Most WCT events are held in the Fall, and early Winter to avoid competing with the Brier and Scotties playdowns.

A separate Women's World Curling Tour existed, until it was merged into the WCT in 2005.

[6] Each of the bonspiel events on the World Curling Tour lasts for approximately 3 days with a final payoff ranging in the thousands of dollars for the winners.

There were 7 major men's and women's tournaments that were held throughout the year, each with a final cash prize of at least $100,000 for the winning team.

These were the Elite 10, the Masters, the Tour Challenge, the National, the Canadian Open, the Players' Championship, and the Champions Cup.

[8] This changed the starting strategy of the game as the team with the hammer was able to throw up two guards uncontested instead of the usual 1 allowed with the previously used 4 rock rule.

Through the addition of the Grand Slam events and the new rule changes, the WCT is rapidly becoming a well known series to sports fans worldwide.

On June 28, 2017, the Canadian-based World Curling Tour officially merged with the European and Asian based Curling Champions Tour to create a worldwide entity focused on growing the game on the international stage.

The rest of the events continued to be played on the new World Team Ranking System.