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tournament, that takes place at the

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. 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

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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

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, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the

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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

Past champions

''Only skip's name is displayed.

Men

Women

References

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External links

Home PageRed Deer Curling Centre Home
Sports competitions in Red Deer, Alberta Curling in Alberta