2015–16 curling season
| 2015–16 curling season | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Curling |
The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.
The season was marked by new innovations in curling broom technology that drastically changed how sweeping was done, leading to the "broomgate" scandal. It forced the major curling bodies to make new rules after the season to regulate and standardize curling brushes.[1]
Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.
Curling Canada sanctioned events
This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association). The following events in bold have been confirmed by Curling Canada as are part of the 2015–16 Season of Champions programme.
Other events
Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here. If an event is listed on the CCA's final list for the 2015–16 curling season, it will be moved up to the "CCA-sanctioned events" section.
World Curling Tour
Grand Slam events in bold.[2][3]
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed doubles events
| Week | Event | Winning team | Runner-up team |
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| 14 | Wall Grain Mixed Doubles Classic Oshawa, Ontario, Nov. 13–17 |
 M. McEwen/D. McEwen |
 Epping/Weagle
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WCT Order of Merit rankings
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Men[5]
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Women[6]
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WCT Money List
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Men[7]
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Women[8]
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Curling Canada MA Cup
The MA Cup is awarded to the Curling Canada Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in Curling Canada-sanctioned events. Events included the Canadian mixed championship, Travelers Curling Club Championship (added to the MA Cup for this season), men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points and each association under receiving points in decrements of one point.
Standings
Final standings[9]
| Rank | Member Association | CMCC | TMCCC | TWCCC | CWJCC | CMJCC | Scotties | Brier | CWSCC | CMSCC | CWhCC | Total Pts. | Avg. Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberta |
14 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 113 | 11.3 |
| 2 |  Saskatchewan |
13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 101 | 10.1 |
| 3 |  Northern Ontario |
12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Manitoba |
5 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 98 | 9.8 |
| 4 |  Nova Scotia |
10 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Ontario |
6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 88 | 8.8 |
| 7 |  Quebec |
9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 86 | 8.6 |
| 8 |  British Columbia |
4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 8 |
| 9 |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 7.4 |
| 10 |  New Brunswick |
11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 7.1 |
| 11 |  Prince Edward Island |
2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | N/A | 57 | 6.33 |
| 12 |  Yukon |
7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | N/A | 39 | 4.33 |
| 13 |  Northwest Territories |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | N/A | 29 | 3.22 |
| 14 |  Nunavut |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 12 | 1.33 |
References
- ^ "New rules for curling nix broom moves that were changing the game". CBC.
- ^ "Men's Schedule". World Curling Tour. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Schedule". World Curling Tour. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "WCT Order of Merit – Men". CurlingZone.
- ^ "WCT Order of Merit – Women". CurlingZone.
- ^ "2015–16 Money List". World Curling Tour. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "2015–16 Money List". World Curling Tour. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "The MA Cup, presented by TSN | Curling Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.