Everest Curling Challenge

The Everest Curling Challenge was a made-for-TV curling tournament that was held August 25 to 27, 2017 at the Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The event featured a grand prize of $200,000 for the winning team, the largest curling cash prize in curling history.[1]

Everest Curling Challenge
Host cityFredericton, New Brunswick
ArenaWillie O'Ree Place
DatesAugust 25–27
WinnerTeam Gushue
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdCathy Overton-Clapham
SecondE. J. Harnden
LeadLisa Weagle
FinalistTeam Epping

The event featured eight mixed curling teams made up of the best men's and women's teams in Canada. The teams were selected in a draft by the eight skips invited to the event, Chelsea Carey, John Epping, Brad Gushue, Rachel Homan, Brad Jacobs, Jennifer Jones, Kevin Koe and Val Sweeting. All games were televised on TSN.

A new rule was incorporated into the event; if at the end of an end, a team had a rock completely covering the button, that team would score an extra point.[2]

In the final, Gushue and his chosen rink of Cathy Overton-Clapham, E. J. Harnden and Lisa Weagle defeated Epping and his team of Kaitlyn Lawes, Brent Laing and Rachelle Brown by a score of 6–5.

According to event organizers, the event was sold out.

Teams

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Skip Third Second Lead
Chelsea Carey Ryan Fry Dana Ferguson Ben Hebert
John Epping Kaitlyn Lawes Brent Laing Rachelle Brown
Brad Gushue Cathy Overton-Clapham E. J. Harnden Lisa Weagle
Rachel Homan Mathew Camm Jill Officer Geoff Walker
Brad Jacobs Lori Olson-Johns Brett Gallant Laine Peters
Jennifer Jones Marc Kennedy Joanne Courtney Tim March
Kevin Koe Emma Miskew Patrick Janssen Dawn McEwen
Val Sweeting Mark Nichols Jocelyn Peterman Ryan Harnden

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Team Jones 6
Team Jacobs 11
Team Jacobs 0
Team Gushue 9
Team Homan 4
Team Gushue 8
Team Gushue 6
Team Epping 5
Team Koe 10
Team Carey 5
Team Koe 2
Team Epping 7
Team Sweeting 4
Team Epping 6

Scores

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Quarterfinals

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Friday, August 25, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Jones   2 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 6
Team Jacobs 0 4 0 2 1 4 0 X 11

Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Sweeting 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
Team Epping   0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 6

Saturday, August 26, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Koe 0 5 1 0 0 4 0 X 10
Team Carey   2 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 5

Saturday, August 26, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Homan 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 4
Team Gushue   3 1 1 0 2 1 0 X 8

Semifinals

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Saturday, August 26, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Koe 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Team Epping   1 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 7

Saturday, August 26, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Jacobs   0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Team Gushue 1 2 1 2 2 1 X X 9

Final

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Sunday, August 27, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Team Gushue   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
Team Epping 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5

References

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  1. ^ "Gushue, teammates bag rich season start at Everest Challenge | CBC Sports".
  2. ^ "Curling Tries Out Its Version Of The Three-Point Line".
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