2016 Humpty's Champions Cup

The 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup was held from April 26 to May 1 at the Sherwood Park Arena Sports Centre in Sherwood Park, Alberta. This was the final Grand Slam event of the 2015–16 curling season and is the seventh men's Grand Slam and the sixth women's Grand Slam of the season. The teams were split into 3 round-robin pools of 5 teams each, and the top eight teams overall will qualify for the playoff round.

2016 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host citySherwood Park, Alberta
ArenaSherwood Park Arena Sports Centre
DatesApril 26 – May 1
Men's winnerManitoba Reid Carruthers
Curling clubWest St. Paul CC, West St. Paul
SkipReid Carruthers
ThirdBraeden Moskowy
SecondDerek Samagalski
LeadColin Hodgson
FinalistOntario John Epping
Women's winnerManitoba Jennifer Jones
Curling clubSt. Vital CC, Winnipeg
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn McEwen
FinalistOntario Rachel Homan
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Teams from the Winnipeg area won both the men's and women's events, with Reid Carruthers winning his first slam as a skip on the men's side and Jennifer Jones winning her 12th slam on the women's side. Both Carruthers and Jones happened to qualify for the Champions Cup by winning the same event, the DeKalb Superspiel.

Men edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker   Seattle, Washington
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner   Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March   Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mick Lizmore Daylan Vavrek Tom Appelman Carter Lautner   Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen Jon Mead Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Shaun Meachem Catlin Schneider Brady Scharback Aaron Shutra   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Bruce Mouat Bobby Lammie Gregor Cannon Angus Dowell   Edinburgh, Scotland
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow   Stirling, Scotland
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton Chris Plys   Duluth, Minnesota
Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Tom Sallows Nolan Thiessen   Calgary, Alberta

Round Robin Standings edit

Pool A W L SO#
  Brad Gushue 3 1 2
  Reid Carruthers 3 1 12
  Niklas Edin 2 2 9
  Bruce Mouat 2 2 14
  John Shuster 0 4 6
Pool B W L SO#
  Kevin Koe 3 1 5
  Steve Laycock 2 2 3
  Pat Simmons 2 2 4
  Peter de Cruz 2 2 10
  Mick Lizmore 1 3 15
Pool C W L SO#
  Mike McEwen 4 0 8
  John Epping 3 1 1
  David Murdoch 2 2 11
  Brady Clark 1 3 7
  Shaun Meachem 0 4 13

Draw 1 edit

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   3 0 0 2 0 3 X X 8
  Mick Lizmore 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 7
  Bruce Mouat 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 6

Draw 2 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  David Murdoch 1 1 3 0 1 1 X X 7
  Shaun Meachem   0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock   1 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 5
  Peter de Cruz 0 4 0 2 0 0 4 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 7
  John Shuster 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 3 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   1 1 0 1 1 2 X X 6
  Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Pat Simmons   2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 7
  Mick Lizmore 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 X 8
  Bruce Mouat   0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 4 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   0 2 0 3 0 4 X X 9
  Shaun Meachem 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4

Draw 5 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 0 2 0 3 0 4 X X 9
  Peter de Cruz   0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
  John Shuster 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock   3 0 4 0 2 X X X 9
  Mick Lizmore 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 1

Draw 6 edit

Thursday, April 28, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 X 8
  John Epping   2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5
  Bruce Mouat 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brady Clark   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
  David Murdoch 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 6

Draw 7 edit

Thursday, April 28, 12:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers   2 3 0 2 0 0 X X 7
  John Shuster 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 3

Draw 8 edit

Thursday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Pat Simmons   0 2 0 2 0 1 X X 5
  Peter de Cruz 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 9
  David Murdoch   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brady Clark   3 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 8
  Shaun Meachem 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 9 edit

Thursday, April 28, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
  Steve Laycock   0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
  Niklas Edin   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4

Draw 10 edit

Friday, April 29, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Shuster 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Bruce Mouat   0 2 1 0 2 2 X X 7

Draw 11 edit

Friday, April 29, 12:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
  Shaun Meachem   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   2 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
  Reid Carruthers 0 2 2 2 1 X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 9
  Pat Simmons 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 12 edit

Friday, April 29, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   2 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 7
  Brady Clark 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3

Draw 13 edit

Friday, April 29, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   2 1 0 2 1 0 X X 6
  Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 0 0 2 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Peter de Cruz 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 X 7
  Mick Lizmore   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock   0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
  Pat Simmons 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   1 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 6
  David Murdoch 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3

Tiebreakers edit

Saturday, April 30, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 7
  Bruce Mouat   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Player percentages
  Team Laycock   Team Mouat
Dallan Muyres 97% Angus Dowell 86%
Colton Flasch 86% Gregor Cannon 87%
Kirk Muyres 90% Bobby Lammie 84%
Steve Laycock 84% Bruce Mouat 66%
Total 89% Total 80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Pat Simmons   1 0 3 0 2 2 X X 8
  David Murdoch 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Player percentages
  Team Simmons   Team Murdoch
Nolan Thiessen 80% Michael Goodfellow 91%
Tom Sallows 98% Scott Andrews 86%
Carter Rycroft 86% Greg Drummond 73%
Pat Simmons 90% David Murdoch 66%
Total 88% Total 79%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6
  Peter de Cruz   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
  Team Edin   Team de Cruz
Christoffer Sundgren 88% Valentin Tanner 86%
Kristian Lindström 93% Peter de Cruz 94%
Oskar Eriksson 76% Claudio Pätz 87%
Niklas Edin 87% Benoit Schwarz 81%
Total 86% Total 87%

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Mike McEwen 7
  Niklas Edin 1
  Mike McEwen 3
  Reid Carruthers 4
  Kevin Koe 3
  Reid Carruthers 4
  Reid Carruthers 4
  John Epping 3
  John Epping 5
  Pat Simmons 4
  John Epping 5
  Brad Gushue 2
  Brad Gushue 8
  Steve Laycock 3

Quarterfinals edit

Saturday, April 30, 5:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   2 0 0 0 5 X X X 7
  Niklas Edin 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Player percentages
  Team McEwen   Team Edin
Denni Neufeld 89% Christoffer Sundgren 95%
Matt Wozniak 96% Kristian Lindström 92%
B. J. Neufeld 95% Oskar Eriksson 66%
Mike McEwen 98% Niklas Edin 87%
Total 94% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
  Reid Carruthers   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Player percentages
  Team Koe   Team Carruthers
Ben Hebert 93% Colin Hodgson 94%
Brent Laing 91% Derek Samagalski 98%
Marc Kennedy 91% Braeden Moskowy 94%
Kevin Koe 92% Reid Carruthers 96%
Total 91% Total 95%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 5
  Pat Simmons 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4
Player percentages
  Team Epping   Team Simmons
Tim March 93% Nolan Thiessen 80%
Patrick Janssen 68% Tom Sallows 89%
Mathew Camm 72% Carter Rycroft 69%
John Epping 79% Pat Simmons 81%
Total 78% Total 80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   0 2 0 1 4 0 1 X 8
  Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
  Team Gushue   Team Laycock
Geoff Walker 85% Dallan Muyres 96%
Brett Gallant 86% Colton Flasch 93%
Mark Nichols 97% Kirk Muyres 82%
Brad Gushue 98% Steve Laycock 78%
Total 91% Total 87%

Semifinals edit

Saturday, April 30, 8:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
  Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
Player percentages
  Team McEwen   Team Carruthers
Denni Neufeld 84% Colin Hodgson 93%
Matt Wozniak 78% Derek Samagalski 79%
B. J. Neufeld 72% Braeden Moskowy 86%
Mike McEwen 82% Reid Carruthers 73%
Total 79% Total 83%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 5
  Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
Player percentages
  Team Epping   Team Gushue
Tim March 86% Geoff Walker 91%
Patrick Janssen 86% Brett Gallant 82%
Mathew Camm 100% Mark Nichols 97%
John Epping 92% Brad Gushue 73%
Total 91% Total 86%

Final edit

Carruthers wins his first Slam as a skip in a rare second extra end.
Sunday, May 1, 6:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Reid Carruthers   0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
  John Epping 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
Player percentages
  Team Carruthers   Team Epping
Colin Hodgson 82% Tim March 99%
Derek Samagalski 94% Patrick Janssen 91%
Braeden Moskowy 79% Mathew Camm 80%
Reid Carruthers 84% John Epping 83%
Total 85% Total 88%

Women edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters   Calgary, Alberta
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kristin Clarke Sarah Daniels Karlee Burgess Janique LeBlanc   Chester, Nova Scotia
Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court   Caledon, Ontario
Satsuki Fujisawa Mari Motohashi Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki   Kitami, Japan
Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stefanie Matheson Melissa Foster   Mississauga, Ontario
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stefanie Lawton Beth Iskiw Sherri Singler Marliese Kasner   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts   Thunder Bay, Ontario
Eve Muirhead Nadine Lehmann Vicki Adams Sarah Reid   Stirling, Scotland
Ayumi Ogasawara Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya   Sapporo, Japan
Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates   Edmonton, Alberta
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown   Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Manuela Siegrist Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht   Aarau, Switzerland

Round Robin Standings edit

Pool A W L SO#
  Rachel Homan 3 1 3
  Val Sweeting 3 1 7
  Satsuki Fujisawa 2 2 9
  Jacqueline Harrison 1 3 12
  Krista McCarville 1 3 6
Pool B W L SO#
  Jennifer Jones 3 1 15
  Kerri Einarson 3 1 2
  Stefanie Lawton 2 2 5
  Allison Flaxey 1 3 10
  Eve Muirhead 1 3 14
Pool C W L SO#
  Ayumi Ogasawara 4 0 1
  Kelsey Rocque 2 2 4
  Silvana Tirinzoni 2 2 13
  Kristin Clarke 1 3 8
  Chelsea Carey 1 3 11

Draw 1 edit

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Chelsea Carey 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5
  Kelsey Rocque   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
  Val Sweeting   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 2 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 2
  Kerri Einarson   1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Stefanie Lawton 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 5
  Allison Flaxey   0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 3 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ayumi Ogasawara   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
  Silvana Tirinzoni 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
  Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 4 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones   2 0 2 3 3 X X X 10
  Allison Flaxey 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Val Sweeting 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 7
  Krista McCarville   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 X 7
  Stefanie Lawton   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Kristin Clarke   1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
  Chelsea Carey 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4

Draw 5 edit

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 7
  Rachel Homan   0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kelsey Rocque 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
  Ayumi Ogasawara   2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6

Draw 6 edit

Thursday, April 28, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
  Kelsey Rocque   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 5

Draw 7 edit

Thursday, April 28, 12:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones   0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
  Stefanie Lawton 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kelsey Rocque   2 0 1 0 1 3 0 X 7
  Kristin Clarke 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson   2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 7
  Allison Flaxey 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jacqueline Harrison   0 4 5 1 X X X X 10
  Krista McCarville 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0

Draw 8 edit

Thursday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Chelsea Carey   2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Val Sweeting   0 0 5 3 2 X X X 10
  Satsuki Fujisawa 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0

Draw 9 edit

Thursday, April 28, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kristin Clarke 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
  Ayumi Ogasawara   0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Krista McCarville   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1
  Rachel Homan 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2
  Jennifer Jones   0 0 0 2 2 0 2 X 6

Draw 10 edit

Friday, April 29, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson   0 3 1 0 2 0 0 X 6
  Stefanie Lawton 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jacqueline Harrison 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Val Sweeting   1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 6

Draw 11 edit

Friday, April 29, 12:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Chelsea Carey   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
  Ayumi Ogasawara 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
  Allison Flaxey   2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 12 edit

Friday, April 29, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 X 6
  Jacqueline Harrison   2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Krista McCarville   1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 2 0 3 0 4 X X 9
  Kristin Clarke   1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones 0 4 1 0 0 4 X X 9
  Kerri Einarson   1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Tiebreaker edit

Friday, April 29, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa   2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 7
Player percentages
  Team Fujisawa   Team Tirinzoni
Yurika Yoshida 89% Marlene Albrecht 82%
Yumi Suzuki 87% Esther Neuenschwander 77%
Chinami Yoshida 87% Manuela Siegrist 89%
Satsuki Fujisawa 71% Silvana Tirinzoni 75%
Total 84% Total 81%

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Ayumi Ogasawara 4
  Silvana Tirinzoni 9
  Silvana Tirinzoni 4
  Jennifer Jones 7
  Val Sweeting 3
  Jennifer Jones 6
  Jennifer Jones 7
  Rachel Homan 5
  Kerri Einarson 7
  Stefanie Lawton 2
  Kerri Einarson 3
  Rachel Homan 4
  Rachel Homan 6
  Kelsey Rocque 5

Quarterfinals edit

Saturday, April 30, 12:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ayumi Ogasawara   0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 4
  Silvana Tirinzoni 3 0 2 0 4 0 X X 9
Player percentages
  Team Ogasawara   Team Tirinzoni
Anna Ohmiya 77% Marlene Albrecht 75%
Kaho Onodera 69% Esther Neuenschwander 78%
Sayaka Yoshimura 64% Manuela Siegrist 70%
Ayumi Ogasawara 71% Silvana Tirinzoni 96%
Total 70% Total 80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Val Sweeting 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3
  Jennifer Jones   2 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 6
Player percentages
  Team Sweeting   Team Jones
Rachel Brown 100% Dawn McEwen 82%
Dana Ferguson 77% Jill Officer 90%
Lori Olson-Johns 92% Kaitlyn Lawes 94%
Val Sweeting 78% Jennifer Jones 90%
Total 87% Total 89%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson   2 1 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
  Stefanie Lawton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Player percentages
  Team Einarson   Team Lawton
Kristin MacCuish 75% Marliese Kasner 88%
Liz Fyfe 94% Sherri Singler 75%
Selena Kaatz 95% Beth Iskiw 84%
Kerri Einarson 81% Stefanie Lawton 67%
Total 86% Total 79%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
  Kelsey Rocque 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
Player percentages
  Team Homan   Team Rocque
Lisa Weagle 96% Jen Gates 85%
Joanne Courtney 73% Taylor McDonald 76%
Emma Miskew 86% Laura Crocker 73%
Rachel Homan 74% Kelsey Rocque 86%
Total 82% Total 80%

Semifinals edit

Saturday, April 30, 8:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 X 4
  Jennifer Jones   2 1 0 0 0 2 2 X 7
Player percentages
  Team Tirinzoni   Team Jones
Marlene Albrecht 91% Dawn McEwen 99%
Esther Neuenschwander 76% Jill Officer 93%
Manuela Siegrist 79% Kaitlyn Lawes 94%
Silvana Tirinzoni 67% Jennifer Jones 68%
Total 79% Total 89%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
  Rachel Homan   0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
Player percentages
  Team Einarson   Team Homan
Kristin MacCuish 74% Lisa Weagle 84%
Liz Fyfe 65% Joanne Courtney 87%
Selena Kaatz 81% Emma Miskew 86%
Kerri Einarson 91% Rachel Homan 81%
Total 78% Total 85%

Final edit

Sunday, May 1, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones   2 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
  Rachel Homan 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 5
Player percentages
  Team Jones   Team Homan
Dawn McEwen 100% Lisa Weagle 83%
Jill Officer 84% Joanne Courtney 88%
Kaitlyn Lawes 91% Emma Miskew 76%
Jennifer Jones 93% Rachel Homan 93%
Total 92% Total 85%

Qualification process edit

The Champions Cup will involve 15 men's and 15 women's winners on the Pinty's GSOC season plus champions from select events, including the Tim Hortons Brier, Scotties Tournament of Hearts, World/Regional Championships, and other highly ranked competitive events on the World Curling Tour.

The winning teams at the events listed below will receive invites to the Champions Cup. For Men's Qualifying, the top 3 ranked WCT event winners will be invited. For Women's Qualifying the top 4 ranked WCT event winners will be invited.

In the event a team wins more than one qualifying event (e.g. Team A wins the Masters and Canadian Open or wins multiple events including other WCT events), the winner of the next highest ranked World Curling Tour event based on Strength of Field Multiplier (SFM), that has not qualified through another path, will be invited to complete the 15-team lineup.

[Teams listed below under WCT Event will be updated as necessary/weekly based on qualifiers from other events and WCT events yet to be played that may have higher SFM ratings]

Men edit

Qualification method[a] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Winner of 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge   Kevin Koe None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 GSOC The Masters   Mike McEwen None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 GSOC The National   Brad Gushue None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 European Championship   Niklas Edin None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2015 Asia/Pacific Championship   Kim Soo-hyuk None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 GSOC Canadian Open   John Epping None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 U.S. National Championship   Brady Clark None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 World Junior Championship   Bruce Mouat None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 Tim Hortons Brier   Kevin Koe WCT #4 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Elite 10   Brad Gushue WCT #5 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 World Championship   Kevin Koe WCT #6 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Players' Championship   Brad Gushue WCT #7 Event Winner (not already qualified)
WCT #1 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Steve Laycock None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Prairie Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Reid Carruthers None (first qualifier) DEKALB Superspiel
WCT #3 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Pat Simmons None (first qualifier) Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   James Grattan None (first qualifier) Curling Masters Champéry
WCT #5 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Peter de Cruz None (first qualifier) CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc.
WCT #6 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   David Murdoch None (first qualifier) German Masters
WCT #7 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Mick Lizmore None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic
WCT #8 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   John Shuster None (first qualifier) Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic
WCT #9 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Jim Cotter None (first qualifier) 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #10 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Shaun Meachem None (first qualifier) HDF Insurance Shoot-Out

WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier edit

# Event SFM Winner Notes
1 Canada Cup 12.3398   Kevin Koe Qualified as winner of GSOC Tour Challenge
2 Canad Inns Prairie Classic 10.2848   Steve Laycock
3 StuSells Toronto Tankard 9.6856   Mike McEwen Qualified as winner of the Masters
4 Point Optical Curling Classic 8.9400   Mike McEwen Qualified as winner of the Masters
5 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic 8.5618   Brad Gushue Qualified as winner of the National
6 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau 8.3482   Brad Gushue Qualified as winner of the National
7 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard 7.6891   Brad Gushue Qualified as winner of the National
8 Swiss Cup Basel 7.4140   Brad Gushue Qualified as winner of the National
9 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling 6.9443   John Epping Qualified as winner of the Canadian Open
10 Mercure Perth Masters 6.9111   Kevin Koe Qualified as winner of GSOC Tour Challenge
11 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic 6.9063   Kevin Koe Qualified as winner of GSOC Tour Challenge
12 Baden Masters 6.7331   Niklas Edin Qualified as winner of the European Championship
13 DEKALB Superspiel 6.6604   Reid Carruthers
14 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic 5.9194   Pat Simmons
15 Scottish Men's Curling Championship 5.4464   Tom Brewster
16 Curling Masters Champéry 5.3906   James Grattan
17 CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. 5.2560   Peter de Cruz
18 German Masters 5.2265   David Murdoch
19 Aberdeen International Curling Championship 5.1254   David Murdoch Also won German Masters
20 Red Deer Curling Classic 5.1130   Mick Lizmore
21 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic 4.9185   John Shuster
22 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel 4.8522   Brad Gushue Qualified as winner of the National
23 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 4.7469   Jim Cotter
24 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out 4.3313   Shaun Meachem

Women edit

Qualification method[a] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Winner of 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge   Silvana Tirinzoni None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 GSOC The Masters   Rachel Homan None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 Asia/Pacific Championship   Satsuki Fujisawa None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2015 GSOC The National   Rachel Homan WCT #5 Event Winner (not already qualified) ..
Winner of 2015 European Championship   Anna Sidorova None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2015 GSOC The Canadian Open   Rachel Homan WCT #6 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 U.S. National Championship   Erika Brown None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts   Chelsea Carey None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 World Junior Championship   Mary Fay None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 World Championship   Binia Feltscher
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Players' Championship   Eve Muirhead Apr 12-17, 2016
WCT #1 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Kim Eun-jung None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Women's Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Jennifer Jones None (first qualifier) DEKALB Superspiel
WCT #3 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Krista McCarville None (first qualifier) Colonial Square Ladies Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Stefanie Lawton None (first qualifier) Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic
WCT #5 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Kerri Einarson None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #6 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Kelsey Rocque None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic
WCT #7 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Ayumi Ogasawara None (first qualifier) Karuizawa International
WCT #8 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Val Sweeting None (first qualifier) HDF Insurance Shoot-Out
WCT #9 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Jacqueline Harrison None (first qualifier) Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic
WCT #10 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Gim Un-chi None (first qualifier) Hub International Crown of Curling
WCT #11 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Michelle Montford None (first qualifier) Mother Club Fall Curling Classic
WCT #12 - Winner of 2015-16 Ranked Event   Allison Flaxey None (first qualifier) KW Fall Classic

WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier edit

# Event SFM Winner Notes
1 Canada Cup 11.3942   Rachel Homan Qualified as winner of the Masters
2 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic 9.8287   Rachel Homan Qualified as winner of the Masters
3 Stockholm Ladies Cup 9.3825   Rachel Homan Qualified as winner of the Masters
4 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard 9.2888   Rachel Homan Qualified as winner of the Masters
5 Canad Inns Women's Classic 8.9805   Kim Eun-jung
6 DEKALB Superspiel 8.3844   Jennifer Jones
7 Women's Masters Basel 7.9080   Anna Sidorova Qualified as winner of the European Championships
8 Colonial Square Ladies Classic 7.8630   Krista McCarville
9 International Bernese Ladies Cup 7.6385   Silvana Tirinzoni Qualified as winner of the GSOC Tour Challenge
10 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic 7.0452   Stefanie Lawton
11 CCT Uiseong Masters 6.7763   Kelsey Rocque Also won Red Deer Curling Classic
12 City of Perth Ladies International 6.3695   Eve Muirhead Qualified as winner of the Players' Championship
13 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 6.3163   Kerri Einarson
14 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling 5.8912   Krista McCarville Also won Colonial Square Ladies Classic
15 Red Deer Curling Classic 5.8630   Kelsey Rocque
16 Karuizawa International 5.6963   Ayumi Ogasawara
17 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out 5.5352   Valerie Sweeting
18 Glynhill Ladies International 5.3796   Silvana Tirinzoni Qualified as winner of the GSOC Tour Challenge
19 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic 4.9870   Jacqueline Harrison
20 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic 4.9281   Kim Eun-jung Also won Canad Inns Women's Classic
21 Swiss Women's Curling Championship 4.7595   Binia Feltscher Also won World Championship
22 Ontario Scotties 4.7580   Jenn Hanna
23 Hub International Crown of Curling 4.6459   Gim Un-chi
24 StuSells Toronto Tankard 4.2152   Erika Brown Qualified as U.S Champion
25 Mother Club Fall Curling Classic 4.2120   Michelle Montford
26 KW Fall Classic 4.1840   Allison Flaxey

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b World Curling Tour (WCT) events shown are the 6 highest ranked that have winners not qualified through other routes.

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Humpty's Champions Cup: Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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