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2023 PointsBet Invitational

The 2023 PointsBet Invitational curling tournament was held from September 27 to October 1 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario.[1] The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the 2023–24 season.[2] It was played in a single-elimination tournament with the winning team on both the men's and women's sides receiving $50,000 each.

2023 PointsBet Invitational
2023 PointsBet Invitational
Host cityOakville, Ontario
ArenaSixteen Mile Sports Complex
DatesSeptember 27 – October 1
Men's winnerManitoba Team Carruthers
Curling clubMorris CC, Morris
SkipReid Carruthers
ThirdBrad Jacobs
SecondDerek Samagalski
LeadConnor Njegovan
CoachRob Meakin
FinalistManitoba Matt Dunstone
Women's winnerOntario Team Homan
Curling clubOttawa CC, Ottawa
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdTracy Fleury
SecondEmma Miskew
LeadSarah Wilkes
CoachDon Bartlett
FinalistManitoba Kerri Einarson
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Qualification edit

The top 10 ranked men's and women's 2022–23 CTRS standings qualified for the event first.[3] The 2023 Ontario men's and women's champions also qualified. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the 2023 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, the 2023 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the 2023 U25 NextGen Classic and the 2022 Canadian Curling Club Championships received a berth to round out the field.

Men edit

Top CTRS men's teams:[4]

  1.   Brad Gushue
  2.   Brendan Bottcher
  3.   Matt Dunstone
  4.   Kevin Koe
  5.   Reid Carruthers
  6.   Karsten Sturmay
  7.   Aaron Sluchinski
  8.   Mike McEwen
  9.   John Epping
  10.   Tanner Horgan
  11.   Ryan Wiebe
  12.   Colton Flasch

Ontario champions:

Junior champions:

CCAA champions:

  •   Jacob Dobson

U Sport champions:

  •   Sam Mooibroek

U25 NextGen champions:

Club champions:

Women edit

Top CTRS women's teams:[5]

  1.   Kerri Einarson
  2.   Rachel Homan
  3.   Jennifer Jones
  4.   Kaitlyn Lawes
  5.   Clancy Grandy
  6.   Casey Scheidegger
  7.   Meghan Walter
  8.   Christina Black
  9.   Isabelle Ladouceur
  10.   Kayla Skrlik
  11.   Danielle Inglis
  12.   Andrea Kelly
  13.   Serena Gray-Withers
  14.   Nancy Martin

Ontario champions:

Junior champions:

CCAA champions:

  •   Josie Zimmerman

U Sport champions:

  •   Serena Gray-Withers

U25 NextGen champions:

Club champions:

  •   Shaelyn Park

Men edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Greg Balsdon Jordan Keon Curtis Samoy Trevor Talbott   Richmond Hill, Ontario
Brendan Bottcher Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs Derek Samagalski Connor Njegovan   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jacob Dobson Austin Snyder Noah Garner Matthew Abrams Kevin Genjaga   Toronto, Ontario
Matt Dunstone B. J. Neufeld Colton Lott Ryan Harnden   Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Jason Camm   East York, Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols E. J. Harnden Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Scott Howard (Fourth) Glenn Howard (Skip) David Mathers Tim March   Penetanguishene, Ontario
Rylan Kleiter Joshua Mattern Matthew Hall Trevor Johnson   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Jacques Gauthier Karrick Martin   Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sam Mooibroek Kibo Mulima Wyatt Small Ben Pearce Codie Harris   Waterloo, Ontario
Aaron Sluchinski Jeremy Harty Kerr Drummond Dylan Webster   Airdrie, Alberta
Karsten Sturmay Kyle Doering Glenn Venance Kurtis Goller J. D. Lind   St. Albert, Alberta
Johnson Tao Jaedon Neuert Zach Davies Adam Naugler   Edmonton, Alberta
Ryan Wiebe Ty Dilello Sean Flatt Adam Flatt   Winnipeg, Manitoba

Knockout Brackets edit

Sweep 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Final
            
1   Brad Gushue 9
16   Greg Balsdon 4
1   Brad Gushue 8
9   Ryan Wiebe 4
8   John Epping 5
9   Ryan Wiebe 8
1   Brad Gushue 5
5   Reid Carruthers 6
5   Reid Carruthers 10
12   Johnson Tao 3
5   Reid Carruthers 9
13   Rylan Kleiter 8
4   Kevin Koe 6
13   Rylan Kleiter 10
5   Reid Carruthers 9
3   Matt Dunstone 8
6   Karsten Sturmay 8
11   Glenn Howard 4
6   Karsten Sturmay 5
3   Matt Dunstone 8
3   Matt Dunstone 10
14   Sam Mooibroek 5
3   Matt Dunstone 6
10   Mike McEwen 5
7   Aaron Sluchinski 5
10   Mike McEwen 11
10   Mike McEwen 9
2   Brendan Bottcher 5
2   Brendan Bottcher 7
15   Jacob Dobson 1

Knockout Results edit

All draw times listed in Eastern Time (UTC-04:00).[7]

Sweep 16 edit

Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kevin Koe   0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Rylan Kleiter 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Reid Carruthers   2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 X X 10
  Johnson Tao 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brad Gushue   2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
  Greg Balsdon 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Epping   3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
  Ryan Wiebe 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 8

Thursday, September 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Karsten Sturmay 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 X X 8
  Glenn Howard   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Dunstone 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 10
  Sam Mooibroek   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brendan Bottcher 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 X X 7
  Jacob Dobson   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aaron Sluchinski 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X X 5
  Mike McEwen   2 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 X X 11

