Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 8 to 13 at the in Paradise , Newfoundland and Labrador . It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2015–16 curling season for both the men's and women's World Curling Tour.
In the tier 1 events, Kevin Koe defeated Brad Gushue on the men's side, Koe's fourth slam title.[1] Silvana Tirinzoni won her first slam by upsetting Rachel Homan in the final.[2]
the tier 2 winners Jim Cotter and Kerri Einarson both qualified for the 2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling .[3] [4] [5]
Men [ ] Tier I [ ] Teams [ ] The teams are listed as follows:[6] [7]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton , Alberta
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson West St. Paul , Manitoba
Adam Casey David Mathers Anson Carmody Robbie Doherty Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island
Benoît Schwarz (fourth)Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip)Valentin Tanner Geneva , Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto , Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Adam Spencer 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 Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg , Manitoba
Sven Michel Marc Pfister Enrico Pfister Simon Gempeler Adelboden , Switzerland
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Stirling , Scotland
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth , Minnesota
Round Robin Standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results [ ] All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Time Zone .[6]
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
Reid Carruthers 1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
5
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 9:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher 2
0
1
2
0
0
1
X
6
Steve Laycock
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
X
4
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Mike McEwen 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Peter de Cruz
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin 0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
4
David Murdoch 1
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
6
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Reid Carruthers 0
1
0
0
2
2
0
X
5
Adam Casey 1
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs 0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
4
Brendan Bottcher
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 2
0
2
0
3
0
X
X
7
David Murdoch
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
John Epping 1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
5
Mike McEwen 0
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
6
Draw 6 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Mike McEwen 2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
6
John Shuster
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
5
Draw 7 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Adam Casey 4
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
7
David Murdoch
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
X
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher 0
0
0
2
0
3
2
X
7
Sven Michel
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
1
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 9 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 2
1
0
5
X
X
X
X
8
Adam Casey 0
0
1
0
X
X
X
X
1
Draw 10 [ ] Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin 0
1
0
3
0
3
0
1
8
Adam Casey 1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
6
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Glenn Howard
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
X
3
Brendan Bottcher 0
2
0
0
1
0
2
X
5
Draw 12 [ ] Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 3
0
3
0
2
1
X
X
9
Niklas Edin
0
2
0
3
0
0
X
X
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kevin Koe 2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
5
Mike McEwen
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
4
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Reid Carruthers 2
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
6
David Murdoch
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
5
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 11:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
6
Kevin Koe 1
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
7
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
4
Glenn Howard
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Mike McEwen 1
0
0
3
2
X
X
X
6
Brad Jacobs
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
X
1
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 2
0
0
1
0
0
2
X
5
Mike McEwen
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
3
Final [ ] Sunday, September 13, 6:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Kevin Koe 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
4
Brad Gushue
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
Tier II [ ] Round Robin Standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Tiebreaker [ ] Friday, September 11, 8:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
James Grattan 0
0
3
0
3
1
X
X
7
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 11:30 am
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Final [ ] Sunday, September 13, 6:00 pm
Women [ ] Tier I [ ] Teams [ ] The teams are listed as follows:[6] [8]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Edmonton , Alberta
Binia Feltscher Irene Schori Franziska Kaufmann Christine Urech Flims , Switzerland
Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenn Horgan Amanda Gates Sudbury , Ontario
Julie Hastings Thornhill , Ontario
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Jennifer Clark-Rouire Winnipeg , Manitoba
Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Uiseong , South Korea
Kristy McDonald Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Winnipeg , Manitoba
Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Coldwater , Ontario
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Sarah Reid Stirling , Scotland
Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli Zurich , Switzerland
Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Edmonton , Alberta
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Aleksandra Saitova Alina Kovaleva Moscow , Russia
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton , Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Manuela Siegrist Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Aarau , Switzerland
Round Robin Standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round Robin Results [ ] The draw is listed as follows:[6]
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Eve Muirhead 1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
5
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
4
Sherry Middaugh 0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 9:00 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
0
4
0
2
0
0
1
X
7
Alina Pätz 4
0
2
0
2
3
0
X
11
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan 0
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
7
Julie Hastings 2
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 0
