Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (formerly the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau and the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011, but discontinued after 2013.

CS Robert Rochon (finals location)
Location in Canada

Beginning in 2011, the event shifted venues to the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in Masson, Quebec in the Masson-Angers sector of the city and the Buckingham Curling Club in the Buckingham sector.

Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2009 Jean-Michel Ménard Neil Sinclair$31,000
2010 Serge Reid Jean-Michel Ménard$37,500
2011 Jean-Michel Ménard Brad Jacobs$36,500
2012 Mark Dacey Brad Gushue$36,500
2013 Brad Gushue Robert Rumfeldt$45,400
2014[1] Mike McEwen Jean-Michel Ménard$42,500
2015 Brad Gushue Mark Bice$45,000
2016 John Epping Matt Dunstone$45,000
2017[2] Liu Rui Peter de Cruz$41,000
2018 Scott McDonald Charley Thomas$37,000

Women
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2011 Jenn Hanna Marie-France Larouche$11,000
2012 Julie Reddick Cathy Auld$13,000
2013 Lisa Farnell Katie Morrissey$15,000

Open

The open event is part of the Ontario Curling Tour only and is open to teams with men and women.

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2015 Roger Bertrand Steven Munroe$10,500
2016 Adam Freilich Colin Dow$12,850
2017[3] Sylvain Dicaire Brian Lewis$12,850
2018 Colin Dow Noemie Verreault$13,300

Past events

2009 event

Former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard defeated 2007 Canada Games curling silver medalist Neil Sinclair to win $8,000 for his team. The total pot was $31,000.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Neil Sinclair 7
Ted Butler 6
Neil Sinclair 7
Howard Rajala 2
Howard Rajala 5
Brad Jacobs 4
Neil Sinclair 3
Jean-Michel Ménard 7
Martin Ferland 8
Jake Higgs 5
Martin Ferland 3
Jean-Michel Ménard 8
Jean-Michel Ménard 7
Serge Reid 4

2010 event

The total purse of the 2010 event is $37,500. The winner, Serge Reid, upset defending championship Jean-Michel Ménard and earned the right to play at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Mark Bice 2
Howard Rajala 5
Howard Rajala 3
Serge Reid 7
Serge Reid 6
Wayne Tuck, Jr. 5
Serge Reid 5
Jean-Michel Ménard 4
Jean-Michel Ménard 5
Brad Jacobs 4
Jean-Michel Ménard 6
Michael Fournier 5
Brad Gushue 2
Michael Fournier 4
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References
  1. CurlingZone
  2. CurlingZone
  3. http://www.ontariocurlingtour.com/events.php?eventid=4770
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