The 2021 The Challenger was held from September 24 to 26 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Basel, Switzerland. The event was held in a round-robin format with a purse of CHF 4,200.
Team GB Red won the event, topping the previously undefeated Irene Schori 7–5 in the final. GB Red consisted of Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff. Team Schori topped the round robin with a 4–0 record, followed by GB Red, Silvana Tirinzoni and Anna Hasselborg all at 3–1. Schori then defeated Hasselborg 6–4 in one semifinal and Muirhead's team beat Tirinzoni 7–5 in the other. Teams Kaldvee, Raphaela Keiser, Nora Wüest and GB Blue (Gina Aitken) all missed the playoffs.
Teams The teams are listed as follows:
Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Gina Aitken Lauren Gray Rebecca Morrison Mili Smith Sophie Sinclair Stirling, Scotland Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Selina Witschonke (Fourth) Elena Mathis Raphaela Keiser (Skip) Marina Lörtscher St. Moritz, Switzerland Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff Stirling, Scotland Irene Schori Carole Howald Lara Stocker Stefanie Berset Langenthal, Switzerland Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Aarau, Switzerland Kerli Laidsalu (Fourth) Liisa Turmann (Skip) Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike Tallinn, Estonia Ladina Müller (Fourth) Nora Wüest (Skip) Anna Stern Karin Winter Lisa Gugler Wetzikon, Switzerland
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Team W L PF PA Irene Schori 4 0 27 14 GB Red 3 1 26 13 Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 24 20 Anna Hasselborg 3 1 23 12 Raphaela Keiser 1 3 15 20 Liisa Turmann 1 3 14 23 Nora Wüest 1 3 21 25 GB Blue 0 4 11 34
Round-robin results All draw times listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Friday, September 24, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Friday, September 24, 6:00 pm
Draw 3 Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Saturday, September 25, 2:00 pm
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinals Saturday, September 25, 7:00 pm
Final Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am
Notes
References
External links CurlingZone