2004 BDO Curling Classic
{{short description|Grand Slam of Curling event}}
{{Infobox curling
| Name = 2004 BDO Curling Classic
| Logo =
| Size =
| Host city = Hamilton, Ontario
| Arena = Glendale Golf & Country Club
| Dates = November 4–7, 2004
| Attendance =
| Winner = {{flagicon|AB}} Team Martin
| Curling club =
| Skip = Kevin Martin
| Third = Don Walchuk
| Second = Carter Rycroft
| Lead = Don Bartlett
| Finalist = {{flagicon|MB}} Jeff Stoughton
| prev = 2004 (Jan)
| next = 2005
}}
2004 BDO Curling Classic was held November 4–7, 2004 at the Glendale Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first of four (men's) Grand Slam events of the 2004-05 curling season,{{Cite news|title=No. 1 Martin rink gives Stoughton early 5-0 lead, then comes back|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88501063/edmonton-journal/|access-date=2021-11-07|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=November 8, 2004}} and it is considered to be that season's version of The National event.
Edmonton's Kevin Martin rink overcame a 5–0 deficit to defeat Winnipeg's Jeff Stoughton team in the final, 10–9. Team Martin picked up $30,000 for the win.
Sportsnet covered the semifinal and final on television.{{Cite news|title=Six-ender carries Despins|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88501225/the-leader-post/|access-date=2021-11-07|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|date=November 6, 2004}}
Teams
The teams were as follows:{{Cite web|title=BDO Curling Classic -- Teams |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=660&eventtypeid=23&view=Teams#1|website=CurlingZone}}
Draw
The event was a triple knock out.
Playoffs
The playoff scores were as follows:
{{8TeamBracket
|RD1= Quarter-Finals || RD2= Semi-Finals || RD3= Final
|RD1-seed1=||RD1-team1={{flagicon|AB}} Martin||RD1-score1=7
|RD1-seed2=||RD1-team2={{flagicon|MB}} Boehmer||RD1-score2= 3
|RD1-seed3=||RD1-team3={{flagicon|NB}} R. Howard||RD1-score3= 8
|RD1-seed4=||RD1-team4={{flagicon|MB}} Burtnyk||RD1-score4= 5
|RD1-seed5=||RD1-team5={{flagicon|MB}} Stoughton||RD1-score5= 8
|RD1-seed6=||RD1-team6={{flagicon|SCO}} Brewster||RD1-score6= 1
|RD1-seed7=||RD1-team7={{flagicon|ON}} G. Howard||RD1-score7= 10
|RD1-seed8=||RD1-team8={{flagicon|AB}} Morris ||RD1-score8= 2
|RD2-seed1=||RD2-team1={{flagicon|AB}} Martin||RD2-score1= 5
|RD2-seed2=||RD2-team2={{flagicon|NB}} R. Howard||RD2-score2= 3
|RD2-seed3=||RD2-team3={{flagicon|MB}} Stoughton||RD2-score3= 8
|RD2-seed4=||RD2-team4={{flagicon|ON}} G. Howard||RD2-score4= 5
|RD3-seed1=||RD3-team1={{flagicon|AB}} Martin||RD3-score1= 10
|RD3-seed2=||RD3-team2={{flagicon|MB}} Stoughton ||RD3-score2= 9
}}
=Final=
{{Curlingbox
| sheet =
| team1 = {{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Martin
|0|1|0|3|0|3|1|0|1|1| |10
| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Jeff Stoughton {{X}}
|5|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0| |9
}}
References
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