{{short description|none}} {{Infobox curling event|2025|2025 | Name = Icebreaker Challenge | Logo = | Logo size = | Established = 2015 | Host city = [[Morris, Manitoba|Morris]], [[Manitoba]] | Arena = [[Morris Curling Club]] | Purse = $4,000 | Current men's champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chase Sinnett]] | Current women's champion = {{flagicon|BC}} [[Kayla MacMillan]] }}
The '''Icebreaker Challenge''' is an annual [[cashspiel]], or [[curling]] tournament, that takes place in Manitoba.<ref name="worldcurl">{{cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=4776|website=www.curlingzone.com|title=Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite|accessdate=2017-08-28}}</ref> The Event was part of the [[World Curling Tour]] from 2017 to 2019. The 2016 event was known as the '''2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special''' and was held in [[Waterloo, Ontario]] and was only part of the [[Ontario Curling Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/jason-gunnlaugson-targeting-elite-ranks-with-fresh-new-crew/|title=Jason Gunnlaugson targeting elite ranks with fresh new crew|date=22 September 2016}}</ref> The 2016 event included both genders, and in 2017 a separate women's event was added. Both the 2017 and 2018 events were held at the [[Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg)|Granite Curling Club]] in [[Winnipeg]]. The 2017 event was known as the '''Spider Performance Icebreaker At The Granite''' and in 2018 it was known as the '''GOLDLINE Icebreaker At The Granite'''. Beginning in 2019 the event is being held at the [[Morris Curling Club]] in [[Morris, Manitoba]]. After a four-season hiatus, the event returned in 2023 with only a women's field. In 2024, both a men's and women's event were contested.
==Past champions==
===Men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Winning team ! scope="col"| Runner-up team ! scope="col"| Purse (CDN) |- | 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&eventid=4370|title=2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jason Gunnlaugson]], [[Colton Lott]], [[Kyle Doering]], [[Rob Gordon (curler)|Rob Gordon]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[William Lyburn]], [[Jared Kolomaya]], [[Richard Daneault]], [[Braden Zawada]] || $4,000 |- | 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4777|title=2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite – Men's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Braden Calvert]], [[Kyle Kurz]], [[Lucas Van Den Bosch]], [[Brendan Wilson]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Shuster]], [[Tyler George]], [[Joe Polo]], [[John Landsteiner]] || $7,680 |- | [[2018 Icebreaker at The Granite|2018]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=5342|title=2018 GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite – Men's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Braden Calvert]], [[Kyle Kurz]], [[Ian McMillan (curler)|Ian McMillan]], [[Rob Gordon (curler)|Rob Gordon]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Shuster]], [[Chris Plys|Christopher Plys]], [[Matt Hamilton (curler)|Matt Hamilton]], [[John Landsteiner]] || $5,120 |- | [[2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=5844|title=2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker – Men's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Jason Gunnlaugson]], [[Alex Forrest (curler)|Alex Forrest]], [[Adam Casey (curler)|Adam Casey]], [[Connor Njegovan]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Ty Dilello]], Hayden Forrester, Brennan Sampson, Brendan Wilson || $5,120 |- | 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=8588|title=2024 Icebreaker Challenge – Men's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chase Sinnett]], Samuel Strouse, Kevin Tuma, Connor Kauffman || {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Sampson, Coleman Thurston, Jacob Zeman, Marius Kleinas || $4,500 |- | 2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=8981|title=2025 Icebreaker Challenge – Men's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Strouse (Fourth), Kevin Tuma, [[Chase Sinnett]] (Skip), Connor Kauffman || {{flagicon|USA}} Caden Hebert, Jackson Bestland, Benji Paral, Jack Wendtland || $4,000 |}
===Women=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Winning team ! scope="col"| Runner-up team ! scope="col"| Purse (CDN) |- | 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&eventid=4776|title=2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite – Women's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Kerri Einarson]], [[Selena Kaatz]], [[Liz Fyfe]], [[Kristin MacCuish]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Darcy Robertson]], [[Karen Klein (curler)|Karen Klein]], [[Vanessa Foster]], [[Theresa Cannon]] || $6,020 |- | [[2018 Icebreaker at The Granite|2018]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=5343|title=2018 GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite – Women's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Darcy Robertson]], [[Karen Klein (curler)|Karen Klein]], [[Vanessa Foster]], [[Theresa Cannon]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Sidorova]], [[Margarita Fomina]], [[Alexandra Raeva]], [[Nkeirouka Ezekh|Nkeiruka Ezekh]] || $6,400 |- | [[2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=5845|title=2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker – Women's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Tracy Fleury]], [[Selena Njegovan]], [[Liz Fyfe]], [[Kristin MacCuish]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tori Koana]], [[Yuna Kotani]], [[Mao Ishigaki]], [[Arisa Kotani]] || $6,400 |- | [[2023 Icebreaker Challenge|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=8046|title=2023 Icebreaker Challenge|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Kate Cameron (curler)|Kate Cameron]], [[Meghan Walter]], [[Taylor McDonald]], [[Mackenzie Elias]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Delaney Strouse]], [[Anne O'Hara]], [[Sydney Mullaney]], [[Rebecca Rodgers]] || $6,500 |- | 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=8587|title=2024 Icebreaker Challenge – Women's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SK}} [[Ashley Thevenot]], [[Brittany Tran]], [[Taylor Stremick]], [[Kaylin Skinner]] || {{flagicon|AB}} [[Kayla Skrlik]], [[Margot Flemming]], [[Ashton Skrlik]], [[Geri-Lynn Ramsay]] || $4,500 |- | 2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=8980|title=2025 Icebreaker Challenge – Women's|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref> || {{flagicon|BC}} [[Kayla MacMillan]], [[Brittany Tran]], [[Lindsay Dubue]], [[Lauren Lenentine]] || {{flagicon|MB}} [[Kate Cameron (curler)|Kate Cameron]], [[Briane Harris]], [[Taylor McDonald]], [[Mackenzie Elias]] || $4,000 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:World Curling Tour events]] [[Category:Morris, Manitoba]] [[Category:Women's World Curling Tour events]] [[Category:Women's curling competitions in Canada]] [[Category:Curling competitions in Manitoba]]