The 2017
GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at
Evraz Place in
Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first
Grand Slam of the
2017–18 curling season
The 2017–18 curling season began in May 2017 and ended in May 2018.
''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.''
Curling Canada sanctioned events
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There were two tiers in each of the men's and women's events.
The winning tier 1 teams get a direct bye into the
2018 Humpty's Champions Cup, the last grand slam event of the season. The winning tier 2 teams get a bye into the
2017 Masters, the next grand slam event of the season.
On the men's side, the defending World Champion
Brad Gushue rink from St. John's, Newfoundland defeated the defending Norwegian champion
Steffen Walstad
Steffen Walstad (born February 10, 1989 in Oppdal) is a Norwegian curler from Oppdal. He currently skips his own team.
Career Juniors
Walstad played in three World Junior Curling Championships, from 2008 to 2010 inclusive. At the 2008 World J ...
rink in the final. It would be Gushue's 8th career grand slam win. Team Gushue went undefeated in the tournament and took home $20,000 for the win.
On the women's side, the defending Tour Challenge champion
Val Sweeting from Edmonton, Alberta rink made it two in a row when they defeated the Swedish
Anna Hasselborg
Anna Ellinor Hasselborg (born 5 May 1989) is a Swedish curler who is the 2018 Olympic Champion in women's curling, and a former World Junior Champion skip. In November 2019, she became the first curler in history to reign as the simultaneous ho ...
rink in the final, also taking home $20,000. It was Sweeting's third career Slam title.
Men
Tier 1
Teams
Round-robin standings
Playoffs
=Quarterfinals
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''Saturday, Sept 9, 3:30pm ''
=Semifinals
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''Saturday, Sept 9, 8:00pm''
=Final
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''Sunday, Sept 10, 10:30am ''
Tier 2
Round-robin standings
Playoffs
Women
Tier 1
Teams
Round-robin standings
Tiebreaker
Playoffs
=Quarterfinals
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''Saturday, Sept 9, 11:30am ''
=Semifinals
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''Saturday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm''
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= Final
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''Sunday, Sept 10, 2:30pm ''
Tier 2
Round-robin standings
Tiebreakers
* Silvernagle 5-4 Martin
* Kim 5-6 Rocque
* Fleming 5-6 Lawton
* Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle
Playoffs
Notes
References
External links
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