The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau 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.
The 2012 StuSells Toronto Tankard was held from October 5 to 8 at the High Park Club in Toronto, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format for the men's event, and in a round robin format for the women's event. The purse for the men's event was CAD$45,000, and the winner, Jeff Stoughton, received CAD$15,000. The purse for the women's event was CAD$15,000, and the winner, Mary-Anne Arsenault, received CAD$5,000. Stoughton defeated Joe Frans in the men's final with a score of 6–2, while Arsenault defeated Lisa Farnell in the women's final with a score of 7–2.
The 2012 Shamrock Shotgun was held from October 5 to 7 at the Shamrock Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format. The purses for the men's and women's events are CAD$8,500 each, and the winners of each event, Danny Sherrard and Satsuki Fujisawa, received CAD$2,000. Sherrard defeated Thomas Scoffin in the final with a score of 8–4, while Fujisawa defeated Kim Eun-jung in the women's final with a score of 5–2.
The 2012 Valley First Crown of Curling was held from October 19 to 22 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. For both the men's and women's events, the event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were CAD$34,000 each, of which the winners, Brent Pierce and Wang Bingyu, received CAD$8,000 each.
The Flatiron Challenge at Lacombe was a bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Lacombe Curling Club in Lacombe, Alberta. The tournament was one of the development series events introduced on the World Curling Tour during the 2012–13 curling season. The tournament was held in a round robin format.
The 2012 Vancouver Island Shootout was held from November 9 to 12 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were CAD$14,000 each, of which the winners of each event received CAD$5,000. In the men's final, Jay Wakefield defeated Neil Dangerfield with a score of 9–2, while in the women's final, Roberta Kuhn defeated Heather Jensen with a score of 5–3.
The 2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel was held from November 9 to 11 at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$15,000, of which the winner, Al Hackner, received CAD$5,000, and the purse for the women's event was CAD$6,000. Hackner defeated Craig Kochan in the men's final with a score of 7–5, while Krista McCarville defeated Ashley Kallos in the women's final with a score of 5–2.
The 2012 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel was held from November 9 to 11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$22,000. In the final, Steve Petryk defeated Robert Schlender with a score of 6–3.
The 2012 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix was held from November 22 to 25 at the Aréna de Clermont and the Club de curling Nairn in Clermont, Quebec as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event is being held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event is CAD$37,000, of which the winner will receive CAD$12,000. In the final, Peter de Cruz of Switzerland defeated Brad Jacobs of Ontario in an extra end with a score of 6–5.
The 2012 DEKALB Superspiel was held from November 22 to 25 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$30,000, of which the winner, William Lyburn, received CAD$10,000, while the purse for the women's event was CAD$24,000, of which the winner, Darcy Robertson, received CAD$8,000. In the men's final, Lyburn defeated Alexander Attinger of Switzerland with a score of 8–1 in four ends, while in the women's final, Robertson defeated her sister, defending champion Barb Spencer, with a score of 6–4 in an extra end.
The 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel was held from November 23 to 25 at the Spruce Grove Curling Club in Spruce Grove, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held in a round robin format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were CAD$8,000 each, with the winner of each event receiving CAD$2,100. In the men's final, Les Rogers defeated Greg Keith with a score of 6–3 for his first World Curling Tour title. In the women's final, Tiffany Steuber defeated Holly Whyte with a score of 8–7 in an extra end.
The 2012 Vic Open was held from December 13 to 16 at the Club de curling Victoria in Quebec City, Quebec as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$10,000, of which the winner, Simon Dupuis, received CAD$1,800. Dupuis defeated Philippe Lemay in the final with a score of 8–6.
The 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out was held from December 13 to 16 at the Range Recreation and Civic Center in Eveleth, Minnesota as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were being held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was USD$21,500, and the purse for the women's event was USD$12,500. In the men's final, Tyler George won his second title at Curl Mesabi with a win over last year's runner-up Todd Birr, wrapping up the game with a score of 5–1 in five ends. In the women's final, Jessie Kaufman of Alberta won her first title by defeating last year's runner-up Allison Pottinger with a score of 5–2.
The 2013 StuSells Oakville Tankard was held from September 5 to 8 in Oakville, Ontario as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$34,000, of which the winner, Brad Jacobs, received CAD$8,000, while the purse for the women's event was CAD$24,000, of which the winner, Sherry Middaugh, received CAD$5,000.
The 2013 Denham Hospitality Summer Classic was held from September 6 to 8 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held in a round robin format. The purse for both the men's and the women's events were CAD$9,100 each.
The 2013 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from October 29 to November 3 at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The Masters was the first Grand Slam on the men's tour and the third Grand Slam on the women's tour. The purses for both the men's and the women's events were CAD$100,000 each.
The 2013 Shoot-Out was held from September 12 to 15 at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events are being held in a triple-knockout format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$18,000, of which the winner, Kevin Martin, received CAD$5,000, while the purse for the women's event was CAD$26,000, of which the winner, Crystal Webster, received CAD$5,000. Martin defeated Steve Laycock in the final with a score of 3–2, while Webster defeated Chantelle Eberle in the final with a score of 10–6 in seven ends.
The 2013 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau was held October 24 to 27, 2013 at the Buckingham Curling Club in Buckingham, Quebec and the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in Masson, Quebec as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The purses for the men's and women's were CAD$42,500 and CAD$15,000, respectively.
The 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out was held from September 11 to 14 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was held on Week 3 of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour. The men's event had a purse of CAD$22,000, and the women's event had a purse of CAD$27,000. The winning team in each event won CAD$6,000.
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