2018 Tour Challenge
The 2018 Tour Challenge was held from November 6 to 11 at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This was the third Grand Slam of the 2018–19 curling season.
In the men's Tier 1 competition, Brad Jacobs defeated Brendan Bottcher in the final 6–5. Team Bottcher was playing in their first Grand Slam final. In Tier 2, Kirk Muyres defeated Scott McDonald's team in the final to secure a spot in the 2019 Canadian Open.
The women's Tier 1 competition saw Rachel Homan defeat Tracy Fleury 8–4. In the Tier 2 final, Elena Stern beat Sayaka Yoshimura 6–5, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Open.
Qualification
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers of 15 teams. For Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2018. If any teams declined, the next highest team was invited until the field of 15 teams was complete. For Tier 2, the next 10 teams on the OOM rankings are invited. The final 5 teams in Tier 2 are filled by regional invitations extended by the Grand Slam of Curling.
Men
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of October 1:
Brad Gushue
Niklas Edin
Kevin Koe
Bruce Mouat
Brad Jacobs
Reid Carruthers- John Epping
- Jason Gunnlaugson
Peter de Cruz- Glenn Howard
Steffen Walstad- Brendan Bottcher
John ShusterThomas Ulsrud- Rich Ruohonen
- Ross Paterson
Yannick Schwaller
Matt Dunstone- Braden Calvert
Women
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:
Anna Hasselborg- Jennifer Jones
- Rachel Homan
- Tracy Fleury
- Laura Walker
Eve Muirhead- Jamie Sinclair
- Nina Roth
- Silvana Tirinzoni
Satsuki Fujisawa
Kim Eun-jung- Kerri Einarson
- Darcy Robertson
- Casey Scheidegger
- Chelsea Carey
- Isabella Wranå
- Allison Flaxey
Anna Sidorova- Cory Christensen
- Krista McCarville
Men
Tier 1
Teams
Round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am
Draw 8
Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 9, 11:30 am
Draw 12
Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, November 10, 8:30 am
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Glenn Howard | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Glenn Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rich Ruohonen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brad Jacobs | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Peter de Cruz | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kevin Koe | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Peter de Cruz | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brad Jacobs | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brad Jacobs | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | John Shuster | 6 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 10, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, November 11, 4:00 pm
Tier 2
Round-robin standings
Tiebreakers
- Muirhead 5-2 Stopera
van Dorp 7-4 Lyburn
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Scott McDonald | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jaap van Dorp | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Scott McDonald | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Fenner | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Fenner | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanner Horgan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Scott McDonald | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kirk Muyres | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kirk Muyres | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Glen Muirhead | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kirk Muyres | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charley Thomas | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charley Thomas | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Team Tuck | 6 | ||||||||||||
Women
Tier 1
Teams
Round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am
Draw 8
Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, November 9, 11:30 am
Draw 12
Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Laura Walker | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nina Roth | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nina Roth | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jennifer Jones | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tracy Fleury | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tracy Fleury | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Darcy Robertson | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tracy Fleury | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kerri Einarson | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kerri Einarson | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 4 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 10, 12:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, November 11, 12:00 pm
Tier 2
Round-robin standings
Tiebreakers
- Froud 2-8 Rocque
- Streifel 10-3 Brunton
- Harrison 4-7 Tippin
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gim Un-chi | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kristen Streifel | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kristen Streifel | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Stern | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Binia Feltscher | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Stern | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Stern | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sayaka Yoshimura | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sayaka Yoshimura | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Julie Tippin | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sayaka Yoshimura | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Hollie Duncan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Hollie Duncan | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Kelsey Rocque | 7 | ||||||||||||