Tour Challenge
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Established | 2015 |
2023 host city | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
2023 arena | Gale Centre |
Purse | CAD$175,000 |
Current champions (2023) | |
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The Tour Challenge, known as the HearingLife Tour Challenge for sponsorship reasons, is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, which is one of the Grand Slam of Curling events. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 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]
Since 2022, the format consists of four pools, where each team plays all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall make the playoffs. Beginning in 2023, there are no tiebreakers.[2]
The top 16 teams on the 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.[2]
Past champions
Men
Tier 1
Tier 2
Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Purse | |
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2015 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2020 | Cancelled | |||
2021 | Cancelled | |||
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 | |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() | $60,000 |
Women
Tier 1
Tier 2
References
- ^ "About the Tour Challenge". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "HearingLife Tour Challenge Format and Qualification". grandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
- Official website