| Red Deer Curling Classic | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1992 |
| Host city | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Arena | Red Deer Curling Club |
| Men's purse | $46,000 |
| Women's purse | $39,000 |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  Matt Dunstone |
| Women |  Miku Nihira |
The Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 as a skins tournament.[1] 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 World Curling Tour 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 Canadian Team Ranking System, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for the ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated.[2]
- ^ "Lukowich confirms Skins game entry". Red Deer Advocate. October 8, 1992. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "'Extremely drunk' Canadian curling team gets banned from tour event - The Washington Post".