2018–19 curling season

The 2018–19 curling season began in August 2018 and ended in May 2019.

Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.

World Curling Federation events

Championships

Event Gold Silver Bronze World Mixed Curling Championship Kelowna, Canada, Oct. 13–20 (Anderson) (Vez) (Eremin) Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Gangneung, South Korea, Nov. 3–10 (Matsumura) (Zou) (Kim) (Kim) (Fujisawa) (Jiang) World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship Lohja, Finland, Nov. 9–15 (Villiste) (Ďuriš) (Rozkova) European Curling Championships Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 16–24 A (Mouat) (Edin) (Retornaz) (Hasselborg) (Tirinzoni) (Jentsch)B (Poulsen) (Reed) (Šik) (Skaslien) (Turmann) (Yıldız) World Junior-B Curling Championships Lohja, Finland, Jan. 2–10 (Neilson) (Rizzoli) (Wang) (Farmer) (Rumiantseva) (Enami) World Junior Curling Championships Liverpool, Canada, Feb. 16–23 (Tardi) (Hösli) (Whyte) (Rumiantseva) (Sturmay) (Keiser) Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Mar. 3–10 (Ramsfjell) (Sturmay) (Whyte) (Wranå) (Kim) (Komarova) World Wheelchair Curling Championship Stirling, Scotland, Mar. 3–10 (Wang) (Neilson) (Cha) World Women's Curling Championship Silkeborg, Denmark, Mar. 16–24 (Tirinzoni) (Hasselborg) (Kim) World Men's Curling Championship Lethbridge, Canada, Mar. 30 – Apr. 7 (Edin) (Koe) (de Cruz) European Curling Championships Brașov, Romania, Apr. 12–17 C (Mercier) (Steiler) (Čulić) (Pavlyuchik) (Kajanova) (Ocker) World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Stavanger, Norway, Apr. 20–27 (Hasselborg/Eriksson) (Peterman/Gallant) (Christensen/Shuster) World Senior Curling Championships Stavanger, Norway, Apr. 20–27 (Cochrane) (Smith) (Schmidt) (Anderson) (Bidstrup Nyboe) (Forrer)

Qualification events

Event Qualifiers Americas Challenge Chaska, United States, Nov. 16–18 (Ruohonen) World Qualification Event Naseby, New Zealand, Jan. 18–23 (Kim) (van Dorp) (Mei) (Kauste)

Curling World Cup

Event Gold Finalist First Leg Suzhou, China, Sep. 12–16 W (Homan) (Hasselborg) M (Koe) (Walstad) MD (Walker / Muyres) (Anderson / Dropkin) Second Leg Omaha, United States, Dec. 5–9 W (Fujisawa) (Kim) M (Shuster) (Edin) MD (Skaslien / Nedregotten) (Perret / Rios) Third Leg Jönköping, Sweden, Jan. 30 – Feb. 3 W (Kim) (Hasselborg) M (Dunstone) (Edin) MD (Sahaidak / Lott) (Skaslien / Ulsrud) Event Gold Silver Bronze Grand Final Beijing, China, May 8–12 W (Jones) (Tirinzoni) (Sidorova) M (Koe) (Zou) (Paterson) MD (Skaslien / Nedregotten) (Walker / Muyres) (Anderson / Dropkin)

