The Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The bonspiel was played in a triple knockout format. The bonspiel was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling Tour.
The event was created in order to address the relative lack of events in the World Curling Tour in the weeks leading up to the Players' Championship. Teams are invited to participate in the bonspiel based on certain qualifications. On both the men's and women's sides, teams were chosen from the Peace Region, the rest of Alberta, from a sponsor's exemption, and from the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit.[1]
The event was last held in 2015 and the city's stop on the World Curling Tour was replaced by the smaller Grande Prairie Cash Spiel.
Past champions edit
Men edit
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
 Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Zang Jialiang, Ba Dexin |
50,000 |
| 2013 | Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Zang Jialiang, Ba Dexin |
 Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
50,000 |
| 2014 | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols |
50,000 |
| 2015 | Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
 Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lidström, Christoffer Sundgren |
50,000 |
Women edit
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Carolyn McRorie, Chelsey Matson |
Renée Sonnenberg, Lawnie MacDonald, Kristie Moore, Rona Pasika |
50,000 |
| 2013 |  Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schäfer, Carmen Küng, Janine Greiner |
 Tracy Horgan, Jenn Horgan, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates |
50,000 |
| 2014 | Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht |
 Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton |
50,000 |
| 2015 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
Silvana Tirinzoni, Lee Merklinger, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht |
$50,000 |
References edit
- ^ "Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown – Team Registration Packet" (PDF). Grande Prairie Curling Club.[permanent dead link]