The 2025 Co-op Tour Challenge was held from October 14 to 19 with the Tier 1 event taking place at the Silent Ice Arena in Nisku, Alberta, and the U25 event taking place at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Alberta. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2025–26 curling season. This season, Grand Slam of Curling decided to host both a U25 Jr. GSOC Tour Challenge men's and women's event, instead of a Tier 2 event as in previous seasons, to showcase the future of the sport and support the transition of teams from juniors to men's/women's play. The finals of the U25 event were also held at the Silent Ice Arena simultaneously with the men's and women's finals of the Tier 1 event.
Qualification For the Tier 1 event, the top 16 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of September 15, 2025, qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete. However, for this year's Tour Challenge, the last remaining spot in the men's event was filled by a sponsor's exemption which was chosen by the Grand Slam of Curling. For the U25 event, teams were also selected by the Grand Slam of Curling.
Men Tier 1 Top world team ranking men's teams: Bruce Mouat Yannick Schwaller Brad Jacobs Matt Dunstone Ross Whyte Mike McEwen Marco Hösli Marc Muskatewitz John Epping Brad Gushue Korey Dropkin Joël Retornaz Niklas Edin Rylan Kleiter Xu Xiaoming Magnus Ramsfjell Reid Carruthers John Shuster Kyle Waddell
Sponsor's Exemption: Kevin Koe
U25 Teams selected to compete were as follows: James Ballance James Craik Zach Davies Dylan Derksen Zach French Caden Hebert Peter Hlushak Daniel Hocevar Jacob Libbus Calan MacIssac Tyler MacTavish Takumi Maeda Jordan McNamara Johnson Tao Anders van Amsterdam Wesley Wendling
Women Tier 1 Top world team ranking women's teams: Rachel Homan Silvana Tirinzoni Kerri Einarson Anna Hasselborg Kim Eun-jung Gim Eun-ji Satsuki Fujisawa Sayaka Yoshimura Ha Seung-youn Xenia Schwaller Momoha Tabata Isabella Wranå Wang Rui Kayla Skrlik Christina Black Kaitlyn Lawes Stefania Constantini
U25 Teams selected to compete were as follows: Emma Artichuk Keelie Duncan Katie Ford Serena Gray-Withers Mahra Harris Shaela Hayward Fay Henderson Allory Johnson Chloe Johnston Kang Bo-bae Lila Koe Caitlyn McPherson Yuina Miura Taylor Sanderman Subasthika Thangadurai Alena Yurko
Format The format remained the same as the first Grand Slam event of the season, the Masters, where teams were put into four pots based on their rankings, with teams then drafted into four pools of four teams. Each team plays the three other teams in their pool, with the Tier 1 teams also playing a cross over game. Crossover games were pre-determined based on the world rankings as of Sept. 29. Teams ranked No. 1–4 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 9–12 in the opposite pool. Teams ranked No. 5–8 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 13–16 in the opposite pool.
Thinking time has been tightened to 30 minutes per team per game Games tied after eight ends go to a draw-to-the-button shootout rather than extra ends. Games will be worth three points in the standings, with three points being awarded to "regulation wins", two points for a shootout win, and one point for a shootout loss. For Tier 1 Games, teams are allowed to blank only one end per game. If a team blanks a second time at any point of the game, they will lose the hammer for the following end. This rule was set in order to "discourage teams from blanking multiple ends...and generate offence".
Following pool play, for Tier 1, the top 8 teams with the most points overall qualify for the playoffs. In the U25 event, the top two teams with the most points in each pool advance to the playoffs. If two teams are tied for a playoff spot in points, placement will be decided by head-to-head results.
Men
Tier 1
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Reid Carruthers B. J. Neufeld Catlin Schneider Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Duluth, Minnesota Matt Dunstone Colton Lott E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Winnipeg, Manitoba Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan Sudbury, Ontario Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brendan Bottcher Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Philipp Hösli (Fourth) Marco Hösli (Skip) Simon Gloor Justin Hausherr Glarus, Switzerland Rylan Kleiter Joshua Mattern Matthew Hall Trevor Johnson Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Aaron Sluchinski Karrick Martin Calgary, Alberta Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland Marc Muskatewitz Benjamin Kapp Felix Messenzehl Johannes Scheuerl Mario Trevisiol Füssen, Germany Joël Retornaz Amos Mosaner Sebastiano Arman Mattia Giovanella Trentino, Italy Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip) Sven Michel Pablo Lachat-Couchepin Geneva, Switzerland Kyle Waddell Mark Watt Angus Bryce Blair Haswell Hamilton, Scotland Ross Whyte Robin Brydone Craig Waddell Euan Kyle Stirling, Scotland
