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 7âÂÂ5 in the final. GB Red consisted of Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff. Team Schori topped the round robin with a 4âÂÂ0 record, followed by GB Red, Silvana Tirinzoni and Anna Hasselborg all at 3âÂÂ1. Schori then defeated Hasselborg 6âÂÂ4 in one semifinal and Muirhead's team beat Tirinzoni 7âÂÂ5 in the other. Teams Kaldvee, Raphaela Keiser, Nora Wüest and GB Blue (Gina Aitken) all missed the playoffs.
The teams are listed as follows:
Final round-robin standings
All draw times listed in Central European Time ().
Friday, September 24, 1:00 pm
Friday, September 24, 6:00 pm
Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am
Saturday, September 25, 2:00 pm
Source:
Saturday, September 25, 7:00 pm
Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am