World Curling Tour
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The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists.
The World Curling Tour was created in 1992. In 2001, the WCT introduced a series of Grand Slam events featuring large payouts. Originally, curlers who participated in Grand Slam events were obliged to not participate in their respective Brier playdowns, however this was quickly rescinded.
Most WCT events are held in the Fall, and early Winter to avoid competing with the Brier playdowns.
The team with the most winnings at the end of the year wins the Founders Trophy. The winners in 2007 were Kevin Martin's team who won a total of $176,000.
[edit] Events
(2007-08 season)
| Event | Location | Date | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden Masters | Baden, Switzerland | Sept 7-9 | CHF 25,000 |
| Radisson SAS Oslo Cup | Oslo, Norway | Sept 20-23 | kr 90,000 |
| AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic | Brockville, Ontario | Sept 20-23 | C$ 36,000 |
| Boston Pizza September Shoot-Out | Edmonton, Alberta | Sept 21-23 | C$ 16,000 |
| Twin Anchors Houseboat Cashspiel | Vernon, British Columbia | Sept 27-30 | C$ 24,000 |
| Mac Ice Classic | Ottawa, Ontario | Oct 4-8 | C$ 31,000 |
| Swiss Cup Basel | Basel, Switzlerland | Oct 5-8 | CHF 40,000 |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers Westcoast Curling Classic | New Westminster, British Columbia | Oct 5-8 | C$ 64,000 |
| Valour Road Open | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Oct 5-8 | C$ 27,500 |
| Don Bartlett Classic | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador | Oct 11-14 | C$ 64,000 |
| St. Paul Cashspiel | St. Paul, Minnesota | Oct 12-15 | US$ 14,400 |
| Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Oct 12-15 | C$ 36,400 |
| Coupe Quebec La Cage aux Sports | Quebec City, Quebec | Oct 18-21 | C$ 21,000 |
| Bern Open | Bern, Switzerland | Oct 19-22 | CHF 42,000 |
| Strauss Crown of Curling | Kamloops, British Columbia | Oct 19-22 | C$ 50,000 |
| Flint Energy Curling Classic | Bonnyville, Alberta | Oct 19-22 | C$ 50,000 |
| Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | Oct 26-29 | C$ 57,000 |
| Red Deer Curling Classic | Red Deer, Alberta | Nov 1-4 | C$ 36,000 |
| Cactus Pheasant Classic | Brooks, Alberta | Nov 1-4 | C$ 70,000 |
| Yukon Title Curling Classic | Fairbanks, Alaska | Nov 8-11 | US$ 18,000 |
| Duluth Cash Spiel | Duluth, Minnesota | Nov 9-12 | US$ 12,400 |
| Whites Drug Store Classic | Swan River, Manitoba | Nov 9-12 | C$ 41,000 |
| Best Western Wayside Inn Curling Classic | Lloydminster, Alberta | Nov 9-12 | C$ 75,000 |
| Lucerne Curling Trophy | Luzern, Switzerland | Nov 15-18 | CHF 25,000 |
| Pharmasave Gimli Classic | Gimli, Manitoba | Nov 16-18 | C$ 14,500 |
| Roaming Buffalo Classic | Wainwright, Alberta | Nov 16-19 | C$ 24,000 |
| McDonalds Invitational | Brantford, Ontario | Nov 16-19 | C$ 53,000 |
| Challenge Casino De Charlevoix | Clermont, Quebec | Nov 21-25 | C$ 31,000 |
| Skookum/WCT Yukon Cash Spiel | Whitehorse, Yukon | Nov 22-25 | C$ 30,000 |
| Interlake Pharmacy Classic | Stonewall, Manitoba | Nov 22-26 | C$ 27,000 |
| BDO Classic Canadian Open | Quebec City, Quebec | Nov 28-Dec 2 | C$ 100,000 |
| Grande Prairie Cash Spiel | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Nov 30-Dec 2 | C$ 15,000 |
| Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Cash Spiel | Dauphin, Manitoba | Nov 30-Dec 3 | C$ 30,000 |
| Morgan Stanley Curling Classic | Madison, Wisconsin | Nov 30-Dec 2 | US$ 16,000 |
| Point Optical Charity Curling Classic | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Dec 7-10 | C$ 60,000 |
| John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier | Ottawa, Ontario | Dec 12-16 | C$ 76,000 |
| Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel | Eveleth, Minnesota | Dec 14-16 | US$ 14,000 |
| The National | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia | Dec 20-23 | C$ 100,000 |
| Ramada Perth Masters | Perth, Scotland | Jan 3-6 | £ 32,500 |
| Masters of Curling | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Jan 23-27 | C$ 100,000 |
| Prague Grand Prix | Prague, Czech Republic | Mar 8-10 | € 13,700 |
| Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic | Victoria, British Columbia | Apr 3-6 | C$ 81,000 |
| Tylenol Players Championship | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Apr 15-20 | C$ 100,000 |
Grand Slam events indicated in bold.
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