Astec Safety Challenge
| Astec Safety Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1987 2024 (revival) |
| Host city | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Lloydminster Curling Club |
| Purse | $125,000 |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Men | Matt Dunstone |
The ASTEC Safety Challenge is an annual men's curling tournament held at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The total purse for the event is $125,000, one of the largest purses outside of the Grand Slams.[1] It is part of the Players' Tour. It is held every January a week prior whichever Grand Slam event is held in the month.
The event is a revival of the Best Western Wayside Inn Curling Classic World Curling Tour event which started in 1987[2] and was discontinued after 2008. It was restarted in 2024 as a partnership of Astec Safety and Team Brendan Bottcher.[3]
In May 2025, it was announced that the 2026 edition will not be held so as to avoid conflict with the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4]
Winners
Astec Safety Challenge
| Year | Champion team | Runner-up team | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Jacques Gauthier, Karrick Martin | Reid Carruthers, Brad Jacobs, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan | $102,000 |
| 2025[6] | Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Mike McEwen, Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh | $125,000 |
| 2026 | Not held | ||
Wayside Inn Curling Classic
| Year | Champion skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987[7] | Eugene Hritzuk | Rick Folk | $20,500[8] |
| 1988[9] | Arnold Anderson | Lyle Muyres | $30,000 |
| 1989[10] | Lyle Muyres | Bill Knight | $30,500 |
| 1990[11] | Brad Heidt | Mike Vavrek | $35,000[12] |
| 1991[13] | Mark Dacey | Lyle Muyres | $40,000[14] |
| 1992[15] | Vic Peters | Don Walchuk | $40,000 |
| 1993[16] | Mark Dacey | Greg Ferster | $40,000[17] |
| 1994[18] | Ed Lukowich | Kurt Balderston | $40,500 |
| 1995[19] | Lowell Peterman | Rod Montgomery | |
| 1996[20] | Rob Ewen | Jeff Stoughton | |
| 1997[21] | Doug Walker | Randy Ferbey[22] | $45,000 |
| 1998[23] | Bruce Korte | Art Paulsen | |
| 1999[24] | Bert Gretzinger | Kevin Koe | |
| 2000[25] | Rob Ewen | ? | $50,500 |
| 2001[26] | Andreas Schwaller | Bruce Korte | $49,400 |
| 2002[27] | Glen Despins | Brent Pierce | $50,500 |
| 2003[28] | John Morris | Randy Ferbey | $50,000 |
| 2004[29] | Pat Ryan | Jamie King | $52,800 |
| 2005[30] | Mark Johnson | Ryan Keane | $52,800 |
| 2006[31] | Glenn Howard | Kerry Burtnyk | $75,000 |
| 2007[32] | Jeff Stoughton | Glenn Howard | $75,000 |
| 2008[33][34] | Kevin Martin | Warren Hassall | $81,000 |
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- ^ "1995 Labatt Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "Scheirich storms back to win bonspiel, qualifies for Olympic trials". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. November 12, 1996. p. 25. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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- ^ "Martin overcomes Wayside jinx". Edmonton Journal. November 11, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2025.