Stu Sells Oakville Tankard

The Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (also known as the OCT Championships) is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour. Except for in 2020, the event has been held at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario. The event was formerly just on the Ontario Curling Tour, but it was promoted as a World Curling Tour event in 2013 when Stu Sells became the sponsor.

Stu Sells Oakville Tankard
Established2004
Host cityOakville, Ontario
ArenaOakville Curling Club
Men's purse$30,000
Women's purse$30,000
Current champions (2023)
MenScotland Bruce Mouat
WomenSouth Korea Ha Seung-youn
Current edition
Stu Sells Oakville Tankard is located in Canada
Oakville CC
Oakville CC

As of 2023, the purse for the event is $30,000 for the men's event and $21,000 for the women's events. A Tier 2 men's event was added in 2016 (but was discontinued), with a total purse of $16,000.

In 2020, the event was held at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario, due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the opening of the Oakville Curling Club. That year, the men's event was halted before the playoffs, as one player was notified through a COVID Alert tracing app that he had come in contact with someone who had the virus.[1] The women's playoff was held, however, as the men's and women's teams did not play at the same time.[2]

The event was postponed and eventually cancelled in 2022 to avoid conflicting with the 2022 PointsBet Invitational.[3]

Past champions edit

Men edit

Tier 1 edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD) Host site
2004[4]   Tim Morrison, Jason Boyce, Dennis Noakes, Keavin Noakes   Wayne Middaugh, Glenn Howard, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard[5] $8,000 Penetanguishene
2005[6]   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill   Howard Rajala, Paul Madden, Dan Cheney, Barry Conrad $18,000 Kingston
2006 [7]   Jason Young, Mark Bice, Steve Bice, Jeff Wilson   Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock $13,000 Cambridge
2007[8]   Joe Frans, Craig Kochan, Paul Madgett, Derek Abbotts   Dale Matchett $21,000[9] Oakville
2008[10]   Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman   Chris Gardner, Derek Abbotts, Brad Kidd, Sean Harrison $27,500[11] Oakville
2010[12]   Mathew Camm, David Mathers, Fraser Reid, Andrew Hamilton   Mark Kean, Chris Van Huyse, Patrick Janssen, Tim March $20,450 Oakville
2011[13]   Robert Rumfeldt, Adam Spencer, Scott Hodgson, Greg Robinson   Brent Ross, Jake Higgs, Jonathan Beuk, Bill Buchanan $24,000 Oakville
2012[13]   Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden   Mark Kean, Travis Fanset, Patrick Janssen, Tim March $23,400 Oakville
2013[14]   Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden   Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen $34,000 Oakville
2014[15]   Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld   John Epping, Travis Fanset, Patrick Janssen, Tim March $30,000 Oakville
2015[16]   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson $27,200 Oakville
2016[17]   Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren   Jim Cotter, John Morris, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky $27,000 Oakville
2017[18]   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.   Kim Chang-min, Seong Se-hyeon, Oh Eun-soo, Lee Ki-bok $28,000 Oakville
2018[19]   Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler   Wayne Tuck Jr., Kevin Flewwelling, Chad Allen, Sean Harrison $25,000 Oakville
2019[20]   John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing   Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby $36,000 Oakville
2020[21] Tournament halted before playoffs[1] $10,000 Waterloo
2021[22]   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.   Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden $35,000 Oakville
2023[23]   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.   Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle $30,000 Oakville

Tier 2 edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2016[24]   Jaap van Dorp, Wouter Gosgens, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen   Tanner Horgan, Jacob Horgan, Nicholas Bissonnette, Maxime Blais $16,000

Women edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2004[5]   Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sherri Cordina   Cheryl McBain, Jennifer Harvey, Jenn Day, Trish Scharf, Lesle Cafferty
2005[25]   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Nicole Johnston   Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran Todd $13,000
2006[26]   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Nicole Johnston   Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Collins $7,800
2007[8]   Julie Reddick, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lori Eddy, Stephanie Leachman   Patti Lank, Caitlin Maroldo, Jenn Ellard, Chrissy Haase $10,500[27]
2008[28]   Julie Reddick, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Leigh Armstrong, Stephanie Leachman   Hollie Nicol, Danielle Inglis, Laura Hickey, Hilary McDermott $23,200
2010[29]   Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Collins   Kathy Brown, Janet Langevin, Abbie Darnley, Margaret Hewitt $11,800
2011[30]   Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong   Allison Nimik, Lori Eddy, Kimberly Tuck, Julie Columbus $14,400
2012[31]   Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm   Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong $15,600
2013[32]   Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong   Cathy Auld, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster $24,000
2014[33]   Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht   Alina Pätz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwägli $24,000
2015[34]   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle   Alina Pätz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwägli $30,400
2016[35]   Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht   Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court $24,000
2017[36]   Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht   Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong $23,000
2018[37]   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur   Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat $25,000
2019[38]   Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs   Anna Sidorova, Julia Portunova, Olga Kotelnikova, Julia Guzieva $36,000
2020[39]   Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Lisa Weagle   Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie $10,000
2021[40]   Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie, Julie Tippin   Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth), Sarah Koltun, Margot Flemming, Kerry Galusha (Skip) $12,600
2023[41]   Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Yang Tae-i, Kim Su-jin   Rebecca Morrison, Gina Aitken, Sophie Sinclair, Sophie Jackson, Jennifer Dodds $30,000

External links edit

References edit

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