5-646: The Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (also known as the OCT Championships ) is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour . Except for in 2020, the event has been held at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario . The event was formerly just on the Ontario Curling Tour , but it was promoted as a World Curling Tour event in 2013 when Stu Sells became the sponsor. As of 2023,
10-515: A COVID Alert tracing app that he had come in contact with someone who had the virus. The women's playoff was held, however, as the men's and women's teams did not play at the same time. The event was postponed and eventually cancelled in 2022 to avoid conflicting with the 2022 PointsBet Invitational . Ontario Curling Tour The Ontario Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels , which takes places in Ontario , Canada and attracts some of
15-705: The Ontario Curling Tour, much like those on World Curling Tour, contain a prize purse for the winning teams, and award CTRS (Canadian Team Ranking System) points to the Canadian teams competing. CTRS points qualify teams for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and events such as the Canada Cup of Curling . Events in bold are part of the World Curling Tour Events in bold are part of
20-638: The purse for the event is $ 30,000 for the men's and women's events. A Tier 2 men's event was added in 2016 (but was discontinued), with a total purse of $ 16,000. In 2020, the event was held at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario , due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the opening of the Oakville Curling Club. That year, the men's event was halted before the playoffs, as one player was notified through
25-536: The top male and female curlers in the province, and from across the country and world. The OCT was designed to promote competitive curling from a grass root level. The events for the Ontario Curling Tour begin at the end of August and typically run until December, with occasional events taking place in January. Several of the events on the Ontario Curling Tour are also included in the World Curling Tour . All events on
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