Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2019 KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge was held from November 5 to 10, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia . It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2019–20 season .
In the men's tier 1 final, Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to win his 5th Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Korey Dropkin defeated Tanner Horgan to earn a spot at the 2020 Canadian Open in January.
In the women's tier 1 final, Anna Hasselborg of Sundbyberg, Sweden defeated Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Manitoba to win her 3rd Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Kim Min-ji defeated Jestyn Murphy to earn a spot at the Canadian Open.
Qualification
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers. For the Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2019 are invited. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete. For the Tier 2, 16 teams are invited including the next top ranked OOM teams and regional teams.
Men
Tier 1
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of October 1:[ 1]
Kevin Koe
John Epping
Brendan Bottcher
Niklas Edin
Bruce Mouat
Brad Jacobs
Peter de Cruz
Ross Paterson
Brad Gushue
Matt Dunstone
Yannick Schwaller
Glenn Howard
Scott McDonald
John Shuster
Mike McEwen
Jason Gunnlaugson
Tier 2
Order of Merit teams:
Regional teams:
Women
Tier 1
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:[ 2]
Rachel Homan
Anna Hasselborg
Kerri Einarson
Silvana Tirinzoni
Jennifer Jones
Chelsea Carey
Tracy Fleury
Satsuki Fujisawa
Robyn Silvernagle
Casey Scheidegger
Eve Muirhead
Sayaka Yoshimura
Elena Stern
Theresa Cannon
Anna Sidorova
Kelsey Rocque
Seina Nakajima
Isabella Wranå
Mei Jie
Jiang Yilun
Gim Un-chi
Nina Roth
Tier 2
Order of Merit teams:
Regional teams:
Men
Tier 1
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 3]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Ryan Fry
Mat Camm
Brent Laing
Toronto , Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson
Alex Forrest
Adam Casey
Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard
Scott Howard
David Mathers
Tim March
Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs
Marc Kennedy
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe
John Morris [ a]
Colton Flasch
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Scott McDonald
Jonathan Beuk
Wesley Forget
Scott Chadwick
Kingston , Ontario
Mike McEwen
Reid Carruthers
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh , Scotland
Yannick Schwaller
Michael Brunner
Romano Meier
Marcel Käufeler
Bern , Switzerland
John Shuster
Chris Plys
Matt Hamilton
John Landsteiner
Duluth , United States
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 5]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 7, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, November 7, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 8, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 9, 4:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, November 10, 4:30 pm
Tier 2
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 6]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Cameron Bryce
Craig Waddell
Gregor Cannon
Derrick Sloan
Stirling , Scotland
Braden Calvert
Kyle Kurz
Ian McMillan
Rob Gordon
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Korey Dropkin
Thomas Howell
Mark Fenner
Alex Fenson
Joe Polo
Chaska , United States
Mike Fournier
Félix Asselin
William Dion
Jean-François Trépanier
Émile Asselin
Montreal , Quebec
James Grattan
Chris Jeffrey
Andy McCann
Jamie Brannen
Oromocto , New Brunswick
Tanner Horgan
Colton Lott
Kyle Doering
Tanner Lott
Winnipeg Beach , Manitoba
Scott Jones
Jeremy Mallais
Brian King
Robert Daley
Moncton , New Brunswick
Jamie Murphy
Paul Flemming
Scott Saccary
Taylor Ardiel
Halifax , Nova Scotia
Kirk Muyres
Kevin Marsh
Dan Marsh
Dallan Muyres
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Greg Persinger (Fourth)
Rich Ruohonen (Skip)
Colin Hufman
Phil Tilker
Kroy Nernberger
Minneapolis , United States
Greg Smith
Randy Smith
John Sheppard
Ian Withycombe
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Chad Stevens
Peter Burgess
Graham Breckon
Kelly Mittelstadt
Truro , Nova Scotia
Karsten Sturmay
Tristan Steinke
Jason Ginter
Glenn Venance
Edmonton , Alberta
Kendal Thompson
Bryce Everist
Chris MacRae
Michael Brophy
Halifax , Nova Scotia
Stuart Thompson
Colton Steele
Cameron MacKenzie
Travis Colter
Dartmouth , Nova Scotia
Wouter Gösgens (Fourth)
Jaap van Dorp (Skip)
Laurens Hoekman
Carlo Glasbergen
Zoetermeer , Netherlands
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 5]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 7, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, November 7, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 8, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 am
