2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event

2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials
Direct-Entry Event
2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials ; Direct-Entry Event
Host city	Ottawa, Ontario
Arena	RA Centre
Dates	September 22–26
Men's winner	Team Roberge
Curling club	, Saint-Romuald
Skip	Vincent Roberge
Third
Second
Lead
Coach	Éric Sylvain
Finalist	Sean Grassie
Women's winner	Team Galusha
Curling club	Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife
Skip	Kerry Galusha
Fourth	Jo-Ann Rizzo
Third	Sarah Koltun
Second	Margot Flemming
Coach	Shona Barbour
Finalist	Jill Brothers

The 2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event was held from September 22 to 26 at the RA Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.^[1] The event was held to qualify two men's teams and two women's teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

Qualification process[]

Eight men's teams and eight women's team qualified for the event based on their ranking from the World Curling Team Rankings as of July 2021.^[1] Teams also had to have three of their four members from their 2020–21 season lineups still intact.

Men[]

Teams[]

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Locale
			Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jacques Gauthier	Jordan Peters	Brayden Payette	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sean Grassie			Winnipeg, Manitoba
William Lyburn	Daley Peters		Winnipeg, Manitoba
Shaun Meachem		^[a]	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Vincent Roberge			Saint-Romuald, Quebec
	Colin Kurz		Winnipeg, Manitoba
		Zack Bilawka	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Knockout Brackets[]

Source:^[3]

A Event[]

First Knockout						Qualifier 1

1		7

8	William Lyburn	5
			1		7

			5		1
4	Sean Grassie	3

5		4
						1		4

						3	Vincent Roberge	7
2	Jacques Gauthier	7

7	Shaun Meachem	9
			7	Shaun Meachem	3

			3	Vincent Roberge	7
3	Vincent Roberge	9

6		6

B Event[]

Second Knockout									Qualifier 2

			7	Shaun Meachem	9
8	William Lyburn	6	8	William Lyburn	2
4	Sean Grassie	4				7	Shaun Meachem	5
2	Jacques Gauthier	8				5		7
6		6	2	Jacques Gauthier	7
			5		8
									5	6
									1	2

C Event[]

Third Knockout									Qualifier 3

									1		5
4	Sean Grassie	7							4	Sean Grassie	6
2	Jacques Gauthier	3	4	Sean Grassie	7
6		9	6		6
8	William Lyburn	5				4	Sean Grassie	7
						7	Shaun Meachem	5

Knockout Results[]

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).^[4]

Draw 1[]

Wednesday, September 22, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	X	7
William Lyburn	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sean Grassie	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3
	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Jacques Gauthier	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	7
Shaun Meachem	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Vincent Roberge	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	9
	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6

Draw 4[]

Thursday, September 23, 8:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Jacques Gauthier	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	8
	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
William Lyburn	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	6
Sean Grassie	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	4

Draw 5[]

Thursday, September 23, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shaun Meachem	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
Vincent Roberge	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	X	X	7
	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1

Draw 7[]

Thursday, September 23, 8:00 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shaun Meachem	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	4	X	9
William Lyburn	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	2

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jacques Gauthier	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	7
	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	8

Draw 8[]

Friday, September 24, 8:00 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	X	9
William Lyburn	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sean Grassie	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	X	7
Jacques Gauthier	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	3

Draw 10[]

Friday, September 24, 4:00 pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shaun Meachem	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	5
	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Sean Grassie	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	7
	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	X	4
Vincent Roberge	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	7

Draw 12[]

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sean Grassie	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	7
Shaun Meachem	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	X	6
	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	2

Draw 14[]

Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	5
Sean Grassie	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	6

Playoffs[]

A vs. B

Second place game

Qualify for Pre-Trials

A

Vincent Roberge

5

Vincent Roberge

B

4

Sean Grassie

B

6

C

Sean Grassie

7

Key:

Winning team advances

Losing team advances

A vs. B[]

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Vincent Roberge	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4

Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

Loser drops to second place game.

Second place game[]

Sunday, September 26, 1:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	6
Sean Grassie	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	7

Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

Women[]

Teams[]

The teams are listed as follows:^[5]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale
Jill Brothers	Erin Carmody	Kim Kelly^[b]	Jenn Mitchell	Sarah Murphy^[b]	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth)	Sarah Koltun	Margot Flemming	Kerry Galusha (Skip)	Shona Barbour	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Ashley Howard					Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kaitlyn Jones	Robyn Njegovan				Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lauren Mann	Kira Brunton	Cheryl Kreviazuk	Karen Trines		Ottawa, Ontario
Jessie Hunkin^[c]		^[c]		Robyn Silvernagle^[c]	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Laurie St-Georges	Hailey Armstrong	Emily Riley	Cynthia St-Georges		Laval, Quebec
Sarah Wark			^[d]	^[d]	Abbotsford, British Columbia

Knockout Brackets[]

Source:^[6]

A Event[]

