Western Showdown

{{Infobox curling event|2024|2024

| Name = RBC Dominion Securities
Western Showdown

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| Established = 2021

| Host city = Swift Current, Saskatchewan

| Arena = Credit Union iPlex (Swift Current Curling Club){{Cite news|title=Western Showdown bringing top curlers|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/southwest-booster/20210916/281552293990137|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=Southwest Booster|date=September 16, 2021}}

| Purse = $50,000 (men's and women's)

| Current men's champion = {{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Koe

| Current women's champion = {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Schwaller

| Current= 2024 Western Showdown

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The Western Showdown, known as the RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown for sponsorship reasons, is an annual international curling tournament held at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The combined purse for both the men's and women's events is $100,000. It features some of the top teams in the world, as well as local Saskatchewan teams.{{Cite news|title=One of the largest international curling events underway in Swift Current|url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/one-of-the-largest-international-curling-events-underway-in-swift-current-1.6679348|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=CTV Regina}}

The event began in 2021 as a men's only event, as a way to give back to the curling community in Swift Current for supporting the Swift Current Curling Club during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. It featured 24 teams, and a $50,000 purse.{{Cite news|title=Koe routs Jacobs at Western Showdown; USA's Peterson makes history|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/curling/kevin-koe-routs-brad-jacobs-at-western-showdown-usa-s-tabitha-peterson-makes-history-1.1705240|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=TSN|date=October 11, 2021}} A women's event was added in 2022, but held two weeks before the men's event. The women's event featured 30 teams and a purse of $45,000,{{Cite news|title=Western Showdown expands to include 30-team women's curling event|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/southwest-booster/20221006/281590949457247|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=Southwest Booster|date=October 6, 2022}} while the men's event featured 16 teams and a purse of $36,000.{{Cite news|title=Olympic, world champs Team Edin win again with shorthanded lineup|url=https://www.tsn.ca/niklas-edin-kevin-koe-wealth-management-western-showdown-1.1871308|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=TSN|date=October 31, 2022}} In 2023, the events were combined. In 2023, the event featured 43 teams (18 men's and 25 women's). The men played a triple-knockout, while the women's event was a round robin.{{Cite news|title=$100,000 up for grabs in 2023 Western Showdown|url=https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/100000-up-for-grabs-in-2023-western-showdown|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=Swift Current Online|date=December 6, 2023}}

Sponsors

  • IG Wealth Management (2021–22) - men's.
  • RBC Dominion Securities (2022) - women's.{{Cite news|title=Team Tirinzoni captures women's Western Showdown|url=https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/team-tirinzoni-captures-womens-western-showdown|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=Swift Current Online|date=October 17, 2022}}
  • Nutrien Ag Solutions (2023)
  • RBC Dominion Securities (2024)

Winners

=Men=

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Champion team

! scope="col"| Runner-up team

! scope="col"| Purse

2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=6997|title=Koe Wins IG Wealth Management Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 9, 2022}}{{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Koe, John Morris, B. J. Neufeld, Ben Hebert{{flagicon|ON}} Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden$50,000
2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=7339|title=2022 IG Wealth Management Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 9, 2022}}{{flagicon|SWE}} Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren (3 player team){{Cite news|title=Shorthanded Edin rink wins second annual Western Showdown|url=https://swbooster.com/article/13407/shorthanded-edin-rink-wins-second-annual-western-showdown/|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=Southwest Booster|date=October 31, 2022}}{{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin$36,000
2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=7841|title=2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 9, 2022}}{{flagicon|SUI}} Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth), Yannick Schwaller (Skip), Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat{{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Brunner, Anthony Petoud, Romano Meier, Andreas Gerlach$46,000
2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=8441|title=2024 RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 12, 2024}}{{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Koe, Aaron Sluchinski, Tyler Tardi, Karrick Martin{{flagicon|AB}} Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert$50,000

=Women=

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Champion team

! scope="col"| Runner-up team

! scope="col"| Purse

2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=7340|title=2023 RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 9, 2022}}{{flagicon|SUI}} Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann{{flagicon|MB}} Meghan Walter, Kelly Schafer, Sara Oliver, Mackenzie Elias$45,000
2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=7842|title=2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 9, 2022}}{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi{{flagicon|MB}} Jolene Campbell, Abby Ackland, Rachel Erickson, Sara Oliver$50,000
2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?Main&eventid=8508|title=2024 RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 12, 2024}}{{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger{{flagicon|SK}} Stephanie Schmidt (Fourth), Sara Miller, Ashley Williamson, Michelle Englot (Skip)$50,000

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