2018 Humpty's Champions Cup

The 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup is the final Grand Slam of curling event of the 2017–18 curling season. It was held April 24–29, 2018 at the WinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, Alberta.

2018 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaWinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB
DatesApril 24–29, 2018
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC,
St. John's
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
CoachJules Owchar
FinalistOntario Glenn Howard
Women's winnerManitoba Rachel Homan
Curling clubOttawa Curling Club, Ottawa
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondJoanne Courtney
LeadLisa Weagle
CoachAdam Kingsbury
FinalistManitoba Kerri Einarson
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kurt Balderston Karsten Sturmay Rob Bucholz Del Shaughnessy   Grande Prairie, Alberta
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin   Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers John Morris Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Matt Dunstone Connor Njegovan   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Scott Howard   Tiny, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden   Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr.   Edinburgh, Scotland
Greg Persinger (Fourth) Rich Ruohonen (Skip) Colin Hufman Phil Tilker   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marc Pfister Dominik Märki Raphael Märki Simon Gempeler   Adelboden, Switzerland
Tyler Tardi Sterling Middleton Jordan Tardi Jacques Gauthier   Langley, British Columbia

Round-robin standings

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Pool A W L PF PA SO#
  Bruce Mouat 4 0 32 18 3
  Brendan Bottcher 3 1 28 21 13
  Colton Flasch 2 2 18 20 8
  Niklas Edin 1 3 20 25 12
  Marc Pfister 0 4 12 26 15
Pool B W L PF PA SO#
  Brad Gushue 4 0 27 12 1
  Rich Ruohonen 2 2 18 17 6
  Brad Jacobs 2 2 26 15 7
  Reid Carruthers 1 3 18 28 4
  Tyler Tardi 1 3 12 29 5
Pool C W L PF PA SO#
  Glenn Howard 3 1 26 19 2
  Kevin Koe 3 1 19 16 9
  Mike McEwen 2 2 19 21 10
  Jason Gunnlaugson 2 2 22 18 11
  Kurt Balderston 0 4 16 28 14

Tiebreakers

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Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
  Jason Gunnlaugson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Colton Flasch 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
  Mike McEwen   2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1   Brad Gushue 4
8   Jason Gunnlaugson 2
1   Brad Gushue 7
4   Kevin Koe 5
4   Kevin Koe 5
5   Brendan Bottcher 2
1   Brad Gushue 8
3   Glenn Howard 2
2   Bruce Mouat 7
7   Mike McEwen 6
2   Bruce Mouat 5
3   Glenn Howard 9
3   Glenn Howard 7
6   Rich Ruohonen 6

Quarterfinals

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April 28, 4:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
  Jason Gunnlaugson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Bruce Mouat   0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
  Mike McEwen 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard   1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
  Rich Ruohonen 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
  Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2

Semifinals

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April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bruce Mouat   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
  Glenn Howard 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7
  Kevin Koe 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5

Final

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April 29, 2:00pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   0 0 1 1 0 3 3 X 8
  Glenn Howard 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Chelsea Carey Cathy Overton-Clapham Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters   Calgary, Alberta
Janais DeJong (Fourth) Delia DeJong (Skip) Kayla Skrlik Amy Janko   Grande Prairie, Alberta
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Binia Feltscher Carole Howald Franziska Kaufmann Larissa Hari   Flims, Switzerland
Chinami Yoshida[a] Mari Motohashi Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida   Kitami, Hokkaido
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs   Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kaitlyn Jones Karlee Burgess Lauren Lenentine Lindsey Burgess   Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kristen MacDiarmid Marie Christianson Liz Woodworth Julia Colter   Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Lauren Gray   Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli   Baden, Switzerland
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker   Blaine, Minnesota
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown   Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Esther Neuenschwander Manuela Siegrist Marlene Albrecht   Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

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Pool A W L PF PA SO#
  Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 24 14 1
  Kerri Einarson 3 1 27 15 2
  Jennifer Jones 2 2 22 22 4
  Val Sweeting 2 2 16 22 14
  Kaitlyn Jones 0 4 14 30
Pool B W L PF PA SO#
  Jamie Sinclair 4 0 22 13 8
  Anna Hasselborg 3 1 22 15 3
  Rachel Homan 2 2 17 17 6
  Binia Feltscher 1 3 17 25 5
  Kristen MacDiarmid 0 4 14 22 9
Pool C W L PF PA SO#
  Eve Muirhead 3 1 30 14 11
  Chelsea Carey 3 1 24 23 13
  Alina Pätz 2 2 23 21 10
  Delia DeJong 2 2 22 25 15
  Team Fujisawa 0 4 12 29 12

Tiebreakers

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April 27, 8:00pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan   0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 8
  Alina Pätz 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Delia DeJong 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
  Val Sweeting   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4

April 28, 8:30am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones   1 1 0 1 0 3 4 X 10
  Val Sweeting 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1   Jamie Sinclair 3
8   Rachel Homan 6
8   Rachel Homan 9
5   Eve Muirhead 6
4   Anna Hasselborg 3
5   Eve Muirhead 4
8   Rachel Homan 7
3   Kerri Einarson 6
2   Silvana Tirinzoni 5
7   Jennifer Jones 6
7   Jennifer Jones 4
3   Kerri Einarson 6
3   Kerri Einarson 5
6   Chelsea Carey 3

Quarterfinals

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April 28, 12:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
  Chelsea Carey 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Eve Muirhead   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
  Jennifer Jones 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jamie Sinclair   0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
  Rachel Homan 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6

Semifinals

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April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 9
  Eve Muirhead   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jennifer Jones 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4
  Kerri Einarson   1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 6

Final

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April 29, 10:00am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 7
  Kerri Einarson   1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6

Qualification

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Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup   Brad Jacobs None (first qualifier)
Winner of GSOC Tour Challenge   Brad Gushue None (first qualifier)
Winner of The Masters Grand Slam of Curling   Brad Gushue WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of The National   Bruce Mouat None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 European Championship   Niklas Edin None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Asia/Pacific Championship   Kim Chang-min None (first qualifier)
Winner of Canadian Open of Curling   Peter de Cruz None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Winter Olympics   John Shuster None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship   Greg Persinger None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship   Tyler Tardi None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Tim Hortons Brier   Brad Gushue WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Elite 10   Mike McEwen None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship   Niklas Edin WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship   Kevin Koe None (first qualifier)
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Brad Jacobs Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 10.5938)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Reid Carruthers None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Men's Classic (SFM: 8.6231)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Brad Gushue Already qualified Swiss Cup Basel (SFM: 8.2928)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-18 Ranked Event   Liu Rui None (first qualifier) Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic (SFM: 8.2344)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Kevin Koe Already qualified Ashley Home Store Fall Classic (SFM: 7.8483)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Colton Flasch None (first qualifier) College Clean Restoration Curling Classic (SFM: 7.6823)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Brad Gushue Already qualified Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Niklas Edin Already qualified Mercure Perth Masters (SFM: 6.8809)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Liu Rui Already qualified, declined invite Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (SFM: 6.8314)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Bruce Mouat Already qualified Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 6.6939)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Jason Gunnlaugson None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.6456)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event   Niklas Edin Already qualified Curling Masters Champery (SFM: 6.2031)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event   Niklas Edin Already qualified Baden Masters (SFM: 5.8101)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Brendan Bottcher None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.0877)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Bruce Mouat Already qualified Oakville OCT Fall Classic (SFM: 5.0662)
WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event   Mike McEwen Already qualified Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic (SFM: 4.9849)
WCT #17 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Brendan Bottcher Already qualified Medicine Hat Charity Classic (SFM: 4.6272)
WCT #18 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Kurt Balderston None (first qualifier) Original 16 WCT Bonspiel (SFM: 4.5434)
WCT #19 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Marc Pfister None (first qualifier) German Masters (SFM: 4.5412)
WCT #20 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Glenn Howard None (first qualifier) Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic (SFM: 4.4091)

Women

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Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup   Rachel Homan
Winner of 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge   Val Sweeting None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2017 Masters   Jennifer Jones None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Pacific-Asia Championship   Kim Eun-jung
Winner of 2017 Boost National   Jennifer Jones Already Qualified
Winner of 2017 European Championship   Eve Muirhead None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Canadian Open   Chelsea Carey None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship   Jamie Sinclair None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts   Jennifer Jones Already qualified
Winner of the 2018 Winter Olympics   Anna Hasselborg
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship   Kaitlyn Jones None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship   Jennifer Jones Already Qualified
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship   Jamie Sinclair Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Nina Roth None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Women's Classic (SFM: 10.6180)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Rachel Homan Already qualified Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (SFM: 9.8021)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Eve Muirhead Already qualified HDF Insurance Shoot-Out (SFM: 7.9346)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Alina Pätz None (first qualifier) Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup (SFM: 7.8806)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Silvana Tirinzoni None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 7.4915)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Rachel Homan Already qualified Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Satsuki Fujisawa None (first qualifier) Karuizawa International (SFM: 6.6069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Kerri Einarson None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.5875)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Wang Bingyu None (first qualifier) Women's Masters Basel (SFM: 6.5544)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Jamie Sinclair Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 5.9702)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Anna Sidorova None (first qualifier) CCT Arctic Cup (SFM: 5.878)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Delia DeJong None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.2766)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Binia Feltscher None (first qualifier) Glynhill Ladies International (SFM: 5.1354)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Julie Tippin None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 5.0898)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Kelsey Rocque None (first qualifier) Curl Mesabi Classic (SFM: 4.5996)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event   Kristen MacDiarmid None (first qualifier) Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic (SFM: 4.3588)

Notes

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  1. ^ Chinami Yoshida moved up from third to skip Team Fujisawa as Satsuki Fujisawa was playing in the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Alternate Mari Motohashi stepped in to play third.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Humpty's Champions Cup: Men's Teams". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
  2. ^ "2018 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women's Teams". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-06.
  3. ^ "Carey cruises to victory in Champions Cup Opender". Grand Slam of Curling. April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ 2017-18 Curling Season SFM