Tour Challenge

The Tour Challenge is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, and is a Grand Slam of Curling event. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.[1]

Tour Challenge
Established2015
2019 host cityWestville Road, Nova Scotia
2019 arenaPictou County Wellness Centre
PurseCAD$100,000
Current champions (2019)
Men Brad Jacobs
Women Anna Hasselborg
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
Masters Open National Players'
  Tour Challenge Champions Cup

Past champions

Men

Tier 1
YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse
2015 Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff WalkerParadise, Newfoundland and Labrador$100,000
2016 Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy SmithCranbrook, British Columbia$100,000
2017 Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus VågbergRegina, Saskatchewan$100,000
2018 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick MartinThunder Bay, Ontario$100,000
2019 Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff WalkerWestville Road, Nova Scotia$120,000

Tier 2
YearWinning teamRunner-up teamPurse
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, Daniel 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

Women

Tier 1
YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse
2015 Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleParadise, Newfoundland and Labrador$100,000
2016 Valerie Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora WestcottCranbrook, British Columbia$100,000
2017 Valerie Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia MabergsRegina, Saskatchewan$100,000
2018 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuishThunder Bay, Ontario$100,000
2019 Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane MeilleurWestville Road, Nova Scotia$120,000

Tier 2
YearWinning teamRunner-up teamPurse
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 Briar Hürlimann (Fourth), Elena Stern (Skip), 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

References
  1. "About the Tour Challenge". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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