2018 Tour Challenge Explained

2018 Tour Challenge
Host City:Thunder Bay, Ontario
Arena:Tournament Centre
Dates:November 6–11
Men's Winner: Brad Jacobs
Curling Club:Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Skip:Brad Jacobs
Third:Ryan Fry
Second:E. J. Harnden
Lead:Ryan Harnden
Coach:Adam Kingsbury
Finalist: Brendan Bottcher
Women's Winner: Rachel Homan
Curling Club2:Ottawa CC, Ottawa, ON
Skip2:Rachel Homan
Third2:Emma Miskew
Second2:Joanne Courtney
Lead2:Lisa Weagle
Prev:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Tour Challenge was held from November 6 to 11 at the Tournament Centre 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]

  1. Brad Gushue
  2. Niklas Edin
  3. Kevin Koe
  4. Bruce Mouat
  5. Brad Jacobs
  6. Reid Carruthers
  7. John Epping
  8. Jason Gunnlaugson
  9. Peter de Cruz
  10. Glenn Howard
  11. Steffen Walstad
  12. Brendan Bottcher
  13. John Shuster
  14. Thomas Ulsrud
  15. Rich Ruohonen
  16. Ross Paterson
  17. Yannick Schwaller
  18. Matt Dunstone
  19. Braden Calvert

Women

Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:[3]

  1. Anna Hasselborg
  2. Jennifer Jones
  3. Rachel Homan
  4. Tracy Fleury
  5. Laura Walker
  6. Eve Muirhead
  7. Jamie Sinclair
  8. Nina Roth
  9. Silvana Tirinzoni
  10. Satsuki Fujisawa
  11. Kim Eun-jung
  12. Kerri Einarson
  13. Darcy Robertson
  14. Casey Scheidegger
  15. Chelsea Carey
  16. Isabella Wranå
  17. Allison Flaxey
  18. Anna Sidorova
  19. Cory Christensen
  20. Krista McCarville

Men

Tier 1

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Edmonton, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mike McEwen (Fourth) Reid Carruthers (Skip) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Peter de Cruz (Skip) Geneva, Switzerland
Regina, Saskatchewan
Karlstad, Sweden
Toronto, Ontario
Morris, Manitoba
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Glasgow, Scotland
Greg Persinger (Fourth) Rich Ruohonen (Skip) Chaska, United States
Duluth, United States
[4]

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
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width=200Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Brad Gushue4 0 29 16
Rich Ruohonen3 1 26 20
John Epping1 3 21 25
Jason Gunnlaugson1 3 14 22
Ross Paterson1 3 21 28
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Peter de Cruz3 1 23 18
John Shuster3 1 22 17
Matt Dunstone2 2 15 19
Niklas Edin1 3 15 17
Reid Carruthers1 3 17 21
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Brad Jacobs3 1 16 11
Brendan Bottcher3 1 24 14
Kevin Koe2 2 12 20
Glenn Howard2 2 22 14
Braden Calvert0 4 12 27

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).

Draw 1

Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am

Draw 4

Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am

Draw 8

Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, November 9, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Friday, November 9, 11:30 am

Draw 12

Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm

Draw 13

Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, November 10, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 10, 4:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, November 11, 4:00 pm

Tier 2

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool A !width=15W !width=15L
Tanner Horgan3 1
Charley Thomas3 1
Glen Muirhead2 2
Andrew Stopera2 2
Dennis Bohn0 4
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool B !width=15W !width=15L
Scott McDonald4 0
Mark Fenner3 1
William Lyburn2 2
Dylan Johnston1 3
Jordan Chandler0 4
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool C !width=15W !width=15L
Kirk Muyres4 0
Team Tuck3 1
Jaap van Dorp2 2
Tanner Lott1 3
Colin Koivula0 4

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Women

Tier 1

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Edmonton, Alberta
Chaska, United States
Gimli, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
East St. Paul, Manitoba
Ottawa, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Chaska, United States
Lethbridge, Alberta
Chaska, United States
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Aarau, Switzerland
Edmonton, Alberta
Stockholm, Sweden
[5]

Round-robin standings

valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Nina Roth3 1 24 18
Jennifer Jones3 1 26 16
Silvana Tirinzoni2 2 16 18
Allison Flaxey1 3 20 22
Isabella Wranå1 3 13 25
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Rachel Homan4 0 30 10
Kerri Einarson3 1 18 16
Jamie Sinclair1 3 13 19
Cory Christensen1 3 16 25
Chelsea Carey1 3 18 24
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
Tracy Fleury4 0 28 11
Darcy Robertson2 2 19 25
Laura Walker2 2 20 20
Krista McCarville1 3 14 22
Casey Scheidegger1 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

Draw 2

Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am

Draw 4

Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am

Draw 8

Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, November 9, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Friday, November 9, 11:30 am

Draw 12

Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 10, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, November 11, 12:00 pm

Tier 2

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool A !width=15W !width=15L
Sayaka Yoshimura4 0
Hollie Duncan3 1
Susan Froud2 2
Jenna Enge1 3
Annmarie Dubberstein0 4
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool B !width=15W !width=15L
Binia Feltscher3 1
Elena Stern3 1
Kira Brunton2 2
Jacqueline Harrison2 2
Mary-Anne Arsenault0 4
valign=top width=10%
width=200Pool C !width=15W !width=15L
Gim Un-chi4 0
Kelsey Rocque2 2
Kristen Streifel2 2
Julie Tippin2 2
Hailey Beaudry0 4

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification for the Tour Challenge. Grand Slam of Curling. October 18, 2018.
  2. https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=81&eventyear=2019&week=7 CurlingZone
  3. https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=82&eventyear=2019&week=7 CurlingZone
  4. Web site: 2018 Tour Challenge Tier 1: Men’s Teams. Brazeau. Jonathan. October 17, 2018. Grand Slam of Curling. October 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 Tour Challenge Tier 1: Women’s Teams. Brazeau. Jonathan. October 17, 2018. Grand Slam of Curling. October 18, 2018.

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