2016 GSOC Tour Challenge
The 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from November 8 to 13 at the Western Financial Place and the Cranbrook Memorial Arena in Cranbrook, British Columbia. This was the second Grand Slam of the 2016–17 curling season.
| 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Arena | Western Financial Place & Cranbrook Memorial Arena |
| Dates | November 8–13 |
| Men's winner | Team Edin |
| Curling club | Karlstads Curlingklubb, Karlstad |
| Skip | Niklas Edin |
| Third | Oskar Eriksson |
| Second | Rasmus Wranå |
| Lead | Christoffer Sundgren |
| Finalist | Kyle Smith |
| Women's winner | Team Sweeting |
| Curling club | Saville Community SC, Edmonton |
| Skip | Val Sweeting |
| Third | Lori Olson-Johns |
| Second | Dana Ferguson |
| Lead | Rachelle Brown |
| Finalist | Michelle Englot |
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The men's tier 1 final was the first ever men's Grand Slam final to feature two non-Canadian teams, as Sweden's Niklas Edin rink defeated Scotland's Kyle Smith team. Val Sweeting defeated Michelle Englot in the women's tier 1 final to win her second grand slam event.
The tier 2 winners Greg Balsdon and Jacqueline Harrison qualified for the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open later in the season.
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