2025 GSOC Wheelchair Curling Invitational

2025 GSOC Wheelchair Invitational
Host cityWaterloo & London, Ontario
ArenaKW Granite Club
Western Fair Sports Centre
DatesSeptember 24–28
Winner Canada Red
SkipMark Ideson
ThirdJon Thurston
SecondIna Forrest
LeadCollinda Joseph
AlternateGilbert Dash
FinalistUnited Kingdom Great Britain (Nibloe)
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The 2025 GSOC Wheelchair Invitational was held from September 24 to 28 at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario in a double round robin tournament. After the round robin, the gold-medal (1v2) and bronze-medal (3v4) games was held at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ontario, alongside the men's and women's Grand Slam of Curling’s (GSOC) AMJ Masters finals.[1][2] The inaugural event was organized by the Grand Slam of Curling to promote and provide greater visibility to wheelchair curling, especially with the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

 Canada Red  Canada White United Kingdom Great Britain  Italy

Skip: Mark Ideson
Third: Jon Thurston
Second: Ina Forrest
Lead: Collinda Joseph
Alternate: Gilbert Dash

Skip: Marie Wright
Third: Chrissy Molnar
Second: Dennis Thiessen
Lead: Jill Hopkins
Alternate: Karl Allen

Skip: Hugh Nibloe
Third: Jason Kean
Second: Gary Smith
Lead: Karen Aspey
Alternate: Jo Butterfield

Skip: Egidio Marchese
Third: Fabrizio Bich
Second: Matteo Ronzani
Lead: Giuliana Turra
Alternate: Angela Menardi

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[5]

Key
Teams to Gold Medal Game
Teams to Bronze Medal Game
TeamWLPFPA
 Canada Red514028
United Kingdom Great Britain424031
 Italy243035
 Canada White152440

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[6][2]

Draw 1

Wednesday, September 24, 9:30 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada Red 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 8
United Kingdom Great Britain 🔨 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
 Canada White 🔨 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 2

Wednesday, September 24, 11:30 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United Kingdom Great Britain 🔨 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 X 9
 Canada White 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Canada Red 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 7
 Italy 🔨 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6

Draw 3

Thursday, September 25, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada White 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Canada Red 🔨 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 X 10
United Kingdom Great Britain 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4

Draw 4

Friday, September 26, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada White 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3
 Italy 🔨 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United Kingdom Great Britain 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 X 7
 Canada Red 🔨 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 5

Friday, September 26, 5:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
 Canada Red 3 0 3 2 0 1 X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada White 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
United Kingdom Great Britain 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 6

Saturday, September 27, 10:30 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United Kingdom Great Britain 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 X 6
 Italy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada Red 🔨 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 X 6
 Canada White 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 4

Playoffs

Source:[2][7]

Gold medal game
   
1  Canada Red 7
2 United Kingdom Great Britain 2
Bronze medal game
3  Italy 4
4  Canada White 5

Bronze Medal Game

Sunday, September 22, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
 Canada White 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, September 22, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada Red 🔨 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 X 7
United Kingdom Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2

References

  1. ↑ "INAUGURAL CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING INVITATIONAL SHOWCASES WHEELCHAIR CURLING IN FRONT OF BIG CROWDS". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "2025 GSOC Wheelchair Invitational schedule and results". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Wheelchair Invitational puts sport into the spotlight". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 24, 2025.