The next stop on the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling is here.
The 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge is set to start this week, as 64 total teams are in Niagara Falls for the five-day tournament.
The Tour Challenge has been around since 2015, introducing a unique format that consists of two tiers on both the men's and women's side. The winners of the event earn berths to the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup, which will take place later in 2024.
At the 2022 Tour Challenge, it was Canada's Rachel Homan and Sweden's Niklas Edin winning at the Tier I level, while Canada's Clancy Grandy and USA's Korey Dropkin grabbed wins at Tier II.
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Here is everything you need to know about the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge.
When is the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge?
- Start: Tuesday, Oct. 17
- End: Sunday, Oct. 22
This year's tournament began Tuesday, Oct. 17 and goes until Sunday, Oct. 22.
The round-robin runs from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. On Oct. 21, the quarterfinals and semifinals will take place before the finals occur on Oct. 22.
What channel is the HearingLife Tour Challenge on?
- TV Channel: Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360
- Live stream: Sportsnet+
The 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge is available to watch on Sportsnet.
Coverage of the event begins on Thursday, Oct. 19 and will run for four days. You can watch live on Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet 360, or stream the action on Sportsnet+.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Rob Faulds returns to the Sportnet broadcast booth alongside analysts Kevin Martin, Mike Harris and Joan McCusker.
Where is the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge taking place?
- City: Niagara Falls, Ont.
- Venue: Gale Centre
The tournament is being held at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont.
It is the second time this specific event will take place in Ontario and the first time in Niagara Falls.
2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge pool standings
There are 64 total teams playing in the competition. They are split up into the men's side and the women's side, and each of those will be divided into two tiers.
Each tier will consist of 16 teams playing in a round robin where every squad plays four games. While the teams are divided into four pools of four for the round robin, all 16 records are put together in the same grouping to determine who advances.
The top eight teams in each tier advance to the playoffs, where it is single elimination.
Men's Tier 1
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwaller | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Retornaz | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Whyte | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Gushue | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dunstone | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Edin | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Koe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Carruthers | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ramsfjell | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sluchinski | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bottcher | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Shuster | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanagisawa | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mouat | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dropkin | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gosgens | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Women's Tier 1
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasselborg | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tirinzoni | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Gim | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Einarson | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Constantini | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Homan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Morrison | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lawes | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jones | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Roervik | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrana | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ha | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Cameron | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Peterson | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Fujisawa | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Grandy | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Men's Tier 2
