.

The field featured 21-rinks, mostly from Manitoba.

 

Looking Ahead

 

Men's Tour

Challenge de Curling de Gatineau from Gatineau, QC

Oct 19-23, 2016

Defending Champion: Brad Gushue

 

Curling Masters Champery from Champery, SUI - CCT Event

Oct 20-23, 2016

Defending Champion: James Grattan

 

Medicine Hat Charity Classic from Medicine Hat, AB

Oct 21-24, 2016

Defending Champion: Shaun Meachem

 

 

Women’s Tour

Canad Inns Women's Classic from Portage la Prairie, MB

Oct 21-24, 2016

Defending Champion: EunJung Kim

 

Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel from Moncton, NB

Oct 21-23, 2016

Defending Champion: Mary Mattatall

 

Medicine Hat Charity Classic from Medicine Hat, AB

Oct 21-24, 2016

Defending Champion: Shannon Kleibrink