Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2021 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held April 20–25, 2021 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary , Alberta .
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , it was announced that both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam of Curling events would still be held in the 2020–21 curling season but would move to a centralized "bubble " (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton ) at Canada Olympic Park alongside Curling Canada 's national championships. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators.[2]
In the men's final, Team Bruce Mouat of Scotland won their second consecutive slam in the bubble, defeating Team Brad Gushue of St. John's 6–5. Team Mouat won the 2021 Champions Cup just six days prior to their win at the Players' Championship.
In the women's final, Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli topped Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa 5–2 to win their second consecutive Players' Championship title.
Qualification [ ]
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation 's world team rankings qualified for the event.[3] In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.
Men [ ]
Top world team ranking men's teams:[4]
Brad Jacobs
John Epping
Brad Gushue
Brendan Bottcher
Bruce Mouat
Yannick Schwaller
Mike McEwen
Niklas Edin
Peter de Cruz
Kevin Koe
Matt Dunstone
Ross Paterson
Jason Gunnlaugson
Women [ ]
Top world team ranking women's teams:[5]
Anna Hasselborg
Kerri Einarson
Tracy Fleury
Satsuki Fujisawa
Jennifer Jones
Elena Stern
Silvana Tirinzoni
Rachel Homan
Eve Muirhead
Tabitha Peterson
Kim Min-ji
Alina Kovaleva
Men [ ]
Teams [ ]
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta [7]
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland [8]
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Kirk Muyres
Dustin Kidby
Wadena , Saskatchewan [9]
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden [10]
John Epping
Colton Lott [a]
Mat Camm
Brent Laing
Toronto , Ontario [12]
Jason Gunnlaugson
Adam Casey
Matt Wozniak
Connor Njegovan
Morris , Manitoba [13]
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador [14]
Brad Jacobs
Marc Kennedy
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario [15]
Kevin Koe
John Morris
B. J. Neufeld
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta [16]
Reid Carruthers
Tyler Tardi [b]
Derek Samagalski
–[c]
Winnipeg , Manitoba [18]
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh , Scotland [19]
Yannick Schwaller
Michael Brunner
Romano Meier
Marcel Käufeler
Bern , Switzerland [20]
Round robin standings [ ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round robin results [ ]
All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00 ).[21]
Draw 1 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
6
Bruce Mouat
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
5
9
Draw 3 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Jason Gunnlaugson
3
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
9
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
1
0
2
0
3
1
0
8
Draw 6 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
X
2
Niklas Edin
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
X
5
Draw 8 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Draw 9 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Draw 10 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 4:00 pm
Draw 11 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
7
Peter de Cruz
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
6
Draw 12 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Draw 13 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
0
0
0
2
0
X
X
2
Brad Jacobs
0
1
1
2
0
3
X
X
7
Draw 15 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker [ ]
Saturday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Playoffs [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Semifinals [ ]
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Final [ ]
Sunday, April 25, 2:00 pm
Women [ ]
Teams [ ]
The teams are listed as follows:[22]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba [23]
Chelsea Carey [d]
Selena Njegovan
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul , Manitoba [25]
Satsuki Fujisawa
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
–[e]
Kitami , Japan [26]
Anna Hasselborg
Sara McManus
Agnes Knochenhauer
Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg , Sweden [27]
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Sarah Wilkes
Joanne Courtney
Laura Walker [f]
Ottawa , Ontario [29]
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Lisa Weagle
Winnipeg , Manitoba [30]
Kim Min-ji
Ha Seung-youn
Kim Hye-rin
Kim Su-jin
Yang Tae-i
Chuncheon , South Korea [31]
Alina Kovaleva
Yulia Portunova [g]
Galina Arsenkina
Ekaterina Kuzmina
Saint Petersburg , Russia [32]
Eve Muirhead
Vicky Wright
Jennifer Dodds
Lauren Gray
Stirling , Scotland [33]
Tabitha Peterson
Nina Roth
Becca Hamilton
Tara Peterson
Aileen Geving
Chaska , United States [34]
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)
Elena Stern (Skip)
Lisa Gisler
Céline Koller
Brig , Switzerland [35]
Alina Pätz (Fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland [36]
Round robin standings [ ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Pool B
W
L
PF
PA
Anna Hasselborg
4
1
33
20
Rachel Homan
3
2
27
26
Satsuki Fujisawa
3
2
32
24
