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Annual Grand Slam of Curling event
The Tour Challenge , known as the HearingLife Tour Challenge for sponsorship reasons, is a bonspiel , or curling tournament, which is one of the Grand Slam of Curling events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season .[ 1]
The event features a men's and women's draw, and is split into two tiers of 16 teams each, Tier 1 and Tier 2.[ 2]
Since 2022, the format consists of four pools, where each team plays all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall make the playoffs. Beginning in 2023, there are no tiebreakers.[ 2]
The top 16 teams on the World Curling Federation team ranking qualify for the Tier 1 event, while the next top 16 teams qualify for the Tier 2 event. The winning team at the Tier 2 event qualifies for another Grand Slam, the Canadian Open .[ 2]
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
2015
Kevin Koe , Marc Kennedy , Brent Laing , Ben Hebert
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Paradise , Newfoundland and Labrador
$100,000
2016
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Kyle Smith , Thomas Muirhead , Kyle Waddell , Cammy Smith
Cranbrook , British Columbia
$100,000
2017
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Steffen Walstad , Markus Høiberg , Magnus Nedregotten , Magnus Vågberg
Regina , Saskatchewan
$100,000
2018
Brad Jacobs , Ryan Fry , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Brendan Bottcher , Darren Moulding , Bradley Thiessen , Karrick Martin
Thunder Bay , Ontario
$100,000
2019
Brad Jacobs , Marc Kennedy , E. J. Harnden , Ryan Harnden
Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Brett Gallant , Geoff Walker
Westville Road , Nova Scotia
$120,000
2020
Cancelled
2021
Cancelled
2022
Niklas Edin , Oskar Eriksson , Rasmus Wranå , Christoffer Sundgren
Matt Dunstone , B. J. Neufeld , Colton Lott , Ryan Harnden
Grande Prairie , Alberta
$120,000
2023
Joël Retornaz , Amos Mosaner , Sebastiano Arman , Mattia Giovanella
Brendan Bottcher , Marc Kennedy , Brett Gallant , Ben Hebert
Niagara Falls , Ontario
$175,000
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Purse
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 , Dan 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
2020
Cancelled
2021
Cancelled
2022
Korey Dropkin , Andrew Stopera , Mark Fenner , Thomas Howell , Ben Richardson
Aaron Sluchinski , Jeremy Harty , Kerr Drummond , Dylan Webster
$50,000
2023
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette , Ben Richardson , Chase Sinnett
Yusuke Morozumi , Yuta Matsumura , Ryotaro Shukuya , Masaki Iwai , Kosuke Morozumi
$60,000
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Location
Purse
2015
Silvana Tirinzoni , Manuela Siegrist , Esther Neuenschwander , Marlene Albrecht
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Paradise , Newfoundland and Labrador
$100,000
2016
Val Sweeting , Lori Olson-Johns , Dana Ferguson , Rachelle Brown
Michelle Englot , Kate Cameron , Leslie Wilson-Westcott , Raunora Westcott
Cranbrook , British Columbia
$100,000
2017
Val Sweeting , Lori Olson-Johns , Dana Ferguson , Rachelle Brown
Anna Hasselborg , Sara McManus , Agnes Knochenhauer , Sofia Mabergs
Regina , Saskatchewan
$100,000
2018
Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Joanne Courtney , Lisa Weagle
Tracy Fleury , Selena Njegovan , Liz Fyfe , Kristin MacCuish
Thunder Bay , Ontario
$100,000
2019
Anna Hasselborg , Sara McManus , Agnes Knochenhauer , Sofia Mabergs
Kerri Einarson , Val Sweeting , Shannon Birchard , Briane Meilleur
Westville Road , Nova Scotia
$120,000
2020
Cancelled
2021
Cancelled
2022
Tracy Fleury , Rachel Homan , Emma Miskew , Sarah Wilkes
Kerri Einarson , Val Sweeting , Shannon Birchard , Briane Harris
Grande Prairie , Alberta
$120,000
2023
Jennifer Jones , Karlee Burgess , Emily Zacharias , Lauren Lenentine
Kaitlyn Lawes , Selena Njegovan , Jocelyn Peterman , Kristin MacCuish
Niagara Falls , Ontario
$175,000
Year
Winning team
Runner-up team
Purse
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
Elena Stern , Briar Hürlimann , 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
2020
Cancelled
2021
Cancelled
2022
Clancy Grandy , Kayla MacMillan , Lindsay Dubue , Sarah Loken
Jessie Hunkin , Kristen Streifel , Becca Hebert , Dayna Demers
$50,000
2023
Kim Eun-jung , Kim Kyeong-ae , Kim Cho-hi , Kim Seon-yeong , Kim Yeong-mi
Madeleine Dupont , Mathilde Halse , Jasmin Lander , My Larsen , Denise Dupont
$60,000