The Masters is a

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event on the men's and women's

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. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club,

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and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the

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area. The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters. The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario. The event is currently sponsored by

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company.

Previous event names

Sun Life Classic

*Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005) *Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006) *McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007) *SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008) *Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)

Masters/World Cup

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Masters of Curling: 2002 *

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Masters of Curling: 2003-2004 *Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006 *

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Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008 *Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008 *Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010 *GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011 * Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012 *Masters of Curling: 2013-15 * WFG Masters: 2016 *Masters of Curling: 2017 *Canadian Beef Masters: 2018 *Masters: 2019–2021 *WFG Masters: 2022–present

Past champions

Masters/World Cup

Men

Notes :1.

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subbed in for Mead in the final game.

Women

Sun Life Classic

Past champions are listed as follows:

Men

Women

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masters (curling) Men's Grand Slam (curling) events Women's Grand Slam (curling) events Annual sporting events in Canada