2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event

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2021 Canadian Curling Trials
Direct-Entry Event
Host city Ottawa, Ontario
Arena RA Centre
DatesSeptember 22–26

The 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event was held from September 22 to 26 at the RA Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. [1] The event was held to qualify two men's teams and three women's teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

Contents

On the men's side, Teams Mike McEwen and Matt Dunstone secured the two Trials berths, both finishing 5–1 through the round robin and qualifying rounds. [2] McEwen's only loss came to Dunstone in Draw 2 with Dunstone dropping their first game to Glenn Howard before running the table. [3] The three teams who did not qualify, Colton Flasch, Jason Gunnlaugson, and Glenn Howard, will still have a chance to reach the Olympic Trials, as they drop into the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

On the women's side, Teams Casey Scheidegger, Kelsey Rocque, and Laura Walker all secured berths to the trials, beating out Corryn Brown and Suzanne Birt for the three spots. [4] After the round robin concluded, Teams Scheidegger and Rocque both had 3–1 records, qualifying them directly to the trials. Team Walker posted a 2–2 record while Teams Brown and Birt shared 1–3 records. Due to Brown beating Birt in the round robin, they earned the spot in the playoff against Team Walker for the third spot. [2] In the playoff, Brown needed to beat Walker twice to earn the trials spot, whereas Walker only needed one win to clinch the spot. Brown defeated Walker in the first game, however, Walker then won the second game to earn the third and final spot at the trials in Saskatoon. [5] Teams Corryn Brown and Suzanne Birt will now play in the Pre-Trials for a second opportunity to earn their spot in the Olympic Trials.

Qualification process

Five men's teams and five women's teams qualified for the event based on qualifications standards over the previous seasons. Teams who had not automatically qualified for the trials qualified for this event if they met one of the following three criteria:
• Canadian teams in the top 18 of the World Curling Team Ranking as of August 31, 2020,
• Eligible teams that finished in the top 9 of the Canadian Team Ranking System in 2019–20,
• Eligible teams that finished in the top 7 of the Canadian Team Ranking System in 2018–19.

The teams that didn't qualify for the trials via this event had a second chance to make the trials through the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials scheduled for October 26 to 31 at the Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. [6]

For the men's tournament, there were 2 spots available in the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials for direct-entry. For the women's tournament, there were 3 spots available.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [7]

SkipThirdSecondLeadClub
Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Kirk Muyres Dustin Kidby Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Highland CC, Regina, Saskatchewan
Colton Flasch Catlin Schneider Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jason Gunnlaugson Adam Casey Matt Wozniak Connor Njegovan Flag of Manitoba.svg Morris CC, Morris, Manitoba
Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Flag of Ontario.svg Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene, Ontario
Mike McEwen Reid Carruthers Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Flag of Manitoba.svg West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul, Manitoba

Round Robin

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings [8]

TeamWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 312517151335
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 312821181437
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 221827121445
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch 132021121324
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson 132126151824

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00). [9]

Draw 1

Wednesday, September 22, 8:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 00021100015
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100001003
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10021020129
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 02000201005
Draw 2

Thursday, September 23, 12:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020110218
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 00202001005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch 00020020XX4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21101102XX8
Draw 3

Thursday, September 23, 8:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg24102XXXXX9
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 00000XXXXX0
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010100200X4
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 201002012X8
Draw 4

Friday, September 24, 12:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 01020211007
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00202000116
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 0042020XXX8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000201XXX4
Draw 5

Friday, September 24, 8:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02001000003
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 00110021117
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0201004XXX7
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 0000020XXX2

Qualifying round

Qualifying round standings

Final qualifying round standings [10]
Note: one game (Flasch vs. Howard) was not played as Dunstone and McEwen had already qualified.

Key
Teams to Trials
TeamWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 514329252048
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 5142322921510
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 232435162045
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch 142430141934
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson 153441232745

Qualifying round results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00). [9]

Draw 6

Saturday, September 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020010011016
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson 000100300105
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100202121X9
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch 002020000X4
Draw 7

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010201000206
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Matt Dunstone 102010011028
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg Jason Gunnlaugson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30100102108
Flag of Manitoba.svg Mike McEwen 04002010029
Draw 8

Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Colton Flasch 0
Flag of Ontario.svg Glenn Howard 0

(Not played; unnecessary)

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [11]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Cornwall CC, Cornwall & Montague CC, Montague, Prince Edward Island
Corryn Brown Erin Pincott Dezaray Hawes Samantha Fisher Flag of British Columbia.svg Kamloops CC, Kamloops, British Columbia
Kelsey Rocque Danielle Schmiemann Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Flag of Alberta.svg Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Haughian Kristie Moore Flag of Alberta.svg Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge, Alberta
Laura Walker Kate Cameron Taylor McDonald Heather Rogers [lower-alpha 1] Nadine Scotland [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Alberta.svg Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings [12]

Key
Teams to Trials
Teams to Playoff
TeamWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger 312921171406
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelsey Rocque 312725181731
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker 222825171533
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 132430141932
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Suzanne Birt 132229151615

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00). [13]

Draw 1

Thursday, September 23, 4:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Suzanne Birt 01020010307
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100002049
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20032011XX9
Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger 02000200XX4

Draw 2

Friday, September 24, 12:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger 010201051X10
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelsey Rocque Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201010200X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 030201000X6
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203010021X9

Draw 3

Friday, September 24, 8:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelsey Rocque Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010301017
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker 01001010205
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3001131XXX9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Suzanne Birt 0110000XXX2

Draw 4

Saturday, September 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 011000020X4
Flag of Alberta.svg Casey Scheidegger Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200111001X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Suzanne Birt 01020001105
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelsey Rocque Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100100026

Draw 5

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200201000X5
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Suzanne Birt 011030120X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Kelsey Rocque Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02010220018
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 00101002105

Playoff

Game 1 Game 2
1 Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker 8
1 Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker 8 2 Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 4
2 Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 9

Game 1

Sunday, September 26, 3:00 pm

Sheet D1234567891011Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg012010020208
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 100301003019

Game 2

Sunday, September 26, 8:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg300202001X8
Flag of British Columbia.svg Corryn Brown 010010200X4

Notes

  1. 1 2 Heather Rogers played lead during the tournament, replacing Nadine Scotland who was on maternity leave. Scotland was still listed as the teams alternate on the roster, however.

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