2018 Continental Cup of Curling

The 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 11 to 14 at the Sports Centre at Western Fair District[1] in London, Ontario. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points was in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it has in previous years.

2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling
Host cityLondon, Ontario
ArenaThe Sports Centre at Western Fair District
DatesJanuary 11–14
WinnerTeam North America
Score Breakdown
Discipline NA World
Team Round 1 1 2
Mixed Doubles Round 1 1 2
Team Round 2 2 1
Team Round 3 2 1
Mixed Doubles Round 2 3 0
Team Round 4 1.5 1.5
Mixed Doubles Round 3 2 4
Team Round 5 1.5 1.5
Team Round 6 1.5 1.5
Skins Round 1 8 7
Skins Round 2 6.5 8.5
Tiebreak 0.5 0
Total 30.5 30
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North America won the event 30.5 points to 30, with an extra half point awarded in a draw to the button competition between Brad Gushue and Thomas Ulsrud after a 30–30 tie after all events. North America collected CAD$52,000 winner's cheque. World collected $26,000 loser's cheque and $13,000 Sunday skins bonus.[2]

The total attendance for the event was 16,017.[3]

Competition format

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This edition of the Continental Cup used a similar format as that of the previous year. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points were needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Nine mixed doubles were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.

Teams

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The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region competed against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earned the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (which were held in lieu of a Canada Cup of Curling in 2017) and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States, namely the top point-getters of American teams on the World Curling Tour, were chosen to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World were selected by the World Curling Federation.

The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions.[4] As Rachel Homan had won both the 2017 Scotties and the 2017 Olympic Trials, Michelle Englot and her team was invited as 2017 Scotties runners-up.

Team Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Team
North
America
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner   Duluth, Minnesota
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Aileen Geving Becca Hamilton   Madison, Wisconsin
Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach:   Rick Lang, Captain:   Al Hackner
Team
World
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
Benoît Schwarz Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner   Geneva, Switzerland
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson   Oslo, Norway
Satsuki Fujisawa Yumi Suzuki Chinami Yoshida Yurika Yoshida   Kitami, Japan
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs   Sundbyberg, Sweden
Silvana Tirinzoni Manuela Siegrist Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht   Zürich, Switzerland
Coach:   Fredrik Lindberg, Captain:   David Murdoch

Events

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All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).[5]

Thursday, January 11

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Draw 1

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Team 9:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3 0
World (Tirinzoni)   3 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster) 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 X 9 1
World (Edin)   1 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 5 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Englot) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
World (Hasselborg)   3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 1

Draw 2

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Mixed doubles 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan/Gallant) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 0
World (Neuenschwander/Pätz)   2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (R. Hamilton/M. Hamilton)   1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 0
World (Mabergs/Edin) 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 X 7 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Weagle/Gushue)   2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 1
World (Eriksson/Hasselborg) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0

Draw 3

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Team 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe)   2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6 1
World (Ulsrud) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Roth)   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0
World (Fujisawa) 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue)   0 1 2 0 3 0 1 X 7 1
World (de Cruz) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 0

Friday, January 12

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Draw 4

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Team 9:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Englot) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 0
World (Fujisawa)   1 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 X 8 1
World (de Cruz)   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Roth) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 1
World (Tirinzoni)   0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0

Draw 5

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Mixed doubles 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Cameron/Kennedy) 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 8 1
World (Fujisawa/Svae)   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Miskew/Hebert) 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 1
World (McManus/Sundgren)   0 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Courtney/Shuster) 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 7 1
World (Tirinzoni/Tanner)   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 0

Draw 6

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Team 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
World (Edin)   2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan)   0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 0.5
World (Hasselborg) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 0.5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster)   2 1 1 1 0 1 2 X 8 1
World (Ulsrud) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 0

Saturday, January 13

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Draw 7

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Mixed doubles 9:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Englot/Laing & Wilson-Westcott/Nichols) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 0
World (Albrecht/de Cruz & Siegrist/Schwarz)   0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Peterson/George & Roth/Landsteiner) 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 6 0
World (Knochenhauer/Wranå & Suzuki/Nergård)   1 0 2 0 3 0 3 X 9 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Geving/Walker & Westcott/Koe) 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 X 8 2
World (Y. Yoshida/Ulsrud & C. Yoshida/Petersson)   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 0

Draw 8

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Team 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Roth) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0.5
World (Hasselborg)   0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0.5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue)   2 1 2 0 1 0 1 X 7 1
World (Ulsrud) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan)   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 0
World (Fujisawa) 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 X 7 1

Draw 9

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Team 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 7 0.5
World (de Cruz)   2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 0.5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Englot)   0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 0
World (Tirinzoni) 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 9 1
World (Edin)   0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 0

Sunday, January 14

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Draw 10

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Skins 2:30 pm

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
North America (Roth) X X X 2
World (Fujisawa)   X X X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
North America (Kennedy/Cameron/Hebert/Wilson) X X 0 X 2
World (Eriksson/Hasselborg/Sundgren/Mabergs)   0 X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
North America (Shuster) X X X X 4
World (de Cruz)   0 0 0 X 1

Draw 11

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Skins 7:00 pm

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Button Total
North America (Homan) X 0 0 X 0 2
World (Tirinzoni)   X X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Button Total
North America (Koe/Englot/Laing/Westcott) X X X X 2.5
World (Edin/McManus/Wranå/Knochenhauer)   X X X 0 X 2.5
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
North America (Gushue)   0 0 0 X 2
World (Ulsrud) 0 0 X X 3

Tiebreaker

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After all events, Team North America and Team World were tied at 30 points each. The tiebreak was a draw to the button with each team selecting a thrower. Brad Gushue for Team North America won the draw over Thomas Ulsrud for Team World.

References

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  1. ^ "World Financial Group Continental Cup headed to London, Ont., in 2018 – 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling". www.Curling.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dramatic finish keeps WFG Continental Cup in North America". Curling Canada. January 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Statistical report for draw 11
  4. ^ "Teams – 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling". www.Curling.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Draw Schedule – 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling". www.Curling.ca. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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