The 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge was held from October 1 to 6 at the Bell Aliant Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1] It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2024–25 curling season, and the first event following the series' acquisition by The Curling Group.[2] One of the main changes brought in by the new ownership included streaming every single game on every sheet.[3]
Manitoba's Team Kerri Einarson won the women's final, defeating Team Rachel Homan from Ottawa, 5–4. It was Einarson's sixth Grand Slam. The team featured a temporary front-end of Dawn McEwen who was filling in for regular second Shannon Birchard who was injured, and Krysten Karwacki who was filling in for Briane Harris who was waiting on an appeal for being barred for testing positive for a banned substance.[4]
On the men's side, Scotland's Team Bruce Mouat defeated Newfoundland's Brad Gushue 10–3. The win gave Mouat his first Tour Challenge, and with it a championship in each of the tour's five slams in his career (Gushue being the only other skip with this distinction). It was Mouat's seventh career Slam title.[5]
In the tier two event, Saskatchewan's Rylan Kleiter beat Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 6–5 in an extra end, while Nova Scotia's Christina Black defeated Japan's Team Sayaka Yoshimura 7–3. The wins qualified the rinks for the 2025 Masters, though Team Black will play at the 2024 National instead, as the Masters conflicts with the 2025 Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship.
Qualification
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers of 16 teams. For Tier 1, the top 16 men's and top 16 women's teams from the World Curling Federation's world rankings based on the final standings of the 2023–24 curling season will be invited to participate. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete. Once the Tier 1 field has been confirmed, Tier 2 invites will be sent out to the teams ranked 17–32. The Grand Slam of Curling reserves the right to implement a sponsor's exemption in both the Tier 2 men's and women's events in which one spot can be filled at their discretion.[6]
Men
Tier 1
Top world team ranking men's teams:[7][8]
Joël Retornaz
Bruce Mouat
Brad Gushue
Brad Jacobs
Ross Whyte
Niklas Edin
Yannick Schwaller
Mike McEwen
Matt Dunstone
Kevin Koe
Reid Carruthers
James Craik
John Shuster
Michael Brunner
Cameron Bryce
Sponsor's exemption:
Tier 2
Aaron Sluchinski
Magnus Ramsfjell
Yusuke Morozumi
Kyle Waddell
Rylan Kleiter
Daniel Casper
Marco Hösli
Marc Muskatewitz
Yves Stocker
Park Jong-duk
Wouter Gösgens
Sam Mooibroek
Scott Howard
Riku Yanagisawa
Lukas Høstmælingen
Owen Purcell
Host allocation:
Women
Tier 1
Top world team ranking women's teams:[7][9]
Rachel Homan
Silvana Tirinzoni
Gim Eun-ji
Chelsea Carey
Anna Hasselborg
Isabella Wranå
Kim Eun-jung
Kerri Einarson
Stefania Constantini
Kaitlyn Lawes
Xenia Schwaller
Satsuki Fujisawa
Tabitha Peterson
Selena Sturmay
Rebecca Morrison
Sponsor's exemption:
Delaney Strouse
Tier 2
Kate Cameron
Marianne Rørvik
Ikue Kitazawa
Danielle Inglis
Sayaka Yoshimura
Corryn Brown
Ha Seung-youn
Serena Gray-Withers
Kayla Skrlik
Madeleine Dupont
Jolene Campbell
Ashley Thevenot
Miyu Ueno
Miku Nihira
Kayla MacMillan
Christina Black
Beth Peterson
Men
Tier 1
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][10]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Michael Brunner |
Anthony Petoud |
Romano Meier |
Andreas Gerlach |
|
Bern, Switzerland
|
| Cameron Bryce |
Duncan Menzies |
Luke Carson |
Robin McCall |
|
Kelso, Scotland
|
| Reid Carruthers |
Catlin Schneider |
Derek Samagalski |
Connor Njegovan |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| James Craik |
Mark Watt |
Angus Bryce |
Blair Haswell |
|
Forfar, Scotland
|
| Korey Dropkin |
Andrew Stopera |
–[a] |
Thomas Howell |
|
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Matt Dunstone |
B. J. Neufeld |
Colton Lott |
Ryan Harnden |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Niklas Edin |
Oskar Eriksson |
Rasmus Wranå |
Christoffer Sundgren |
|
Karlstad, Sweden
|
| Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
E. J. Harnden |
Geoff Walker |
|
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| Brad Jacobs |
Marc Kennedy |
Brett Gallant |
Ben Hebert |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Kevin Koe |
Tyler Tardi |
–[b] |
Karrick Martin |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Mike McEwen |
Colton Flasch |
Kevin Marsh |
Dan Marsh |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Bruce Mouat |
Grant Hardie |
Bobby Lammie |
Hammy McMillan Jr. |
|
Edinburgh, Scotland
|
| Joël Retornaz |
Amos Mosaner |
Sebastiano Arman |
Mattia Giovanella |
|
Trentino, Italy
|
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) |
Yannick Schwaller (Skip) |
Sven Michel |
Pablo Lachat |
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
| John Shuster |
Chris Plys |
Colin Hufman |
John Landsteiner |
Matt Hamilton |
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Ross Whyte |
Robin Brydone |
Duncan McFadzean |
Euan Kyle |
|
Stirling, Scotland
|
Knockout Brackets
Source:[11]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−03:00).[12]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 1, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, October 1, 11:30 am
