DEKALB Superspiel
Encyclopedia
The DEKALB Superspiel is a curling
bonspiel
that takes place at the Morris Curling Club in Morris
, Manitoba
. It is an event that is on the World Curling Tour
and the Manitoba Curling Tour, and also takes part in the Canadian Team Ranking System
(CTRS). There is a men's and women's event. The event began in 2009, and is annually held the weekend after the Brier.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
bonspiel
Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...
that takes place at the Morris Curling Club in Morris
Morris, Manitoba
Morris is a small town of about 1700 people in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba, Canada, located about 50 km south of Winnipeg and 50 km north of Emerson. Morris is host to the annual Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition. Highway 75 which turns in to Interstate 29 is the major highway...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. It is an event that is on the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
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....
and the Manitoba Curling Tour, and also takes part in the Canadian Team Ranking System
CCA rankings
Canadian Curling Association rankings, also known as the Canadian Team Ranking System , are a point system used to rank men's and women's curling teams across Canada...
(CTRS). There is a men's and women's event. The event began in 2009, and is annually held the weekend after the Brier.
Men
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vic Peters Vic Peters Vic Peters is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba and originally from Steinbach, Manitoba. He is a three time Manitoba curling champion, and one time national champion having won the 1992 Labatt Brier... |
Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2... |
$18,200 |
| 2010 | Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:... |
Dave Boehmer | $19,000 |
| 2011 (Mar.) | Kevin Koe Kevin Koe Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team.... |
Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:... |
$35,000 |
| 2011 (Nov.) 2011 DEKALB Superspiel (November) The 2011 DEKALB Superspiel was held November 24 to 27 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba, as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event featured 16 men's teams and 15 women's teams competing in a triple knockout format... |
Braeden Moskowy Braeden Moskowy Braeden Moskowy is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the current Canadian junior curling champion.Moskowy has represented Saskatchewan in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, skipping the province in 2010 and 2011. At the 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, he lost... |
William Lyburn | $30,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Crystal Webster Crystal Webster Crystal Webster is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Webster skips one of the top teams in Alberta, but due to the depth in the province, she has been unable to get out of the province to the Canadian national championships.In 2009, Webster was the first qualifier at the Canadian Olympic... |
Ève Bélisle Ève Bélisle Ève Bélisle is a Canadian curler and amateur ornithologist from Montreal. She is employed at the Center for Reseatch in Computational Thermochemistry at École Polytechnique.... |
$18,200 |
| 2010 | Sherry Middaugh Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich.... |
 Wang BingyuWang Bingyu Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships... |
$14,600 |
| 2011 (Mar.) | Chelsea Carey Chelsea Carey Chelsea Carey is a Canadian curler.Carey is the daughter of former Brier champion Dan Carey.Carey curled in six provincial junior championships, but did not win the event. She did win the 2000 Juvenile Provincial championship which she followed up with a silver medal at the 2001 Canadian Juvenile... |
Michelle Montford | $19,000 |
| 2011 (Nov.) 2011 DEKALB Superspiel (November) The 2011 DEKALB Superspiel was held November 24 to 27 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba, as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event featured 16 men's teams and 15 women's teams competing in a triple knockout format... |
Barb Spencer | Lisa DeRiviere | $24,000 |