2020 Champions Cup (curling)

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2020 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host city Olds, Alberta
Arena Olds Sportsplex
DatesApril 29 – May 3 (cancelled)
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The 2020 Humpty's Champions Cup was scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 3, at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alberta. On March 12, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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The teams that qualified were originally invited to play in the 2021 Champions Cup, providing that three quarters of their team stays intact. [2] However, the 2021 event was changed so that the top 12 teams in the World were invited instead.

Qualified teams

Men

Qualifying
Event		EventTeamNote
1 2019 Players' Championship Flag of Alberta.svg Brendan Bottcher
2 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup Flag of Alberta.svg Brendan Bottcher Already Qualified
3 2018–19 Pinty's Cup Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe
4 2019 Masters Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone
5 2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs
6 2019 BOOST National Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
7 2020 Meridian Canadian Open Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
8 2019 European Curling Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Edin
9 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Chang-min
10 2020 Tim Hortons Brier Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue
11 2020 United States Men's Curling Championship Flag of the United States.svg John Shuster
12 2020 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Manitoba.svg Jacques Gauthier
13 2020 World Men's Curling Championship
14WCT Event #1 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup) Flag of Ontario.svg John Epping
15WCT Event #2 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic) Flag of Ontario.svg John Epping Already Qualified
16WCT Event #3 (2019 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard) Flag of Ontario.svg John Epping Already Qualified
17WCT Event #4 (2019 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic) Flag of Alberta.svg Brendan Bottcher Already Qualified
18WCT Event #5 (2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard) Flag of Ontario.svg Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
19WCT Event #6 (2019 Mercure Perth Masters) Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Mouat

Women

Qualifying
Event		EventTeamNote
1 2019 Players' Championship Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson
2 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvana Tirinzoni
3 2019 Masters Flag of Manitoba.svg Tracy Fleury
4 2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg
5 2019 BOOST National Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
6 2020 Meridian Canadian Open Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
7 2019 European Curling Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
8 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Yu
9 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson Already Qualified
10 2020 United States Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States.svg Tabitha Peterson
11 2020 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Manitoba.svg Mackenzie Zacharias
12 2020 World Women's Curling Championship
13WCT Event #1 (2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Elena Stern
14WCT Event #2 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup) Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan
15WCT Event #3 (2019 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic) Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson Already Qualified
16WCT Event #4 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic) Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones
17WCT Event #5 (2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic) Flag of Scotland.svg Eve Muirhead

Men's Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [3]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Flag of Alberta.svg Edmonton, Alberta
Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Catlin Schneider Dustin Kidby Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Ryan Fry Mat Camm Brent Laing Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto, Ontario
Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Zack Bilawka Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Flag of Ontario.svg Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary, Alberta
Kim Chang-min Lee Ki-jeong Kim Hak-gyun Lee Ki-bok Flag of South Korea.svg Uiseong, South Korea
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh, Scotland
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Flag of the United States.svg Duluth, United States

Women's Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Flag of Manitoba.svg Gimli, Manitoba
Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Flag of Manitoba.svg East St. Paul, Manitoba
Han Yu Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Zhao Ruiyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Flag of Sweden.svg Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eve Muirhead Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Vicky Wright Flag of Scotland.svg Stirling, Scotland
Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Aileen Geving Flag of the United States.svg McFarland, United States
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) Elena Stern (Skip) Lisa Gisler Céline Koller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oberwallis, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aarau, Switzerland
Mackenzie Zacharias Karlee Burgess Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine Flag of Manitoba.svg Altona, Manitoba

References

  1. ↑ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 Humpty's Champions Cup teams to keep spots for next season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 18, 2020. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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