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
Draw 3
Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Draw 10
Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Draw 12
Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 11:00 am
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
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
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 11:30 am
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, September 13, 6:00 pm
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
Draw 2
Wednesday, September 9, 9:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, September 10, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, September 10, 12:30 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, September 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm
Draw 10
Friday, September 11, 9:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm
Draw 12
Friday, September 11, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, September 11, 7:30 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, September 12, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 12, 2:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, September 12, 5:30 pm
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
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 .
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