Tour Challenge
The Tour Challenge, known as the HearingLife Tour Challenge for sponsorship reasons, is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, which is one of the Grand Slam of Curling events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
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| Tour Challenge |
|---|
| 2015 |
| Nisku, Alberta |
| Silent Ice Center |
| CAD$175,000 |
| Bruce Mouat |
| Rachel Homan |
| 2025 Tour Challenge |
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The Tour Challenge, known as the HearingLife Tour Challenge for sponsorship reasons, is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, which is one of the Grand Slam of Curling events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season.
The event features a men's and women's draw, and is split into two tiers of 16 teams each, Tier 1 and Tier 2. The top 16 teams on the World Curling Federation team ranking qualify for the Tier 1 event, while the next top 16 teams qualify for the Tier 2 event. The winning team at the Tier 2 event qualifies for another Grand Slam, the Canadian Open. For the 2025 edition of the Tour Challenge, the Tier 2 event was replaced with a GSOC Jr. U25 Tour Challenge Event, to showcase the future of the sport and support the transition of teams from juniors to men's/women's play.
From 2022 to 2023, the format consisted of four pools, where each team played all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall made the playoffs. In 2023, tiebreakers were dropped. In 2024, the event became a triple knockout event for the first time. In 2025, the Tier 1 event, as well as the U25 event, returned to the pool format, with each team playing the three other teams in their pool. The Tier 1 event also includes a cross over game.
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren | Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy Smith | Cranbrook, British Columbia | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus Vågberg | Regina, Saskatchewan | $100,000 |
| 2018 | Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | Westville Road, Nova Scotia | $120,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | |||
| 2021 | Cancelled | |||
| 2022 | Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren | Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden | Grande Prairie, Alberta | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella | Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert | Niagara Falls, Ontario | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $175,000 |
| 2025 | Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Nisku, Alberta | $175,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky | Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid | $50,000 |
| 2016 | Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard | $50,000 |
| 2017 | Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan | William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada | $50,000 |
| 2018 | Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh, Dallan Muyres | Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Don Bowser, Scott Chadwick | $50,000 |
| 2019 | Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell | Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott | $50,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||
| 2022 | Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell | Aaron Sluchinski, Jeremy Harty, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett | Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson | Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad | $60,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Takumi Maeda, Hiroki Maeda, Uryu Kamikawa, Gakuto Tokoro | Jordan McNamara, Colton Daly, Jacob Clarke, Brenden Laframboise | $60,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown | Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott | Cranbrook, British Columbia | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown | Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs | Regina, Saskatchewan | $100,000 |
| 2018 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur | Westville Road, Nova Scotia | $120,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | |||
| 2021 | Cancelled | |||
| 2022 | Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury (skip), Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris | Grande Prairie, Alberta | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine | Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish | Niagara Falls, Ontario | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki | Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $175,000 |
| 2025 | Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Rachelle Brown | Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Carole Howald, Selina Witschonke | Nisku, Alberta | $175,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski | $50,000 |
| 2016 | Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster | Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts | $50,000 |
| 2017 | Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters | $50,000 |
| 2018 | Briar Hürlimann, Elena Stern (skip), Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller | Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama | $50,000 |
| 2019 | Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i | Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke | $50,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||
| 2022 | Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken | Jessie Hunkin, Kristen Streifel, Becca Hebert, Dayna Demers | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi | Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Lander, My Larsen, Denise Dupont | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, Karlee Everist | Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi | $60,000 |
| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Lindsey Burgess, Zoe Cinnamon | Yuina Miura, Kohane Tsuruga, Rin Suzuki, Hana Ikeda | $60,000 |
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