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
[edit | edit source]Only skip's name is displayed.
Men
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | Ontario Neil Sinclair | $31,000 |
| 2010 | Quebec Serge Reid | Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | $37,500 |
| 2011 | Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | Ontario Brad Jacobs | $36,500 |
| 2012 | Nova Scotia Mark Dacey | Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | $36,500 |
| 2013 | Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | Ontario Robert Rumfeldt | $45,400 |
| 2014[1] | Manitoba Mike McEwen | Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | $42,500 |
| 2015 | Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | Ontario Mark Bice | $45,000 |
| 2016 | Ontario John Epping | Manitoba Matt Dunstone | $45,000 |
| 2017[2] | China Liu Rui | Switzerland Peter de Cruz | $41,000 |
| 2018 | Ontario Scott McDonald | Ontario Charley Thomas | $37,000 |
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Women
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ontario Jenn Hanna | Quebec Marie-France Larouche | $11,000 |
| 2012 | Ontario Julie Reddick | Ontario Cathy Auld | $13,000 |
| 2013 | Ontario Lisa Farnell | Ontario Katie Morrissey | $15,000 |
Open
[edit | edit source]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 | Quebec Roger Bertrand | Quebec Steven Munroe | $10,500 |
| 2016 | Israel Adam Freilich | Ontario Colin Dow | $12,850 |
| 2017[3] | Quebec Sylvain Dicaire | Ontario Brian Lewis | $12,850 |
| 2018 | Ontario Colin Dow | Quebec Noemie Verreault | $13,300 |
Past events
[edit | edit source]2009 event
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Ontario Neil Sinclair | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Ted Butler | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Neil Sinclair | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Howard Rajala | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Howard Rajala | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Brad Jacobs | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Neil Sinclair | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Martin Ferland | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Jake Higgs | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Martin Ferland | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Serge Reid | 4 | |||||||||||||
2010 event
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Ontario Mark Bice | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Howard Rajala | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Howard Rajala | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Serge Reid | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Serge Reid | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Wayne Tuck, Jr. | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Serge Reid | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ontario Brad Jacobs | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Michael Fournier | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Quebec Michael Fournier | 4 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ CurlingZone
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