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 1, 6:30 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 am
Draw 7
Wednesday, October 2, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, October 3, 8:30 am
Draw 11
Thursday, October 3, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, October 4, 8:30 am
Draw 15
Friday, October 4, 4:00 pm
Draw 17
Saturday, October 5, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 4, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 6, 11:00 am
Tier 2
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][13]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Luc Violette (Fourth) |
Ben Richardson |
Aidan Oldenburg |
Rich Ruohonen (Skip)[c] |
|
Chaska, Minnesota
|
| Wouter Gösgens |
Laurens Hoekman |
Jaap van Dorp |
Tobias van den Hurk |
Alexander Magan |
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
|
| Philipp Hösli (Fourth) |
Marco Hösli (Skip) |
Simon Gloor |
Justin Hausherr |
|
Glarus, Switzerland
|
| Scott Howard |
Mat Camm |
Jason Camm |
Tim March |
|
Navan, Ontario
|
| Rylan Kleiter |
Joshua Mattern |
Matthew Hall |
Trevor Johnson |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Sam Mooibroek |
Ryan Wiebe |
Scott Mitchell |
Nathan Steele |
|
Whitby, Ontario
|
| Yusuke Morozumi |
Yuta Matsumura |
Ryotaro Shukuya |
Masaki Iwai |
Kosuke Morozumi |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
| Marc Muskatewitz |
Benny Kapp |
Felix Messenzehl |
Johannes Scheuerl |
Mario Trevisiol |
Füssen, Germany
|
| Park Jong-duk |
Jeong Yeong-seok |
Oh Seung-hoon |
Lee Ki-bok |
Seong Ji-hoon |
Gangwon, South Korea
|
| Owen Purcell |
Luke Saunders |
Scott Saccary |
Ryan Abraham |
|
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
| Magnus Ramsfjell |
Martin Sesaker |
Bendik Ramsfjell |
Gaute Nepstad |
|
Trondheim, Norway
|
| Aaron Sluchinski |
Jeremy Harty |
Kyle Doering |
Dylan Webster |
|
Airdrie, Alberta
|
| Tyler Smith |
Adam Cocks |
Christopher Gallant |
Ed White |
|
Crapaud, Prince Edward Island
|
| Jan Hess[d] |
Kim Schwaller |
Felix Eberhard |
Tom Winkelhausen |
|
Zug, Switzerland
|
| Kyle Waddell |
Craig Waddell |
Mark Taylor |
Gavin Barr |
|
Hamilton, Scotland
|
| Riku Yanagisawa |
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
Takeru Yamamoto |
Satoshi Koizumi |
|
Karuizawa, Japan
|
Knockout Brackets
Source:[14]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).[12]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 1, 8:30 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, October 1, 12:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, October 2, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Wednesday, October 2, 4:30 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, October 3, 9:00 am
Draw 11
Thursday, October 3, 4:30 pm
Draw 13
Friday, October 4, 9:00 am
Draw 15
Friday, October 4, 4:30 pm
Draw 17
Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 4, 4:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 4, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, October 6, 11:00 am
Women
Tier 1
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][15]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Chelsea Carey |
Karlee Burgess |
–[e] |
Lauren Lenentine |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Stefania Constantini |
Elena Mathis |
Angela Romei |
Giulia Zardini Lacedelli |
Marta Lo Deserto |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
|
| Kerri Einarson |
Val Sweeting |
Dawn McEwen[f] |
Krysten Karwacki |
|
Gimli, Manitoba
|
| Satsuki Fujisawa |
Chinami Yoshida |
Yumi Suzuki |
Yurika Yoshida |
|
Kitami, Japan
|
| Gim Eun-ji |
Kim Min-ji |
Kim Su-ji |
Seol Ye-eun |
Seol Ye-ji |
Uijeongbu, South Korea
|
| Anna Hasselborg |
Sara McManus |
Johanna Heldin[g] |
Sofia Mabergs |
|
Sundbyberg, Sweden
|
| Rachel Homan |
Tracy Fleury |
Emma Miskew |
Sarah Wilkes |
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
| Kim Eun-jung |
Kim Kyeong-ae |
Kim Cho-hi |
Kim Seon-yeong |
Kim Yeong-mi |
Gangneung, South Korea
|
| Kaitlyn Lawes |
Selena Njegovan |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Kristin Gordon |
Becca Hebert |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Rebecca Morrison (Fourth) |
Jennifer Dodds |
Sophie Sinclair |
Sophie Jackson (Skip)[h] |
|
Stirling, Scotland
|
| Cory Thiesse |
Vicky Persinger |
Aileen Geving[i] |
Taylor Anderson-Heide |
|
Saint Paul, Minnesota
|
| Xenia Schwaller |
Selina Gafner |
Fabienne Rieder |
Selina Rychiger |
|
Zurich, Switzerland
|
| Delaney Strouse |
Sarah Anderson |
Sydney Mullaney |
Anne O'Hara |
|
Traverse City, Michigan
|
| Selena Sturmay |
Danielle Schmiemann |
Dezaray Hawes |
Paige Papley |
|
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Alina Pätz (Fourth) |
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) |
Selina Witschonke |
Carole Howald |
|
Aarau, Switzerland
|
| Isabella Wranå |
Almida de Val |
Maria Larsson |
Linda Stenlund |
|
Sundbyberg, Sweden
|
Knockout Brackets
Source:[16]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−03:00).[12]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 1, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, October 1, 11:30 am
Draw 3
