Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2018 Tour Challenge was held from November 6 to 11 at the in Thunder Bay , Ontario . This was the third Grand Slam of the 2018–19 curling season .
In the men's Tier 1 competition, Brad Jacobs defeated Brendan Bottcher in the final 6–5. Team Bottcher was playing in their first Grand Slam final. In Tier 2, Kirk Muyres defeated Scott McDonald 's team in the final to secure a spot in the 2019 Canadian Open .
The women's Tier 1 competition saw Rachel Homan defeat Tracy Fleury 8–4. In the Tier 2 final, Elena Stern beat Sayaka Yoshimura 6–5, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Open.
Qualification [ ]
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers of 15 teams. For Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour 's Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2018. If any teams declined, the next highest team was invited until the field of 15 teams was complete. For Tier 2, the next 10 teams on the OOM rankings are invited. The final 5 teams in Tier 2 are filled by regional invitations extended by the Grand Slam of Curling.[1]
Men [ ]
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of October 1:[2]
Brad Gushue
Niklas Edin
Kevin Koe
Bruce Mouat
Brad Jacobs
Reid Carruthers
John Epping
Jason Gunnlaugson
Peter de Cruz
Glenn Howard
Steffen Walstad
Brendan Bottcher
John Shuster
Thomas Ulsrud
Rich Ruohonen
Ross Paterson
Yannick Schwaller
Matt Dunstone
Braden Calvert
Women [ ]
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:[3]
Anna Hasselborg
Jennifer Jones
Rachel Homan
Tracy Fleury
Laura Walker
Eve Muirhead
Jamie Sinclair
Nina Roth
Silvana Tirinzoni
Satsuki Fujisawa
Kim Eun-jung
Kerri Einarson
Darcy Robertson
Casey Scheidegger
Chelsea Carey
Isabella Wranå
Allison Flaxey
Anna Sidorova
Cory Christensen
Krista McCarville
Men [ ]
Tier 1 [ ]
Teams [ ]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Bradley Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Braden Calvert
Ian McMillan
Rob Gordon
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Mike McEwen (Fourth)
Reid Carruthers (Skip)
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Mat Camm
Brent Laing
Craig Savill
Toronto , Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson
Alex Forrest
Denni Neufeld
Connor Njegovan
Morris , Manitoba
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard
Scott Howard
David Mathers
Tim March
Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs
Ryan Fry
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe
B. J. Neufeld
Colton Flasch
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Ross Paterson
Kyle Waddell
Duncan Menzies
Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow , Scotland
Greg Persinger (Fourth)
Rich Ruohonen (Skip)
Colin Hufman
Phil Tilker
Chaska , United States
John Shuster
Chris Plys
Matt Hamilton
John Landsteiner
Duluth , United States
[4]
Round robin standings [ ]
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Round robin results [ ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4 ).
Draw 1 [ ]
Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
1
7
Rich Ruohonen
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
4
Draw 2 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 3 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
5
Brendan Bottcher
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
Draw 4 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Draw 5 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
0
1
0
4
0
4
0
1
10
John Epping
1
0
4
0
2
0
1
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
5
Glenn Howard
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
Draw 6 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
5
Braden Calvert
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
Draw 7 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am
Draw 8 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kevin Koe
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
X
1
Brendan Bottcher
3
0
4
1
X
X
X
X
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
X
5
Glenn Howard
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
1
Draw 9 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
0
2
0
1
1
2
X
X
6
Jason Gunnlaugson
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
1
Draw 10 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am
Draw 11 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 11:30 am
Draw 12 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
7
Braden Calvert
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
4
Draw 13 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kevin Koe
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
X
3
Brad Jacobs
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
1
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
X
6
Ross Paterson
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
3
Tiebreaker [ ]
Saturday, November 10, 8:30 am
Playoffs [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Saturday, November 10, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
4
Glenn Howard
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
X
5
Rich Ruohonen
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
1
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
7
John Shuster
0
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
6
Semifinals [ ]
Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Peter de Cruz
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
3
Brad Jacobs
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
X
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Glenn Howard
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
Brendan Bottcher
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
5
Final [ ]
Sunday, November 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
