The 2024 Henderson Metal Fall Classic was held from October 17 to 20 at the YNCU Curling Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $106,000.
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. 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. 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.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: 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 Mark Fenner 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 Adam Casey 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 – 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 Jeff Thomas – St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Knockout Brackets
Source:
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout Results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Thursday, October 17, 9:00 am
Draw 2 Thursday, October 17, 12:30 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, October 17, 4:00 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, October 17, 7:30 pm
Draw 5 Friday, October 18, 9:00 am
Draw 6 Friday, October 18, 12:30 pm
Draw 7 Friday, October 18, 4:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, October 18, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, October 19, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Saturday, October 19, 12:30 pm
Draw 11 Saturday, October 19, 4:00 pm
Draw 12 Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm
Playoffs
Source:
Quarterfinals Sunday, October 20, 8:30 am
Semifinals Sunday, October 20, 12:30 pm
Final Sunday, October 20, 4:00 pm
Notes
References
External links Official Website CurlingZone