King Cash Spiel

The King Cash Spiel, formerly the Golden Ears Curling Classic and the Coronation Group Classic, is an annual cashspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Golden Ears Curling Club[1] in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The event has been on and off again as part of the World Curling Tour, and has been held since 1981.[2] The tournament is held in a round robin format.

King Cash Spiel
Established1981
Host cityMaple Ridge, British Columbia
ArenaGolden Ears Curling Club
Men's purse$11,400
Women's purse$5,700
Current champions (2023)
MenBritish Columbia Jason Montgomery
WomenBritish Columbia Holly Hafeli

Past champions

Men
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
1981[2]British Columbia Glen Pierce, Wayne Matthewson, Bruce Davey, Fuji MikiBritish Columbia Glen Hillson$30,000
1982[3]Saskatchewan Rick FolkBritish Columbia Keith Switzer$38,000
1988[4]British Columbia Terry OwenBritish Columbia Steve Skillings
1991[5]British Columbia Al MooreBritish Columbia Brent Pierce$15,000
1992[6]British Columbia Brian GessnerBritish Columbia Milt Sinclair$23,000
1994[7]British Columbia Al Moore, Ross Graham, Peter VanLeeuwen, Kieron HuntBritish Columbia Ed Dezura$22,000
2013[8]British Columbia Sean Geall, Ken Maskiewich, Sebastien Robillard, Kent BirdBritish Columbia Kevin MacKenzie, Grant Dezura (skip), Jamie Smith, Kevin Recksiedler$7,500
2014[9]British Columbia Neil Dangerfield, Denis Sutton, Darren Boden, Glen AllenBritish Columbia Sebastien Robillard, Tyler Klymchuk, Dylan Somerton, Chris Brezina$6,900
2017 (Jan.)British Columbia Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John CullenUnited States Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Ken Trask, Steve Lundeen$3,000[10]
2017 (Sept.)British Columbia Sean Geall, Jeff Richard, Andrew Nerpin, David HarperBritish Columbia Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen$12,000
2018British Columbia Tyler Tardi, Sterling Middleton, Matthew Hall, Alex HorvathBritish Columbia Josh Barry, Sebastien Robillard, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen$9,600
2019[11]British Columbia Sean Geall, Jared Kolomaya, Sebastien Robillard, Nicholas MeisterBritish Columbia Jim Cotter, Steve Laycock, Andrew Nerpin, Rick Sawatsky$11,500
2020 Cancelled
2021[12]British Columbia Sébastien Robillard, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Cody Tanaka, Nathan SmallBritish Columbia Dean Joanisse, Daniel Wenzek, Cody Johnston, Jeff Guignard$11,400
2022[13]Japan Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi KoizumiBritish Columbia Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Jared Kolomaya, Nicholas Meister$11,400
2023[14]British Columbia Jason Montgomery, Chris Baier, Miles Craig, Troy CowanBritish Columbia Jeff Richard, Richard Krell, Daniel Wenzek, Connor Deane

Women
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2013[15]British Columbia Roberta Kuhn, Karla Thompson, Brooklyn Leitch, Michelle RamsayBritish Columbia Kalia Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Sarah Daniels, Ashley Sanderson$11,400
2014[16]British Columbia Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Samantha Fisher, Sydney FraserBritish Columbia Kelly Scott, Shannon Aleksic, Karla Thompson, Sarah Pyke$9,600
2015[17]British Columbia Diane Gushulak, Grace MacInnes, Jessie Sanderson, Sandra ComadinaBritish Columbia Sarah Wark, Simone Brosseau, Michelle Allen, Rachelle Kallechy$8,100
2017 (Jan.)British Columbia Karla Thompson, Kristen Recksiedler, Erin Pincott, Trysta VandaleAlberta Shannon Kleibrink, Lisa Eyamie, Sarah Wilkes, Alison Thiessen$8,000[18]
2017 (Sept.)British Columbia Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Stephanie Prinse, Michelle DunnBritish Columbia Kesa Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Kalia Van Osch, Amy Gibson$8,000
2018British Columbia Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley KlymchukBritish Columbia Diane Gushulak, Grace MacInnes, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson$8,000
2019[19]British Columbia Kristen Ryan, Shannon Joanisse, Megan Daniels, Dawn MesanaBritish Columbia Sarah Daniels, Kayla MacMillan, Holly Horvat, Sarah Loken$7,000
2020 Cancelled
2021[20]British Columbia Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Cierra Fisher, Sydney BrilzBritish Columbia Kristen Ryan, Megan Daniels, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana$5,700
2022[21]British Columbia Stephanie Jackson-Baier, Kayla Wilson, Elizabeth Bowles, Carley Sandwith-CraigBritish Columbia Shawna Jensen, Layna Pohlod, Sarah Wong, Amanda Wong$5,700
2023[22]British Columbia Holly Hafeli, Jorja Kopytko, Ella Casparis, Natalie HafeliBritish Columbia Kim Dennis, Layna Pohlod, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson

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