KW Fall Classic
| KW Fall Classic | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008 |
| 2024 host city | Waterloo, Ontario |
| 2024 arena | KW Granite Club |
| Men's purse | $11,000 |
| Women's purse | $8,500 |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  John Epping |
| Women | Breanna Rozon |
| Current edition | |
Kitchener-Waterloo Granite
Location in Canada
The KW Fall Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The tournament has been held as part of the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour, and both the men's and women's events were included in the World Curling Tour starting in 2013. It is considered a "development tour" event.
Past champions
[edit]Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
[edit]| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dale Matchett |
Trevor Feil[1] |
$14,225 [citation needed] |
| 2009[2] | Dale Matchett |
Jake Higgs |
$14,225 [citation needed] |
| 2010 | Greg Balsdon |
Wayne Middaugh |
$10,825 |
| 2011 | Robert Rumfeldt |
Mike Anderson |
$14,300 |
| 2012 | Mark Kean |
Greg Balsdon |
$8,500 |
| 2013 | Scott McDonald |
Jake Walker |
$8,500 |
| 2014 | Scott McDonald |
Richard Krell |
$8,500 |
| 2015 |  Liu Rui |
Ian Dickie |
$9,900 |
| 2016[3] | Richard Krell |
Ryan LeDrew |
$9,900 |
| 2017 | Matthew Hall |
Rob Retchless |
$9,900 |
| 2018 |  Alexey Timofeev |
Rob Ainsley |
$8,400 |
| 2019 |  Yusuke Morozumi |
Wayne Tuck Jr. |
$8,400 |
| 2020[4] | Paul Moffatt |
Glenn Howard |
|
| 2021[5] |  Ross Whyte |
Kyle Waddell |
$8,750 |
| 2022[6] | Mike Fournier |
Sam Steep |
$9,750 |
| 2023[7] | Alex Champ |
 Yves Stocker |
$12,500 |
| 2024[8] | John Epping |
Riku Yanagisawa |
$11,000 |
Women
[edit]| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[9] | Carrie Lindner |
Dale Curtis |
$6,000 [citation needed] |
| 2009[10] | Julie Hastings |
Karen Bell |
$6,000 [citation needed] |
| 2010 | Kathy Brown |
Jacqueline Harrison |
$9,500 |
| 2011 | Julie Hastings |
Cathy Auld |
$9,500 |
| 2012 |  Erika Brown |
Kristy Russell |
$15,000 |
| 2013 | Julie Hastings |
Susan McKnight |
$15,000 |
| 2014 | Julie Hastings |
Jacqueline Harrison |
$12,000 |
| 2015 | Allison Flaxey |
Erika Brown |
$11,900 |
| 2016[11] | Sherry Middaugh |
Julie Tippin |
$10,000 |
| 2017 | Julie Tippin |
Susan Froud |
$9,375 |
| 2018 | Krista McCarville |
Jestyn Murphy |
$8,400 |
| 2019 |  Gim Un-chi |
Megan Balsdon |
$11,300 |
| 2020[12] | Susan Froud |
Maddy Warriner |
|
| 2021[13] |  Kerry Galusha |
Hollie Duncan |
$12,625 |
| 2022[14] | Ikue Kitazawa |
Carly Howard |
$9,750 |
| 2023[15] | Krista McCarville |
Rebecca Morrison |
$11,800 |
| 2024[16] | Breanna Rozon |
Kim Eun-jung |
$8,500 |
References
[edit]- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "Suburban Schoolmasters' Curling Club Est. 1958".
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "2020 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "2021 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "2022 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "2023 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2024 KW Fall Classic – Men's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "The Curling News: Jones, Gushue rolling early". 27 September 2009.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "2020 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "2021 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "2022 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "2023 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2024 KW Fall Classic – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 22, 2024.