WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Thistle-St. Andrew's CC
Location in Canada

The WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the first weekend of December at the Thistle-St. Andrew's Curling Club in Saint John, New Brunswick. The total purse for the men's event is CAD $15,300 with the winning team receiving $5,000. The purse for the women's event is $5,500 with the winner's share being $1,750.

The title sponsor for the event is World Financial Group. The event is named in honour of Jim Sullivan, a curler in New Brunswick who committed suicide from depression in 2011. The event is a re-incarnation of previous bonspiels played at the Thistle-St. Andrew's Club such as the Fundy Line Cash Spiel, the Fundy Cash and the TSA Fundy Curling Classic (the latter being brought back by Sullivan in 2005).[1]

In addition to curling, the tournament also attempts to raise awareness of the stigma and stereotypes associated with mental health issues.[2]

Past champions

Men's

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)Winner's share (CAD)
2014[3]New Brunswick Wayne Tallon, Mike Kennedy, Mike Flannery, Wade BlanchardNew Brunswick Jeremy Mallais, Zach Eldridge, Chris Jeffery, Jared Bezanson$12,350$4,000
2015[4]Nova Scotia Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Scott Saccary, Philip CrowellNew Brunswick Jason Vaughan, Charlie Sullivan, Kevin Boyle, Paul Nason$15,300$5,000
2016[5]Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Martin Crête, Éric Sylvain, Philippe MénardNew Brunswick James Grattan, Paul Flemming, Kevin Boyle, Peter Case$15,300$5,000
2017[6]Nova Scotia Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip CrowellNew Brunswick Rene Comeau, Ed Cyr, Chris Wagner, Wayne Tallon (skip)$15,300$5,000

Women's

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)Winner's share (CAD)
2015[7]New Brunswick Melissa Adams, Jennifer Armstrong, Cathlia Ward, Kendra ListerNew Brunswick Heidi Hanlon, Marie-Anne Power, Judy Blanchard, Jane Arseneau$2,150$780
2016[8]New Brunswick Sylvie Robichaud, Jessica Ronalds, Nicole Bishop, Michelle MajeauNova Scotia Christie Gamble, Brigitte MacPhail, Kaitlyn Veitch, Michelle Lang$5,000$1,700
2017[9]New Brunswick Sylvie Robichaud, Melissa Adams, Nicole Bishop, Kendra ListerPrince Edward Island Veronica Smith, Jane DiCarlo, Sabrina Smith, Whitney Young$5,000$1,700

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tsacurlingclub.com/uploads/8/1/1/6/8116057/about_jim.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jim-sullivan-curling-1.3878127
  3. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&eventid=3531
  4. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&eventid=3866
  5. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&eventid=4339
  6. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=4995
  7. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=3867
  8. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=4340
  9. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=4996
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