5
Brad Jacobs
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
6
Tier 2 [ ]
Round robin standings [ ]
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Tiebreakers [ ]
Muirhead 5-2 Stopera
van Dorp 7-4 Lyburn
Playoffs [ ]
Women [ ]
Tier 1 [ ]
Teams [ ]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Chelsea Carey
Sarah Wilkes
Dana Ferguson
Edmonton , Alberta
Cory Christensen
Vicky Persinger
Jenna Martin
Madison Bear
Chaska , United States
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba
Allison Flaxey
Kate Cameron
Taylor McDonald
Raunora Westcott
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury
Selena Njegovan
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul , Manitoba
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Joanne Courtney
Lisa Weagle
Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Krista McCarville
Kendra Lilly
Ashley Sippala
Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay , Ontario
Darcy Robertson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Nina Roth
Tabitha Peterson
Aileen Geving
Becca Hamilton
Chaska , United States
Casey Scheidegger
Cary-Anne McTaggart
Jessie Haughian
Kristie Moore
Lethbridge , Alberta
Jamie Sinclair
Alex Carlson
Sarah Anderson
Monica Walker
Chaska , United States
Alina Pätz (Fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland
Laura Walker
Cathy Overton-Clapham
Lori Olson-Johns
Laine Peters
Edmonton , Alberta
Isabella Wranå
Jennie Wåhlin
Almida de Val
Fanny Sjöberg
Stockholm , Sweden
[5]
Round robin standings [ ]
Pool C
W
L
PF
PA
Tracy Fleury
4
0
28
11
Darcy Robertson
2
2
19
25
Laura Walker
2
2
20
20
Krista McCarville
1
3
14
22
Casey Scheidegger
1
3
17
20
Round robin results [ ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4 ).
Draw 1 [ ]
Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
5
Jamie Sinclair
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Laura Walker
1
0
4
2
1
0
X
X
8
Krista McCarville
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
X
2
Draw 2 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Casey Scheidegger
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
5
Darcy Robertson
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
0
6
Draw 3 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Nina Roth
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
X
6
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
X
4
Draw 4 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
6
Isabella Wranå
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
7
Jamie Sinclair
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
1
0
1
1
1
0
4
X
8
Laura Walker
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Darcy Robertson
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
7
Krista McCarville
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
4
Draw 5 [ ]
Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson
3
0
0
2
1
1
0
X
7
Chelsea Carey
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
1
0
3
0
1
2
X
7
Allison Flaxey
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
2
Draw 6 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 7 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
5
Casey Scheidegger
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
X
7
Allison Flaxey
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
3
0
4
0
1
X
X
8
Cory Christensen
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
2
Draw 8 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
4
Isabella Wranå
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
Draw 9 [ ]
Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
1
6
Nina Roth
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Chelsea Carey
2
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
7
Cory Christensen
0
3
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
4
Krista McCarville
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
1
2
0
0
4
X
X
7
Kerri Einarson
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Draw 10 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Laura Walker
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
Casey Scheidegger
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
6
Draw 11 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 11:30 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
3
0
1
1
2
4
X
X
11
Darcy Robertson
0
2
0
0
0
0
X
X
2
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
1
0
2
0
1
3
X
X
7
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
1
Draw 12 [ ]
Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Casey Scheidegger
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
Krista McCarville
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
4
1
0
0
3
X
X
8
Chelsea Carey
0
0
0
2
1
0
X
X
3
Playoffs [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Saturday, November 10, 12:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
6
Darcy Robertson
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Nina Roth
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
6
Jennifer Jones
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
X
5
Laura Walker
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
3
Semifinals [ ]
Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
6
Nina Roth
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
X
6
Kerri Einarson
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
3
Final [ ]
Sunday, November 11, 12:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
3
1
0
3
0
1
X
8
Tracy Fleury
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
4
Tier 2 [ ]
Round robin standings [ ]
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Tiebreakers [ ]
Froud 2-8 Rocque
Streifel 10-3 Brunton
Harrison 4-7 Tippin
Playoffs [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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