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 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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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

Teams
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît SchwarzClaudio PätzPeter de Cruz (skip)Valentin TannerSwitzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMat CammPat JanssenTim MarchOntario Toronto, Ontario
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardGlen Muirhead[lower-alpha 1]David MathersScott HowardOntario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenOntario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen HebertAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresMatt DunstoneDallan MuyresSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormickChristopher PlysKorey DropkinThomas HowellUnited States Blaine, Minnesota
Jim CotterJohn Morris (skip)Catlin Schneider[lower-alpha 2]Tyrel GriffithBritish Columbia Vernon, British Columbia
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerUnited States Duluth, Minnesota
Pat SimmonsColton LottKyle DoeringRob GordonManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellCammy SmithScotland Stirling, Scotland
Steffen WalstadMarkus HøibergMagnus NedregottenMagnus VågbergNorway Oppdal, Norway

Round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWLPFPA
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue40226
United States John Shuster312221
Ontario Glenn Howard131021
Alberta Kevin Koe131414
Switzerland Peter de Cruz131217
Pool BWLPFPA
Ontario John Epping403018
Manitoba Pat Simmons313018
Sweden Niklas Edin222622
United States Heath McCormick131527
Scotland Kyle Smith041531
Pool CWLPFPA
Norway Steffen Walstad402315
Ontario Brad Jacobs312921
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock222327
Manitoba Reid Carruthers132428
British Columbia John Morris041623

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 Walker88% Magnus Vågberg86%
Brett Gallant92% Magnus Nedregotten84%
Mark Nichols99% Markus Hoiberg51%
Brad Gushue97% Steffen Walstad72%
Total94% Total73%

Round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWL
United States Craig Brown31
Manitoba William Lyburn31
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson31
Scotland Greg Drummond13
Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson04
Pool BWL
Saskatchewan Carl deConinck Smith31
China Liu Rui31
Ontario Greg Balsdon31
Saskatchewan Colton Flasch13
Ontario Dayna Deruelle04
Pool CWL
Alberta Brendan Bottcher40
Saskatchewan Josh Heidt31
Alberta Charley Thomas22
Saskatchewan Adam Casey13
Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman04

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

Teams
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Michelle EnglotKate CameronLeslie Wilson-WestcottRaunora WestcottManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Allison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan CourtOntario Caledon, Ontario
Tracy FleuryCrystal WebsterJenna WalshAmanda GatesOntario Sudbury, Ontario
Jacqueline HarrisonJanet MurphyStephanie MathesonNicole Westlund StewartOntario Mississauga, Ontario
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleOntario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwenManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongOntario Coldwater, Ontario
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsLauren GrayScotland Stirling, Scotland
Alina PätzNadine LehmannMarisa WinkelhausenNicole SchwägliSwitzerland Zurich, Switzerland
Casey ScheideggerCary-Anne McTaggartJessie ScheideggerKristie MooreAlberta Lethbridge, Alberta
Val SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle BrownAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Julie TippinChantal DuhaimeRachelle VinkTess BobbieOntario Woodstock, Ontario
Silvana TirinzoniManuela SiegristEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene AlbrechtSwitzerland Zurich, Switzerland
Wang BingyuZhou YanLiu JinliMa JingyiChina Harbin, China

Round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWLPFPA
Alberta Val Sweeting402318
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison221718
Scotland Eve Muirhead221517
China Wang Bingyu132021
Ontario Rachel Homan131819
Pool BWLPFPA
Switzerland Alina Pätz402913
Manitoba Jennifer Jones311815
Ontario Allison Flaxey13414
Alberta Casey Scheidegger131715
Ontario Sherry Middaugh131116
Pool CWLPFPA
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni311910
Sweden Anna Hasselborg312322
Manitoba Michelle Englot222320
Ontario Julie Tippin222021
Ontario Tracy Fleury041227

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 Mabergs83% Rachelle Brown90%
Agnes Knochenhauer81% Dana Ferguson75%
Sara McManus97% Lori Olson-Johns62%
Anna Hasselborg69% Val Sweeting71%
Total83% Total74%

Round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWL
Manitoba Kerri Einarson31
South Korea Kim Eun-jung22
Saskatchewan Nancy Martin22
Alberta Nadine Scotland22
United States Nina Roth13
Pool BWL
Alberta Chelsea Carey31
United States Jamie Sinclair31
Saskatchewan Stefanie Lawton22
Alberta Kelsey Rocque22
Saskatchewan Amber Holland[lower-alpha 3]04
Pool CWL
Russia Anna Sidorova31
Switzerland Binia Feltscher31
Scotland Hannah Fleming22
Saskatchewan Robyn Silvernagle22
Saskatchewan Chantelle Eberle04

Tiebreakers
  • SaskatchewanSilvernagle 5-4 Martin Saskatchewan
  • South Korea Kim 5-6 Rocque Alberta
  • Scotland Fleming 5-6 Lawton Saskatchewan
  • Alberta Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle Saskatchewan

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.
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