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
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 8 Friday, April 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, April 17, 8:00 am
Draw 10 Saturday, April 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 11 Saturday, April 17, 4:00 pm
Tiebreakers 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, 4:00 pm
Notes
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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