Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2021 Humpty's Champions Cup, a curling Grand Slam event, was held April 15–19, 2021 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. Two days before the event was supposed to begin on Monday, April 12, the organizers delayed its start time by one day due to the (false) positive COVID-19 tests from the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, which was held at the same site from April 2–11.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that both the Champions Cup and the Players' Championship Grand Slam of Curling events would still be held in the 2020–21 curling season but would move to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton) at Canada Olympic Park alongside Curling Canada's national championships. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators.[3] Due to the pandemic, it is the first Grand Slam event to be held since the 2020 Canadian Open held in January 2020.
The event utilized the "no tick rule", an experimental rule in which any guard rock touching the centre line may not be moved off of the centre line by an opposing stone until the sixth rock of the end.[4]
On the men's side, Bruce Mouat of Scotland won his second career Grand Slam by defeating Team Brendan Bottcher 6–3 in the final. Mouat previously won the 2017 Boost National.[5]
On the women's side, Rachel Homan of Ottawa also won 6–3 in the final, doubling up on Team Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland. It was Homan's eleventh Grand Slam title.[6]
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings qualified for the event.[7] In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.
Men
Top world team ranking men's teams:[8]
Brad Jacobs
John Epping
Brad Gushue
Brendan Bottcher
Bruce Mouat
Yannick Schwaller
Mike McEwen
Niklas Edin
Peter de Cruz
Kevin Koe
Matt Dunstone
Ross Paterson
Jason Gunnlaugson
Women
Top world team ranking women's teams:[9]
Anna Hasselborg
Kerri Einarson
Tracy Fleury
Satsuki Fujisawa
Jennifer Jones
Elena Stern
Silvana Tirinzoni
Rachel Homan
Eve Muirhead
Tabitha Peterson
Kim Min-ji
Alina Kovaleva
The 12 qualifying teams were divided into two pools of 6. Each team plays four games against teams in their pool. The top six teams overall make the playoffs.[10]
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[11]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta[12] |
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz (Skip) | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland[13] |
Matt Dunstone | Braeden Moskowy | Kirk Muyres | Dustin Kidby | Wadena, Saskatchewan[14] |
Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Rasmus Wranå | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden[15] |
John Epping | Colton Lott[a] | Mat Camm | Brent Laing | Toronto, Ontario[17] |
Jason Gunnlaugson | Adam Casey | Matt Wozniak | Connor Njegovan | Morris, Manitoba[18] |
Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[19] |
Brad Jacobs | Marc Kennedy | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[20] |
Kevin Koe | John Morris | B. J. Neufeld | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Alberta[21] |
Reid Carruthers | Tyler Tardi[b] | Derek Samagalski | –[c] | Winnipeg, Manitoba[23] |
Bruce Mouat | Grant Hardie | Bobby Lammie | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Edinburgh, Scotland[24] |
Yannick Schwaller | Michael Brunner | Romano Meier | Marcel Käufeler | Bern, Switzerland[25] |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).[27]
Draw 1
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Thursday, April 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 3
Thursday, April 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 4
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 5
Friday, April 16, 8:00 am
Draw 6
Friday, April 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 7
Friday, April 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 8
Friday, April 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 9
Saturday, April 17, 8:00 am
Draw 10
Saturday, April 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Saturday, April 17, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker
Sunday, April 18, 12:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Sunday, April 18, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Sunday, April 18, 8:00 pm
Final
Monday, April 19, 12:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[28]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
Kerri Einarson | Val Sweeting | Shannon Birchard | Briane Meilleur | | Gimli, Manitoba[29] |
Tracy Fleury | Selena Njegovan | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish | | East St. Paul, Manitoba[30] |
Satsuki Fujisawa | Chinami Yoshida | Yumi Suzuki | Yurika Yoshida | | Kitami, Japan[31] |
Anna Hasselborg | Sara McManus | Agnes Knochenhauer | Sofia Mabergs | | Sundbyberg, Sweden[32] |
Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Sarah Wilkes | Joanne Courtney | Laura Walker[e] | Ottawa, Ontario[34] |
Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jocelyn Peterman | Lisa Weagle | | Winnipeg, Manitoba[35] |
Kim Min-ji | Kim Hye-rin | Ha Seung-youn | Kim Su-jin | Yang Tae-i | Chuncheon, South Korea[36] |
Alina Kovaleva | Yulia Portunova[f] | Galina Arsenkina | Ekaterina Kuzmina | | Saint Petersburg, Russia[37] |
Eve Muirhead | Vicky Wright | Jennifer Dodds | Lauren Gray | | Stirling, Scotland[38] |
Tabitha Peterson | Nina Roth | Becca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Aileen Geving | Chaska, United States[39] |
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) | Elena Stern (Skip) | Lisa Gisler | Céline Koller | | Brig, Switzerland[40] |
