The King Cash Spiel, formerly the Golden Ears Curling Classic and the Coronation Group Classic, is an annual cashspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Golden Ears Curling Club[1] in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The event has been on and off again as part of the World Curling Tour, and has been held since 1981.[2] The tournament is held in a round robin format.

King Cash Spiel
Established1981
Host cityMaple Ridge, British Columbia
ArenaGolden Ears Curling Club
Men's purse$12,800
Women's purse$9,600
Current champions (2024)
MenBritish Columbia Jason Montgomery
WomenBritish Columbia Kristen Ryan

Past champions

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Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
1981[2]   Glen Pierce, Wayne Matthewson, Bruce Davey, Fuji Miki   Glen Hillson $30,000
1982[3]   Rick Folk   Keith Switzer $38,000
1988[4]   Terry Owen   Steve Skillings
1991[5]   Al Moore   Brent Pierce $15,000
1992[6]   Brian Gessner   Milt Sinclair $23,000
1994[7]   Al Moore, Ross Graham, Peter VanLeeuwen, Kieron Hunt   Ed Dezura $22,000
2013[8]   Sean Geall, Ken Maskiewich, Sebastien Robillard, Kent Bird   Kevin MacKenzie, Grant Dezura (skip), Jamie Smith, Kevin Recksiedler $7,500
2014[9]   Neil Dangerfield, Denis Sutton, Darren Boden, Glen Allen   Sebastien Robillard, Tyler Klymchuk, Dylan Somerton, Chris Brezina $6,900
2017 (Jan.)   Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen   Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Ken Trask, Steve Lundeen $3,000[10]
2017 (Sept.)   Sean Geall, Jeff Richard, Andrew Nerpin, David Harper   Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen $12,000
2018   Tyler Tardi, Sterling Middleton, Matthew Hall, Alex Horvath   Josh Barry, Sebastien Robillard, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen $9,600
2019[11]   Sean Geall, Jared Kolomaya, Sebastien Robillard, Nicholas Meister   Jim Cotter, Steve Laycock, Andrew Nerpin, Rick Sawatsky $11,500
2020 Cancelled
2021[12]   Sébastien Robillard, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Cody Tanaka, Nathan Small   Dean Joanisse, Daniel Wenzek, Cody Johnston, Jeff Guignard $11,400
2022[13]   Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi Koizumi   Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Jared Kolomaya, Nicholas Meister $11,400
2023[14]   Jason Montgomery, Chris Baier, Miles Craig, Troy Cowan   Jeff Richard, Richard Krell, Daniel Wenzek, Connor Deane $12,800
2024[15]   Jason Montgomery, Chris Baier, Miles Craig, Troy Cowan   Cameron de Jong, Corey Chester, Alex Horvath, Brayden Carpenter $12,800

Women

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Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2013[16]   Roberta Kuhn, Karla Thompson, Brooklyn Leitch, Michelle Ramsay   Kalia Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Sarah Daniels, Ashley Sanderson $11,400
2014[17]   Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Samantha Fisher, Sydney Fraser   Kelly Scott, Shannon Aleksic, Karla Thompson, Sarah Pyke $9,600
2015[18]   Diane Gushulak, Grace MacInnes, Jessie Sanderson, Sandra Comadina   Sarah Wark, Simone Brosseau, Michelle Allen, Rachelle Kallechy $8,100
2017 (Jan.)   Karla Thompson, Kristen Recksiedler, Erin Pincott, Trysta Vandale   Shannon Kleibrink, Lisa Eyamie, Sarah Wilkes, Alison Thiessen $8,000[19]
2017 (Sept.)   Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Stephanie Prinse, Michelle Dunn   Kesa Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Kalia Van Osch, Amy Gibson $8,000
2018   Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk   Diane Gushulak, Grace MacInnes, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson $8,000
2019[20]   Kristen Ryan, Shannon Joanisse, Megan Daniels, Dawn Mesana   Sarah Daniels, Kayla MacMillan, Holly Horvat, Sarah Loken $7,000
2020 Cancelled
2021[21]   Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Cierra Fisher, Sydney Brilz   Kristen Ryan, Megan Daniels, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana $5,700
2022[22]   Stephanie Jackson-Baier, Kayla Wilson, Elizabeth Bowles, Carley Sandwith-Craig   Shawna Jensen, Layna Pohlod, Sarah Wong, Amanda Wong $5,700
2023[23]   Holly Hafeli, Jorja Kopytko, Ella Casparis, Natalie Hafeli   Kim Dennis, Layna Pohlod, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson $9,600
2024[24]   Kristen Ryan, Shannon Joanisse, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox   Shiella Cowan, Jody Maskiewich, Stephanie Whittaker-Kask, Sandra Comadina $9,600

References

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  4. ^ "Owen wins Golden Ears bonspiel". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. November 22, 1988. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Moore wins Golden Ears bonspiel". Vancouver Sun. November 19, 1991. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gessner takes prize". Vancouver Sun. November 24, 1992. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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