The Colonial Square Ladies Classic is an annual women's

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tournament held at the

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. The tournament has run since 1983 and is part of the Women's

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. From 2012 to 2014, the Colonial Square Classic was a

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event on the women's World Curling Tour. The event began in February 1983 as the "Mid-Winter Classic", and was billed as the "richest women's bonspiel in the world". However, it failed to attract the top names in women's curling due to competition with the

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and mixed playdowns, so the event was moved to November in 1984. Despite being moved to the Fall, it kept the "Mid-Winter" name until

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Lite sponsored the event in 1987.

Event names

*1983-1984: Molson Mid-Winter Classic *1985-1986: Mid-Winter Curling Classic *1987: Labatt's Lite Women's Curling Classic *1988: Labatt's Lite–Canadian Airlines Ladies Classic *1989-1990: Labatt's Lite Classic *1991-1995: SunLife Ladies Curling Classic *1996-2004: Park Town Hotel Ladies Classic *2005: Park Town Ladies Curling Classic *2006: Colonial Square Ladies Curling Classic *2007–present: Colonial Square Ladies Classic

Past champions

References

* {{World Curling Tour events Former Grand Slam (curling) events Annual sporting events in Canada Sport in Saskatoon Women in Saskatchewan Curling in Saskatchewan