Tour Challenge

Tour Challenge
Established2015
2025 host cityNisku, Alberta
2025 arenaSilent Ice Center
PurseCAD$175,000
Current champions (2024)
MenScotland Bruce Mouat
WomenManitoba Kerri Einarson
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
Former events:

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]

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]

From 2022 to 2023, the format consisted of four pools, where each team played all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall made the playoffs. In 2023, tiebreakers were dropped.[2] In 2024, the event became a triple knockout event[3] for the first time.

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

Men

Tier 1

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2015 Alberta Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2016 Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Scotland Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy Smith Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Norway Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus Vågberg Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018 Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2019 Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Manitoba Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000
2023 Italy Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000
2024 Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island $175,000

Tier 2

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse
2015 British Columbia Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Ontario Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid $50,000
2016 Ontario Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard $50,000
2017 Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan Manitoba William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada $50,000
2018 Saskatchewan Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh, Dallan Muyres Ontario Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Don Bowser, Scott Chadwick $50,000
2019 United States Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell Manitoba Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott $50,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 United States Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell Alberta Aaron Sluchinski, Jeremy Harty, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster $50,000
2023 United States Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett Japan Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi $60,000
2024 Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson Norway Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad $60,000

Women

Tier 1

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2015 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2016 Alberta Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Manitoba Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000
2017 Alberta Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2019 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Ontario Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000
2023 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000
2024 Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki Ontario Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island $175,000

Tier 2

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse
2015 Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Saskatchewan Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski $50,000
2016 Ontario Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster Ontario Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts $50,000
2017 Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Alberta Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters $50,000
2018 Switzerland Elena Stern, Briar Hürlimann, Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller Japan Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama $50,000
2019 South Korea Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i Ontario Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke $50,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 British Columbia Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken Alberta Jessie Hunkin, Kristen Streifel, Becca Hebert, Dayna Demers $50,000
2023 South Korea Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi Denmark Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Lander, My Larsen, Denise Dupont $60,000
2024 Nova Scotia Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, Karlee Everist Japan Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi $60,000

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Eight Ends: All you need to know for the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge". Sportsnet. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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