2021 Oakville Fall Classic


The 2021 Oakville Fall Classic was held from August 27 to 29 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario. It was the fourth men's event and third women's event of the 2021–22 curling season. The total purse for the event was $6,000 on the men's side and $3,800 on the women's sides.
Team Glenn Howard won the men's event, defeating Team Jonathan Beuk 6–2 in the final. The game only lasted four ends, with Howard scoring four in the first and two in the third while Beuk could only generate singles in both the second and fourth ends. Down 6–2 without hammer, they conceded. To reach the final, Howard trounced Team Jordan McNamara 9–1 in the quarterfinals and then beat Team Pat Ferris 5–2 in the semifinals. Team Beuk also came through the quarterfinals, defeating Team Rob Ainsley 9–2 and then the previously undefeated Team Mark Kean 6–5 in an extra end semifinal. Team Howard received $2,000 for their win, with Beuk receiving $1,500.
On the women's side, Jamie Sinclair and her rink from the Charlotte, North Carolina defeated the Suzanne Birt rink from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 8–6 to claim the title. After trailing 3–0 early, Team Birt scored two points in the third and stole two in the fourth to lead 4–3 at the break. Sinclair then came back with three of her own in the sixth before Birt leveled the score 6–6 with two points in the seventh. Sinclair then scored two in the eighth to win the tournament and the $1,500 winner's purse. Teams Jacqueline Harrison and Laurie St-Georges also qualified for the playoffs, with Harrison losing to Birt 5–4 in one semifinal and St-Georges dropping their game to Sinclair, also 5–4.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Rob AinsleyDave EllisGraeme RobsonDarren Karnefn|name="Beuk"|As regular skip Jonathan Beuk was away for the event, third Tanner Horgan skipped the team and alternate Jacob Horgan moved to third.efn|name="Beuk"

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time.

Draw 1

''Friday, August 27, 5:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Friday, August 27, 9:30 pm''

Draw 3

''Saturday, August 28, 10:00 am''

Draw 4

''Saturday, August 28, 1:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Saturday, August 28, 5:30 pm''

Playoffs

Source:

Quarterfinals

''Sunday, August 29, 9:00 am''

Semifinals

''Sunday, August 29, 12:30 pm''

Final

''Sunday, August 29, 3:30 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Suzanne BirtMarie ChristiansonMeaghan HughesMichelle McQuaid

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time.

Draw 1

''Friday, August 27, 5:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Friday, August 27, 9:30 pm''

Draw 3

''Saturday, August 28, 10:00 am''

Draw 4

''Saturday, August 28, 1:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Saturday, August 28, 5:30 pm''

Playoffs

Source:

Semifinals

''Sunday, August 29, 12:30 pm''

Final

''Sunday, August 29, 3:30 pm''