First Knockout						Qualifier 1

1	Kaitlyn Jones	4

8	Ashley Howard	8
			8	Ashley Howard	4

			4	Kerry Galusha	9
4	Kerry Galusha	10

5	Sarah Wark	4
						4	Kerry Galusha	6

						3	Team Silvernagle	5
2	Laurie St-Georges	8

7	Jill Brothers	4
			2	Laurie St-Georges	2

			3	Team Silvernagle	11
3	Team Silvernagle	12

6	Lauren Mann	2

B Event[]

Second Knockout									Qualifier 2

									3	Team Silvernagle	11
									1	Kaitlyn Jones	3
			2	Laurie St-Georges	5
1	Kaitlyn Jones	11	1	Kaitlyn Jones	6
5	Sarah Wark	3				1	Kaitlyn Jones	8
						6	Lauren Mann	6
			8	Ashley Howard	5
7	Jill Brothers	6	6	Lauren Mann	7
6	Lauren Mann	8

C Event[]

Third Knockout									Qualifier 3

									1	Kaitlyn Jones	4
5	Sarah Wark	7							7	Jill Brothers	10
8	Ashley Howard	9	8	Ashley Howard	4
7	Jill Brothers	8	7	Jill Brothers	7
2	Laurie St-Georges	5				7	Jill Brothers	10
						6	Lauren Mann	6

Knockout Results[]

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

Draw 1[]

Wednesday, September 22, 12:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kaitlyn Jones	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	X	4
Ashley Howard	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	X	8

Draw 2[]

Wednesday, September 22, 3:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Team Silvernagle	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	4	X	X	12
Lauren Mann	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	X	2

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Laurie St-Georges	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	X	8
Jill Brothers	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kerry Galusha	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	2	X	10
Sarah Wark	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	4

Draw 4[]

Thursday, September 23, 8:00 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kaitlyn Jones	1	0	0	1	2	0	6	1	X	X	11
Sarah Wark	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Jill Brothers	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6
Lauren Mann	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ashley Howard	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	X	4
Kerry Galusha	0	0	3	1	0	2	3	0	X	X	9

Draw 5[]

Thursday, September 23, 12:00 pm

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Laurie St-Georges	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	2
Team Silvernagle	0	2	1	3	2	0	3	0	X	X	11

Draw 6[]

Thursday, September 23, 4:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ashley Howard	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	5
Lauren Mann	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	7

Draw 7[]

Thursday, September 23, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Laurie St-Georges	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
Kaitlyn Jones	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6

Draw 8[]

Friday, September 24, 8:00 am

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jill Brothers	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	2	8
Laurie St-Georges	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	5

Draw 9[]

Friday, September 24, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sarah Wark	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	7
Ashley Howard	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	X	9

Draw 10[]

Friday, September 24, 4:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kerry Galusha	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6
Team Silvernagle	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kaitlyn Jones	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	8
Lauren Mann	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	6

Draw 11[]

Friday, September 24, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ashley Howard	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
Jill Brothers	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	7

Draw 12[]

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Team Silvernagle	3	0	2	0	3	2	1	X	X	X	11
Kaitlyn Jones	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	X	X	X	3

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jill Brothers	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	10
Lauren Mann	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	6

Draw 14[]

Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kaitlyn Jones	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	4
Jill Brothers	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	3	X	10

Playoffs[]

A vs. B

Second place game

Qualify for Pre-Trials

A

Kerry Galusha

10

B

8

B

6

C

Jill Brothers

8

Key:

Winning team advances

Losing team advances

A vs. B[]

Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Kerry Galusha	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	10
Team Silvernagle	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8

Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

Loser drops to second place game.

Second place game[]

Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Team Silvernagle	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	X	6
Jill Brothers	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	X	8

Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.

Notes[]

^ spared for .
^ ^a ^b As second Sarah Murphy did not attend the event, alternate Kim Kelly moved up to play second. Murphy was still listed as the teams alternate on the roster, however.
^ ^a ^b ^c As skip Robyn Silvernagle was on maternity leave, second Jessie Hunkin moved up to skip and alternate played second. Silvernagle was listed as the alternate on the roster, however.
^ ^a ^b Alternate played lead during the tournament, replacing .

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Big events in Ottawa!". Curling Canada. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Men's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Men's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Men's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Women's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Women's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Women's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

External links[]

Info about Trials Qualification

[Meachem-3] spared for .

[Brothers-7] As second Sarah Murphy did not attend the event, alternate Kim Kelly moved up to play second. Murphy was still listed as the teams alternate on the roster, however.

[Silvernagle-8] As skip Robyn Silvernagle was on maternity leave, second Jessie Hunkin moved up to skip and alternate played second. Silvernagle was listed as the alternate on the roster, however.

[Wark-9] Alternate played lead during the tournament, replacing .

[Direct-Entry_Events-1] "Big events in Ottawa!". Curling Canada. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[2] "Men's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[4] "Men's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[5] "Men's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[6] "Women's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[10] "Women's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[11] "Women's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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