2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
Host city	Regina, Saskatchewan
Arena	The Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place
Dates	September 5–10
Men's winner	Team Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Mark Nichols
Second	Brett Gallant
Lead	Geoff Walker
Finalist	Steffen Walstad
Women's winner	Team Sweeting
Curling club	Saville Community SC, Edmonton, AB
Skip	Val Sweeting
Third	Lori Olson-Johns
Second	Dana Ferguson
Lead	Rachelle Brown
Finalist	Anna Hasselborg
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The 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2017–18 curling season.

Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan

ArenaThe Co-operators Centre, Evraz Place

DatesSeptember 5–10

Men's winner Team Gushue

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There were two tiers in each of the men's and women's events.

The winning tier 1 teams get a direct bye into the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup, the last grand slam event of the season. The winning tier 2 teams get a bye into the 2017 Masters, the next grand slam event of the season.

On the men's side, the defending World Champion Brad Gushue rink from St. John's, Newfoundland defeated the defending Norwegian champion Steffen Walstad rink in the final. It would be Gushue's 8th career grand slam win. Team Gushue went undefeated in the tournament and took home $20,000 for the win.^[1]

On the women's side, the defending Tour Challenge champion Val Sweeting from Edmonton, Alberta rink made it two in a row when they defeated the Swedish Anna Hasselborg rink in the final, also taking home $20,000.^[2] It was Sweeting's third career Slam title.

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Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz	Claudio Pätz	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Valentin Tanner	Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin	Oskar Eriksson	Rasmus Wranå	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping	Mat Camm	Pat Janssen	Tim March	Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard	Glen Muirhead^[a]	David Mathers	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	Matt Dunstone	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick	Christopher Plys	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Blaine, Minnesota
Jim Cotter	John Morris (skip)	Catlin Schneider^[b]	Tyrel Griffith	Vernon, British Columbia
John Shuster	Tyler George	Matt Hamilton	John Landsteiner	Duluth, Minnesota
Pat Simmons	Colton Lott	Kyle Doering	Rob Gordon	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kyle Smith	Thomas Muirhead	Kyle Waddell	Cammy Smith	Stirling, Scotland
Steffen Walstad	Markus Høiberg	Magnus Nedregotten	Magnus Vågberg	Oppdal, Norway

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

1	Brad Gushue	7

8	Steve Laycock	5
			1	Brad Gushue	5

			4	Brad Jacobs	2
4	Brad Jacobs	10

5	John Shuster	8
						1	Brad Gushue	9

						3	Steffen Walstad	1
2	John Epping	4

7	Niklas Edin	5
			7	Niklas Edin	5

			3	Steffen Walstad	6
3	Steffen Walstad	11

6	Pat Simmons	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Brad Gushue 🔨	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	7
Steve Laycock	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Brad Jacobs 🔨	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	10
John Shuster	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
John Epping	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
Niklas Edin 🔨	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	5

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

Men

Tier 1

Teams

Round-robin standings

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Tier 2

Round-robin standings

Playoffs

Women

Tier 1

Teams

Round-robin standings

Tiebreaker

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Tier 2

Round-robin standings

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Notes

References

External links

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Steffen Walstad 🔨	1	0	0	2	0	3	5	X	11
Pat Simmons	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue 🔨	2	3	0	0	3	1	X	X	9
Steffen Walstad	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1

Player percentages
Team Gushue		Team Walstad
Geoff Walker	88%	Magnus Vågberg	86%
Brett Gallant	92%	Magnus Nedregotten	84%
Mark Nichols	99%	Markus Hoiberg	51%
Brad Gushue	97%	Steffen Walstad	72%
Total	94%	Total	73%

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Michelle Englot	Kate Cameron	Leslie Wilson-Westcott	Raunora Westcott	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Allison Flaxey	Clancy Grandy	Lynn Kreviazuk	Morgan Court	Caledon, Ontario
Tracy Fleury	Crystal Webster	Jenna Walsh	Amanda Gates	Sudbury, Ontario
Jacqueline Harrison	Janet Murphy	Stephanie Matheson	Nicole Westlund Stewart	Mississauga, Ontario
Anna Hasselborg	Sara McManus	Agnes Knochenhauer	Sofia Mabergs	Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Joanne Courtney	Lisa Weagle	Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Jill Officer	Dawn McEwen	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Coldwater, Ontario
Eve Muirhead	Anna Sloan	Vicki Adams	Lauren Gray	Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz	Nadine Lehmann	Marisa Winkelhausen	Nicole Schwägli	Zürich, Switzerland
Casey Scheidegger	Cary-Anne McTaggart	Jessie Scheidegger	Kristie Moore	Lethbridge, Alberta
Val Sweeting	Lori Olson-Johns	Dana Ferguson	Rachelle Brown	Edmonton, Alberta
Julie Tippin	Chantal Duhaime	Rachelle Vink	Tess Bobbie	Woodstock, Ontario
Silvana Tirinzoni	Manuela Siegrist	Esther Neuenschwander	Marlene Albrecht	Zürich, Switzerland
Wang Bingyu	Zhou Yan	Liu Jinli	Ma Jingyi	Harbin, China

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jennifer Jones 🔨	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	8
Jacqueline Harrison	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	4
Anna Hasselborg	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Val Sweeting 🔨	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	X	8
Michelle Englot	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Alina Pätz 🔨	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Eve Muirhead	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	5

Player percentages
Team Hasselborg		Team Sweeting
Sofia Mabergs	83%	Rachelle Brown	90%
Agnes Knochenhauer	81%	Dana Ferguson	75%
Sara McManus	97%	Lori Olson-Johns	62%
Anna Hasselborg	69%	Val Sweeting	71%
Total	83%	Total	74%

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

1	Brendan Bottcher	8

8	Greg Balsdon	4
			1	Brendan Bottcher	6

			4	William Lyburn	7
4	William Lyburn	5

5	Liu Rui	4
						4	William Lyburn	7

						3	Jason Gunnlaugson	8
2	Craig Brown	3

7	Carl deConinck Smith	5
			7	Carl deConinck Smith	6

			3	Jason Gunnlaugson	7
3	Jason Gunnlaugson	6

6	Josh Heidt	5