Kamloops Crown of Curling
Canadian curling tournament
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The Kamloops Crown of Curling (formerly the Hub International Crown of Curling, Valley First Crown of Curling, Strauss Crown of Curling, Labatt's Crown of Curling, Labatt Crown of Curling, Thompson Crown of Curling, Thompson Hotel Crown of Curling, and Barton Insurance Crown of Curling) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held in October at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops. The purse for the event is CAD $15,000 for the men's event and $11,000 for the women's event.
| Kamloops Crown of Curling | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1974 |
| Host city | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Arena | Kamloops Curling Club |
| Men's purse | $9,000 |
| Women's purse | $9,000 |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Men |  Richard Krell |
| Women |  Miyu Ueno |
Kamloops CC
Location in Canada
The event has been held since 1974.[1]
Past champions
Men
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974[2] | Brent Giles |  Tom Kroeger | $10,500 |
| 1975[3] | Bernie Sparkes | Tom Kroeger | |
| 1976[4] |  Bob Pickering | Bernie Sparkes | $15,500 |
| 1977[5] | Roy Vinthers | Glen Hillson | $18,500 |
| 1978[6] | Tony Eberts | Steve Skillings | $25,000 |
| 1979[7] | Jack Hockey | Brent Giles | |
| 1980[8] |  Kerry Burtnyk | Ed Lukowich | $30,000 |
| 1981[9] | Frank Bailey | Bert Gretzinger | $35,000 |
| 1982[10] | Wayne Sokolosky | Dave Simpson | $35,000 |
| 1983[11] | Paul Gowsell | Bert Gretzinger | $35,000 |
| 1984[12] | Dennis Graber | Gary Sigurdson | |
| 1986[13] | Craig Lepine | Kurt Balderston | |
| 1987[14] | Mike Chernoff | ||
| 1988[15] | Dan Cleutinx | Eric Wiltzen | $55,000[16] |
| 1989[17] | Earl Blom | Jim Armstrong | |
| 1990[18] | Al Moore | Eric Wiltzen | |
| 1991[19] | Michael Vavrek | Al Lind | |
| 1992[20] | Mickey Pendergast | Adrian Bakker | $33,250[21] |
| 1993[22] | Al Moore | Rob Kuroyama | |
| 1994[23] |  Al Hackner | Sandy MacDonald | $36,000 |
| 1995[24] | Ed Dezura | Brad Clark | |
| 1996[25] |  Peja Lindholm | Terry Meek | $34,400 |
| 1997[26] | Bert Gretzinger | Mickey Pendergast | |
| 1998[27] | Randy Ferbey | Greg McAulay | |
| 1999[28] | Greg McAulay | Brent Giles | |
| 2000[29] | Dennis Graber | Barry McPhee | |
| 2001[30] | Adrian Bakker | Bert Gretzinger | $57,700 |
| 2002[31] | Mike Wood | Bert Gretzinger | $35,800 |
| 2003[32] | Bert Gretzinger | Rick Folk | $40,700 |
| 2004[33] | Bob Ursel | Brian Windsor | $40,700 |
| 2005[34] | Bert Gretzinger |  Pete Fenson | $48,000 |
| 2006[35] | Kerry Burtnyk | Bob Ursel | $50,000 |
| 2007 | Bryan Miki | Greg McAulay | $50,000[36] |
| 2008 | Rick Folk | Kevin Koe | $50,000[37] |
| 2009[38] | Ted Appelman | Chris Schille | $34,000 |
| 2010[39] | Jim Cotter | Steve Petryk | $34,000 |
| 2011[40] | Andrew Bilesky | Grant Olsen | $32,000 |
| 2012[41] | Brent Pierce | Jamie King | $32,000 |
| 2013[42] | Grant Dezura | Dean Joanisse | $25,000 |
| 2014[43] | Brent Pierce | Sean Geall | $30,000 |
| 2015[44] | Sean Geall | Dean Joanisse | $26,000 |
| 2016[45] | Dean Joanisse |  Kim Soo-hyuk | $26,000 |
| 2017 | Event cancelled[46] | ||
| 2018 | Sean Geall | Josh Barry | $16,000 |
| 2019[47] | Yuta Matsumura | Tyler Tardi | $16,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia[48] | ||
| 2021[49] | Kim Soo-hyuk | Jeff Richard | $12,200 |
| 2022[50] | Hayato Sato | Brent Pierce | $15,000 |
| 2023[51] | Brent Pierce | Kyler Kleibrink | $16,000 |
| 2024[52] | Jeff Richard | Rob Nobert | $9,000 |
| 2025[53] | Richard Krell | Mitch Young | $9,000 |
Women
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986[54] | Phyl Raymond | Judy Pendergast | |
| 1987[55] | Carol Davis | Sandra Risebrough | |
| 1988[15] | Julie Sutton | Sheril Becker | |
| 1989[17] | Wendy Conn | Susan Seitz | |
| 1990[18] | Connie Laliberte | Sue Garvey | |
| 1991[19] | Julie Sutton | Cyndra McKinnon | |
| 1992[56] | Kelley Owen | ||
| 1993[22] | Sheril Becker | Allison MacInnes | |
| 1994[57] | Sherry Heath | Kelley Owen | |
| 1995[24] | Sue Garvey | Linda Kirton | |
| 1996[58] | Pat Sanders | Kelly MacKenzie | $20,000[25] |
| 1997[26] | Sue Garvey | Georgina Wheatcroft | |
| 1998[59] | Sheila Heath | Sherry Heath | |
| 1999[60] | Allison MacInnes | Chris Makarowski | |
| 2000[61] | Shannon Kleibrink | Sherry Heath | |
| 2001 | Shelley MacDonald | ||
| 2002[62] | Kelly Scott | Marla Mallett | |
| 2003[63] | Kelly Scott | Tracey Jones | |
| 2004[64] | Moe Meguro | Colleen Hannah | |
| 2005[65] | Toni Wells | Ayumi Onodera | $24,000 |
| 2006[66] | Pat Sanders |  Wang Bingyu | $34,000 |
| 2007 | Kelly Scott | Marla Mallett | $34,000 |
| 2008 | Kim Mi-Yeon | Marla Mallett | $34,000[67] |
| 2009[68] | Colleen Hannah | Faye White | $34,000 |
| 2010[69] | Allison MacInnes | Marla Mallett | $34,000 |
| 2011[70] |  Michèle Jäggi |  Olga Zyablikova | $34,000 |
| 2012[71] | Wang Bingyu |  Lene Nielsen | $34,000 |
| 2013[72] | Allison Pottinger | Ayumi Ogasawara | $35,000 |
| 2014[73] | Ayumi Ogasawara | Kelly Scott | $30,000 |
| 2015[74] | Gim Un-chi | Satsuki Fujisawa | $26,000 |
| 2016[75] | Kim Min-ji | Satsuki Fujisawa | $26,000 |
| 2017[76] | Dailene Pewarchuk | Patti Knezevic | $12,000 |
| 2018[77] | Sarah Wark | Kim Slattery | $9,950 |
| 2019[78] | Corryn Brown | Han Siyu | $9,950 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia | ||
| 2021 | Event cancelled | ||
| 2022[79] | Corryn Brown | Diane Gushulak | $11,000 |
| 2023[80] | Corryn Brown | Kim Dennis | $10,000 |
| 2024[81] | Steph Jackson-Baier | Yuina Miura | $8,000 |
| 2025[82] | Miyu Ueno | Kelsey Powell | $9,000 |