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeong | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Craik | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| McEwen | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Wiebe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Sturmay | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryce | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Morozumi | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Kleiter | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Hostmaelingen | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Epping | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Casper | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Hoesli | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mooibroek | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Brunner | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Schneider | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nyman | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Women's Tier 2
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshimura | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kitazawa | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dupont | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kim | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Skrlik | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Hunkin | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Strouse | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Huerlimann | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Inglis | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Black | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Anderson | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Campbell | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ladouceur | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gray-Withers | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Martin | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaeggi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge schedule, results
Draw 1 (Oct. 17, 8 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Hasselborg — 8
Constantini — 4
Sheet B
Einarson — 5
Cameron — 3
Sheet C
Homan — 4
Grandy — 3
Sheet D
Jones — 6
Ha — 5
Draw 1 (Oct. 17, 8:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Brunner — 1
Jeong — 6
Sheet B
Sturmay — 6
Nyman — 4
Sheet C
Craik — 6
Hostmaelingen — 4
Sheet D
Epping — 4
Mooibroek — 5
Draw 2 (Oct. 17, 11:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Retornaz — 5
Yanagisawa — 4
Sheet B
Mouat — 5
Shuster — 6
Sheet C
Koe — 5
Carruthers — 4
Sheet D
Edin — 5
Whyte — 8
Draw 2 (Oct. 17, 12 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Strouse — 4
Anderson — 2
Sheet B
Black — 6
Jaeggi — 5
Sheet C
Skrlik — 4
Inglis — 3
Sheet D
Yoshimura — 7
Hunkin — 5
Draw 3 (Oct. 17, 3 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Fujisawa — 1
Morrison — 7
Sheet B
Tirinzoni — 6
Roervik — 5
Sheet C
Wrana — 8
Lawes — 7
Sheet D
Gim — 7
Peterson — 4
Draw 3 (Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
McEwen — 7
Kleiter — 4
Sheet B
Bryce — 8
Morozumi — 4
Sheet C
Wiebe — 5
Schneider — 1
Sheet D
Hoesli — 3
Casper — 4
Draw 4 (Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Bottcher — 4
Gosgens — 3
Sheet B
Gushue — 8
Sluchinski — 2
Sheet C
Schwaller — 3
Dropkin — 8
Sheet D
Dunstone — 6
Ramsfjell — 3
Draw 4 (Oct. 17, 7 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Huerlimann — 7
Campbell — 3
Sheet B
Kitazawa — 2
Martin — 6
Sheet C
Ladouceur — 7
Gray-Withers — 3
Sheet D
Kim — 4
Dupont — 8
Draw 5 (Oct. 18, 8 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Edin — 9
Shuster — 4
Sheet B
Retornaz — 4
Carruthers — 3
Sheet C
Moaut — 3
Whyte — 6
Sheet D
Koe — 5
Yanagisawa — 6
Draw 5 (Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Yoshimura — 6
Jaeggi — 4
Sheet B
Strouse — 5
Inglis — 6
Sheet C
Black — 6
Hunkin — 8
Sheet D
Skrlik — 9
Anderson — 3
Draw 6 (Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Homan — 6
Jones — 4
Sheet B
Grandy — 5
Ha — 7
Sheet C
Einarson — 5
Hasselborg — 6
Sheet D
Cameron — 6
Constantini — 7
Draw 6 (Oct. 18, 12 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Craik — 9
Epping — 3
Sheet B
Hostmaelingen — 7
Mooibroek — 6
Sheet C
Sturmay — 6
Brunner — 2
Sheet D
Nyman — 5
Jeong — 6
Draw 7 (Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Dropkin — 5
Ramsfjell — 6
Sheet B
Schwaller — 6
Dunstone — 5
Sheet C
Gosgens — 3
Sluchinski — 7
Sheet D
Bottcher — 5
Gushue — 6
Draw 7 (Oct. 18, 4 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Gray-Withers — 3
Dupont — 5
Sheet B
Ladouceur — 2
Kim — 5
Sheet C
Martin — 2
Campbell — 7
Sheet D
Huerlimann — 2
Kitazawa — 9
