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