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Annual Grand Slam of Curling event

Tour Challenge Established 2015 2025 host city Nisku, Alberta 2025 arena Silent Ice Center Purse CAD$175,000 Current champions (2025) Men Bruce Mouat Women Rachel Homan Current edition 2025 Tour Challenge

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The **Tour Challenge**, known as the **HearingLife Tour Challenge** for sponsorship reasons, is a [bonspiel](/source/Bonspiel), or [curling](/source/Curling) tournament, which is one of the [Grand Slam of Curling](/source/Grand_Slam_of_Curling) events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the [2015–16 curling season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_curling_season).[1]

The event features a men's and women's draw, and is split into two tiers of 16 teams each, Tier 1 and Tier 2.[2] The top 16 teams on the [World Curling Federation](/source/World_Curling_Federation) team ranking qualify for the Tier 1 event, while the next top 16 teams qualify for the Tier 2 event. The winning team at the Tier 2 event qualifies for another Grand Slam, the [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(curling)).[2] For the 2025 edition of the Tour Challenge, the Tier 2 event was replaced with a GSOC Jr. U25 Tour Challenge Event, to showcase the future of the sport and support the transition of teams from juniors to men's/women's play.[3]

From 2022 to 2023, the format consisted of four pools, where each team played all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall made the playoffs. In 2023, tiebreakers were dropped.[2] In 2024, the event became a [triple knockout](/source/Tournament#Knockout_tournaments) event[4] for the first time. In 2025, the Tier 1 event, as well as the U25 event, returned to the pool format, with each team playing the three other teams in their pool. The Tier 1 event also includes a cross over game.

## Past champions

### Men

#### Tier 1

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse 2015 Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000 2016 Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy Smith Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000 2017 Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus Vågberg Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000 2018 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000 2019 Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000 2020 Cancelled 2021 Cancelled 2022 Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000 2023 Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000 2024 Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island $175,000 2025 Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Nisku, Alberta $175,000

#### Tier 2

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse 2015 Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid $50,000 2016 Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard $50,000 2017 Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada $50,000 2018 Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh, Dallan Muyres Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Don Bowser, Scott Chadwick $50,000 2019 Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott $50,000 2020 Cancelled 2021 Cancelled 2022 Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell Aaron Sluchinski, Jeremy Harty, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster $50,000 2023 Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi $60,000 2024 Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad $60,000

#### U25

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse 2025 Takumi Maeda, Hiroki Maeda, Uryu Kamikawa, Gakuto Tokoro Jordan McNamara, Colton Daly, Jacob Clarke, Brenden Laframboise $60,000

### Women

#### Tier 1

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse 2015 Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000 2016 Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott Cranbrook, British Columbia $100,000 2017 Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Regina, Saskatchewan $100,000 2018 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000 2019 Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Westville Road, Nova Scotia $120,000 2020 Cancelled 2021 Cancelled 2022 Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury (skip), Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris Grande Prairie, Alberta $120,000 2023 Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish Niagara Falls, Ontario $175,000 2024 Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island $175,000 2025 Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Rachelle Brown Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Carole Howald, Selina Witschonke Nisku, Alberta $175,000

#### Tier 2

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse 2015 Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski $50,000 2016 Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts $50,000 2017 Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters $50,000 2018 Briar Hürlimann, Elena Stern (skip), Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama $50,000 2019 Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke $50,000 2020 Cancelled 2021 Cancelled 2022 Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken Jessie Hunkin, Kristen Streifel, Becca Hebert, Dayna Demers $50,000 2023 Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Lander, My Larsen, Denise Dupont $60,000 2024 Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, Karlee Everist Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi $60,000

#### U25

Year Winning team Runner-up team Purse 2025 Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Lindsey Burgess, Zoe Cinnamon Yuina Miura, Kohane Tsuruga, Rin Suzuki, Hana Ikeda $60,000

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["About the Tour Challenge"](http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/tour-challenge/about-the-gsoc-tour-challenge/). grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-F&Q_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-F&Q_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-F&Q_2-2) ["HearingLife Tour Challenge Format and Qualification"](https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/events/hearinglife-tour-challenge/rules-regulations/). grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Grand Slam's U25 event a glimpse into the future"](https://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/news/grand-slams-u25-event-a-glimpse-into-the-future). *Grand Slam of Curling*. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eight Ends: All you need to know for the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge"](https://www.sportsnet.ca/grand-slam-of-curling/article/eight-ends-all-you-need-to-know-for-the-2024-hearinglife-tour-challenge/). *Sportsnet*. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/)

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