The 2024 Henderson Metal Fall Classic was held from October 17 to 20 at the YNCU Curling Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[1] The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $106,000.[2]
For a second year in a row, the event was won by Manitoba's Matt Dunstone rink who defeated Switzerland's Marco Hösli 7–5 in an extra end final.[3] The Dunstone rink, which includes B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott and Ryan Harnden led by two in the eighth end before the Swiss tied the game, forcing a ninth end. On his final stone, Dunstone executed a short runback for the win. Both teams qualified for the playoffs through the A bracket with 4–0 records to reach the playoffs. Team Dunstone then won 6–5 over John Epping in the quarterfinals and 9–2 over Joël Retornaz in the semifinals. For Team Hösli, they downed a pair of Canadian teams in Reid Carruthers and Mike McEwen to reach the championship game. Brad Gushue and Mark Kean also qualified for the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals.
Notably, the event featured many revised lineups following the frenzy of Canadian men's lineup changes throughout early October.[4] Team Gushue, who parted ways with E. J. Harnden on October 10, played with spare Adam Casey while their new second Brendan Bottcher was competing in the Saville Mixed Doubles Classic with Rachel Homan. Team Koe, who cut Jacques Gauthier in late September, only played with three players while their new second Aaron Sluchinski was also competing in Edmonton. Also, second Mark Fenner returned to the Korey Dropkin lineup after not playing in the 2024 Tour Challenge due to injury. He played lead while Thomas Howell moved up to second.
All games from the event were streamed by Curling Stadium, a streaming service provided by CurlingZone. All of the games were streamed on CurlingZone's YouTube page.[5]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth) |
Shinya Abe (Skip) |
Haruto Ouchi |
Hayato Sato |
Sota Tsuruga |
Sapporo, Japan
|
| Reid Carruthers |
Catlin Schneider |
Derek Samagalski |
Connor Njegovan |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Alex Champ |
Kevin Flewwelling |
Sean Harrison |
Zander Elmes |
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
| Korey Dropkin |
Andrew Stopera |
Thomas Howell[a] |
Mark Fenner[a] |
|
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Matt Dunstone |
B. J. Neufeld |
Colton Lott |
Ryan Harnden |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| John Epping |
Jacob Horgan |
Tanner Horgan |
Ian McMillan |
|
Sudbury, Ontario
|
| Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
Geoff Walker[b] |
Adam Casey[b] |
|
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| Philipp Hösli (Fourth) |
Marco Hösli (Skip) |
Simon Gloor |
Justin Hausherr |
|
Glarus, Switzerland
|
| Scott Howard |
Mat Camm |
Jason Camm |
Tim March |
|
Navan, Ontario
|
| Matthew Hunt |
Nicholas Lemieux |
Jake Reid |
Kyle Sherlock |
|
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
|
| Brad Jacobs |
Marc Kennedy |
Brett Gallant |
Ben Hebert |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin |
Lee Jeong-jae |
Kim Min-woo |
Kim Jeong-min |
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
| Mark Kean |
Brady Lumley |
Matthew Garner |
Spencer Dunlop |
|
Woodstock, Ontario
|
| Lukáš Klíma |
Marek Černovský |
Martin Jurík |
Lukáš Klípa |
Radek Boháč |
Prague, Czech Republic
|
| Kevin Koe |
Tyler Tardi |
–[c] |
Karrick Martin |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Sandy MacEwan |
Dustin Montpellier |
Lee Toner |
Luc Ouimet |
|
Sudbury, Ontario
|
| Takumi Maeda |
Asei Nakahara |
Hiroki Maeda |
Uryu Kamikawa |
Ryoji Onodera |
Tokoro, Japan
|
| Mike McEwen |
Colton Flasch |
Kevin Marsh |
Dan Marsh |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Sam Mooibroek |
Ryan Wiebe |
Scott Mitchell |
Nathan Steele |
|
Whitby, Ontario
|
| Yusuke Morozumi |
Yuta Matsumura |
Ryotaro Shukuya |
Masaki Iwai |
Kosuke Morozumi |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
| Park Jong-duk |
Jeong Yeong-seok |
Oh Seung-hoon |
Lee Ki-bok |
|
Gangwon, South Korea
|
| Magnus Ramsfjell |
Martin Sesaker |
Bendik Ramsfjell |
Gaute Nepstad |
|
Trondheim, Norway
|
| Joël Retornaz |
Amos Mosaner |
Sebastiano Arman |
Mattia Giovanella |
|
Trentino, Italy
|
| Greg Balsdon (Fourth) |
Charlie Robert (Skip) |
Kyle Chandler |
Chris Glibota |
|
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
|
| John Shuster |
Matt Hamilton |
Colin Hufman |
John Landsteiner |
|
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Tyler Smith |
Adam Cocks |
Christopher Gallant |
Ed White |
|
Crapaud, Prince Edward Island
|
| Andrew Symonds |
Trent Skanes |
Stephen Trickett |
Keith Jewer |
|
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| Nathan Young |
Jordan Chandler[d] |
Jeff Thomas[d] |
–[e] |
|
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
Knockout Brackets
Source:[7][8][9][10]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[11]
Draw 1
Thursday, October 17, 9:00 am
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Magnus Ramsfjell
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
| Alex Champ
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
3
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
| Kevin Koe
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
| Sandy MacEwan
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Matt Dunstone
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
| Matthew Hunt
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
3
|
Draw 2
Thursday, October 17, 12:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Reid Carruthers
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
| Charlie Robert
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Scott Howard
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
X
|
10
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
1
|
Draw 3
Thursday, October 17, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Korey Dropkin
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
| Sandy MacEwan
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
| Sheet F
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Alex Champ
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
| Matthew Hunt
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
Draw 4
Thursday, October 17, 7:30 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
| Charlie Robert
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
Draw 5
Friday, October 18, 9:00 am
Draw 6
Friday, October 18, 12:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Sandy MacEwan
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
X
|
7
|
| Alex Champ
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
| Sheet F
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
| Brad Jacobs
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Draw 7
Friday, October 18, 4:00 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Tyler Smith
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Matthew Hunt
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
| Charlie Robert
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Nathan Young
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 8
Friday, October 18, 7:30 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
8
|
| Andrew Symonds
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
| Sheet F
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| John Epping
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
| Sandy MacEwan
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
Draw 9
Saturday, October 19, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Saturday, October 19, 12:30 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Magnus Ramsfjell
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
6
|
| Sandy MacEwan
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
|
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Reid Carruthers
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
9
|
| Charlie Robert
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
| Joël Retornaz
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
9
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Park Jong-duk
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
| Alex Champ
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 11
Saturday, October 19, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Alex Champ
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
|
| Yusuke Morozumi
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
Draw 12
Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm
Playoffs
Source:[12]
Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 20, 8:30 am
Semifinals
Sunday, October 20, 12:30 pm
Final
Sunday, October 20, 4:00 pm
Notes
References
- ^ "Fall Classic Soo Curlers". YNCU Curling Centre. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Event Home". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Team Dunstone wins in Sault Ste. Marie for second straight year". TSN. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (October 14, 2024). "Eight Ends: Shakeups continue among Canadian men's teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "CurlingZone". YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Draw Schedule". YNCU Curling Centre. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "A Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "B Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "C Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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