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Annual Grand Slam of Curling event
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]
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 ]
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
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 Luc Violette , Ben Richardson , Chase SinnettYusuke Morozumi , Yuta Matsumura , Ryotaro Shukuya , Masaki Iwai , Kosuke Morozumi $60,000
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
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 ] External links [ edit ]
Joël Retornaz
Jennifer Jones
