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 Only skip's name is displayed.
Men YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD) 2009 Jean-Michel Ménard Neil Sinclair $31,000 2010 Serge Reid Jean-Michel Ménard $37,500 2011 Jean-Michel Ménard Brad Jacobs $36,500 2012 Mark Dacey Brad Gushue $36,500 2013 Brad Gushue Robert Rumfeldt $45,400 2014CurlingZone Mike McEwen Jean-Michel Ménard $42,500 2015 Brad Gushue Mark Bice $45,000 2016 John Epping Matt Dunstone $45,000 2017CurlingZone Liu Rui Peter de Cruz $41,000 2018 Scott McDonald Charley Thomas $37,000
Women YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD) 2011 Jenn Hanna Marie-France Larouche $11,000 2012 Julie Reddick Cathy Auld $13,000 2013 Lisa Farnell Katie Morrissey $15,000
Open The open event is part of the Ontario Curling Tour only and is open to teams with men and women.
YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD) 2015 Roger Bertrand Steven Munroe $10,500 2016 Adam Freilich Colin Dow $12,850 2017 Sylvain Dicaire Brian Lewis $12,850 2018 Colin Dow Noemie Verreault $13,300
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
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
References
External links Official site