By Jonathan Brazeau

The games are set for the CO-OP Tour Challenge, taking place Oct. 14-19 at the Silent Ice Center in Nisku, Alta.

The Grand Slam of Curling released the full match schedule Thursday for its second event of the season, featuring 16 of the top men's teams and 16 of the top women's teams from around the world.

Teams were invited based on the World Curling team rankings as of Sept. 15. The Grand Slam of Curling also invited Alberta's own Team Koe as a sponsor's exemption.

All teams will play four round-robin games, with the top eight overall advancing to the quarterfinals. If necessary, tiebreaker games will be played to determine the final playoff berths. More format details will be announced in the coming days.

Full tournament and weekend passes, plus single draw tickets, are now available. Visit GSOCtickets.com to purchase yours today.

Can't make it to Nisku? Stream every game online for free at rockchannel.com.

Broadcast coverage in Canada on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins Oct. 16.

Team Einarson and Team Mouat return as the event's defending champions. Einarson edged Team Homan and Mouat defeated Team Gushue during the Tour Challenge finals last season in Charlottetown. The Silent Ice Center hosted the 2024 Canadian Open, with Team Homan topping Team Tirinzoni and Mouat beating Gushue in a rematch during the finals.

The 2025 CO-OP Tour Challenge follows the AMJ Masters, held last week at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ont. Team Dunstone defeated Team Whyte in an extra end to claim the men's title, and Homan beat Tirinzoni for the women's title.

The Grand Slam of Curling will also hold Jr. GSOC U25 and U15 events at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Alta.

The finals for these events will be played alongside the CO-OP Tour Challenge finals at the Silent Ice Center and will also be available to watch online for free at rockchannel.com.

CO-OP TOUR CHALLENGE DRAW SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
8 a.m. 1 Kim
vs.
Lawes		 Hasselborg
vs.
Tabata		 Dunstone
vs.
Kleiter		 Muskatewitz
vs.
Retornaz
11:30 a.m. 2 Homan
vs.
X. Schwaller		 Fujisawa
vs.
Ha		 Y. Schwaller
vs.
Carruthers		 Whyte
vs.
Waddell
3 p.m. 3 Yoshimura
vs.
Constantini		 Tirinzoni
vs.
Skrlik		 McEwen
vs.
Edin		 Epping
vs.
Dropkin
6:30 p.m. 4 Gim
vs.
Wranå		 Einarson
vs.
Black		 Gushue
vs.
Hösli		 Mouat
vs.
Koe

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
8:30 a.m. 5 Fujisawa
vs.
Skrlik		 X. Schwaller
vs.
Yoshimura		 Dropkin
vs.
Waddell		 Edin
vs.
Carruthers
12 p.m. 6 Hasselborg
vs.
Black		 Gim
vs.
Lawes		 Mouat
vs.
Muskatewitz		 Dunstone
vs.
Hösli
4 p.m. 7 Tirinzoni
vs.
Ha		 Kim
vs.
Wranå		 Retornaz
vs.
Koe		 Gushue
vs.
Kleiter
8 p.m. 8 Einarson
vs.
Tabata		 Homan
vs.
Constantini		 Whyte
vs.
Epping		 Y. Schwaller
vs.
McEwen

Thursday, Oct. 16

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
8:30 a.m. 9 Hösli
vs.
Carruthers		 Muskatewitz
vs.
Waddell		 Gim
vs.
X. Schwaller		 Ha
vs.
Black
12 p.m. 10 McEwen
vs.
Kleiter		 Mouat
vs.
Dropkin		 Kim
vs.
Constantini		 Tirinzoni
vs.
Tabata
4 p.m. 11 Dunstone
vs.
Edin		 Whyte
vs.
Retornaz		 Yoshimura
vs.
Lawes		 Einarson
vs.
Skrlik
8 p.m. 12 Y. Schwaller
vs.
Gushue		 Epping
vs.
Koe		 Homan
vs.
Wranå		 Hasselborg
vs.
Fujisawa

Friday, Oct. 17

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
8:30 a.m. 13 Whyte
vs.
Dropkin		 Ha
vs.
Skrlik		 Tabata
vs.
Black		 Hösli
vs.
Kleiter
12 p.m. 14 Gim
vs.
Kim		 Y. Schwaller
vs.
Edin		 McEwen
vs.
Carruthers		 X. Schwaller
vs.
Constantini
4 p.m. 15 Epping
vs.
Waddell		 Hasselborg
vs.
Einarson		 Tirinzoni
vs.
Fujisawa		 Muskatewitz
vs.
Koe
8 p.m. 16 Wranå
vs.
Lawes		 Homan
vs.
Yoshimura		 Gushue
vs.
Dunstone		 Mouat
vs.
Retornaz

Saturday, Oct. 18

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
8:30 a.m. 17 Tiebreakers (if necessary)
12 p.m. 18 Women's Quarterfinals
4 p.m. 19 Men's Quarterfinals
8 p.m. 20 Men's and Women's Semifinals

Sunday Oct. 19

Time (MT) Draw A B C D
10 a.m. 21 Women's Final + U25 Women's Final + U15 Final
2:30 p.m. 22 Men's Final + U25 Men's Final

*Times subject to change.