Curling Canada events

Championships

Event Gold Silver Bronze Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. 5–10 (Kurz) (Thompson) (Asselin) Curling Club Championship Miramichi, New Brunswick, Nov. 19–24 (Shimizu) (Roach) (Dupuis) (Muise) (Williams) (Hogan) Canadian Junior Curling Championships Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Jan. 19–27 (Tardi) (Ryan) (Kleiter) (Sturmay) (Daniels) (Jones) Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sydney, Nova Scotia, Feb. 16–24 (Carey) (Homan) (Silvernagle) Canada Winter Games Red Deer, Alberta, Feb. 24–Mar. 2 (Sato) (Del Conte) (Loewen) (Croisier) (Bergman) (Moore) Tim Hortons Brier Brandon, Manitoba, Mar. 2–10 (Koe) Wildcard (Bottcher) (Jacobs) CCAA/Curling Canada Championships Fredericton, New Brunswick, Mar. 15–19 Concordia Thunder Humber Hawks NAIT Ooks Douglas Royals MacEwan Griffins Augustana Vikings U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships Fredericton, New Brunswick, Mar. 15–19 Carleton Ravens Memorial University Alberta Golden Bears Laurentian Voyageurs Brock Badgers Dalhousie Tigers Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Fredericton, New Brunswick, Mar. 19–24 Peterman / Gallant Martin / Griffith Walker / Muyres Sahaidak / Lott Canadian Senior Curling Championships Chilliwack, British Columbia, Mar. 22–28 (Korte) (Cochrane) (White) (Anderson) (Middaugh) (Bakker) Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships Sherwood Park, Alberta, Apr. 2–7 (Niepage) (Colwell) (McDonald) (Croisier) (Deschenes) (Buchy) Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Boucherville, Quebec, Apr. 26 – May 1 (Smart) (Thiessen) 1 (Armstrong)

Other events

Event Winner Runner-up Canada Cup Estevan, Saskatchewan, Dec. 5–9 Brad Jacobs Kevin Koe Jennifer Jones Kerri Einarson Continental Cup Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 17–20 Team World Team North America All-Star Curling Skins Game Banff, Alberta, Feb. 1–3 Team Bottcher Team Koe Team Jones Team Fleury

Provincial and territorial playdowns Province/territory Men Women Event Champion Runner-up Event Champion Runner-up Stettler, Jan. 23 – 27 (Women's) Edmonton, Feb. 6 – 10 (Men's) Boston Pizza Cup Kevin Koe Ted Appelman Alberta Scotties Chelsea Carey Kelsey Rocque Quesnel, Jan. 29 – Feb. 3 BC Men's Championship Jim Cotter Jason Montgomery British Columbia Scotties Sarah Wark Corryn Brown Gimli, Jan. 23 – 27 (Women's) Virden, Feb. 6 – 10 (Men's) Viterra Championship Mike McEwen William Lyburn Manitoba Scotties Tracy Fleury Kerri Einarson Moncton, Jan. 23 – 27 NB Tankard Terry Odishaw James Grattan New Brunswick Scotties Andrea Crawford Sarah Malais St. John's, Jan. 10 – 12 (Women's); Jan. 29 – Feb. 3 (Men's) Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard Andrew Symonds Rick Rowsell Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Kelli Sharpe Cathlia Ward Nipigon, Jan. 30 – Feb. 3 NOCA Men's Provincial Championship Brad Jacobs Tanner Horgan Northern Ontario Scotties Krista McCarville Jenna Enge Yellowknife, Jan. 10 – 11 (Women's); Feb. 7 – 10 (Men's) Northwest Territories Men's Championship Jamie Koe Greg Skauge Northwest Territories Scotties Kerry Galusha Tyanna Bain Dartmouth, Jan. 21 – 27 Deloitte Tankard Stuart Thompson Jamie Murphy Nova Scotia Scotties Jill Brothers Mary-Anne Arsenault Brier Playdowns Jake Higgs Dave St. Louis Nunavut Scotties Jennie Bodner Robyn Mackey Sadie Pinksen Elmira, Jan. 27 – Feb. 3 Ontario Tankard Scott McDonald John Epping Ontario Scotties Rachel Homan Julie Tippin Alberton, Jan. 9 – 13 Prince Edward Island Tankard John Likely Eddie MacKenzie Prince Edward Island Scotties Suzanne Birt Veronica Smith Grand-Mère, Jan. 13 – 20 WFG Tankard Martin Crête Michael Fournier Quebec Scotties Gabrielle Lavoie Émilia Gagné Humboldt, Jan. 22 – 27 (Women's); Whitewood, Feb. 6 – 10 (Men's) SaskTel Tankard Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Saskatchewan Scotties Robyn Silvernagle Sherry Anderson Whitehorse, Feb. 7 – 10 Yukon Men's Championship Jon Solberg Thomas Scoffin – Nicole Baldwin –

World Curling Tour

Teams See: List of teams on the 2018–19 World Curling Tour

Grand Slam events in bold.

