Boost National
Established	2002
2023 host city	Westville Road, Nova Scotia
2023 arena	Pictou County Wellness Centre
Men's purse	CAD$200,000
Women's purse	CAD$200,000
Current champions (2023)
Men	Joël Retornaz
Women	Gim Eun-ji
Current edition
2023 National

Grand Slam of Curling events
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Tour Challenge
Former events: Champions Cup Elite 10 Sobeys Slam Wayden Transportation Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Autumn Gold Colonial Square

The National, currently referred to as the KIOTI National for sponsorship reasons, is a curling tournament that is one of the five events that are part of the Grand Slam of Curling tour, and one of its four "majors".^[1]

Format

Beginning in 2022, the event features 16 men's and 16 women's teams. The top 16 (or 15 if there's a sponsors exemption) teams on the World Curling Federation's Order of Merit qualify. In some cases a "sponsors exemption" is permitted, in which a local team is picked to compete.^[2] The 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams, and the top eight teams overall advance to a single elimination playoff.^[3] In 2021, the event was a 16 team triple knockout event before the 8 team playoff. From 2015 to 2019, the event had 15 teams divided into three groups of five teams. From 2007 to 2014, the event had three pools of six teams each.

Past champions

Men

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse (CAD)
2002 M&M Meat Shops National	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell	Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$100,000
2003 National	Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2004 National (Jan.)	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2004 BDO Curling Classic (Nov.)	Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould	Hamilton, Ontario	$100,000
2005 National	Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner, Phil Loevenmark, Scott Bailey	Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Ben Hebert, Steve Laycock	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2007 National (Mar.)	Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2007 National (Dec.)	Kevin Martin, John Morris, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert	Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2008 National	Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey*	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab	Quebec City, Quebec	$100,000
2010 National (Jan.)	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab	David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque	Guelph, Ontario	$100,000
2010 Swiss Chalet National (Dec.)	Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould	Vernon, British Columbia	$100,000
2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National	Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert	Dawson Creek, British Columbia	$100,000
2013 National	Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols	Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	$100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Mar.)	Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill	Brad Gushue, Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker	Fort McMurray, Alberta	$100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Nov.)	Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld	Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$100,000
2015 National	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	Oshawa, Ontario	$100,000
2016 Boost National[4]	Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$125,000
2017 Boost National	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Kim Chang-min, Seong Se-hyeon, Oh Eun-soo, Lee Ki-bok	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$125,000
2018 Boost National	Ross Paterson, Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador	$125,000
2019 Boost National	Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador	$150,000
2021 Boost National	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Chestermere, Alberta	$150,000
2022 Boost National	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	North Bay, Ontario	$150,000
2023 KIOTI National	Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Westville Road, Nova Scotia	$200,000

*Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final.

Women

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse (CAD)
2015	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Tracy Fleury, Crystal Webster, Jenna Walsh, Jenn Horgan	Oshawa, Ontario	$100,000
2016[5]	Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Silvana Tirinzoni, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$100,000
2017	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Kristie Moore	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	$125,000[6]
2018	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador	$100,000
2019	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Laura Walker	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador	$150,000
2021	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Chestermere, Alberta	$150,000
2022	Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris	North Bay, Ontario	$150,000
2023	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji	Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Westville Road, Nova Scotia	$200,000

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