The 2025 U25 NextGen Classic was held from August 26 to 31 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The champions in the men's and women's events earned spots in Curling Canada's National NextGen Program for the 2025âÂÂ26 curling season, which includes $6,000 in program funding and access to Curling Canada's National Coaches, among other benefits. Like the men's and women's winners, the mixed doubles champion also received a berth into Curling Canada's NextGen Program for the upcoming season, with $3,000 in program funding and access to Curling Canada's National Coaches, among other benefits.
The men's and women's events consisted of 12 teams each: 10 teams from the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS), the 2025 New Holland Canadian Junior Champions, and one team of each gender selected by a Curling Canada selection panel. To be eligible, teams must have had a combined age of 100 or less as of June 30, 2025. Additionally, participating teams committed to competing in a minimum of five tour events, plus their respective men's or women's provincial/territorial playdowns, during the 2025-26 season.
For the mixed doubles event, it consisted of 20 teams: sixteen teams were selected from the Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings (CMDR), and a Curling Canada selection panel chose four teams. Mixed doubles teams must have a combined age of 50 or under as of June 30, 2025. They must also commit to competing in at least two tour events, plus their mixed doubles provincial/territorial championship OR an additional tour event during the upcoming season.
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time ().
Tuesday, August 26, 8:00 am
Tuesday, August 26, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, August 27, 8:00 am
Wednesday, August 27, 4:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 8:00 am
Thursday, August 28, 4:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 8:00 pm
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time ().
Tuesday, August 26, 12:00 pm
Tuesday, August 26, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 27, 12:00 pm
Wednesday, August 27, 8:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 12:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 4:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 8:00 pm
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Mountain Time ().
Friday, August 29, 1:00 pm
Friday, August 29, 4:30 pm
Friday, August 29, 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 30, 9:00 am
Saturday, August 30, 1:00 pm
Saturday, August 30, 6:00 pm
Sunday, August 31, 9:00 am
Sunday, August 31, 12:30 pm
Sunday, August 31, 4:00 pm