Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

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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. It is now sponsored by Le Château Cartier. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011.

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 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

Women

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

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 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

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 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

External links

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