Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (formerly the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau and the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011, but discontinued after 2013.

Challenge de Curling de Gatineau is located in Canada
CS Robert Rochon (finals location)
CS Robert Rochon (finals location)

Beginning in 2011, the event shifted venues to the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in Masson, Quebec in the Masson-Angers sector of the city and the Buckingham Curling Club in the Buckingham sector.

Past champions edit

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2009   Jean-Michel Ménard   Neil Sinclair $31,000
2010   Serge Reid   Jean-Michel Ménard $37,500
2011   Jean-Michel Ménard   Brad Jacobs $36,500
2012   Mark Dacey   Brad Gushue $36,500
2013   Brad Gushue   Robert Rumfeldt $45,400
2014[1]   Mike McEwen   Jean-Michel Ménard $42,500
2015   Brad Gushue   Mark Bice $45,000
2016   John Epping   Matt Dunstone $45,000
2017[2]   Liu Rui   Peter de Cruz $41,000
2018   Scott McDonald   Charley Thomas $37,000

Women edit

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2011   Jenn Hanna   Marie-France Larouche $11,000
2012   Julie Reddick   Cathy Auld $13,000
2013   Lisa Farnell   Katie Morrissey $15,000

Open edit

The open event is part of the Ontario Curling Tour only and is open to teams with men and women.

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2015   Roger Bertrand   Steven Munroe $10,500
2016   Adam Freilich   Colin Dow $12,850
2017[3]   Sylvain Dicaire   Brian Lewis $12,850
2018   Colin Dow   Noemie Verreault $13,300

Past events edit

2009 event edit

Former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard defeated 2007 Canada Games curling silver medalist Neil Sinclair to win $8,000 for his team. The total pot was $31,000.

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Neil Sinclair 7
  Ted Butler 6
  Neil Sinclair 7
  Howard Rajala 2
  Howard Rajala 5
  Brad Jacobs 4
  Neil Sinclair 3
  Jean-Michel Ménard 7
  Martin Ferland 8
  Jake Higgs 5
  Martin Ferland 3
  Jean-Michel Ménard 8
  Jean-Michel Ménard 7
  Serge Reid 4

2010 event edit

The total purse of the 2010 event is $37,500. The winner, Serge Reid, upset defending championship Jean-Michel Ménard and earned the right to play at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling.

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Mark Bice 2
  Howard Rajala 5
  Howard Rajala 3
  Serge Reid 7
  Serge Reid 6
  Wayne Tuck, Jr. 5
  Serge Reid 5
  Jean-Michel Ménard 4
  Jean-Michel Ménard 5
  Brad Jacobs 4
  Jean-Michel Ménard 6
  Michael Fournier 5
  Brad Gushue 2
  Michael Fournier 4

References edit

  1. ^ CurlingZone
  2. ^ CurlingZone
  3. ^ "Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open -- Ontario Curling Tour".

External links edit