Saturday, November 9, 12:30 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 9, 4:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, November 10, 4:30 pm
Women
Tier 1
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 3]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Chelsea Carey
Sarah Wilkes
Dana Ferguson
Rachelle Brown
Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury
Selena Njegovan
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul , Manitoba
Satsuki Fujisawa
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
Yurika Yoshida
Kitami , Japan
Anna Hasselborg
Sara McManus
Agnes Knochenhauer
Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Joanne Courtney
Lisa Weagle
Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Kelsey Rocque
Danielle Schmiemann
Rebecca Hebert
Jesse Marlow
Edmonton , Alberta
Tabitha Peterson [ b]
Becca Hamilton
Tara Peterson
Aileen Geving
McFarland , United States
Amber Holland [ c]
Cary-Anne McTaggart
Jessie Haughian
Kristie Moore
Lethbridge , Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle
Stefanie Lawton
Jessie Hunkin
Kara Thevenot
North Battleford , Saskatchewan
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)
Elena Stern (Skip)
Lisa Gisler
Céline Koller
Brig , Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland
Isabella Wranå
Jennie Wåhlin
Almida de Val
Fanny Sjöberg
Stockholm , Sweden
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Anna Ohmiya
Yumie Funayama
Sapporo , Japan
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 5]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 7, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, November 7, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 8, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 9, 12:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, November 10, 12:30 pm
Tier 2
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 6]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Mary-Anne Arsenault
Christina Black
Jenn Baxter
Emma Logan
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Megan Balsdon
Lynn Kreviazuk
Rachelle Strybosch
Tess Bobbie
London, Ontario
Suzanne Birt
Marie Christianson
Meaghan Hughes
Michelle McQuaid
Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island
Jill Brothers
Erin Carmody
Sarah Murphy
Jenn Brine
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Corryn Brown
Erin Pincott
Dezaray Hawes
Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops , British Columbia
Andrea Crawford
Jennifer Armstrong
Jillian Babin
Katie Forward
Fredericton , New Brunswick
Hollie Duncan
Laura Hickey
Cheryl Kreviazuk
Karen Trines
Toronto , Ontario
Binia Feltscher
Carole Howald
Stefanie Berset
Larissa Hari
Langenthal , Switzerland
Mackenzie Glynn
Camille Burt
Lauren Barron
Sarah Cassell
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Tanya Hilliard
Taylor Clarke
MacKenzie Proctor
Heather MacPhee
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Daniela Jentsch
Emira Abbes
Klara-Hermine Fomm
Analena Jentsch
Füssen , Germany
Kim Min-ji
Ha Seung-youn
Kim Hye-rin
Yang Tae-i
Chuncheon , South Korea
Jestyn Murphy
Carly Howard
Stephanie Matheson
Grace Holyoke
Mississauga , Ontario
Beth Peterson
Jenna Loder
Katherine Doerksen
Melissa Gordon
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Laurie St-Georges
Hailey Armstrong
Emily Riley
Cynthia St-Georges
Laval, Quebec
Laura Walker
Kate Cameron
Taylor McDonald
Nadine Scotland
Edmonton , Alberta
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 5]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 7, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, November 7, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 8, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 9, 12:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 9, 8:30 pm
Final
Sunday, November 10, 12:30 pm
Notes
References
^ "Men's Rankings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
^ "Women's Rankings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
^ a b "Tier 1 Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ "John Morris set to sub at third on Team Koe for Tour Challenge" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved October 29, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Draw Schedule" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved October 22, 2019 .
^ a b "Tier 2 Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ Brazeau, Jonathan. "Einarson edges Carey to start sharp at KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
^ Brazeau, Jonathan. "Holland to sub for Scheidegger at Masters, Tour Challenge" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
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