The 2018 Tour Challenge was held from November 6 to 11 at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This was the third Grand Slam of the 2018–19 curling season.
In the men's Tier 1 competition, Brad Jacobs defeated Brendan Bottcher in the final 6–5. Team Bottcher was playing in their first Grand Slam final. In Tier 2, Kirk Muyres defeated Scott McDonald's team in the final to secure a spot in the 2019 Canadian Open.
The women's Tier 1 competition saw Rachel Homan defeat Tracy Fleury 8–4. In the Tier 2 final, Elena Stern beat Sayaka Yoshimura 6–5, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Open.
The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers of 15 teams. For Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2018. If any teams declined, the next highest team was invited until the field of 15 teams was complete. For Tier 2, the next 10 teams on the OOM rankings are invited. The final 5 teams in Tier 2 are filled by regional invitations extended by the Grand Slam of Curling.[1]
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of October 1:[2]
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of October 1:[3]
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All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Wednesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 am
Thursday, November 8, 3:00 pm
Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am
Friday, November 9, 11:30 am
Friday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:30 am
Saturday, November 10, 4:00 pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 11, 4:00 pm
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Saturday, November 10, 12:00 pm
Sunday, November 11, 12:00 pm