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Champions Cup (curling)

The Champions Cup (branded as the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a Canadian curling tournament. Part of the Grand Slam of Curling (GSoC) and the World Curling Tour, it is the sixth GSoC event on the women's tour and the seventh on the men's tour.

Champions Cup
Established2016
2023 host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
2023 arenaThe Co-operators Centre
Current champions (2023)
MenAlberta Brendan Bottcher
WomenOntario Rachel Homan
Current edition

The tournament's field usually includes 15 teams each in the men's and women's competitions. 13 of the spots are filled by champion teams from GSoC events, and world, national, and regional champions, The champions of two World Curling Tour events, based on the strength of field, are also invited. If a team qualifies from more than one event or declines the invitation, champions of World Curling Tour events with the highest strength of field are invited until the field of 15 teams is completed.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Champions Cup format was altered to consist of top 12 teams according to the World Curling Federation’s world curling team rankings, divided into two pools.[2]

The event will be put on pause following the 2022–23 season.[3]

Past champions

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Men

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Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2016   Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson   John Epping, Mat Camm, Pat Janssen, Tim March Sherwood Park, Alberta $100,000
2017   Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden   Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2018   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Glenn Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Scott Howard Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2019   Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin   Kevin Koe, B.J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $125,000[4]
2020 Cancelled[5]
2021   Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.   Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin Calgary, Alberta[6] $150,000
2022   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker   Kevin Koe, John Morris, B.J. Neufeld Ben Hebert Olds, Alberta $105,000
2023   Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert   Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker Regina, Saskatchewan $105,000

Women

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Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2016   Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Sherwood Park, Alberta $100,000
2017   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Lisa Weagle   Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2018   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle   Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Calgary, Alberta $100,000
2019   Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $125,000[4]
2020 Cancelled[5]
2021   Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney   Alina Pätz (Fourth), Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat Calgary, Alberta[6] $150,000
2022   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur   Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji Olds, Alberta $105,000
2023   Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Rachelle Brown   Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Dawn McEwen Regina, Saskatchewan $105,000

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification for the Humpty's Champions Cup". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Champions Cup Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Excitement in the air for future of Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Brazeau, Jonathan (April 27, 2019). "Gushue gets by Koe and into Champions Cup playoffs". Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Brazeau, Jonathan (December 3, 2020). "GSOC looking to hold 2 events in proposed Calgary curling bubble". Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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