WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger

(Redirected from Tallinn Challenger)

The WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger, also known as the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, and the Tallinn Season Starter is an annual tournament on the men's World Curling Tour.[1] It is held annually on the last weekend of September at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia.[2]

WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger
Established2015
Host cityTallinn, Estonia
ArenaTondiraba Ice Hall
Purse 3,000
2024 championSweden Fredrik Nyman

The purse for the event is 3,000,[2] with the winning team receiving €1,200.[3]

The event has been held since 2015, and has been part of the World Curling Tour since 2017.

The 2022 event included 18 teams from 11 countries, including Norway, Spain, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Estonia, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.[4][5]

Champions

edit
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse () Winner's share ()
2015[6]   Rasmus Wranå   György Nagy
2016[7][8]   Gustav Eskilsson   Harri Lill
2017[9]   Cameron Bryce, Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Euan Kyle   Ritvars Gulbis, Raivis Bušmanis, Aivars Avotiņš, Roberts Krusts €1,700 €700
2018[10]   Ilya Shalamitski, Pavel Petrov, Dzimitry Rudnitski, Yevgeny Tamkovich   Tomi Rantamäki, Jere Sullanmaa, Iikko Santti, Jermu Pollanen €3,000 €1,200
2019[11]   Jere Sullanmaa, Jason Moore, Iikko Santti, Jermu Pollanen (skip)   Mārtiņš Trukšāns, Jānis Klīve, Sandris Buholcs, Artūrs Gerhards €3,000 €1,200
2020 Not held
2021[12]   Marco Hösli, Philipp Hösli, Marco Hefti, Justin Hausherr   Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, Leo Ouni, Paavo Kuosmanen €3,000[13] €1,200
2022 [3]   Cameron Bryce, Duncan Menzies, Luke Carson, Robin McCall   Wouter Gösgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Tobias van den Hurk €3,000 €1,200
2023   Yves Stocker, Kim Schwaller, Felix Eberhard, Tom Winkelhausen   Fredrik Nyman, Patric Mabergs, Simon Olofsson, Johannes Patz €3,000 €1,200
2024[14]   Fredrik Nyman, Patric Mabergs, Simon Olofsson, Johannes Patz   Andreas Hårstad, Mathias Brænden, Michael Mellemseter, Willhelm Næss €3,000 €1,200

References

edit
  1. ^ "7th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2022". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "7th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2022". Curling Tallinn. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "Tallinn Mens International Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  4. ^ "Pasaules kērlinga tūrē Tallinā piedalīsies trīs Latvijas vīriešu komandas, tajā skaitā Latvijas izlase". Sporta Centrs (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ^ "Tallinnas algas kurlingu MK-etapp". Sporta Centrs (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  6. ^ "1st Tallinn Season Starter 2015". Curling Tallinn. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  7. ^ "Tallinn Season Starter 2016". SoftPeelR. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  8. ^ "Tallinn Season Starter". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  9. ^ "Tallinn Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  10. ^ "Tallinn Mens International Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  11. ^ "Tallinn Mens International Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  12. ^ "Tallinn Mens International Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  13. ^ "6th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2021". Curling Tallinn. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  14. ^ "2024 Tallinn Mens International Challenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 30, 2024.