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2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

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.

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaThe Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place
DatesSeptember 5–10
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistNorway Steffen Walstad
Women's winnerAlberta Team Sweeting
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton, AB
SkipVal Sweeting
ThirdLori Olson-Johns
SecondDana Ferguson
LeadRachelle Brown
FinalistSweden Anna Hasselborg
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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

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Tier 1

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Teams

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Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba  Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner Switzerland  Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Sweden  Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Ontario  Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador  St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Glen Muirhead[a] David Mathers Scott Howard Ontario  Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta  Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell United States  Blaine, Minnesota
Jim Cotter John Morris (skip) Catlin Schneider[b] Tyrel Griffith British Columbia  Vernon, British Columbia
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner United States  Duluth, Minnesota
Pat Simmons Colton Lott Kyle Doering Rob Gordon Manitoba  Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith Scotland  Stirling, Scotland
Steffen Walstad Markus Høiberg Magnus Nedregotten Magnus Vågberg Norway  Oppdal, Norway

Round-robin standings

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

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue 7
8 Saskatchewan  Steve Laycock 5
1 Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue 5
4 Ontario  Brad Jacobs 2
4 Ontario  Brad Jacobs 10
5 United States  John Shuster 8
1 Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue 9
3 Norway  Steffen Walstad 1
2 Ontario  John Epping 4
7 Sweden  Niklas Edin 5
7 Sweden  Niklas Edin 5
3 Norway  Steffen Walstad 6
3 Norway  Steffen Walstad 11
6 Manitoba  Pat Simmons 4
Quarterfinals
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Saturday, Sept 9, 3:30pm [4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue (has hammer)  0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 7
Saskatchewan  Steve Laycock 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario  Brad Jacobs (has hammer)  5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 10
United States  John Shuster 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario  John Epping 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
Sweden  Niklas Edin (has hammer)  0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Norway  Steffen Walstad (has hammer)  1 0 0 2 0 3 5 X 11
Manitoba  Pat Simmons 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Semifinals
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Saturday, Sept 9, 8:00pm[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue (has hammer)  0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5
Ontario  Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden  Niklas Edin 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Norway  Steffen Walstad (has hammer)  1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6
Final
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Sunday, Sept 10, 10:30am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador  Brad Gushue (has hammer)  2 3 0 0 3 1 X X 9
Norway  Steffen Walstad 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador  Team Gushue Norway  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

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Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
United States  Craig Brown 3 1
Manitoba  William Lyburn 3 1
Manitoba  Jason Gunnlaugson 3 1
Scotland  Greg Drummond 1 3
Saskatchewan  Jason Jacobson 0 4
Pool B W L
Saskatchewan  Carl deConinck Smith 3 1
China  Liu Rui 3 1
Ontario  Greg Balsdon 3 1
Saskatchewan  Colton Flasch 1 3
Ontario  Dayna Deruelle 0 4
Pool C W L
Alberta  Brendan Bottcher 4 0
Saskatchewan  Josh Heidt 3 1
Alberta  Charley Thomas 2 2
Saskatchewan  Adam Casey 1 3
Saskatchewan  Jason Ackerman 0 4

Playoffs

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

Women

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Tier 1

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Teams

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

Round-robin standings

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

Tiebreaker

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario  Julie Tippin 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Scotland  Eve Muirhead (has hammer)  2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Switzerland  Alina Pätz 3
8 Scotland  Eve Muirhead 5
8 Scotland  Eve Muirhead 5
5 Sweden  Anna Hasselborg 6
4 Switzerland  Silvana Tirinzoni 4
5 Sweden  Anna Hasselborg 8
5 Sweden  Anna Hasselborg 5
2 Alberta  Val Sweeting 6
2 Alberta  Val Sweeting 8
7 Manitoba  Michelle Englot 5
2 Alberta  Val Sweeting 6
3 Manitoba  Jennifer Jones 5
3 Manitoba  Jennifer Jones 7
6 Ontario  Jacqueline Harrison 6
Quarterfinals
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Saturday, Sept 9, 11:30am [6]

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba  Jennifer Jones (has hammer)  3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8
Ontario  Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland  Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer)  1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sweden  Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta  Val Sweeting (has hammer)  2 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 8
Manitoba  Michelle Englot 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland  Alina Pätz (has hammer)  2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Scotland  Eve Muirhead 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5
Semifinals
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Saturday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland  Eve Muirhead 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
Sweden  Anna Hasselborg (has hammer)  2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta  Val Sweeting (has hammer)  1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6
Manitoba  Jennifer Jones 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
Final
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Sunday, Sept 10, 2:30pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden  Anna Hasselborg 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Alberta  Val Sweeting (has hammer)  0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
Sweden  Team Hasselborg Alberta  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

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Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool A W L
Manitoba  Kerri Einarson 3 1
South Korea  Kim Eun-jung 2 2
Saskatchewan  Nancy Martin 2 2
Alberta  Nadine Scotland 2 2
United States  Nina Roth 1 3
Pool B W L
Alberta  Chelsea Carey 3 1
United States  Jamie Sinclair 3 1
Saskatchewan  Stefanie Lawton 2 2
Alberta  Kelsey Rocque 2 2
Saskatchewan  Amber Holland[c] 0 4
Pool C W L
Russia  Anna Sidorova 3 1
Switzerland  Binia Feltscher 3 1
Scotland  Hannah Fleming 2 2
Saskatchewan  Robyn Silvernagle 2 2
Saskatchewan  Chantelle Eberle 0 4

Tiebreakers

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  • Saskatchewan Silvernagle 5-4 Martin Saskatchewan 
  • South Korea  Kim 5-6 Rocque Alberta 
  • Scotland  Fleming 5-6 Lawton Saskatchewan 
  • Alberta  Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle Saskatchewan 

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Manitoba  Kerri Einarson 6
8 Saskatchewan  Robyn Silvernagle 4
1 Manitoba  Kerri Einarson 9
5 Switzerland  Binia Feltscher 1
4 Russia  Anna Sidorova 5
5 Switzerland  Binia Feltscher 8
1 Manitoba  Kerri Einarson 7
2 Alberta  Chelsea Carey 4
2 Alberta  Chelsea Carey 8
7 Alberta  Kelsey Rocque 5
2 Alberta  Chelsea Carey 11
3 United States  Jamie Sinclair 3
3 United States  Jamie Sinclair 5
6 Saskatchewan  Stefanie Lawton 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Muirhead replaced Richard Hart.
  2. ^ Schneider replaced Rick Sawatsky, who was injured.[3]
  3. ^ Holland replaced Penny Barker.

References

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  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
  5. ^ CurlingZone
  6. ^ CurlingZone
  7. ^ CurlingZone
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