Curl Mesabi Classic
The Curl Mesabi Classic (also known as the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel; formerly the Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at Curl Mesabi's venue, the Range Recreation and Civic Center, in Eveleth, Minnesota. The tournament is held in a round-robin format. The men's tournament, started in 2007, is part of the World Curling Tour and has been held every year since. Women were allowed to participate in the men's tournament until 2011, when a separate women's tournament was created. The women's event was not held in 2013. The event is part of the United States Order of Merit System, used to determine the teams which will directly qualify to the National Championships each year.[1] The bonspiel is also part of the Great Lakes Curling Tour.[2][3]
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Pete Fenson |
 Craig Brown |
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| 2008 | Tyler George |
Cassandra Potter1 |
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| 2009 | John Shuster |
 Andrew Wickman |
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| 2010 |  Jeff Currie |
John Benton |
$17,200 |
| 2011 | Craig Brown |
Todd Birr |
$17,200 |
| 2012 | Tyler George |
Todd Birr |
$21,500 |
| 2013 | Bryan Burgess |
 Sven Michel |
$21,500 |
| 2014 | Mike Farbelow |
Al Hackner |
$22,000 |
| 2015 | John Shuster |
Dylan Johnston |
$21,000 |
- Notes
- ^ Although Potter skipped a women's team, she was allowed to participate and became runner-up.
Women
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cassandra Potter |
Allison Pottinger |
$10,000 |
| 2012 |  Jessie Kaufman |
Allison Pottinger |
$12,500 |
| 2014 | Tracy Horgan |
Erika Brown |
$11,000 |
| 2015 | Krista McCarville |
Cory Christensen |
$9,000 |
References
- ↑ 2011 United States National Championships Rules
- ↑ Great Lakes Curling Tour Home
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
