Champions Cup (curling)

Champions Cup
Established	2016
2023 host city	Regina, Saskatchewan
2023 arena	The Co-operators Centre
Current champions (2023)
Men	Brendan Bottcher
Women	Rachel Homan
Current edition
2023 Champions Cup (curling)

The Champions Cup (branded as the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a Canadian curling tournament. Part of the Grand Slam of Curling (GSoC) and the World Curling Tour, it is the sixth GSoC event on the women's tour and the seventh on the men's tour.

The tournament's field usually includes 15 teams each in the men's and women's competitions. 13 of the spots are filled by champion teams from GSoC events, and world, national, and regional champions, The champions of two World Curling Tour events, based on the strength of field, are also invited. If a team qualifies from more than one event or declines the invitation, champions of World Curling Tour events with the highest strength of field are invited until the field of 15 teams is completed. ^[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Champions Cup format was altered to consist of top 12 teams according to the World Curling Federation’s world curling team rankings, divided into two pools. ^[2]

The event will be put on pause following the 2022–23 season. ^[3]

Past champions

Men

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2016	Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson	John Epping, Mat Camm, Pat Janssen, Tim March	Sherwood Park, Alberta	$100,000
2017	Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden	Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert	Calgary, Alberta	$100,000
2018	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Glenn Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Scott Howard	Calgary, Alberta	$100,000
2019	Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin	Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	$125,000 [4]
2020	Cancelled [5]
2021	Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.	Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin	Calgary, Alberta [6]	$150,000
2022	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker	Kevin Koe, John Morris, B. J. Neufeld Ben Hebert	Olds, Alberta	$105,000
2023	Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert	Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker	Regina, Saskatchewan	$105,000

Women

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Location	Purse
2016	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Sherwood Park, Alberta	$100,000
2017	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Lisa Weagle	Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs	Calgary, Alberta	$100,000
2018	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish	Calgary, Alberta	$100,000
2019	Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	$125,000 [4]
2020	Cancelled [5]
2021	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney	Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat	Calgary, Alberta [6]	$150,000
2022	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji	Olds, Alberta	$105,000
2023	Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Rachelle Brown	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Dawn McEwen	Regina, Saskatchewan	$105,000

References

1. "Qualification for the Humpty's Champions Cup". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
2. "Champions Cup Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
3. "Excitement in the air for future of Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
4. Brazeau, Jonathan (April 27, 2019). "Gushue gets by Koe and into Champions Cup playoffs" . Retrieved April 15, 2021.
5. "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
6. Brazeau, Jonathan (December 3, 2020). "GSOC looking to hold 2 events in proposed Calgary curling bubble" . Retrieved December 3, 2020.