Tour Challenge

Tour Challenge
Established 2015
2018 host city Thunder Bay, Ontario
2018 arena Tournament Centre
Purse CAD$100,000
2017 men's champion Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
2017 women's champion Alberta Valerie Sweeting
Current edition
2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

The Tour Challenge is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, and is a Grand Slam of Curling event. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.[1]

Past champions

Men

Tier 1

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse
2015Alberta Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben HebertNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff WalkerParadise, Newfoundland and Labrador$100,000
2016Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer SundgrenScotland Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy SmithCranbrook, British Columbia$100,000
2017Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff WalkerNorway Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus VågbergRegina, Saskatchewan$100,000

Tier 2

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamPurse
2015British Columbia Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick SawatskyOntario Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid$50,000
2016Ontario Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott ChadwickOntario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard$50,000
2017Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor NjegovanManitoba William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada$50,000

Women

Tier 1

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse
2015Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene AlbrechtOntario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleParadise, Newfoundland and Labrador$100,000
2016Alberta Valerie Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle BrownManitoba Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora WestcottCranbrook, British Columbia$100,000
2017Alberta Valerie Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle BrownSweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia MabergsRegina, Saskatchewan$100,000

Tier 2

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamPurse
2015Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuishSaskatchewan Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski$50,000
2016Ontario Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa FosterOntario Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts$50,000
2017Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuishAlberta Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters$50,000

References

  1. "About the Tour Challenge". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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