Alina Pätz (Fourth) | Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) | Esther Neuenschwander | Melanie Barbezat | | Aarau, Switzerland[41] |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).[27]
Draw 1
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Thursday, April 15, 12:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Tracy Fleury | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 |
Draw 3
Thursday, April 15, 4:00 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 4
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 5
Friday, April 16, 8:00 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Tracy Fleury | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Anna Hasselborg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Kim Min-ji | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Draw 6
Friday, April 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Friday, April 16, 8:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Eve Muirhead | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 9
Saturday, April 17, 8:00 am
Draw 10
Saturday, April 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 11
Saturday, April 17, 4:00 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Kim Min-ji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Tiebreakers
Sunday, April 18, 12:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Alina Kovaleva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Sunday, April 18, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Sunday, April 18, 8:00 pm
Final
Monday, April 19, 4:00 pm
Notes
- ^ Colton Lott is playing third on Team Epping as Ryan Fry is staying home due to family commitments.[16]
- ^ Tyler Tardi is playing third and Carruthers is skipping Team McEwen as Mike McEwen is staying home due to family commitments.[22]
- ^ Team McEwen is playing with three players this week, with their lead Colin Hodgson staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Only one tiebreaker match could be played, forcing Team Dunstone, who had the lowest draw shot challenge score to miss the playoffs.[26]
- ^ After originally announcing that Laura Walker would spare as third for Team Homan as Rachel Homan was expecting her second child,[33] Homan returned to the team in time for the event, shifting Walker to alternate.
- ^ Yulia Portunova is replacing Maria Komarova on Team Kovaleva, who is skipping the team at the Russian Curling Championships.
References
- ^ Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 12, 2021). "Humpty's Champions Cup start moved to Thursday". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 14, 2021). "No tick zone implemented for 2021 Humpty's Champions Cup". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 19, 2021). "Mouat beats Bottcher to win Humpty's Champions Cup men's title". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 19, 2021). "Rachel Homan wins record-extending 11th GSOC title at Champions Cup". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Teams confirmed for Champions Cup, Players' Championship". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Champions Cup Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 6, 2021). "Team Bottcher". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 27, 2021). "Team de Cruz". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 23, 2021). "Team Dunstone". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 29, 2021). "Team Edin". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ @TeamJohnEpping (27 Mar 2021). "Ryan Fry will be sitting out the remainder of the season due to family reasons. We will miss Ryan in the bubble and wish him all the best during this difficult time. We are fortunate to have Colton Lott fill in at the third position for the two upcoming @grandslamcurl events" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 10, 2021). "Team Epping". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 21, 2021). "Team Gunnlaugson". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 8, 2021). "Team Gushue". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 13, 2021). "Team Jacobs". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 25, 2021). "Team Koe". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Tardi to fill in on Team McEwen for 2 GSOC events". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 31, 2021). "Team McEwen". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 4, 2021). "Team Mouat". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 2, 2021). "Team Schwaller". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 18, 2021). "Undefeated Gushue takes top seed, bye to Champions Cup semifinals". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 11, 2021). "Team Einarson". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 9, 2021). "Team Fleury". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 7, 2021). "Team Fujisawa". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 14, 2021). "Team Hasselborg". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Laura Walker to sub for Rachel Homan in 2 GSOC events". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 30, 2021). "Team Homan". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 5, 2021). "Team Jones". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 24, 2021). "Team Kim". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 22, 2021). "Team Kovaleva". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 28, 2021). "Team Muirhead". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 26, 2021). "Team Peterson". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 3, 2021). "Team Stern". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 1, 2021). "Team Tirinzoni". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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