# Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (formerly the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau and the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011, but discontinued after 2013.
Beginning in 2011, the event shifted venues to the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in Masson, Quebec in the Masson-Angers sector of the city and the Buckingham Curling Club in the Buckingham sector.

## Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

### Men

| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
| 2009 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Neil Sinclair | $31,000 |
| 2010 | Serge Reid | Jean-Michel Ménard | $37,500 |
| 2011 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Brad Jacobs | $36,500 |
| 2012 | Mark Dacey | Brad Gushue | $36,500 |
| 2013 | Brad Gushue | Robert Rumfeldt | $45,400 |
| 2014 | Mike McEwen | Jean-Michel Ménard | $42,500 |
| 2015 | Brad Gushue | Mark Bice | $45,000 |
| 2016 | John Epping | Matt Dunstone | $45,000 |
| 2017 | Liu Rui | Peter de Cruz | $41,000 |
| 2018 | Scott McDonald | Charley Thomas | $37,000 |

### Women

| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
| 2011 | Jenn Hanna | Marie-France Larouche | $11,000 |
| 2012 | Julie Reddick | Cathy Auld | $13,000 |
| 2013 | Lisa Farnell | Katie Morrissey | $15,000 |

### Open

The open event is part of the Ontario Curling Tour only and is open to teams with men and women.
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
| 2015 | Roger Bertrand | Steven Munroe | $10,500 |
| 2016 | Adam Freilich | Colin Dow | $12,850 |
| 2017 | Sylvain Dicaire | Brian Lewis | $12,850 |
| 2018 | Colin Dow | Noemie Verreault | $13,300 |

## Past events
### 2009 event

Former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard defeated 2007 Canada Games curling silver medalist Neil Sinclair to win $8,000 for his team. The total pot was $31,000.

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Neil Sinclair | Neil Sinclair | 7 | | | | | | |
| Ted Butler | Ted Butler | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ted Butler | Ted Butler | 6 | Neil Sinclair | Neil Sinclair | 7 | | | |
| | | | Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 2 | | | |
| Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 5 | Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 2 | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 4 | | | | Neil Sinclair | Neil Sinclair | 3 |
| | | | | | | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 7 |
| Martin Ferland | Martin Ferland | 8 | | | | | | | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 7 |
| Jake Higgs | Jake Higgs | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jake Higgs | Jake Higgs | 5 | Martin Ferland | Martin Ferland | 3 | | | |
| | | | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 8 | | | |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 7 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 8 | | | |
| Serge Reid | Serge Reid | 4 | | | | | | |

### 2010 event

The total purse of the 2010 event is $37,500. The winner, Serge Reid, upset defending championship Jean-Michel Ménard and earned the right to play at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling.

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Mark Bice | Mark Bice | 2 | | | | | | |
| Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 5 | | | | | | |
| Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 5 | Howard Rajala | Howard Rajala | 3 | | | |
| | | | Serge Reid | Serge Reid | 7 | | | |
| Serge Reid | Serge Reid | 6 | Serge Reid | Serge Reid | 7 | | | |
| Wayne Tuck, Jr. | Wayne Tuck, Jr. | 5 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Tuck, Jr. | Wayne Tuck, Jr. | 5 | | | | Serge Reid | Serge Reid | 5 |
| | | | | | | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 4 |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 5 | | | | | | | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 4 |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 4 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 6 | | | |
| | | | Michael Fournier | Michael Fournier | 5 | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 2 | Michael Fournier | Michael Fournier | 5 | | | |
| Michael Fournier | Michael Fournier | 4 | | | | | | |