2019 Tour Challenge
The 2019 KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge was held from November 5 to 10, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2019–20 season.
In the men's tier 1 final, Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to win his 5th Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Korey Dropkin defeated Tanner Horgan to earn a spot at the 2020 Canadian Open in January.
In the women's tier 1 final, Anna Hasselborg of Sundbyberg, Sweden defeated Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Manitoba to win her 3rd Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Kim Min-ji defeated Jestyn Murphy to earn a spot at the Canadian Open.
Qualification
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers. For the Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2019 are invited. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete. For the Tier 2, 16 teams are invited including the next top ranked OOM teams and regional teams.Men
Tier 1
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of October 1:- Kevin Koe
- John Epping
- Brendan Bottcher
- Niklas Edin
- Bruce Mouat
- Brad Jacobs
- Peter de Cruz
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Ross Paterson - Brad Gushue
- Matt Dunstone
- Yannick Schwaller
- Glenn Howard
- Scott McDonald
- John Shuster
- Mike McEwen
- Jason Gunnlaugson
Tier 2
Order of Merit teams:- Cameron Bryce
- Braden Calvert
- Korey Dropkin
- Mike Fournier
- Tanner Horgan
- Kirk Muyres
- Rich Ruohonen
- Karsten Sturmay
- Jaap van Dorp
Women
Tier 1
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:- Rachel Homan
- Anna Hasselborg
- Kerri Einarson
- Silvana Tirinzoni
- Jennifer Jones
- Chelsea Carey
- Tracy Fleury
- Satsuki Fujisawa
- Robyn Silvernagle
- Casey Scheidegger
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Eve Muirhead - Sayaka Yoshimura
- Elena Stern
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Theresa Cannon -
Anna Sidorova - Kelsey Rocque
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Seina Nakajima - Isabella Wranå
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Mei Jie -
Jiang Yilun -
Gim Un-chi - Nina Roth
Tier 2
Order of Merit teams:- Megan Balsdon
- Corryn Brown
- Hollie Duncan
- Binia Feltscher
- Daniela Jentsch
- Kim Min-ji
- Jestyn Murphy
- Beth Peterson
- Laurie St-Georges
- Laura Walker
Men
Tier 1
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin |  Round-robin standings''Final round-robin standings''Round-robin resultsAll draw times are listed in Atlantic Time.Draw 1''Tuesday, November 5, 7:00 pm''Draw 2''Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am''Draw 3''Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm''Draw 4''Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 pm''Draw 5''Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 pm''Draw 6''Thursday, November 7, 8:00 am''Draw 7''Thursday, November 7, 12:00 pm''Draw 8''Thursday, November 7, 4:00 pm''Draw 9''Thursday, November 7, 8:00 pm''Draw 10''Friday, November 8, 8:00 am''Draw 11''Friday, November 8, 12:00 pm''Draw 12''Friday, November 8, 4:00 pm''Draw 13''Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm''Tiebreakers''Saturday, November 9, 8:30 am''PlayoffsQuarterfinals''Saturday, November 9, 4:30 pm''Semifinals''Saturday, November 9, 8:30 pm''Final''Sunday, November 10, 4:30 pm''Tier 2TeamsThe teams are listed as follows:
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