2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

The 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2017–18 curling season.

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
Host city	Regina, Saskatchewan
Arena	The Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place
Dates	September 5–10
Men's winner	Brad Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Mark Nichols
Second	Brett Gallant
Lead	Geoff Walker
Finalist	Steffen Walstad
Women's winner	Val Sweeting
Curling club	Saville Community SC, Edmonton, AB
Skip	Val Sweeting
Third	Lori Olson-Johns
Second	Dana Ferguson
Lead	Rachelle Brown
Finalist	Anna Hasselborg
« 2016 2018 »

There were two tiers in each of the men's and women's events.

The winning tier 1 teams get a direct bye into the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup, the last grand slam event of the season. The winning tier 2 teams get a bye into the 2017 Masters, the next grand slam event of the season.

On the men's side, the defending World Champion Brad Gushue rink from St. John's, Newfoundland defeated the defending Norwegian champion Steffen Walstad rink in the final. It would be Gushue's 8th career grand slam win. Team Gushue went undefeated in the tournament and took home $20,000 for the win.[1]

On the women's side, the defending Tour Challenge champion Valerie Sweeting from Edmonton, Alberta rink made it two in a row when they defeated the Swedish Anna Hasselborg rink in the final, also taking home $20,000.[2] It was Sweeting's third career Slam title.

Men

Tier 1

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz	Claudio Pätz	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Valentin Tanner	Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin	Oskar Eriksson	Rasmus Wranå	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping	Mat Camm	Pat Janssen	Tim March	Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard	Glen Muirhead[lower-alpha 1]	David Mathers	Scott Howard	Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs	Ryan Fry	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe	Marc Kennedy	Brent Laing	Ben Hebert	Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Matt Dunstone	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick	Christopher Plys	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Blaine, Minnesota
Jim Cotter	John Morris (skip)	Catlin Schneider[lower-alpha 2]	Tyrel Griffith	Vernon, British Columbia
John Shuster	Tyler George	Matt Hamilton	John Landsteiner	Duluth, Minnesota
Pat Simmons	Colton Lott	Kyle Doering	Rob Gordon	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kyle Smith	Thomas Muirhead	Kyle Waddell	Cammy Smith	Stirling, Scotland
Steffen Walstad	Markus Høiberg	Magnus Nedregotten	Magnus Vågberg	Oppdal, Norway

Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L PF PA Brad Gushue 4 0 22 6 John Shuster 3 1 22 21 Glenn Howard 1 3 10 21 Kevin Koe 1 3 14 14 Peter de Cruz 1 3 12 17

Pool B W L PF PA John Epping 4 0 30 18 Pat Simmons 3 1 30 18 Niklas Edin 2 2 26 22 Heath McCormick 1 3 15 27 Kyle Smith 0 4 15 31

Pool C W L PF PA Steffen Walstad 4 0 23 15 Brad Jacobs 3 1 29 21 Steve Laycock 2 2 23 27 Reid Carruthers 1 3 24 28 John Morris 0 4 16 23

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Brad Gushue	7
	8	Steve Laycock	5
						1	Brad Gushue	5
						4	Brad Jacobs	2
	4	Brad Jacobs	10
	5	John Shuster	8
											1	Brad Gushue	9
											3	Steffen Walstad	1
	2	John Epping	4
	7	Niklas Edin	5
						7	Niklas Edin	5
						3	Steffen Walstad	6
	3	Steffen Walstad	11
	6	Pat Simmons	4

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 3:30pm [4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Brad Gushue	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	7
Steve Laycock	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
John Shuster	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	8
Brad Jacobs	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
John Epping	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
Niklas Edin	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Steffen Walstad	1	0	0	2	0	3	5	X	11
Pat Simmons	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Semifinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 8:00pm[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	5
Brad Jacobs	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Niklas Edin	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	5
Steffen Walstad	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	6

Final

Sunday, Sept 10, 10:30am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Steffen Walstad	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1
Brad Gushue	2	3	0	0	3	1	X	X	9

Player percentages
Team Walstad		Team Gushue
Magnus Vagberg	86%	Geoff Walker	88%
Magnus Nedregotten	84%	Brett Gallant	92%
Markus Hoiberg	51%	Mark Nichols	99%
Steffen Walstad	72%	Brad Gushue	97%
Total	73%	Total	94%

Tier 2

Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L Craig Brown 3 1 William Lyburn 3 1 Jason Gunnlaugson 3 1 Greg Drummond 1 3 Jason Jacobson 0 4

Pool B W L Carl deConinck Smith 3 1 Liu Rui 3 1 Greg Balsdon 3 1 Colton Flasch 1 3 Dayna Deruelle 0 4

Pool C W L Brendan Bottcher 4 0 Josh Heidt 3 1 Charley Thomas 2 2 Adam Casey 1 3 Jason Ackerman 0 4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Brendan Bottcher	8
	8	Greg Balsdon	4
						1	Brendan Bottcher	6
						4	William Lyburn	7
	4	William Lyburn	5
	5	Liu Rui	4
											4	William Lyburn	7
											3	Jason Gunnlaugson	8
	2	Craig Brown	3
	7	Carl deConinck Smith	5
						7	Carl deConinck Smith	6
						3	Jason Gunnlaugson	7
	3	Jason Gunnlaugson	6
	6	Josh Heidt	5

Women

Tier 1

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Michelle Englot	Kate Cameron	Leslie Wilson-Westcott	Raunora Westcott	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Allison Flaxey	Clancy Grandy	Lynn Kreviazuk	Morgan Court	Caledon, Ontario
Tracy Fleury	Crystal Webster	Jenna Walsh	Amanda Gates	Sudbury, Ontario
Jacqueline Harrison	Janet Murphy	Stephanie Matheson	Nicole Westlund Stewart	Mississauga, Ontario
Anna Hasselborg	Sara McManus	Agnes Knochenhauer	Sofia Mabergs	Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Joanne Courtney	Lisa Weagle	Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Jill Officer	Dawn McEwen	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Coldwater, Ontario
Eve Muirhead	Anna Sloan	Vicki Adams	Lauren Gray	Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz	Nadine Lehmann	Marisa Winkelhausen	Nicole Schwägli	Zurich, Switzerland
Casey Scheidegger	Cary-Anne McTaggart	Jessie Scheidegger	Kristie Moore	Lethbridge, Alberta
Val Sweeting	Lori Olson-Johns	Dana Ferguson	Rachelle Brown	Edmonton, Alberta
Julie Tippin	Chantal Duhaime	Rachelle Vink	Tess Bobbie	Woodstock, Ontario
Silvana Tirinzoni	Manuela Siegrist	Esther Neuenschwander	Marlene Albrecht	Zurich, Switzerland
Wang Bingyu	Zhou Yan	Liu Jinli	Ma Jingyi	Harbin, China

Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L PF PA Val Sweeting 4 0 23 18 Jacqueline Harrison 2 2 17 18 Eve Muirhead 2 2 15 17 Wang Bingyu 1 3 20 21 Rachel Homan 1 3 18 19

Pool B W L PF PA Alina Pätz 4 0 29 13 Jennifer Jones 3 1 18 15 Allison Flaxey 1 3 4 14 Casey Scheidegger 1 3 17 15 Sherry Middaugh 1 3 11 16

Pool C W L PF PA Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 19 10 Anna Hasselborg 3 1 23 22 Michelle Englot 2 2 23 20 Julie Tippin 2 2 20 21 Tracy Fleury 0 4 12 27

Tiebreaker

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Julie Tippin	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4
Eve Muirhead	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Alina Pätz	3
	8	Eve Muirhead	5
						8	Eve Muirhead	5
						5	Anna Hasselborg	6
	4	Silvana Tirinzoni	4
	5	Anna Hasselborg	8
											5	Anna Hasselborg	5
											2	Val Sweeting	6
	2	Val Sweeting	8
	7	Michelle Englot	5
						2	Val Sweeting	6
						3	Jennifer Jones	5
	3	Jennifer Jones	7
	6	Jacqueline Harrison	6

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 11:30am [6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Alina Pätz	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Eve Muirhead	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Silvana Tirinzoni	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	4
Anna Hasselborg	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	X	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Val Sweeting	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	X	8
Michelle Englot	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	X	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jennifer Jones	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	8
Jacqueline Harrison	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	5

Semifinals

Saturday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Eve Muirhead	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	5
Anna Hasselborg	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Val Sweeting	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	6
Jennifer Jones	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	5

Final

Sunday, Sept 10, 2:30pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anna Hasselborg	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
Val Sweeting	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	6

Player percentages
Team Hasselborg		Team Sweeting
Sofia Mabergs	83%	Rachelle Brown	90%
Agnes Knochenhauer	81%	Dana Ferguson	75%
Sara McManus	97%	Lori Olson-Johns	62%
Anna Hasselborg	69%	Val Sweeting	71%
Total	83%	Total	74%

Tier 2

Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L Kerri Einarson 3 1 Kim Eun-jung 2 2 Nancy Martin 2 2 Nadine Scotland 2 2 Nina Roth 1 3

Pool B W L Chelsea Carey 3 1 Jamie Sinclair 3 1 Stefanie Lawton 2 2 Kelsey Rocque 2 2 Amber Holland[lower-alpha 3] 0 4

Pool C W L Anna Sidorova 3 1 Binia Feltscher 3 1 Hannah Fleming 2 2 Robyn Silvernagle 2 2 Chantelle Eberle 0 4

Tiebreakers

• Silvernagle 5-4 Martin
• Kim 5-6 Rocque
• Fleming 5-6 Lawton
• Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Kerri Einarson	6
	8	Robyn Silvernagle	4
						1	Kerri Einarson	9
						5	Binia Feltscher	1
	4	Anna Sidorova	5
	5	Binia Feltscher	8
											1	Kerri Einarson	7
											2	Chelsea Carey	4
	2	Chelsea Carey	8
	7	Kelsey Rocque	5
						2	Chelsea Carey	11
						3	Jamie Sinclair	3
	3	Jamie Sinclair	5
	6	Stefanie Lawton	4

Notes

1. Muirhead replaced Richard Hart.
2. Schneider replaced Rick Sawatsky, who was injured.[3]
3. Holland replaced Penny Barker.

References

1. http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/tour-challenge/gushue-wins-8th-gsoc-title-at-tour-challenge/
2. http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/tour-challenge/sweeting-steals-to-retain-tour-challenge-title/
3. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/sports/morris-in-regina-tour-challenge/
4. CurlingZone
5. CurlingZone
6. CurlingZone
7. CurlingZone

External links

• Official website

• Men's results from the CurlingZone database

• Women's results from the CurlingZone database