Tour Challenge

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]

Tour Challenge
Established	2015
2025 host city	Nisku, Alberta
2025 arena	Silent Ice Center
Purse	CAD$175,000
Current champions (2024)
Men	Bruce Mouat
Women	Kerri Einarson
Current edition
2024 Tour Challenge

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]

From 2022 to 2023, the format consisted of four pools, where each team played all four of their games against the four teams of another pool. The top 8 teams overall made the playoffs. In 2023, tiebreakers were dropped.^[2] In 2024, the event became a triple knockout event^[3] for the first time.

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

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2015	Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador	$100,000
2016	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cammy Smith	Cranbrook, British Columbia	$100,000
2017	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg, Magnus Nedregotten, Magnus Vågberg	Regina, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2018	Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin	Thunder Bay, Ontario	$100,000
2019	Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Westville Road, Nova Scotia	$120,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Matt Dunstone, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Lott, Ryan Harnden	Grande Prairie, Alberta	$120,000
2023	Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella	Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert	Niagara Falls, Ontario	$175,000
2024	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	$175,000

Tier 2

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Purse
2015	Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky	Mark Kean, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid	$50,000
2016	Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick	Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard	$50,000
2017	Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan	William Lyburn, Richard Daneault, Jared Kolomaya, Braden Zawada	$50,000
2018	Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh, Dallan Muyres	Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Don Bowser, Scott Chadwick	$50,000
2019	Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell	Tanner Horgan, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Tanner Lott	$50,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell	Aaron Sluchinski, Jeremy Harty, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster	$50,000
2023	Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett	Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Masaki Iwai, Kosuke Morozumi	$60,000
2024	Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson	Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad	$60,000

Women

Tier 1

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2015	Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador	$100,000
2016	Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown	Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott	Cranbrook, British Columbia	$100,000
2017	Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Regina, Saskatchewan	$100,000
2018	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Thunder Bay, Ontario	$100,000
2019	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Westville Road, Nova Scotia	$120,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris	Grande Prairie, Alberta	$120,000
2023	Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine	Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish	Niagara Falls, Ontario	$175,000
2024	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki	Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	$175,000

Tier 2

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Purse
2015	Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Amber Holland, Cindy Ricci, Larisa Murray, Debbie Lozinski	$50,000
2016	Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster	Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts	$50,000
2017	Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters	$50,000
2018	Elena Stern, Briar Hürlimann, Lisa Gisler, Céline Koller	Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama	$50,000
2019	Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i	Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke	$50,000
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Clancy Grandy, Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken	Jessie Hunkin, Kristen Streifel, Becca Hebert, Dayna Demers	$50,000
2023	Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi	Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Lander, My Larsen, Denise Dupont	$60,000
2024	Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, Karlee Everist	Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi	$60,000