Men's events WeekEventWinning skipRunner-up skipPurse (CAD)Winner's share (CAD) 1 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 2–5 Masaki Iwai Shingo Usui $19,822 $11,660 2.6719 2 Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Aug. 24–26 Thomas Ulsrud Niklas Edin $41,051 $14,567 6.9188GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite Winnipeg, Manitoba, Aug. 24–26 Braden Calvert John Shuster $7,680 $2,200 4.5841 3 Oakville Fall Classic Oakville, Ontario, Aug. 30 – Sep. 2 Yuta Matsumura Matt Dunstone $12,000 $3,000 5.6040 4 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Oakville, Ontario, Sep. 6–9 Yannick Schwaller Wayne Tuck Jr. $26,000 $7,500 6.9144 5 Curling World Cup Suzhou Suzhou, China, Sep. 10–16 Kevin Koe Steffen Walstad 8.4094 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Cornwall, Ontario, Sep. 13–16 John Epping Brad Jacobs $59,000 $15,000 8.6875King Cash Spiel Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Sep. 14–16 Tyler Tardi Josh Barry $9,600 $4,500 2.0232 6 Mother Club Fall Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sep. 20–23 Tanner Lott Mark Fenner $8,000 $1,8004.0800 KW Fall Classic Waterloo, Ontario, Sep. 20–23 Alexey Timofeev Rob Ainsley $8,400 $2,000 3.0128 7 Princess Auto Elite 10 Chatham, Ontario, Sep. 26–30 Brad Gushue Reid Carruthers $100,000 $26,000 9.6281 Avonair Cash Spiel Edmonton, Alberta, Sep. 27–30 Karsten Sturmay Thomas Usselman $12,000 $3,400 3.1871 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Sep. 28–30 Matt Dunstone Jim Cotter $12,000 $5,000 3.1327 Tallinn Mens International Challenger Tallinn, Estonia, Sep. 28–30 Ilya Shalamitski Tomi Rantamaki $3,752 $1,801 1.5722 KKP Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sep. 28–30 Tanner Lott Dennis Bohn $5,000 $1,5003.6465 The Curling Store Cashspiel Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Sep. 28–30 Stuart Thompson Ian Fitzner-Leblanc $5,250 $2,100 1.9633 8 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 5–8 Reid Carruthers Stuart Thompson $42,000 $12,000 7.3072 Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 4–7 Niklas Edin Steffen Walstad $52,246 $18,287 7.1778 St. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 5–7 Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner $17,756 $5,1842.9829 Manitoba Curling Tour Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 5–8 Riley Smith Dennis Bohn $9,600 $1,8003.5644 Bud Light Men's Cash Spiel Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 5–8 Kendal Thompson Chad Stevens $6,400 $1,7501.8479 Minebea Mitsumi Cup Miyota, Japan, Oct. 6–8 Junpei Kanda Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 9 Canad Inns Men's Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 12–15 Brendan Bottcher Kevin Koe $56,000 $18,0009.3438 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashpiel Abbotsford, British Columbia, Oct. 12–14 Yuta Matsumura Sean Geall $22,800 $8,000 2.6944 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 12–15 Corey Chambers Ty Dilello $10,000 $2,500 3.2169 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Stroud, Ontario, Oct. 11–14 John Willsey Cory Heggestad $9,800 $2,800 2.8281 McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic Airdrie, Alberta, Oct. 12–14 Jeremy Harty Terry Meek $12,800 $3,400 2.4214 Kalamazoo Men's Classic Kalamazoo, Michigan, Oct. 12–14 Rick Law Stephen Imes $2,997 $1,172 0.8808 10 Curling Masters Champery Champery, Switzerland, Oct. 18–21 Peter De Cruz Glen Muirhead $59,248 $18,4335.9400 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) Masson, Quebec, Oct. 18–21 Scott McDonald Charley Thomas $37,000 $11,000 5.7530 Medicine Hat Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 19–22 Ted Appelman Kirk Muyres $28,000 $9,000 4.6541 China Open Chongqing, China, Oct. 16–22 Sergey Glukhov Brad Gushue $124,549 $65,5524.3875 11 Masters of Curling Truro, Nova Scotia, Oct. 23–28 John Epping Kevin Koe $125,000 $30,000 11.4448Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic