Champions Cup (curling)

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Champions Cup
Established2016
2023 host city Regina, Saskatchewan
2023 arena The Co-operators Centre
Current champions (2023)
Men Flag of Alberta.svg Brendan Bottcher
Women Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan
Current edition

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.

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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

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

Women

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamLocationPurse
2016 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Sherwood Park, Alberta $100,000
2017 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Lisa Weagle Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2018 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2019 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $125,000 [4]
2020 Cancelled [5]
2021 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat Calgary, Alberta [6] $150,000
2022 Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Flag of South Korea.svg Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji Olds, Alberta $105,000
2023 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Rachelle Brown Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Dawn McEwen Regina, Saskatchewan $105,000

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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. 1 2 Brazeau, Jonathan (April 27, 2019). "Gushue gets by Koe and into Champions Cup playoffs" . Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Brazeau, Jonathan (December 3, 2020). "GSOC looking to hold 2 events in proposed Calgary curling bubble" . Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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