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Lure of the rings

Abbotsford’s Grand Slam event takes on added significance with Olympics approaching With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on the horizon, this year’s Masters Grand Slam event takes on added importance beyond just the money.

The $200,000 cashspiel, which runs Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, features a total of 30 men’s and women’s teams from 13 different nations, some of whom have already been selected by their country’s federation to represent them in the OIympics.

Among the international standouts are reigning men’s world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden; 2010 Olympic silver medalist Thomas Ulsrud; 2013 women’s world champ Eve Muirhead of Scotland; and 2010 Olympic bronze medalist Bingyu Wang of China.

Canada will also be extremely well-represented, as all of the

rinks who have pre-qualified for the Canadian Olympic trials Dec. 1-8 in Winnipeg – six men’s and six women’s teams – will be at the Masters.

That group includes 2010 Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin along with Glenn Howard, Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Koe, Mike McEwen and John Epping on the men’s side, and defending Scotties Tournament of Hearts champ Rachel Homan, Jennifer Jones, Heather Nedohin, Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Middaugh and Chelsea Carey on the women’s side.

“We have absolutely everybody there that’s going to have a chance to go to the Olympics or has already qualified,” noted Pierre Charette, president of the World Competitive Curlers Association. “That’s pretty cool.”

Howard said the format of this year’s Masters is great because of the opportunity to play other countries and their representa-

Scotland’s Eve Muirhead, the reigning women’s world champ, will be part of a stellar field hunting for the title at the Masters Grand Slam event in Abbotsford. tives for the Olympics.

“We pretty much know most of them or all of them, but just the fact you get to play them is really neat,” Howard said. “That format is really cool. It’s going to

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Heather Nedohin (left) and Kevin Martin (right) will be among the elite Canadian skips at the Masters.

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Sportsnet has helped raise profile of Grand Slam of Curling

By Perry Lefko

Sportsnet slides into a second season owning and operating the Grand Slam of Curling, a series of four premier cashspiel events that feature the most-lucrative purses and bonus money on the World Curling Tour.

The first event in that series is the Masters, which runs Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre and features a prize purse of $200,000.

SERIES FORMAT Following the Masters, the remaining men’s Grand Slam events continue with the Canadian Open (Nov. 13-17 in Medicine Hat, Alta.), the National (March 12-16 in Fort McMurray,

Alta.), and the Players’ Championship (April 15-20 in Summerside, PEI).

For the second consecutive year, Sportsnet is offering a $1 million bonus for any men’s team that sweeps all four Slams. If there is no sweep, the team with the most points collects a $50,000 bonus, the runner-up $30,000 and third-place team $20,000.

If a women’s team sweeps the Masters and Players’ Championship they will collect $100,000. If there is no sweep, the top team will collect a $12,500 bonus, the runnerup $7,500 and the third-place finisher $5,000.

TV COVERAGE Through the involvement of Sportsnet and a sublicensing agreement with the CBC, the

Grand Slam events receive blanket television coverage and support on multiple platforms.

Sportsnet realized the value of curling as a sport embraced by Canadians of all ages.

When the Slams faced an uncertain future, Rogers entered into a partnership with the World Competitive Curlers Association in August 2012 to own and operate the tournaments and provide a greater commitment, both in terms of money and overall multi-platform production.

“In Abbotsford, all the top teams will be shown at least once during a week,” said Pierre Charette, president of the World Competitive Curlers Association. “They might play three or four TV games if they through to the

playoffs. A lot of these teams have deals with their sponsors that every time they’re on TV they get a bonus.”

WOMEN ON BOARD Though the Slams began in 2001, it was only last year when Sportsnet came aboard that women were given a chance to play in the Masters.

Ontario’s Sherry Middaugh said it was important for the women to be included in the Masters because it allowed them to gain exposure.

“When you have a Slam event you’re getting the best of the best,” she noted. “It’s not just another bonspiel. You’re playing the top teams in the world.”

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2 01 3 ABBOTSFORD ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS CENTRE ABBOTSFO RD, BC Anil Mungal / Grand Slam of Curling photos 1. Chelsea Carey’s rink sweeps a rock into the house.

2. Thomas Ulsrud of Norway is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist.

3. Rachel Homan’s rink won last season’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

4. Kevin Martin looks over Ulsrud’s shoulder as he sets up a shot.

5. Ontario’s John Epping has qualified for the Canadian Olympic trials.

6. Carey urges on her sweepers.

7. Glenn Howard uses some body english as he watches his rock.

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It’s a great time to be a curling fan in Abbotsford Can Canada regain its preeminence in the sport?

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If you happen to be, or would like to be, a curling aficionado then you are in the right place at the right time.

Of course everyone knows that Canada has the best curlers (and hockey players) on the planet – right? Au contraire mon frere! (Yes, I am completely bilingual).

Jim Let us not forget that the current world titles are held by Sweden’s Niklas Edin and Scotland’s Eve Muirhead. Actually it is a surprising and somewhat mortifying fact that the Canadian women haven’t won the Worlds since Jennifer Jones in 2008.

It would appear, therefore, that unlike the “World Series” or the NFL “World Championship”, if you actually play against other countries you might not win. The same theory holds true if you are holding a curling bonspiel with a world-class

Winnipeg skip Mike McEwen and his team are among six men’s rinks who have pre-qualified for the Canadian Olympic trials.

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Fortunately the Masters Grand Slam of Curling will be following this formula at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. The elite field will feature 30 rinks vying for $200,000 in prize money.

In addition to last year’s world champions, teams from China, Denmark, the U.S., Korea, Germany, Switzerland and Norway will be in attendance.

Canada will counter with names like Martin, Stoughton and Howard on the men’s side with Homan, Jones, Nedohin, et al for the women.

Hopefully this event, if well attended, will lead to future world-class events.

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Having the Masters in town a thrill for local club Jennifer Jones, the 2008 world champ, will be among the skips chasing the Masters title in Abbotsford next week.

Dan Kinvig Abbotsford News With the Masters Grand Slam of Curling just around the corner, the excitement is palpable at the Abbotsford Curling Club.

“It’s incredibly cool,” said Ken MacDonald, general manager of the local club.

“We’ve got a lot of people who are volunteering, and a lot of people saying they’re going over to watch.

“They know that it’s the best event in the world, other than the Olympics, in this coming year, because the men and women are both here and all the teams are invited

that are also going to be showing up at the Olympics.”

The Abby club is taking an active role with the Grand Slam event – they’re helping to promote it throughout the Lower Mainland curling community, and MacDonald and Debbie Sand are spearheading the organization of volunteers. A small army of 100 volunteers is needed to make the bonspiel truly hum, and MacDonald said they still have room for more helpers.

The club is also running a membership drive in conjunction with the Masters, and will have a booth set up at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

Anil Mungal / Grand Slam of Curling MacDonald is hopeful that having a high-profile Grand Slam event will help boost interest in curling locally, and he’s passionate about seeing the sport cross cultural boundaries.

“It’s not a traditional sport for Indo-Canadians, it’s not a traditional sport for Africans,” he noted. “But we’re getting both of those groups coming out here (to the club) and having a lot of fun.

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