Tuesday, October 1, 3:00 pm
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 1, 6:30 pm
Draw 6
Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Wednesday, October 2, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Thursday, October 3, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Thursday, October 3, 8:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, October 4, 8:30 am
Draw 14
Friday, October 4, 12:00 pm
Draw 16
Friday, October 4, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 4, 12:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 6, 3:30 pm
Tier 2
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][17]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Christina Black |
Jill Brothers |
Marlee Powers[j] |
Karlee Everist |
|
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
| Corryn Brown |
Erin Pincott |
Sarah Koltun |
Samantha Fisher |
|
Kamloops, British Columbia
|
| Kate Cameron |
Taylor McDonald |
Brianna Cullen |
Mackenzie Elias |
|
St. Adolphe, Manitoba
|
| Jolene Campbell |
Abby Ackland |
Rachel Erickson |
Dayna Demmans |
|
Regina, Saskatchewan
|
| Madeleine Dupont |
Mathilde Halse |
Denise Dupont |
My Larsen |
Jasmin Holtermann |
Hvidovre, Denmark
|
| Serena Gray-Withers |
Catherine Clifford |
Lindsey Burgess |
Zoe Cinnamon |
|
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Ha Seung-youn |
Kim Hye-rin |
Yang Tae-i |
Kim Su-jin |
Park Seo-jin |
Chuncheon, South Korea
|
| Danielle Inglis |
Kira Brunton |
Calissa Daly |
Cassandra de Groot |
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
| Ikue Kitazawa |
Seina Nakajima |
Ami Enami |
Minori Suzuki |
Hasumi Ishigooka |
Nagano, Japan
|
| Kayla MacMillan |
Sarah Daniels |
Lindsay Dubue |
Sarah Loken |
|
Victoria, British Columbia
|
| Beth Peterson |
Kelsey Rocque |
Katherine Doerksen |
Melissa Gordon |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Kayla Skrlik |
Margot Flemming |
Ashton Skrlik |
Geri-Lynn Ramsay |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Momoha Tabata (Fourth) |
Miku Nihira (Skip) |
Sae Yamamoto |
Mikoto Nakajima |
Ayami Ito |
Sapporo, Japan
|
| Ashley Thevenot |
Brittany Tran |
Taylor Stremick |
Kaylin Skinner |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Miyu Ueno |
Asuka Kanai |
Junko Nishimuro |
Yui Ueno |
Mone Ryokawa |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
| Sayaka Yoshimura |
Yuna Kotani |
Kaho Onodera |
Anna Ohmiya |
Mina Kobayashi |
Sapporo, Japan
|
Knockout Brackets
Source:[18]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−03:00).[12]
Draw 3
Tuesday, October 1, 3:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Serena Gray-Withers
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
Jolene Campbell
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Wednesday, October 2, 12:30 pm
Draw 8
Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Christina Black
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
Serena Gray-Withers
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
6
|
Draw 10
Thursday, October 3, 12:30 pm
Draw 12
Thursday, October 3, 8:30 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Serena Gray-Withers
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
Kayla MacMillan
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
6
|
Draw 13
Friday, October 4, 9:00 am
Draw 14
Friday, October 4, 12:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Team Tabata
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
Serena Gray-Withers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
0
|
Draw 16
Friday, October 4, 8:30 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Christina Black
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
Serena Gray-Withers
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 4, 12:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 4, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, October 6, 3:30 pm
Notes
References
- ^ "HearingLife Tour Challenge". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Eight Ends: All you need to know for the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge". Sportsnet. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ George Karrys (October 6, 2024). "All The Glitter for Triple KO Slam Curling". The Curling News. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Einarson upends Homan to capture HearingLife Tour Challenge women's title". Sportsnet. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Mouat wins HearingLife Tour Challenge to complete Grand Slam of Curling set". Sportsnet. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "HearingLife Tour Challenge". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 1 Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 1 Men's Triple Knockout Brackets". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Draw Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 2 Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 2 Men's Triple Knockout Brackets". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 1 Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 1 Women's Triple Knockout Brackets". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tier 2 Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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