2024 PointsBet Invitational
| 2024 PointsBet Invitational | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena | Markin MacPhail Centre, Canada Olympic Park |
| Dates | September 25–29 |
| Men's winner | |
| Curling club | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Skip | Mike McEwen |
| Third | Colton Flasch |
| Second | Kevin Marsh |
| Lead | Dan Marsh |
| Coach | Brent Laing |
| Finalist | |
| Women's winner | |
| Curling club | Ottawa CC, Ottawa |
| Skip | Rachel Homan |
| Third | Tracy Fleury |
| Second | Emma Miskew |
| Lead | Sarah Wilkes |
| Alternate | Rachelle Brown |
| Coach | Brendan Bottcher |
| Finalist | |
« 2023 2025 » | |
The 2024 PointsBet Invitational curling tournament was held from September 25 to 29 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the 2024–25 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.
Qualification
[edit]The top 10 ranked men's and women's 2023–24 CTRS standings qualified for the event first.[3] The 2024 Alberta men's and women's champions also qualified. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2024 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the 2024 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, the 2024 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the 2024 U25 NextGen Classic and the 2023 Canadian Curling Club Championships received a berth to round out the field.
Men
[edit]Top CTRS men's teams:[4]
Brad Gushue
Brad Jacobs[a]
Mike McEwen
Matt Dunstone
Kevin Koe
Reid Carruthers
Aaron Sluchinski
Rylan Kleiter
Karsten Sturmay
John Epping
Sam Mooibroek
Glenn Howard
Owen Purcell
Ryan Wiebe
Catlin Schneider
Félix Asselin
Alberta champions:
Junior champions:
CCAA champions:
U Sport champions:
U25 NextGen champions:
Club champions:
Women
[edit]Top CTRS women's teams:[5]
Rachel Homan
Chelsea Carey[c]
Kerri Einarson
Kaitlyn Lawes
Selena Sturmay
Kate Cameron
Danielle Inglis
Corryn Brown
Serena Gray-Withers
Kayla Skrlik
Jolene Campbell
Ashley Thevenot[d]
Alberta champions:
Junior champions:
CCAA champions:
U Sport champions:
U25 NextGen champions:
Club champions:
Men
[edit]Teams
[edit]The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Knockout Brackets
[edit]| Sweep 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
[edit]All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−07:00).[7]
Sweep 16
[edit]Wednesday, September 25, 6:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Thursday, September 26, 6:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Elite 8
[edit]Friday, September 27, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 10 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 |
Final 4
[edit]Saturday, September 28, 8:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Final
[edit]Sunday, September 29, 3:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Walker | 95% | Dan Marsh | 95% |
| E. J. Harnden | 75% | Kevin Marsh | 91% |
| Mark Nichols | 88% | Colton Flasch | 83% |
| Brad Gushue | 72% | Mike McEwen | 83% |
| Total | 82% | Total | 88% |
Women
[edit]Teams
[edit]The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Knockout Brackets
[edit]| Sweep 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
[edit]All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−07:00).[7]
Sweep 16
[edit]Wednesday, September 25, 1:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Thursday, September 26, 1:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
Elite 8
[edit]Friday, September 27, 1:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Final 4
[edit]Saturday, September 28, 1:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Final
[edit]Sunday, September 29, 10:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Wilkes | 100% | Geri-Lynn Ramsay | 84% |
| Emma Miskew | 94% | Ashton Skrlik | 89% |
| Tracy Fleury | 84% | Margot Flemming | 78% |
| Rachel Homan | 95% | Kayla Skrlik | 72% |
| Total | 93% | Total | 81% |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Formerly Team Brendan Bottcher.
- ↑ Formerly Team Jacob Dobson.
- ↑ Formerly Team Jennifer Jones.
- ↑ Formerly Team Skylar Ackerman.
- ↑ Team Koe played with three players.
- ↑ Laura Walker replaced Shannon Birchard who was recovering from a knee injury.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Menu". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "About the Event". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "PointsBet Pairings Set!". Curling Canada. June 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "2023–24 CTRS Standings – Men". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "2023–24 CTRS Standings – Women". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- 1 2 "List of Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- 1 2 "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2024.