2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaThe Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place
DatesSeptember 5–10
Men's winner Team Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
Finalist Steffen Walstad
Women's winner Team Sweeting
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton, AB
SkipVal Sweeting
ThirdLori Olson-Johns
SecondDana Ferguson
LeadRachelle Brown
Finalist 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 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Glen Muirhead[a] David Mathers Scott Howard Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell Blaine, Minnesota
Jim Cotter John Morris (skip) Catlin Schneider[b] Tyrel Griffith Vernon, British Columbia
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota
Pat Simmons Colton Lott Kyle Doering Rob Gordon Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith Stirling, Scotland
Steffen Walstad Markus Høiberg Magnus Nedregotten Magnus Vågberg Oppdal, Norway

Round-robin standings

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

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Brad Gushue 7
8 Steve Laycock 5
1 Brad Gushue 5
4 Brad Jacobs 2
4 Brad Jacobs 10
5 John Shuster 8
1 Brad Gushue 9
3 Steffen Walstad 1
2 John Epping 4
7 Niklas Edin 5
7 Niklas Edin 5
3 Steffen Walstad 6
3 Steffen Walstad 11
6 Pat Simmons 4
Quarterfinals

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Brad Gushue 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 7
Steve Laycock 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Brad Jacobs 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 10
John Shuster 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
Niklas Edin 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steffen Walstad 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 X 11
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
Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5
Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Steffen Walstad 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
Brad Gushue 2 3 0 0 3 1 X X 9
Steffen Walstad 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
Team Gushue 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
Craig Brown 3 1
William Lyburn 3 1
Jason Gunnlaugson 3 1
Greg Drummond 1 3
Jason Jacobson 0 4
Pool B W L
Carl deConinck Smith 3 1
Liu Rui 3 1
Greg Balsdon 3 1
Colton Flasch 1 3
Dayna Deruelle 0 4
Pool C W L
Brendan Bottcher 4 0
Josh Heidt 3 1
Charley Thomas 2 2
Adam Casey 1 3
Jason Ackerman 0 4

Playoffs

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

Women

Tier 1

Teams

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

Round-robin standings

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

Tiebreaker

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Julie Tippin 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Eve Muirhead 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5

Playoffs

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

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

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jennifer Jones 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8
Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4
Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Val Sweeting 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 8
Michelle Englot 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alina Pätz 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
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
Eve Muirhead 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
Anna Hasselborg 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Val Sweeting 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6
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
Anna Hasselborg 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Val Sweeting 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
Team Hasselborg 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
Kerri Einarson 3 1
Kim Eun-jung 2 2
Nancy Martin 2 2
Nadine Scotland 2 2
Nina Roth 1 3
Pool B W L
Chelsea Carey 3 1
Jamie Sinclair 3 1
Stefanie Lawton 2 2
Kelsey Rocque 2 2
Amber Holland[c] 0 4
Pool C W L
Anna Sidorova 3 1
Binia Feltscher 3 1
Hannah Fleming 2 2
Robyn Silvernagle 2 2
Chantelle Eberle 0 4

Tiebreakers

  • Silvernagle 5-4 Martin
  • Kim 5-6 Rocque
  • Fleming 5-6 Lawton
  • Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Kerri Einarson 6
8 Robyn Silvernagle 4
1 Kerri Einarson 9
5 Binia Feltscher 1
4 Anna Sidorova 5
5 Binia Feltscher 8
1 Kerri Einarson 7
2 Chelsea Carey 4
2 Chelsea Carey 8
7 Kelsey Rocque 5
2 Chelsea Carey 11
3 Jamie Sinclair 3
3 Jamie Sinclair 5
6 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
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