Red Deer Curling Classic
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The Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 as a skins tournament.[1] The women's tournament started in 1999 as a separate event held a few weeks earlier and merged with the men's event in 2007. The event was held as a World Curling Tour event until 2019 and has been held nearly every year since 2007. Curlers from Alberta have dominated the event on both sides since its inception. The event counts toward the Canadian Team Ranking System, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
| Red Deer Curling Classic | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1992 |
| Host city | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Arena | Red Deer Curling Club |
| Men's purse | $46,000 |
| Women's purse | $39,000 |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Men |  Evan van Amsterdam |
| Women |  Silvana Tirinzoni |
The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for the ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated.[2]
Event names
Men's
- 1992: Wheaton Chev-Olds Skins Invitational
- 1993: Scottsville Skins Game
- 1994–1995: Scottsville Classic
- 1996–2004: Terroco Classic
- 2005–2006: Meyers Norris Penny Cash Spiel
Women's
- 1999–2000: Parkland Savings Ladies Classic
- 2001–2006: Community Savings Ladies Classic
Combined
- 2007–2019: Red Deer Curling Classic
- 2021: Vesta Energy Curling Classic
- 2022: Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic
- 2023: Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic
- 2024–present: Red Deer Curling Classic
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992[3] | Lowell Peterman | Ed Lukowich | $18,600 |
| 1993[4] | Mickey Pendergast | Marv Wirth | $17,500 |
| 1994[5] | Adrian Bakker |  Gary Scheirich | $25,000 |
| 1995[6] | Kevin Martin | Lorne Howard | $25,000 |
| 1996[7] | Ken Hunka | Tracy Telford | $25,000 |
| 1997[8] | Ken Hunka | Rob Schlender | $25,000[9] |
| 1998 | Brent MacDonald | Terry Meek[10] | $25,000[11] |
| 1999[12] | Terry Meek | Brad Hannah | $28,200 |
| 2000[13] | James Pahl | Adrian Bakker | $45,000 |
| 2001[14] | Jamie King | Brent MacDonald | $45,000 |
| 2002[15] | Adrian Bakker |  Craig Lepine | $45,000 |
| 2003[16] | Shane Park | Ted Appelman | $45,000[17] |
| 2004[18] | Mark Johnson | Rob Schlender | $45,000[19] |
| 2005[20] | Mark Johnson | Darren Moulding | $32,000 |
| 2006[21] | Jamie King | Mark Johnson | $36,000 |
| 2007[22] | Kurt Balderston | Rob Armitage | $32,000 |
| 2008 | Ted Appelman | Dan Petryk | $26,800 |
| 2009 | Randy Ferbey | Rob Armitage | $32,000 |
| 2010 | Jason Montgomery | Brent Bawel | $32,000 |
| 2011 | Jamie King |  Jamie Koe | $32,000 |
| 2012 | Brendan Bottcher | Kevin Koe | $33,000 |
| 2013 | Brock Virtue | Jeff Richard | $38,000 |
| 2014[23] | Josh Heidt | Brock Virtue | $41,000 |
| 2015 | Mick Lizmore | Jason Ackerman | $39,000 |
| 2016 | Kevin Koe | Ted Appelman | $39,000 |
| 2017 | Brendan Bottcher | Ted Appelman | $39,000 |
| 2018 | Kody Hartung | Brendan Bottcher | $35,000 |
| 2019 | James Pahl | Tyler Tardi | $35,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021[24] | Ryan Jacques | Colton Flasch | $35,000 |
| 2022[25] |  Matt Dunstone | Kevin Koe | $35,000 |
| 2023[26] | Kevin Koe | Rylan Kleiter | $35,000 |
| 2024[27] | Matt Dunstone |  John Epping | $46,000 |
| 2025[28] | Evan van Amsterdam |  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | $46,000 |
