Curl Mesabi Classic

The Curl Mesabi Classic (previously known as the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel (2007, 2010-2011), Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi (2012) and the Super One Shoot-out @ Curl Mesabi (2008)) 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 c. 2003, and joined the World Curling Tour in 2007.^[1] 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.^[2] The bonspiel is also part of the Great Lakes Curling Tour.^[3][4] The event's coordinator is Phill Drobnick.^[1]

In 2022, the winning teams earned a bye to the US National Championships.^[1]

Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (USD)
2007	Pete Fenson	Craig Brown	$14,000[5]
2008	Tyler George	Cassandra Potter[a]	$20,000[6]
2009	John Shuster[7]	Andrew Wickman	$20,000[8]
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
2016	Heath McCormick	John Shuster	$26,000
2017[9]	Rich Ruohonen	Joe Polo	$18,000
2018[10]	Rich Ruohonen	Mark Fenner	$18,000
2019[11][b]	Korey Dropkin	Rich Ruohonen	$14,000
2020	Cancelled
2021[12]	Rich Ruohonen	John Shuster	$21,000
2022[13]	Korey Dropkin	Daniel Casper	$21,000
2023[14]	Tanner Horgan	Daniel Casper	$25,000

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
2016	Nadine Chyz	Cassandra Potter	$11,000
2017[15]	Kelsey Rocque	Nina Roth	$12,000
2018[16]	Krista McCarville	Laurie St-Georges	$15,000
2019[17][c]	Krista McCarville	Laura Walker	$16,000
2020	Cancelled
2021[18]	Tabitha Peterson	Cory Christensen	$21,000
2022[19]	Tabitha Peterson	Krista McCarville	$20,000
2023[20]	Laurie St-Georges	Miranda Scheel	$25,000

Notes

1. Although Potter skipped a women's team, she was allowed to participate and became runner-up.
2. Event included the 2019 Americas Challenge as one of its groups, with the Challenge winner (Team Ruohonen) earning a spot in the playoffs.
3. Event included the 2019 Americas Challenge as one of its groups, with the Challenge winner (Team Roth) earning a spot in the playoffs.