# 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge

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.
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 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 rink in the final, also taking home $20,000. It was Sweeting's third career Slam title.

## Men
### Tier 1
#### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Reid Carruthers | Braeden Moskowy | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Benoît Schwarz | Claudio Pätz | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Rasmus Wranå | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
| John Epping | Mat Camm | Pat Janssen | Tim March | Toronto, Ontario |
| Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Glenn Howard | Glen Muirhead | David Mathers | Scott Howard | Penetanguishene, Ontario |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Brent Laing | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Alberta |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Matt Dunstone | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Heath McCormick | Christopher Plys | Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Jim Cotter | John Morris (skip) | Catlin Schneider | Tyrel Griffith | Vernon, British Columbia |
| John Shuster | Tyler George | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Pat Simmons | Colton Lott | Kyle Doering | Rob Gordon | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Kyle Smith | Thomas Muirhead | Kyle Waddell | Cammy Smith | Stirling, Scotland |
| Steffen Walstad | Markus Høiberg | Magnus Nedregotten | Magnus Vågberg | Oppdal, Norway |

#### Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Pool A | W | L | PF | PA |
| Brad Gushue | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| John Shuster | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 |
| Glenn Howard | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| Kevin Koe | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| Peter de Cruz | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| Pool B | W | L | PF | PA |
| John Epping | 4 | 0 | 30 | 18 |
| Pat Simmons | 3 | 1 | 30 | 18 |
| Niklas Edin | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
| Heath McCormick | 1 | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| Kyle Smith | 0 | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| Pool C | W | L | PF | PA |
| Steffen Walstad | 4 | 0 | 23 | 15 |
| Brad Jacobs | 3 | 1 | 29 | 21 |
| Steve Laycock | 2 | 2 | 23 | 27 |
| Reid Carruthers | 1 | 3 | 24 | 28 |
| John Morris | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 |

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Steve Laycock | 5 | 1 | Brad Gushue | 5 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Brad Jacobs | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Brad Jacobs | 10 | 4 | Brad Jacobs | 2 | | | |
| 5 | John Shuster | 8 | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Shuster | 8 | | | | 1 | Brad Gushue | 9 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Steffen Walstad | 1 |
| 2 | John Epping | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Steffen Walstad | 1 |
| 7 | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Niklas Edin | 5 | 7 | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Steffen Walstad | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Steffen Walstad | 11 | 3 | Steffen Walstad | 6 | | | |
| 6 | Pat Simmons | 4 | | | | | | |

##### Quarterfinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 3:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| John Epping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Niklas Edin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Steffen Walstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | 11 |
| Pat Simmons | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |

##### Semifinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brad Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steffen Walstad | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

##### Final

Sunday, Sept 10, 10:30am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Steffen Walstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Player percentages :
| Team Gushue | Team Gushue | Team Walstad | Team Walstad |
| Geoff Walker | 88% | Magnus Vågberg | 86% |
| Brett Gallant | 92% | Magnus Nedregotten | 84% |
| Mark Nichols | 99% | Markus Hoiberg | 51% |
| Brad Gushue | 97% | Steffen Walstad | 72% |
| Total | 94% | Total | 73% |

### Tier 2
#### Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Pool A | W | L |
| Craig Brown | 3 | 1 |
| William Lyburn | 3 | 1 |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Drummond | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Carl deConinck Smith | 3 | 1 |
| Liu Rui | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Balsdon | 3 | 1 |
| Colton Flasch | 1 | 3 |
| Dayna Deruelle | 0 | 4 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Brendan Bottcher | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Heidt | 3 | 1 |
| Charley Thomas | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Casey | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Ackerman | 0 | 4 |

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brendan Bottcher | 8 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Greg Balsdon | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Greg Balsdon | 4 | 1 | Brendan Bottcher | 6 | | | |
| | | | 4 | William Lyburn | 7 | | | |
| 4 | William Lyburn | 5 | 4 | William Lyburn | 7 | | | |
| 5 | Liu Rui | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Liu Rui | 4 | | | | 4 | William Lyburn | 7 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 8 |
| 2 | Craig Brown | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 8 |
| 7 | Carl deConinck Smith | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Carl deConinck Smith | 5 | 7 | Carl deConinck Smith | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | | | |
| 3 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 6 | 3 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | | | |
| 6 | Josh Heidt | 5 | | | | | | |

