2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaThe Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place
DatesSeptember 5–10
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistNorway Steffen Walstad
Women's winnerAlberta Team Sweeting
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton, AB
SkipVal Sweeting
ThirdLori Olson-Johns
SecondDana Ferguson
LeadRachelle Brown
FinalistSweden Anna Hasselborg
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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.

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

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L PF PA
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4 0 22 6
United States John Shuster 3 1 22 21
Ontario Glenn Howard 1 3 10 21
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 3 14 14
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 1 3 12 17
Pool B W L PF PA
Ontario John Epping 4 0 30 18
Manitoba Pat Simmons 3 1 30 18
Sweden Niklas Edin 2 2 26 22
United States Heath McCormick 1 3 15 27
Scotland Kyle Smith 0 4 15 31
Pool C W L PF PA
Norway Steffen Walstad 4 0 23 15
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 1 29 21
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2 2 23 27
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 3 24 28
British Columbia John Morris 0 4 16 23

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
8 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 5
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 5
4 Ontario Brad Jacobs 2
4 Ontario Brad Jacobs 10
5 United States John Shuster 8
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 9
3 Norway Steffen Walstad 1
2 Ontario John Epping 4
7 Sweden Niklas Edin 5
7 Sweden Niklas Edin 5
3 Norway Steffen Walstad 6
3 Norway Steffen Walstad 11
6 Manitoba Pat Simmons 4
Quarterfinals

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 7
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 10
United States John Shuster 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Norway Steffen Walstad (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 X 11
Manitoba 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
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Norway Steffen Walstad (has hammer) 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
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 2 3 0 0 3 1 X X 9
Norway Steffen Walstad 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Norway Team Walstad
Geoff Walker 88% Magnus Vågberg 86%
Brett Gallant 92% Magnus Nedregotten 84%
Mark Nichols 99% Markus Hoiberg 51%
Brad Gushue 97% Steffen Walstad 72%
Total 94% Total 73%

Tier 2

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
United States Craig Brown 3 1
Manitoba William Lyburn 3 1
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 3 1
Scotland Greg Drummond 1 3
Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson 0 4
Pool B W L
Saskatchewan Carl deConinck Smith 3 1
China Liu Rui 3 1
Ontario Greg Balsdon 3 1
Saskatchewan Colton Flasch 1 3
Ontario Dayna Deruelle 0 4
Pool C W L
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 4 0
Saskatchewan Josh Heidt 3 1
Alberta Charley Thomas 2 2
Saskatchewan Adam Casey 1 3
Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman 0 4

Playoffs

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

Women

Tier 1

Teams

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

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool A W L PF PA
Alberta Val Sweeting 4 0 23 18
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 2 2 17 18
Scotland Eve Muirhead 2 2 15 17
China Wang Bingyu 1 3 20 21
Ontario Rachel Homan 1 3 18 19
Pool B W L PF PA
Switzerland Alina Pätz 4 0 29 13
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 3 1 18 15
Ontario Allison Flaxey 1 3 4 14
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 1 3 17 15
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 1 3 11 16
Pool C W L PF PA
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 19 10
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3 1 23 22
Manitoba Michelle Englot 2 2 23 20
Ontario Julie Tippin 2 2 20 21
Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 4 12 27

Tiebreaker

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Julie Tippin 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Scotland Eve Muirhead (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5

Playoffs

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

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

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 8
Manitoba Michelle Englot 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5
Semifinals

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6
Manitoba 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
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
Sweden Team Hasselborg Alberta 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
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3 1
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 2 2
Saskatchewan Nancy Martin 2 2
Alberta Nadine Scotland 2 2
United States Nina Roth 1 3
Pool B W L
Alberta Chelsea Carey 3 1
United States Jamie Sinclair 3 1
Saskatchewan Stefanie Lawton 2 2
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 2 2
Saskatchewan Amber Holland[c] 0 4
Pool C W L
Russia Anna Sidorova 3 1
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 3 1
Scotland Hannah Fleming 2 2
Saskatchewan Robyn Silvernagle 2 2
Saskatchewan Chantelle Eberle 0 4

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 6
8 Saskatchewan Robyn Silvernagle 4
1 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 9
5 Switzerland Binia Feltscher 1
4 Russia Anna Sidorova 5
5 Switzerland Binia Feltscher 8
1 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 7
2 Alberta Chelsea Carey 4
2 Alberta Chelsea Carey 8
7 Alberta Kelsey Rocque 5
2 Alberta Chelsea Carey 11
3 United States Jamie Sinclair 3
3 United States Jamie Sinclair 5
6 Saskatchewan 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. ^ "Gushue wins 8th GSOC title at Tour Challenge". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12.
  2. ^ "Sweeting steals to retain Tour Challenge title". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12.
  3. ^ "Morris in Regina Tour Challenge". September 2017.
  4. ^ CurlingZone
  5. ^ CurlingZone
  6. ^ CurlingZone
  7. ^ CurlingZone

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