World Financial Group Classic
Encyclopedia
The World Financial Group Classic is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary
, Alberta
. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format, but will be held in a round robin format in 2011. The tournament is part of the World Curling Tour
.
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...
, or curling
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...
tournament, that takes place at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format, but will be held in a round robin format in 2011. The tournament is part of 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....
.
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dean Ross Dean Ross Dean Ross is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. He was the first man to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships.... |
Don Walchuk Don Walchuk Donald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season... |
$18,000 |
| 2011 2011 World Financial Group Classic The 2011 World Financial Group Classic was held from November 11 to 13 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$24,000, and the event was held in a round robin format.-Teams:... |
Brock Virtue | Tom Appelman | $24,000 |