Tour Challenge

Tour Challenge
Established2015
2024 host cityCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2024 arenaBell Aliant Centre
PurseCAD$175,000
Current champions (2024)
Men Bruce Mouat
Women 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.

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.

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. In 2024, the event became a triple knockout event 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.

Past champions

Men

Tier 1

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
2024 Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. 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 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, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott $50,000
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell 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
2024 Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad $60,000

Women

Tier 1

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
2024 Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island $175,000

Tier 2

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, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i 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
2024 Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, Karlee Everist 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.