- Grand Slam (curling)
The Grand Slam is a series of
curling bonspiel s and are a part of the annualWorld Curling Tour . Grand Slam's tend to offer the most amount of money out of all the bonspiels in the curling season, and usually feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001-02 season for men and 2006-07 for women, but many of the Grand Slam events have longer histories. In the past, finals were televised onRogers Sportsnet , but are now televised on the CBC.Grand Slam games are played in eight ends instead of the standard 10 ends seen in other major tournaments. This came into effect for the 2006-07 season.
Men's events
Home Hardware Masters of CurlingThis event was last held January 23 - 27, 2008 in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan . The total purse for the event was $100,000, the winning team received $30,000.Champions1 There was no National in the 2004-2005 season, but the BDO Curling Classic was held. It returned to its original name in the 2005-2006 season. The words "BDO Classic" were added to the name of the Canadian Open.
WCT
Players' Championships This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador . The total purse for the event was $100,000. The winning team received $25,000.Champions
Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic This event was last held November 16-19, 2007 in
Abbotsford, British Columbia . The total purse for the event was $60,000, the winning team received $16,000.The event is held annually in
Abbotsford, British Columbia .Champions
Tylenol Women's
Players' Championships This event was last held April 15-20, 2008 in St. John's. The total purse was $100,000 and the winning team received $25,000.
Champions
ources
* [http://www.curlingzone.com CurlingZone.com]
* [http://www.worldcurlingtour.com WorldCurlingTour.com]
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