Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 8 to 13 at the Paradise Double Ice Complex in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2015–16 curling season for both the men's and women's World Curling Tour.
In the tier 1 events, Kevin Koe defeated Brad Gushue on the men's side, Koe's fourth slam title.[1] On the women's side, Silvana Tirinzoni won her first slam by upsetting Rachel Homan in the final.[2]
the tier 2 winners Jim Cotter and Kerri Einarson both qualified for the 2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling.[3][4][5]
The event introduced the curling world to a new kind of sweeping strategy employed by the Gushue rink. Up until this season, most curling teams would use two sweepers for each rock thrown, but the Gushue rink only used one at the Tour Challenge. The thought process by the Gushue team was that having two sweepers would "cancel out" the directional sweeping of each other.[6] The change in sweeping strategy by the team marked the beginning of a tumultuous curling season which led to the banning of new brush head fabrics as part of the "broomgate" scandal.[7]
Men
Tier I
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[8][9]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Brendan Bottcher | Tom Appelman | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta |
Reid Carruthers | Braeden Moskowy | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul, Manitoba |
Adam Casey | David Mathers | Anson Carmody | Robbie Doherty | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) | Claudio Pätz | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland |
Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Kristian Lindström | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
John Epping | Mathew Camm | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | Toronto, Ontario |
Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Adam Spencer | Scott Howard | Penetanguishene, Ontario |
Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Brent Laing | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Alberta |
Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Sven Michel | Marc Pfister | Enrico Pfister | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Stirling, Scotland |
John Shuster | Tyler George | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Time Zone.[8]
Draw 1
Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, September 9, 9:00 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Glenn Howard | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
Sven Michel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Peter de Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Reid Carruthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Adam Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
John Epping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Steve Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Sven Michel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 6
Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 7
Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Adam Casey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
David Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brendan Bottcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 7 |
Sven Michel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
Draw 8
Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brad Jacobs | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 6 |
Sven Michel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brad Gushue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
Adam Casey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
Draw 10
Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Niklas Edin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Adam Casey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 11
Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Draw 12
Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kevin Koe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 11:00 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | X | X | 6 |
Brad Jacobs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brad Gushue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Final
Sunday, September 13, 6:30 pm
Tier II
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
Tiebreaker
Friday, September 11, 8:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
James Grattan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
Josh Heidt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 11:30 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jim Cotter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
James Grattan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Shawn Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Kyle Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jim Cotter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | 9 |
Kyle Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
Final
Sunday, September 13, 6:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jim Cotter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Mark Kean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Women
Tier I
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[8][10]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Chelsea Carey | Amy Nixon | Jocelyn Peterman | Laine Peters | Edmonton, Alberta |
Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | Flims, Switzerland |
Tracy Fleury | Crystal Webster | Jenn Horgan | Amanda Gates | Sudbury, Ontario |
Julie Hastings | Christy Trombley | Stacey Smith | Katrina Collins | Thornhill, Ontario |
Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Ottawa, Ontario |
Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Jennifer Clark-Rouire | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Kim Eun-jung | Kim Kyeong-ae | Kim Seon-yeong | Kim Yeong-mi | Uiseong, South Korea |
Kristy McDonald | Kate Cameron | Leslie Wilson-Westcott | Raunora Westcott | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Sherry Middaugh | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Lee Merklinger | Leigh Armstrong | Coldwater, Ontario |
Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Sarah Reid | Stirling, Scotland |
Alina Pätz | Nadine Lehmann | Marisa Winkelhausen | Nicole Schwägli | Zürich, Switzerland |
Kelsey Rocque | Laura Crocker | Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates | Edmonton, Alberta |
Anna Sidorova | Margarita Fomina | Aleksandra Saitova | Alina Kovaleva | Moscow, Russia |
Val Sweeting | Lori Olson-Johns | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | Edmonton, Alberta |
Silvana Tirinzoni | Manuela Siegrist | Esther Neuenschwander | Marlene Albrecht | Aarau, Switzerland |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
Round-robin results
The draw is listed as follows:[8]
Draw 1
Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Sherry Middaugh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 2
Wednesday, September 9, 9:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kristy McDonald | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Eve Muirhead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Tracy Fleury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 8
Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
Anna Sidorova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 9
Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Draw 10
Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Kim Eun-jung | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 |
Draw 11
Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Chelsea Carey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 12
Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, September 11, 7:30 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Alina Pätz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Tiebreakers
Saturday, September 12, 8:00 am
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Eve Muirhead | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 2:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
Kristy McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 5:30 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Rachel Homan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Final
Sunday, September 13, 11:30 am
Tier II
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
Tiebreakers
Saturday, September 12, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 3:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kerri Einarson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
Michelle Montford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, September 13, 11:30 am
References
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 13, 2015). "Koe edges Gushue in extra to win Tour Challenge". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 13, 2015). "Tirinzoni stuns Homan to win Tour Challenge". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 1, 2015). "McEwen wins 6th career GSOC title at Masters". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 1, 2015). "Sweeting, Homan set for GSOC Masters final". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (September 18, 2015). "Einarson, Cotter book spots for the Masters". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Kenn Oliver (September 18, 2015). "One for the money". Saltwire. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ John Cullent (May 6, 2024). "Broomgate: A Curling Scandal, Episode 1: The Mystery Broom". CBC (Podcast). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Tour Challenge Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "2015 GSOC Tour Challenge – Men's teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "2015 GSOC Tour Challenge – Women's teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Men's results from the CurlingZone database
- Women's results from the CurlingZone database
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