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2021 The Challenger (curling)

The 2021 The Challenger was held from September 24 to 26 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Basel, Switzerland.[1] The event was held in a round-robin format with a purse of CHF 4,200.

2021 The Challenger
Host cityBasel, Switzerland
ArenaCurlingzentrum Region Basel
DatesSeptember 24–26
WinnerScotland Team GB Red
Curling clubNational CA, Stirling
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdVicky Wright
SecondJennifer Dodds
LeadHailey Duff
FinalistSwitzerland Irene Schori

Team GB Red won the event, topping the previously undefeated Irene Schori 7–5 in the final.[2] GB Red consisted of Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff. Team Schori topped the round robin with a 4–0 record, followed by GB Red, Silvana Tirinzoni and Anna Hasselborg all at 3–1. Schori then defeated Hasselborg 6–4 in one semifinal and Muirhead's team beat Tirinzoni 7–5 in the other. Teams Kaldvee, Raphaela Keiser, Nora Wüest and GB Blue (Gina Aitken) all missed the playoffs.

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Gina Aitken[a] Lauren Gray Rebecca Morrison Mili Smith Sophie Sinclair   Stirling, Scotland
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs   Sundbyberg, Sweden
Selina Witschonke (Fourth) Elena Mathis Raphaela Keiser (Skip) Marina Lörtscher   St. Moritz, Switzerland
Eve Muirhead[a] Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff   Stirling, Scotland
Irene Schori Carole Howald Lara Stocker Stefanie Berset   Langenthal, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat   Aarau, Switzerland
Kerli Laidsalu (Fourth) Liisa Turmann (Skip) Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike   Tallinn, Estonia
Ladina Müller (Fourth) Nora Wüest (Skip) Anna Stern Karin Winter Lisa Gugler   Wetzikon, Switzerland

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings[5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L PF PA
  Irene Schori 4 0 27 14
  GB Red 3 1 26 13
  Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 24 20
  Anna Hasselborg 3 1 23 12
  Raphaela Keiser 1 3 15 20
  Liisa Turmann 1 3 14 23
  Nora Wüest 1 3 21 25
  GB Blue 0 4 11 34

Round-robin results edit

All draw times listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[6]

Draw 1 edit

Friday, September 24, 1:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Hasselborg   1 1 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
  Liisa Turmann 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori   1 2 0 0 1 2 2 X 8
  Raphaela Keiser 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nora Wüest 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
  Silvana Tirinzoni   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  GB Red   2 2 0 2 0 4 X X 10
  GB Blue 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 2 edit

Friday, September 24, 6:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  GB Red   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6
  Raphaela Keiser 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori   1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Hasselborg   1 1 0 5 X X X X 7
  GB Blue 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nora Wüest 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
  Liisa Turmann   0 1 0 2 4 1 X X 8

Draw 3 edit

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nora Wüest   2 0 2 0 1 2 4 X 11
  GB Blue 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  GB Red 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Hasselborg   2 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
  Raphaela Keiser 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori   1 0 2 0 0 3 X X 6
  Liisa Turmann 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1

Draw 4 edit

Saturday, September 25, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Hasselborg 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori   2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6
  GB Blue 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  GB Red   1 1 1 2 0 2 X X 7
  Liisa Turmann 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Raphaela Keiser   0 2 2 1 0 2 X X 7
  Nora Wüest 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Playoffs edit

Source:[7]

Semifinals Final
      
1   Irene Schori 6
4   Anna Hasselborg 4
1   Irene Schori 5
2   GB Red 7
2   GB Red 7
3   Silvana Tirinzoni 5

Semifinals edit

Saturday, September 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 6
  Anna Hasselborg 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  GB Red   2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5

Final edit

Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Irene Schori 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 5
  GB Red   2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b As part of the nine-player national squad, Eve Muirhead skipped Team GB Red and Gina Aitken skipped Team GB Blue. Hailey Duff and Lauren Gray also switched teams.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Event Home". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Video (full game): 2021 The Challenger - Final - Irene Schori (Switzerland) vs Eve Muirhead (Great Britain) on YouTube
  3. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Another New Challenge Awaits British Curling's Women In Switzerland". British Curling. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

External links edit

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