1993 Seagram's VO Cup
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The 1993 Seagram's VO Cup, was the first edition of the Players' Championship, the championship tournament for the inaugural season of the World Curling Tour. It was held February 17–21, 1993 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The total purse for the event was $120,000, with the winning team receiving $40,000.[2]
Quick Facts Host city, Arena ...
1993 Seagram's VO Cup | |
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Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
Arena | Calgary Curling Club |
Dates | February 17–21 |
Winner | Team Howard |
Curling club | Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene |
Skip | Russ Howard |
Third | Glenn Howard |
Second | Wayne Middaugh |
Lead | Peter Corner |
Finalist | Paul Savage |
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The semifinals and finals were broadcast on TSN.[1]
The event featured the "free guard zone", wherein the first three rocks of an end couldn't be removed if they were in the guard zone. This rule would later be adopted into the official rules of curling.[3]
In an all-Ontario final, Russ Howard of Penetanguishene won his first of two Players' Championships, defeating Paul Savage of Toronto, 8–2.