The Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 as a skins tournament. The women's tournament started in 1999 as a separate event held a few weeks earlier and merged with the men's event in 2007. The event was held as a World Curling Tour event until 2019 and has been held nearly every year since 2007. Curlers from Alberta have dominated the event on both sides since its inception. The event counts toward the Canadian Team Ranking System, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for the ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated.
Event names
Men's
- 1992: Wheaton Chev-Olds Skins Invitational
- 1993: Scottsville Skins Game
- 1994–1995: Scottsville Classic
- 1996–2004: Terroco Classic
- 2005–2006: Meyers Norris Penny Cash Spiel
Women's
- 1999–2000: Parkland Savings Ladies Classic
- 2001–2006: Community Savings Ladies Classic
Combined
- 2007–2019: Red Deer Curling Classic
- 2021: Vesta Energy Curling Classic
- 2022: Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic
- 2023: Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
Women
References
External links
- Home Page
- Red Deer Curling Centre Home