Elite 8 edit

Friday, September 29, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mike McEwen   3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 9
  Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brad Gushue   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 8
  Ryan Wiebe 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Karsten Sturmay   0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
  Matt Dunstone 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Reid Carruthers   0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 9
  Rylan Kleiter 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 8

Final 4 edit

Saturday, September 30, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Matt Dunstone   1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6
  Mike McEwen 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Brad Gushue   0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
  Reid Carruthers 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6

Final edit

Sunday, October 1, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Reid Carruthers   1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 9
  Matt Dunstone 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8
Player percentages
  Team Carruthers   Team Dunstone
Connor Njegovan 94% Ryan Harnden 95%
Derek Samagalski 94% Colton Lott 99%
Brad Jacobs 86% B. J. Neufeld 88%
Reid Carruthers 85% Matt Dunstone 88%
Total 90% Total 92%

Women edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Christina Black Jenn Baxter Karlee Everist Shelley Barker   Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Hollie Duncan Megan Balsdon Rachelle Strybosch Tess Guyatt Julie Tippin   Woodstock, Ontario
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Harris   Gimli, Manitoba
Clancy Grandy Kayla MacMillan Lindsay Dubue Rachelle Brown[a]   Vancouver, British Columbia
Serena Gray-Withers Catherine Clifford Brianna Cullen Zoe Cinnamon Gracelyn Richards   Edmonton, Alberta
Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes   Ottawa, Ontario
Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot   Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Karlee Burgess Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine   Winnipeg & Altona, Manitoba
Isabelle Ladouceur Grace Lloyd Jamie Smith Rachel Steele   Whitby, Ontario
Kaitlyn Lawes Selena Njegovan Jocelyn Peterman Kristin MacCuish   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Abby Marks Elysa Crough Kim Bonneau Julianna Mackenzie   Edmonton, Alberta
Nancy Martin Lindsay Bertsch Madison Kleiter Krysten Karwacki   Martensville, Saskatchewan
Shaelyn Park Krista Flanagan Lynn LeBlanc Shannon Tatlock   Moncton, New Brunswick
Myla Plett Alyssa Nedohin Chloe Fediuk Allie Iskiw   Airdrie & Sherwood Park, Alberta
Kayla Skrlik Brittany Tran Geri-Lynn Ramsay Ashton Skrlik   Calgary, Alberta
Josie Zimmerman Bryn Woloshyn Claire Bevan-Stewart Darby-Anne Swanson Hope Zimmerman   Camrose, Alberta

Knockout Brackets edit

Sweep 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Final
            
1   Kerri Einarson 15
16   Josie Zimmerman 3
1   Kerri Einarson 10
8   Kayla Skrlik 6
8   Kayla Skrlik 7
9   Danielle Inglis 6
1   Kerri Einarson 8
4   Kaitlyn Lawes 3
5   Clancy Grandy 6
12   Hollie Duncan 5
5   Clancy Grandy 3
4   Kaitlyn Lawes 8
4   Kaitlyn Lawes 11
13   Abby Marks 5
1   Kerri Einarson 7
2   Rachel Homan 9
6   Christina Black 8
11   Nancy Martin 7
6   Christina Black 9
3   Jennifer Jones 6
3   Jennifer Jones 10
14   Myla Plett 6
6   Christina Black 5
2   Rachel Homan 10
7   Isabelle Ladouceur 8
10   Serena Gray-Withers 6
7   Isabelle Ladouceur 6
2   Rachel Homan 10
2   Rachel Homan 11
15   Shaelyn Park 1

Knockout Results edit

All draw times listed in Eastern Time (UTC-04:00).[7]

Sweep 16 edit

Wednesday, September 27, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kaitlyn Lawes 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 X X 11
  Abby Marks   0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Clancy Grandy   1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
  Hollie Duncan 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kerri Einarson   1 4 0 2 0 6 2 0 X X 15
  Josie Zimmerman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kayla Skrlik 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 7
  Danielle Inglis   0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6

Thursday, September 28, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Christina Black   2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 8
  Nancy Martin 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jennifer Jones   2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 X 10
  Myla Plett 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rachel Homan   2 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 X X 11
  Shaelyn Park 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Isabelle Ladouceur   0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8
  Serena Gray-Withers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 6

Elite 8 edit

Friday, September 29, 11:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Isabelle Ladouceur 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6
  Rachel Homan   2 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kerri Einarson 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 10
  Kayla Skrlik   0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Christina Black   2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
  Jennifer Jones 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Clancy Grandy 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
  Kaitlyn Lawes   2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 8

Final 4 edit

Saturday, September 30, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Christina Black   1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X 5
  Rachel Homan 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kerri Einarson 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 X 8
  Kaitlyn Lawes   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3

Final edit

Sunday, October 1, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kerri Einarson 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
  Rachel Homan   0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 9
Player percentages
  Team Einarson   Team Homan
Briane Harris 89% Sarah Wilkes 88%
Shannon Birchard 84% Emma Miskew 79%
Val Sweeting 81% Tracy Fleury 88%
Kerri Einarson 61% Rachel Homan 84%
Total 79% Total 84%

Notelist edit

  1. ^ Rachelle Brown spared for Sarah Loken.

References edit

  1. ^ "Menu". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "About the Event". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "PointsBet draw set!". Curling Canada. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022–23 CTRS Standings – Men". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022–23 CTRS Standings – Women". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "List of Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links edit

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