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Pts Bruce Mouat 3 0 0 1 25 16 9 Joël Retornaz 3 0 0 1 19 14 9 Marc Muskatewitz 2 0 0 2 18 21 6 Kevin Koe 0 0 0 4 12 20 0 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Niklas Edin 2 1 0 1 19 18 8 Yannick Schwaller 2 0 1 1 23 21 7 Mike McEwen 2 0 0 2 26 20 6 Reid Carruthers 2 0 0 2 21 23 6 Pool C W L PF PA Pts John Epping 4 0 0 0 24 14 12 Kyle Waddell 2 0 0 2 27 20 6 Ross Whyte 1 0 1 2 16 23 4 Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 3 16 29 2 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Matt Dunstone 3 0 0 1 26 17 9 Brad Gushue 2 0 0 2 25 22 6 Marco Hösli 1 0 0 3 16 26 3 Rylan Kleiter 1 0 0 3 17 26 3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 14, 11:30 am
Draw 3 Tuesday, October 14, 3:00 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, October 14, 6:30 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 15, 8:30 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, October 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, October 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, October 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, October 16, 8:30 am
Draw 10 Thursday, October 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, October 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, October 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 13 Friday, October 17, 8:30 am
Draw 14 Friday, October 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, October 17, 4:00 pm
Draw 16 Friday, October 17, 8:00 pm
Tiebreakers Saturday, October 18, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, October 18, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, October 18, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, October 19, 2:30 pm
Player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages Leads % Trevor Johnson 94 Euan Kyle 93 Mattia Giovanella 92 Ryan Harnden 90 Dan Marsh 89 Justin Hausherr 89 89 Ian McMillan 88 Christoffer Sundgren 87 Karrick Martin 87 Connor Njegovan 86 Mark Fenner 86 Geoff Walker 86 Hammy McMillan Jr. 85 Johannes Scheuerl 83 Blair Haswell 79 Seconds % Bobby Lammie 84 Rasmus Wranå 83 Matthew Hall 83 E. J. Harnden 83 Kevin Marsh 83 Sven Michel 83 Andrew Stopera 82 Sebastiano Arman 81 Craig Waddell 80 Simon Gloor 80 Aaron Sluchinski 80 Angus Bryce 80 Brendan Bottcher 79 Felix Messenzehl 77 Catlin Schneider 75 Tanner Horgan 74 Thirds % Marco Hösli (Skip) 83 Oskar Eriksson 82 Amos Mosaner 82 Joshua Mattern 81 81 Robin Brydone 80 Benjamin Kapp 80 Grant Hardie 79 Colton Lott 78 Colton Flasch 78 Mark Watt 77 Jacob Horgan 76 Mark Nichols 75 Thomas Howell 74 B. J. Neufeld 72 Tyler Tardi 72 Skips % Joël Retornaz 89 Matt Dunstone 88 Bruce Mouat 87 79 John Epping 79 Reid Carruthers 79 Brad Gushue 78 Korey Dropkin 78 Kyle Waddell 78 Marc Muskatewitz 77 Niklas Edin 76 Philipp Hösli (Fourth) 76 Mike McEwen 74 Ross Whyte 73 Rylan Kleiter 71 Kevin Koe 59
U25 Jr. GSOC Tour Challenge
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale James Ballance Kolby MacDonald Michael Keenan Oliver Burton Okotoks, Alberta James Craik Fraser Swanston Jake MacDonald Rory Macnair Forfar, Scotland Zach Davies Ronan Peterson Will Butler Adam Naugler Edmonton, Alberta Dylan Derksen Logan Sawicki Tyler Derksen Gavin Martens Martensville, Saskatchewan Zach French Lucas Cole Lucas Wall Noah Warren-Pitre St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Caden Hebert Jackson Bestland Benji Paral Jack Wendtland Eau Claire, Wisconsin Peter Hlushak Sahil Dalrymple Varyk Doepker Lucas Sawiak Edmonton, Alberta Daniel Hocevar Zander Elmes Joel Matthews Daniel Del Conte Toronto, Ontario Jacob Libbus Nathan Molberg Zachary Pawliuk Michael Hendricks Edmonton, Alberta Calan MacIsaac Nathan Gray Owain Fisher Chris McCurdy Truro, Nova Scotia Tyler MacTavish Owen Nicholls Nathan Kim Nate Thomas Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Takumi Maeda Hiroki Maeda Uryu Kamikawa Gakuto Tokoro Kitami, Japan Jordan McNamara Colton Daly Jacob Clarke Brendan Laframboise Ottawa, Ontario Johnson Tao Kenan Wipf Benjamin Morin Andrew Nowell Edmonton, Alberta Anders van Amsterdam Tyler Brodt Matthew Hannah Nolan Peters Edmonton, Alberta Wesley Wendling Ethan Sampson Jacob Zeman Marius Kleinas Chaska, Minnesota
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L PF PA Pts Takumi Maeda 3 0 0 0 16 10 9 Jacob Libbus 2 0 0 1 17 11 6 Peter Hlushak 1 0 0 2 9 14 3 James Ballance 0 0 0 3 8 15 0 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Johnson Tao 3 0 0 0 19 11 9 James Craik 2 0 0 1 19 12 6 Tyler MacTavish 1 0 0 2 15 14 3 Anders van Amsterdam 0 0 0 3 8 24 0 Pool C W L PF PA Pts Daniel Hocevar 3 0 0 0 25 3 9 Calan MacIsaac 2 0 0 1 16 10 6 Wesley Wendling 1 0 0 2 14 20 3 Zach French 0 0 0 3 9 31 0 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Jordan McNamara 2 0 0 1 17 12 6 Dylan Derksen 2 0 0 1 19 13 6 Zach Davies 1 0 0 2 9 15 3 Caden Hebert 1 0 0 2 10 15 3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Thursday, October 16, 8:00 am
Draw 2 Thursday, October 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, October 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, October 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 5 Friday, October 17, 8:00 am
Draw 6 Friday, October 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, October 17, 8:00 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, October 18, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, October 18, 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 18, 8:00 pm
Semifinals Sunday, October 19, 8:00 am
Final Sunday, October 19, 2:30 pm
Women
Tier 1
Teams The teams are listed as follows: