| Masters | |
| Established: | 2002 |
| Current Host City: | Oakville, Ontario |
| Current Arena: | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex |
| Men's Purse: | CAD $200,000 |
| Women's Purse: | CAD $200,000 |
| Current Men's Champion: |  Joël Retornaz |
| Current Women's Champion: | Rachel Homan |
| Current: | 2023 Masters (curling) |
The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area.[1] The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.
The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario.
The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $100,000 | ||||
| 2003 (Jan.) | $100,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould | $100,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| $200,000 | |||||
Notes
1. Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $100,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $125,000 | |||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| $150,000 | |||||
| $200,000 | |||||
Past champions are listed as follows:[2]
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kirk Ziola[3] | |||
| 2006 | 35,000 | |||
| 2007 | 53,000 | |||
| 2008 | 47,000 | |||
| 2009 | 50,000 | |||
| 50,000 | ||||
| 50,000 |
| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32,000 | |||
| 2008 | 47,000 | |||
| 2009 | 50,000 | |||
| 50,000 | ||||
| 50,000 |