Grand Slam of Curling event
2021 Players' Championship |
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Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
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Arena | Markin MacPhail Centre, Canada Olympic Park[1] |
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Dates | April 20–25, 2021 |
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Men's winner | Team Mouat |
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Curling club | Gogar Park CC, Edinburgh |
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Skip | Bruce Mouat |
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Third | Grant Hardie |
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Second | Bobby Lammie |
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Lead | Hammy McMillan Jr. |
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Coach | Alan Hannah |
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Finalist | Brad Gushue |
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Women's winner | Team Einarson |
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Curling club | Gimli CC, Gimli |
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Skip | Kerri Einarson |
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Third | Val Sweeting |
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Second | Shannon Birchard |
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Lead | Briane Meilleur |
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Coach | Heather Nedohin |
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Finalist | Rachel Homan |
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The 2021 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held April 20–25, 2021 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup 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.[2]
In the men's final, Team Bruce Mouat of Scotland won their second consecutive slam in the bubble, defeating Team Brad Gushue of St. John's 6–5. Team Mouat won the 2021 Champions Cup just six days prior to their win at the Players' Championship.
In the women's final, Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli topped Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa 5–2 to win their second consecutive Players' Championship title.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings qualified for the event.[3] 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:[4]
- Brad Jacobs
- John Epping
- Brad Gushue
- Brendan Bottcher
- Bruce Mouat
- Yannick Schwaller
- Mike McEwen
- Niklas Edin
- Peter de Cruz
- Kevin Koe
- Matt Dunstone
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Ross Paterson - Jason Gunnlaugson
Women
Top world team ranking women's teams:[5]
- 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
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta[7] |
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz (Skip) | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland[8] |
Matt Dunstone | Braeden Moskowy | Kirk Muyres | Dustin Kidby | Wadena, Saskatchewan[9] |
Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Rasmus Wranå | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden[10] |
John Epping | Colton Lott[a] | Mat Camm | Brent Laing | Toronto, Ontario[12] |
Jason Gunnlaugson | Adam Casey | Matt Wozniak | Connor Njegovan | Morris, Manitoba[13] |
Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[14] |
Brad Jacobs | Marc Kennedy | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[15] |
Kevin Koe | John Morris | B. J. Neufeld | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Alberta[16] |
Reid Carruthers | Tyler Tardi[b] | Derek Samagalski | –[c] | Winnipeg, Manitoba[18] |
Bruce Mouat | Grant Hardie | Bobby Lammie | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Edinburgh, Scotland[19] |
Yannick Schwaller | Michael Brunner | Romano Meier | Marcel Käufeler | Bern, Switzerland[20] |
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).[21]
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Draw 2
Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Draw 3
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Draw 6
Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Draw 9
Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Draw 10
Thursday, April 22, 4:00 pm
Draw 11
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Draw 13
Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 15
Friday, April 23, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, April 25, 2:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[22]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
Kerri Einarson | Val Sweeting | Shannon Birchard | Briane Meilleur | | Gimli, Manitoba[23] |
Chelsea Carey[d] | Selena Njegovan | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish | | East St. Paul, Manitoba[25] |
Satsuki Fujisawa | Chinami Yoshida | Yumi Suzuki | –[e] | | Kitami, Japan[26] |
Anna Hasselborg | Sara McManus | Agnes Knochenhauer | Sofia Mabergs | | Sundbyberg, Sweden[27] |
Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Sarah Wilkes | Joanne Courtney | Laura Walker[f] | Ottawa, Ontario[29] |
Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jocelyn Peterman | Lisa Weagle | | Winnipeg, Manitoba[30] |
Kim Min-ji | Ha Seung-youn | Kim Hye-rin | Kim Su-jin | Yang Tae-i | Chuncheon, South Korea[31] |
Alina Kovaleva | Yulia Portunova[g] | Galina Arsenkina | Ekaterina Kuzmina | | Saint Petersburg, Russia[32] |
Eve Muirhead | Vicky Wright | Jennifer Dodds | Lauren Gray | | Stirling, Scotland[33] |
Tabitha Peterson | Nina Roth | Becca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Aileen Geving | Chaska, United States[34] |
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) | Elena Stern (Skip) | Lisa Gisler | Céline Koller | | Brig, Switzerland[35] |
Alina Pätz (Fourth) | Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) | Esther Neuenschwander | Melanie Barbezat | | Aarau, Switzerland[35] |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).[21]
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Team Fleury | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | X | X | 9 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Eve Muirhead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Alina Kovaleva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Tabitha Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 6
Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
Draw 9
Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Elena Stern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Draw 11
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Satsuki Fujisawa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Draw 12
Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kerri Einarson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 6 |
Kim Min-ji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Draw 13
Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 14
Friday, April 23, 4:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Anna Hasselborg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Kim Min-ji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, April 25, 9:30 am
Notes
References
- ^ Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Teams confirmed for Champions Cup, Players' Championship". Grand Slam of Curling. 12 February 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 13, 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. 25 March 2021. 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.
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Men'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.
- ^ "Fleury to skip in Champions Cup, Carey to sub at Players' Championship". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 17, 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. 17 March 2021. 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.
- ^ a b Jonathan Brazeau (April 3, 2021). "Team Stern". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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