WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger explained

The WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger, also known as the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, and the Tallinn Season Starter is an annual tournament on the men's World Curling Tour.^[1] It is held annually on the last weekend of September at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia.^[2]

The purse for the event is €3,000,^[2] with the winning team receiving €1,200.^[3]

The event has been held since 2015, and has been part of the World Curling Tour since 2017.

The 2022 event included 18 teams from 11 countries, including Norway, Spain, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Estonia, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.^{[4] [5]}

Champions

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (€)	Winner's share (€)
2015^[6]
2016^[7] ^[8]
2017^[9]			€1,700	€700
2018^[10]			€3,000	€1,200
2019^[11]	Jere Sullanmaa, Jason Moore, Iikko Santti, Jermu Pollanen (skip)	Mārtiņš Trukšāns, Jānis Klīve, Sandris Buholcs, Artūrs Gerhards	€3,000	€1,200
2020	Not held
2021^[12]			€3,000^[13]	€1,200
2022			€3,000	€1,200
2023			€3,000	€1,200

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2022. World Curling Tour. 2022-10-10.
2. Web site: 7th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2022. Curling Tallinn. 2022-10-10.
3. Web site: Tallinn Mens International Challenger. CurlingZone. 2022-10-10.
4. Web site: Pasaules kērlinga tūrē Tallinā piedalīsies trīs Latvijas vīriešu komandas, tajā skaitā Latvijas izlase. Sporta Centrs. 2022-10-16. Latvian.
5. Web site: Tallinnas algas kurlingu MK-etapp. Sporta Centrs. 2022-10-16. Estonian.
6. Web site: 1st Tallinn Season Starter 2015. Curling Tallinn. 2022-10-16.
7. Web site: Tallinn Season Starter 2016. SoftPeelR. 2022-10-16.
8. Web site: Tallinn Season Starter. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031003017/http://tss.ee/participants.html . 2016-10-31 . Internet Archive. 2022-10-16.
9. Web site: Tallinn Challenger. CurlingZone. 2022-10-10.
10. Web site: Tallinn Mens International Challenger. CurlingZone. 2022-10-10.
11. Web site: Tallinn Mens International Challenger. CurlingZone. 2022-10-10.
12. Web site: Tallinn Mens International Challenger. CurlingZone. 2022-10-10.
13. Web site: 6th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2021. Curling Tallinn. 2022-10-10.