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
6
Anna Sidorova
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Val Sweeting
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
2
7
Binia Feltscher 2
0
3
1
0
3
1
0
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
Kristy McDonald 0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
6
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Eve Muirhead 2
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
6
Kim Eun-jung 0
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
2
8
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alina Pätz
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
1
Silvana Tirinzoni 1
1
0
3
1
1
X
X
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sherry Middaugh 0
0
0
1
0
2
1
X
4
Anna Sidorova 0
1
0
0
0
0
0
X
1
Draw 6 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 1
0
0
2
1
0
1
X
5
Kristy McDonald
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Draw 7 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Tracy Fleury 1
0
1
0
3
0
2
0
1
8
Kim Eun-jung 0
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
7
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
1
2
0
3
0
2
X
8
Binia Feltscher
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
3
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 0
2
2
0
1
1
1
X
7
Anna Sidorova 2
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sherry Middaugh 0
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
5
Chelsea Carey
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
4
Draw 9 [ ] Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kelsey Rocque
0
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
0
Rachel Homan 1
2
1
3
X
X
X
X
7
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
3
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
9
Tracy Fleury 2
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
7
Draw 10 [ ] Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kelsey Rocque 0
0
2
0
3
1
0
X
6
Binia Feltscher 1
1
0
1
0
0
1
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
X
5
Kim Eun-jung 3
0
1
0
2
3
0
X
9
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 2
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
7
Chelsea Carey 0
1
0
1
1
0
3
0
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury 1
1
0
3
0
2
0
2
9
Eve Muirhead
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
5
Draw 12 [ ] Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Julie Hastings 0
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
7
Binia Feltscher 1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
4
Draw 13 [ ] Friday, September 11, 7:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Sidorova 0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
Kristy McDonald 1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Val Sweeting
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
X
2
Rachel Homan 0
2
1
0
0
3
0
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alina Pätz
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
5
Kim Eun-jung 0
2
0
2
3
0
0
1
8
Tiebreakers [ ] Saturday, September 12, 8:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
4
Eve Muirhead 0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
4
Tracy Fleury 0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
5
Player percentages
Team Carey
Team Fleury
Laine Peters 86%
Amanda Gates 88%
Jocelyn Peterman 88%
Jenn Horgan 84%
Amy Nixon 90%
Crystal Webster 76%
Chelsea Carey 72%
Tracy Fleury 80%
Total 84%
Total 82%
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Rachel Homan 7
8
Eve Muirhead
3
1
Rachel Homan 6
4
Kim Eun-jung
3
4
Kim Eun-jung 7
5
Kristy McDonald
2
1
Rachel Homan
5
6
Silvana Tirinzoni 6
2
Sherry Middaugh
4
7
Tracy Fleury 6
7
Tracy Fleury
7
6
Silvana Tirinzoni 9
3
Kelsey Rocque
1
6
Silvana Tirinzoni 6
Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 2:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
3
0
1
0
2
0
1
7
Eve Muirhead
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kim Eun-jung 0
2
0
3
0
1
1
X
7
Kristy McDonald 1
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
2
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sherry Middaugh 0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
4
Tracy Fleury 0
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
6
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kelsey Rocque 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
1
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
2
1
1
0
1
1
X
6
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 5:30 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 1
0
2
1
0
2
0
X
6
Kim Eun-jung
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
X
3
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
0
3
0
0
1
0
3
0
7
Silvana Tirinzoni 3
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
9
Final [ ] Sunday, September 13, 11:30 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
5
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
6
Tier II [ ] Round Robin Standings [ ] Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers [ ] Saturday, September 12, 8:30 am
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 3:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson 2
0
3
1
2
X
X
X
8
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
X
1
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jill Thurston 3
0
1
0
1
0
3
X
8
Suzanne Birt
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
X
5
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jamie Sinclair 1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
5
Sylvie Robichaud
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
4
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Kerri Einarson 2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
7
Jill Thurston
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
6
Final [ ] Sunday, September 13, 11:30 am
References [ ]
^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 13, 2015). "Koe edges Gushue in extra to win Tour Challenge" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 13, 2015). "Tirinzoni stuns Homan to win Tour Challenge" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 1, 2015). "McEwen wins 6th career GSOC title at Masters" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 1, 2015). "Sweeting, Homan set for GSOC Masters final" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 18, 2015). "Einarson, Cotter book spots for the Masters" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ a b c d "Tour Challenge Schedule" . Grand Slam of Curling. July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .^ "2015 GSOC Tour Challenge – Men's teams" . CurlingZone. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .^ "2015 GSOC Tour Challenge – Women's teams" . CurlingZone. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .
External links [ ]
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Team Koe
Brad Gushue
Team Tirinzoni
Rachel Homan
West St. Paul, Manitoba
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Karlstad, Sweden
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Stirling, Scotland
Duluth, Minnesota
James Grattan
Jim Cotter
Shawn Adams
Uiseong, South Korea
Moscow, Russia
