Back Grande Slam (curling) Italian グランドスラム・オブ・カーリング Japanese Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Korean Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Polish Большой шлем по кёрлингу Russian
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| Established | 2001–02 (Men's) 2006–07 (Women's) |
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| Grand Slam of Curling events |
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The Grand Slam of Curling (formerly branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that were formerly part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001–02 season for men and 2006–07 for women (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam),[1] but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels.
The Grand Slam season consists of five men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors".[2] The other slam (Tour Challenge) has a unique format that sets it apart from other events in the series.
- ^ "Sweeping up some big bucks!". Calgary Herald. April 10, 2006. p. D2. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Gushue, Homan headline field for Players' Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.