Challenge de Curling de Gatineau explained

The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (formerly the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau and the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011, but discontinued after 2013.

Beginning in 2011, the event shifted venues to the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in Masson, Quebec in the Masson-Angers sector of the city and the Buckingham Curling Club in the Buckingham sector.

Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2009 $31,000
2010 $37,500
$36,500
$36,500
$45,400
2014[1] $42,500
2015 $45,000
2016 $45,000
2017[2] $41,000
2018 $37,000

Women

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
$11,000
$13,000
$15,000

Open

The open event is part of the Ontario Curling Tour only and is open to teams with men and women.

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2015 Roger Bertrand Steven Munroe $10,500
2016 Adam Freilich $12,850
2017[3] Sylvain Dicaire $12,850
2018 Noemie Verreault $13,300

Past events

2009 event

Former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard defeated 2007 Canada Games curling silver medalist Neil Sinclair to win $8,000 for his team. The total pot was $31,000.

Playoffs

2010 event

The total purse of the 2010 event is $37,500. The winner, Serge Reid, upset defending championship Jean-Michel Ménard and earned the right to play at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling.

Playoffs

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&eventid=3473 CurlingZone
  2. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4769 CurlingZone
  3. Web site: Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open -- Ontario Curling Tour.