The U25 NextGen Classic is an annual curling tournament held at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The event is held each year in late August to early September with the goal of helping junior teams to transition into the adult ranks.[1]
| U25 NextGen Classic | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Arena | Saville Community Sports Centre |
| Current men's winner |  Rylan Kleiter |
| Current women's winner |  Serena Gray-Withers |
| Current mixed doubles winner |  MacMillan / Middleton |
The event is streamed on Curling Canada's YouTube page.[2]
History edit
The event was created by manager of youth curling and NextGen programming Helen Radford to help junior curlers transition into men's and women's play. It allows teams that are a combined age of 100 years or less (50 for mixed doubles) the opportunity to play against each other with the opportunity for direct entry into Curling Canada's NextGen Future program.[1] The event was first held in 2022 following the inaugural Best of the West U30 event at the end of the 2021–22 season. The 2022 event featured 10 men's and women's teams and 16 mixed doubles teams.[3]
Past Champions edit
Men edit
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (CDN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[4] |  Sam Mooibroek, Connor Deane, Nathan Steele, Colin Schnurr |
 Owen Purcell, Joel Krats, Adam McEachren, Scott Weagle |
$16,000 |
| 2023[5] | Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson |
Sam Mooibroek, Scott Mitchell, Nathan Steele, Colin Schnurr |
$16,000 |
Women edit
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (CDN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[6] | Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon |
Skylar Ackerman, Kya Kennedy, Taylor Stremick, Kelcee Kennedy |
$16,000 |
| 2023[5] | Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon |
Abby Marks, Elysa Crough, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie |
$16,000 |
Mixed doubles edit
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse (CDN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[7] | Jessica Zheng / Victor Pietrangelo |
Paige Papley / Evan van Amsterdam |
$10,000 |
| 2023[8] | Kayla MacMillan / Sterling Middleton |
Jessica Zheng / Victor Pietrangelo |
$11,000 |
References edit
- ^ a b "New U-25 Event Announced". Curling Canada. May 30, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Curling Canada". YouTube. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Inaugural U-25 Classic!". Curling Canada. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 U25 NextGen Classic – Men". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 U25 NextGen Classic – Men & Women". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 U25 NextGen Classic – Women". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 U25 NextGen Classic – Mixed doubles". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023 U25 NextGen Classic – Mixed doubles". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2023.