## Women
### Tier 1
#### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Michelle Englot | Kate Cameron | Leslie Wilson-Westcott | Raunora Westcott | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Allison Flaxey | Clancy Grandy | Lynn Kreviazuk | Morgan Court | Caledon, Ontario |
| Tracy Fleury | Crystal Webster | Jenna Walsh | Amanda Gates | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Jacqueline Harrison | Janet Murphy | Stephanie Matheson | Nicole Westlund Stewart | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Anna Hasselborg | Sara McManus | Agnes Knochenhauer | Sofia Mabergs | Sundbyberg, Sweden |
| Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Dawn McEwen | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sherry Middaugh | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Lee Merklinger | Leigh Armstrong | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Lauren Gray | Stirling, Scotland |
| Alina Pätz | Nadine Lehmann | Marisa Winkelhausen | Nicole Schwägli | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Casey Scheidegger | Cary-Anne McTaggart | Jessie Scheidegger | Kristie Moore | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Val Sweeting | Lori Olson-Johns | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Julie Tippin | Chantal Duhaime | Rachelle Vink | Tess Bobbie | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | Manuela Siegrist | Esther Neuenschwander | Marlene Albrecht | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Wang Bingyu | Zhou Yan | Liu Jinli | Ma Jingyi | Harbin, China |

#### Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreakers
| Pool A | W | L | PF | PA |
| Val Sweeting | 4 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| Jacqueline Harrison | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 |
| Eve Muirhead | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Wang Bingyu | 1 | 3 | 20 | 21 |
| Rachel Homan | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
| Pool B | W | L | PF | PA |
| Alina Pätz | 4 | 0 | 29 | 13 |
| Jennifer Jones | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
| Allison Flaxey | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Casey Scheidegger | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 |
| Sherry Middaugh | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| Pool C | W | L | PF | PA |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| Anna Hasselborg | 3 | 1 | 23 | 22 |
| Michelle Englot | 2 | 2 | 23 | 20 |
| Julie Tippin | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 |
| Tracy Fleury | 0 | 4 | 12 | 27 |

#### Tiebreaker

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Julie Tippin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Eve Muirhead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Alina Pätz | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eve Muirhead | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eve Muirhead | 5 | 8 | Eve Muirhead | 5 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Anna Hasselborg | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 4 | 5 | Anna Hasselborg | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Anna Hasselborg | 8 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Anna Hasselborg | 8 | | | | 5 | Anna Hasselborg | 5 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Val Sweeting | 6 |
| 2 | Val Sweeting | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | Val Sweeting | 6 |
| 7 | Michelle Englot | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michelle Englot | 5 | 2 | Val Sweeting | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Jennifer Jones | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Jennifer Jones | 7 | 3 | Jennifer Jones | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Jacqueline Harrison | 6 | | | | | | |

##### Quarterfinals

Saturday, Sept 9, 11:30am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jacqueline Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Anna Hasselborg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Val Sweeting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Michelle Englot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Alina Pätz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eve Muirhead | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

##### Semifinals

Saturday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Eve Muirhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Anna Hasselborg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Val Sweeting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jennifer Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |

##### Final

Sunday, Sept 10, 2:30pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Val Sweeting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Player percentages :
| Team Hasselborg | Team Hasselborg | Team Sweeting | Team Sweeting |
| Sofia Mabergs | 83% | Rachelle Brown | 90% |
| Agnes Knochenhauer | 81% | Dana Ferguson | 75% |
| Sara McManus | 97% | Lori Olson-Johns | 62% |
| Anna Hasselborg | 69% | Val Sweeting | 71% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 74% |

### Tier 2
#### Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreakers
| Pool A | W | L |
| Kerri Einarson | 3 | 1 |
| Kim Eun-jung | 2 | 2 |
| Nancy Martin | 2 | 2 |
| Nadine Scotland | 2 | 2 |
| Nina Roth | 1 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Chelsea Carey | 3 | 1 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 3 | 1 |
| Stefanie Lawton | 2 | 2 |
| Kelsey Rocque | 2 | 2 |
| Amber Holland | 0 | 4 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Anna Sidorova | 3 | 1 |
| Binia Feltscher | 3 | 1 |
| Hannah Fleming | 2 | 2 |
| Robyn Silvernagle | 2 | 2 |
| Chantelle Eberle | 0 | 4 |

#### Tiebreakers

* Silvernagle 5-4 Martin
* Kim 5-6 Rocque
* Fleming 5-6 Lawton
* Scotland 5-7 Silvernagle

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kerri Einarson | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robyn Silvernagle | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robyn Silvernagle | 4 | 1 | Kerri Einarson | 9 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Binia Feltscher | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Anna Sidorova | 5 | 5 | Binia Feltscher | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Binia Feltscher | 8 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Binia Feltscher | 8 | | | | 1 | Kerri Einarson | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Chelsea Carey | 4 |
| 2 | Chelsea Carey | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | Chelsea Carey | 4 |
| 7 | Kelsey Rocque | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kelsey Rocque | 5 | 2 | Chelsea Carey | 11 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Jamie Sinclair | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Jamie Sinclair | 5 | 3 | Jamie Sinclair | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Stefanie Lawton | 4 | | | | | | |