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Tour Challenge

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The Tour Challenge, known as the HearingLife Tour Challenge for sponsorship reasons, is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, which is one of the Grand Slam of Curling events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.[1]

Tour Challenge
Established2015
2023 host cityNiagara Falls, Ontario
2023 arenaGale Centre
PurseCAD$175,000
Current champions (2023)
MenItaly Joël Retornaz
WomenManitoba Jennifer Jones
Current edition

The event features a men's and women's draw, and is split into two tiers of 16 teams each, Tier 1 and Tier 2.[2]

Since 2022, the format consists of four pools, where each team plays all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall make the playoffs. Beginning in 2023, there are no tiebreakers.[2]

The top 16 teams on the World Curling Federation team ranking qualify for the Tier 1 event, while the next top 16 teams qualify for the Tier 2 event. The winning team at the Tier 2 event qualifies for another Grand Slam, the Canadian Open.[2]

Past champions edit

Men edit

Tier 1 edit

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2015   Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2016   Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren   Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy Smith Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000
2017   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus Vågberg Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018   Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden   Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2019   Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022   Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren   Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000
2023   Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella   Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000

Tier 2 edit

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse
2015   Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky   Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid $50,000
2016   Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick   Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard $50,000
2017   Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan   William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada $50,000
2018   Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh, Dallan Muyres   Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Don Bowser, Scott Chadwick $50,000
2019   Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson, Joe Polo   Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott $50,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022   Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell, Ben Richardson   Aaron Sluchinski, Jeremy Harty, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster $50,000
2023   Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett   Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi $60,000

Women edit

Tier 1 edit

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2015   Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2016   Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown   Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000
2017   Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown   Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle   Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2019   Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022   Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000
2023   Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine   Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000

Tier 2 edit

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse
2015   Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish   Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski $50,000
2016   Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster   Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts $50,000
2017   Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish   Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters $50,000
2018   Elena Stern, Briar Hürlimann, Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller   Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama $50,000
2019   Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Yang Tae-i, Kim Su-jin   Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke $50,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022   Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken   Jessie Hunkin, Kristen Streifel, Becca Hebert, Dayna Demers $50,000
2023   Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi   Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Lander, My Larsen, Denise Dupont $60,000

References edit

  1. ^ "About the Tour Challenge". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "HearingLife Tour Challenge Format and Qualification". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

External links edit

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