Draw 8 (Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Gim — 7
Roervik — 4
Sheet B
Fujisawa — 8
Lawes — 2
Sheet C
Tirinzoni — 5
Peterson — 4
Sheet D
Wrana — 4
Morrison — 5
Draw 8 (Oct. 18, 8 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Hoesli — 2
Morozumi — 8
Sheet B
McEwen — 5
Schneider — 3
Sheet C
Bryce — 7
Casper — 2
Sheet D
Wiebe — 4
Kleiter — 6
Draw 9 (Oct. 19, 8 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Gushue — 5
Schwaller — 6
Sheet B
Ramsfjell — 7
Gosgens — 6
Sheet C
Bottcher — 1
Dunstone — 7
Sheet D
Dropkin — 4
Sluchinski — 5
Draw 9 (Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Kitazawa — 8
Ladouceur — 4
Sheet B
Dupont — 5
Campbell — 2
Sheet C
Huerlimann — 3
Kim — 10
Sheet D
Gray-Withers — 6
Martin — 2
Draw 10 (Oct. 19, 11:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Peterson — 3
Lawes — 6
Sheet B
Gim — 8
Wrana — 3
Sheet C
Roervik — 7
Morrison — 6
Sheet D
Tirinzoni — 4
Fujisawa — 2
Draw 10 (Oct. 19, 12 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Casper — 6
Schneider — 5
Sheet B
Hoesli — 3
Wiebe — 5
Sheet C
Morozumi — 7
Kleiter — 5
Sheet D
Bryce — 5
McEwen — 9
Draw 11 (Oct. 19, 3:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Mouat — 4
Koe — 5
Sheet B
Whyte — 8
Yanagisawa — 6
Sheet C
Retornaz — 8
Edin — 2
Sheet D
Carruthers — 6
Shuster — 2
Draw 11 (Oct. 19, 4 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Black — 6
Skrlik — 5
Sheet B
Hunkin — 2
Anderson — 12
Sheet C
Strouse — 3
Yoshimura — 9
Sheet D
Inglis — 6
Jaeggi — 3
Draw 12 (Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Einarson — 7
Ha — 5
Sheet B
Homan — 7
Constantini — 8
Sheet C
Jones — 6
Cameron — 2
Sheet D
Hasselborg — 5
Grandy — 4
Draw 12 (Oct. 19, 8 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Sturmay — 7
Mooibroek — 1
Sheet B
Craik — 4
Jeong — 5
Sheet C
Epping — 9
Nyman — 1
Sheet D
Brunner — 5
Hostmaelingen — 4
Draw 13 (Oct. 20, 8 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Tirinzoni — 8
Wrana — 1
Sheet B
Peterson — 7
Morrison — 3
Sheet C
Fujisawa — 2
Gim — 6
Sheet D
Lawes — 8
Roervik — 6
Draw 13 (Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Bryce — 6
Wiebe — 8
Sheet B
Casper — 7
Kleiter — 8
Sheet C
McEwen — 3
Hoesli — 5
Sheet D
Schneider — 9
Morozumi — 4
Draw 14 (Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Dunstone — 4
Sluchinski — 2
Sheet B
Bottcher — 8
Dropkin — 2
Sheet C
Gushue — 7
Ramsfjell — 3
Sheet D
Schwaller — 8
Gosgens — 2
Draw 14 (Oct. 20, 12 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Kim — 8
Martin — 1
Sheet B
Huerlimann — 4
Gray-Withers — 3
Sheet C
Kitazawa — 7
Dupont — 3
Sheet D
Ladouceur — 4
Campbell — 7
Draw 15 (Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Cameron — 9
Grandy — 3
Sheet B
Jones — 5
Hasselborg — 7
Sheet C
Ha — 4
Constantini — 5
Sheet D
Einarson — 7
Homan — 5
Draw 15 (Oct. 20, 4 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Nyman — 2
Hostmaelingen — 6
Sheet B
Epping — 5
Brunner — 2
Sheet C
Mooibroek — 5
Jeong — 7
Sheet D
Sturmay — 3
Craik — 6
Draw 16 (Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Whyte — 3
Carruthers — 4
Sheet B
Edin — 9
Koe — 4
Sheet C
Shuster — 4
Yanagisawa — 3
Sheet D
Mouat — 6
Retornaz — 4
Draw 16 (Oct. 20, 8 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Hunkin — 9
Inglis — 4
Sheet B
Yoshimura — 5
Skrlik — 3
Sheet C
Jaeggi — 3
Anderson — 4
Sheet D
Black — 3
Strouse — 4
Women's Quarterfinals (Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Gim — 4
Lawes — 7
Sheet B
Constantini — 4
Einarson — 7
Sheet C
Jones — 7
Tirinzoni — 4
Sheet D
Morrison — 5
Hasselborg — 8
Women's Quarterfinals (Oct. 21, 12 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Kitazawa — 6
Campbell — 7
Sheet B
Dupont — 6
Black — 5
Sheet C
Yoshimura — 6
Inglis — 7
Sheet D
Kim — 5
Anderson — 2
Men's Quarterfinals (Oct. 21, 3:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Edin — 2
Retornaz —6
Sheet B
Dunstone — 3
Whyte — 8
Sheet C
Bottcher — 5
Schwaller — 3
Sheet D
Carruthers — 2
Gushue — 7
Men's Quarterfinals (Oct. 21, 4 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Kleiter — 2
Sturmay — 6
Sheet B
McEwen — 5
Craik — 3
Sheet C
Morozumi — 9
Wiebe — 5
Sheet D
Casper — 7
Jeong — 4
Men's and Women's Semifinals (Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET) - Tier 1
Sheet A
Hasselborg — 5
Jones — 7
Sheet B
Gushue — 3
Bottcher — 6
Sheet C
Lawes — 6
Einarson — 4
Sheet D
Whyte — 3
Retornaz — 6
Men's and Women's Semifinals (Oct. 21, 8 p.m. ET) - Tier 2
Sheet A
Inglis — 4
Kim — 10
Sheet B
Morozumi — 7
Sturmay — 4
Sheet C
Casper — 8
McEwen — 3
Sheet D
Dupont — 12
Campbell — 2
Women's Finals (Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m. ET) - Tier 1 & 2
Sheet A
Dupont —
Kim —
Sheet B
Jones —
Lawes —
Men's Finals (Oct. 22, 3 p.m. ET) - Tier 1 & 2
Sheet A
Casper —
Morozumi —
Sheet B
Retornaz —
Bottcher —