Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) lost
4-3 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held September 8 - 13, 2015 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
5-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador; and won
4-2 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador;
Gushue finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue lost
5-3 to
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
7-3 win over
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO). Gushue won
8-1 against
Adam Casey (Charlottetown, PEI), then won
9-5 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, Gushue take home
59.249 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
494.973 total points. Gushue ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
113.073 points earned so far this season.
