{{Infobox curling event|2025|2025 | Name = RBC Dominion Securities <br> Western Showdown | Logo = | Logo size = | Established = 2021 | Host city = [[Swift Current]], [[Saskatchewan]] | Arena = [[Credit Union iPlex]] (Swift Current Curling Club)<ref name="pr">{{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}}</ref> | Purse = $40,000 (men's and women's) | Current men's champion = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Mouat]] | Current women's champion = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] | Current= 2025 Western Showdown }}
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.<ref name="CTV">{{Cite news|title=One of the largest international curling events underway in Swift Current|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/one-of-the-largest-international-curling-events-underway-in-swift-current/|access-date=2023-12-09|publisher=CTV Regina}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="pr"/> It featured 24 teams, and a $50,000 purse.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> while the men's event featured 16 teams and a purse of $36,000.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2023, the events were combined.<ref name="CTV"/> In 2023, the event featured 43 teams (18 men's and 25 women's). The men played a [[tournament|triple-knockout]], while the women's event was a round robin.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Sponsors== *[[IG Group|IG]] Wealth Management (2021–22) - men's.<ref name="pr"/> *[[Royal Bank of Canada|RBC Dominion Securities]] (2022) - women's.<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Nutrien]] Ag Solutions (2023) *RBC Dominion Securities (2024–present)
==Winners== ===Men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Champion team ! scope="col"| Runner-up team ! scope="col"| Purse |- | 2021<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]], [[B. J. Neufeld]], [[Ben Hebert]] || {{flagicon|ON}} [[Brad Jacobs]], [[Marc Kennedy]], [[E. J. Harnden]], [[Ryan Harnden]] || $50,000 |- | [[2022 Western Showdown|2022]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Oskar Eriksson]], [[Rasmus Wranå]], [[Christoffer Sundgren]] (3 player team)<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Tyler Tardi]], [[Bradley Thiessen]], [[Karrick Martin]] || $36,000 |- | [[2023 Western Showdown|2023]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel]] (Fourth), [[Yannick Schwaller]] (Skip), [[Sven Michel (curler)|Sven Michel]], [[Pablo Lachat]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Michael Brunner]], [[Anthony Petoud]], [[Romano Meier]], [[Andreas Gerlach]] || $46,000 |- | [[2024 Western Showdown|2024]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kevin Koe]], [[Aaron Sluchinski]], [[Tyler Tardi]], [[Karrick Martin]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Brad Jacobs]], [[Marc Kennedy]], [[Brett Gallant]], [[Ben Hebert]] || $50,000 |- | 2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8931&view=Main#1|title=2025 RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Mouat]], [[Grant Hardie]], [[Bobby Lammie]], [[Hammy McMillan Jr.]] || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Rylan Kleiter]], [[Joshua Mattern]], [[Matthew Hall (curler)|Matthew Hall]], [[Trevor Johnson (curler)|Trevor Johnson]] || $40,000 |}
===Women=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Champion team ! scope="col"| Runner-up team ! scope="col"| Purse |- | [[2022 Western Showdown|2022]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{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 Western Showdown|2023]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]], [[Kim Kyeong-ae (curler)|Kim Kyeong-ae]], [[Kim Cho-hi]], [[Kim Seon-yeong (curler)|Kim Seon-yeong]], [[Kim Yeong-mi]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jolene Campbell]], [[Abby Ackland]], [[Rachel Erickson]], [[Sara Oliver]] || $50,000 |- | [[2024 Western Showdown|2024]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Xenia Schwaller]], [[Selina Gafner]], [[Fabienne Rieder]], [[Selina Rychiger]] || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Stephanie Schmidt]] (Fourth), Sara Miller, Ashley Williamson, [[Michelle Englot]] (Skip) || $50,000 |- | 2025 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alina Pätz]], [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] (skip), [[Carole Howald]], [[Selina Witschonke]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Seung-youn]], [[Kim Hye-rin (curler)|Kim Hye-rin]], [[Yang Tae-i]], [[Kim Su-jin (curler)|Kim Su-jin]] || $40,000 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Curling competitions in Saskatchewan]] [[Category:Swift Current]] [[Category:Annual sporting events in Canada]]