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]

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

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

References

  1. "7th WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger 2022". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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  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.
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