Curling competition at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
The 2024 Henderson Metal Fall Classic was held from October 17 to 20 at the YNCU Curling Centre in Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario .[ 1] The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $106,000.[ 2]
For a second year in a row, the event was won by Manitoba's Matt Dunstone rink who defeated Switzerland's Marco Hösli 7–5 in an extra end final.[ 3] The Dunstone rink, which includes B. J. Neufeld , Colton Lott and Ryan Harnden led by two in the eighth end before the Swiss tied the game, forcing a ninth end. On his final stone, Dunstone executed a short runback for the win. Both teams qualified for the playoffs through the A bracket with 4–0 records to reach the playoffs. Team Dunstone then won 6–5 over John Epping in the quarterfinals and 9–2 over Joël Retornaz in the semifinals. For Team Hösli, they downed a pair of Canadian teams in Reid Carruthers and Mike McEwen to reach the championship game. Brad Gushue and Mark Kean also qualified for the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals.
Notably, the event featured many revised lineups following the frenzy of Canadian men's lineup changes throughout early October.[ 4] Team Gushue, who parted ways with E. J. Harnden on October 10, played with spare Adam Casey while their new second Brendan Bottcher was competing in the Saville Mixed Doubles Classic with Rachel Homan . Team Koe, who cut Jacques Gauthier in late September, only played with three players while their new second Aaron Sluchinski was also competing in Edmonton. Also, second Mark Fenner returned to the Korey Dropkin lineup after not playing in the 2024 Tour Challenge due to injury. He played lead while Thomas Howell moved up to second.
All games from the event were streamed by Curling Stadium, a streaming service provided by CurlingZone. All of the games were streamed on CurlingZone's YouTube page.[ 5]
The teams are listed as follows:[ 6]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth)
Shinya Abe (Skip)
Haruto Ouchi
Hayato Sato
Sota Tsuruga
Sapporo , Japan
Reid Carruthers
Catlin Schneider
Derek Samagalski
Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Alex Champ
Kevin Flewwelling
Sean Harrison
Zander Elmes
Toronto , Ontario
Korey Dropkin
Andrew Stopera
Thomas Howell [ a]
Mark Fenner [ a]
Duluth , Minnesota
Matt Dunstone
B. J. Neufeld
Colton Lott
Ryan Harnden
Winnipeg , Manitoba
John Epping
Jacob Horgan
Tanner Horgan
Ian McMillan
Sudbury , Ontario
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Geoff Walker [ b]
Adam Casey [ b]
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Philipp Hösli (Fourth)
Marco Hösli (Skip)
Simon Gloor
Justin Hausherr
Glarus , Switzerland
Scott Howard
Mat Camm
Jason Camm
Tim March
Navan , Ontario
Matthew Hunt
Nicholas Lemieux
Jake Reid
Kyle Sherlock
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Brad Jacobs
Marc Kennedy
Brett Gallant
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Jeong Byeong-jin
Lee Jeong-jae
Kim Min-woo
Kim Jeong-min
Seoul , South Korea
Mark Kean
Brady Lumley
Matthew Garner
Spencer Dunlop
Woodstock , Ontario
Lukáš Klíma
Marek Černovský
Martin Jurík
Lukáš Klípa
Radek Boháč
Prague , Czech Republic
Kevin Koe
Tyler Tardi
–[ c]
Karrick Martin
Calgary , Alberta
Sandy MacEwan
Dustin Montpellier
Lee Toner
Luc Ouimet
Sudbury , Ontario
Takumi Maeda
Asei Nakahara
Hiroki Maeda
Uryu Kamikawa
Ryoji Onodera
Tokoro , Japan
Mike McEwen
Colton Flasch
Kevin Marsh
Dan Marsh
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Sam Mooibroek
Ryan Wiebe
Scott Mitchell
Nathan Steele
Whitby , Ontario
Yusuke Morozumi
Yuta Matsumura
Ryotaro Shukuya
Masaki Iwai
Kosuke Morozumi
Karuizawa , Japan
Park Jong-duk
Jeong Yeong-seok
Oh Seung-hoon
Lee Ki-bok
Gangwon , South Korea
Magnus Ramsfjell
Martin Sesaker
Bendik Ramsfjell
Gaute Nepstad
Trondheim , Norway
Joël Retornaz
Amos Mosaner
Sebastiano Arman
Mattia Giovanella
Trentino , Italy
Greg Balsdon (Fourth)
Charlie Robert (Skip)
Kyle Chandler
Chris Glibota
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
John Shuster
Matt Hamilton
Colin Hufman
John Landsteiner
Duluth , Minnesota
Tyler Smith
Adam Cocks
Christopher Gallant
Ed White
Crapaud , Prince Edward Island
Andrew Symonds
Trent Skanes
Stephen Trickett
Keith Jewer
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Nathan Young
Jordan Chandler [ d]
Jeff Thomas [ d]
–[ e]
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Source:[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 11]
Thursday, October 17, 9:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Magnus Ramsfjell
0
1
1
6
0
X
X
X
8
Alex Champ
2
0
0
0
1
X
X
X
3
Thursday, October 17, 12:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Reid Carruthers
4
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
7
Charlie Robert
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Scott Howard
1
0
0
0
0
4
5
X
10
Takumi Maeda
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
1
Thursday, October 17, 4:00 pm
Sheet F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alex Champ
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
3
8
Matthew Hunt
1
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
7
Thursday, October 17, 7:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jeong Byeong-jin
0
4
3
0
X
X
X
X
7
Charlie Robert
0
0
0
1
X
X
X
X
1
Friday, October 18, 9:00 am
Friday, October 18, 12:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sandy MacEwan
0
0
2
1
1
0
3
X
7
Alex Champ
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
2
Sheet F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Takumi Maeda
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
Brad Jacobs
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
5
Friday, October 18, 4:00 pm
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Charlie Robert
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
6
Nathan Young
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
5
Friday, October 18, 7:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Takumi Maeda
3
2
0
2
0
0
1
X
8
Andrew Symonds
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
X
5
Saturday, October 19, 9:00 am
Saturday, October 19, 12:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Reid Carruthers
2
1
2
0
4
X
X
X
9
Charlie Robert
0
0
0
2
0
X
X
X
2
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Takumi Maeda
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
X
1
Joël Retornaz
3
0
3
1
2
X
X
X
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Park Jong-duk
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
Alex Champ
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
5
Saturday, October 19, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alex Champ
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
X
4
Yusuke Morozumi
1
0
2
0
0
4
0
X
7
Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm
Source:[ 12]
Sunday, October 20, 8:30 am
Sunday, October 20, 12:30 pm
Sunday, October 20, 4:00 pm
^ "Fall Classic Soo Curlers" . YNCU Curling Centre . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Event Home" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Team Dunstone wins in Sault Ste. Marie for second straight year" . TSN. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (October 14, 2024). "Eight Ends: Shakeups continue among Canadian men's teams" . Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "CurlingZone" . YouTube . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Draw Schedule" . YNCU Curling Centre . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "A Event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "B Event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "C Event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Scores" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .
^ "Playoffs" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 22, 2024 .