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