Jennifer Jones
2
3
24
28
Alina Kovaleva
2
3
26
30
Eve Muirhead
1
4
21
35
Round robin results [ ]
All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00 ).[21]
Draw 1 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alina Kovaleva
0
2
1
0
3
0
1
X
7
Rachel Homan
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
4
Draw 2 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Eve Muirhead
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
5
Jennifer Jones
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
6
Draw 3 [ ]
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
1
7
Tabitha Peterson
2
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
6
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
Draw 4 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Draw 5 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa
2
2
0
4
0
0
3
X
11
Eve Muirhead
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
X
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Alina Kovaleva
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
X
5
Jennifer Jones
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tabitha Peterson
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
4
Kim Min-ji
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
1
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Rachel Homan
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
2
7
Draw 6 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 [ ]
Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
1
0
5
0
2
0
X
X
8
Rachel Homan
0
1
0
2
0
1
X
X
4
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
1
7
Alina Kovaleva
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg
0
2
1
2
0
2
X
X
7
Eve Muirhead
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
1
Draw 9 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tabitha Peterson
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Team Fleury
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
1
7
Draw 11 [ ]
Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg
3
0
1
0
3
1
0
1
9
Alina Kovaleva
0
2
0
3
0
0
1
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Eve Muirhead
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
3
Rachel Homan
1
0
0
3
0
0
3
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
2
0
3
0
2
0
X
7
Jennifer Jones
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
4
Draw 12 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
3
0
2
2
0
0
3
X
10
Tabitha Peterson
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
X
3
Draw 13 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
4
Rachel Homan
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
Draw 14 [ ]
Friday, April 23, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tabitha Peterson
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
Elena Stern
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg
0
2
0
2
0
0
3
X
7
Jennifer Jones
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
3
Playoffs [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
4
Elena Stern
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Anna Hasselborg
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
7
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
6
Player percentages
Team Hasselborg
Team Fujisawa
Sofia Mabergs
86%
Yumi Suzuki
86%
Agnes Knochenhauer
81%
Yumi Suzuki / Chinami Yoshida
82%
Sara McManus
92%
Chinami Yoshida
81%
Anna Hasselborg
89%
Satsuki Fujisawa
86%
Total
87%
Total
84%
Semifinals [ ]
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
Rachel Homan
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Kerri Einarson
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
5
Anna Hasselborg
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
Final [ ]
Sunday, April 25, 9:30 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Kerri Einarson
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
X
5
Notes [ ]
^ Colton Lott is playing third on Team Epping as Ryan Fry is staying home due to family commitments.[11]
^ Tyler Tardi is playing third and Carruthers is skipping Team McEwen as Mike McEwen is staying home due to family commitments.[17]
^ Team McEwen is playing with three players this week, with their lead Colin Hodgson staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
^ Chelsea Carey is skipping Team Fleury as Tracy Fleury is staying home due to family commitments.[24]
^ Team Fujisawa played with three players as their lead Yurika Yoshida needed to return home to Japan to quarantine in time for the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship .
^ After originally announcing that Laura Walker would spare as third for Team Homan as Rachel Homan was expecting her second child,[28] Homan returned to the team in time for the event, shifting Walker to alternate.
^ Yulia Portunova is replacing Maria Komarova on Team Kovaleva, who is skipping the team at the Russian Curling Championships .
References [ ]
^ Devin Heroux (December 8, 2020). "Curlers will face harsh penalties for leaving Calgary bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ Jesse Campigotto (December 2, 2020). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble" . CBC Sports . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ "Teams confirmed for Champions Cup, Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking" . CurlingZone . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking" . CurlingZone . Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ "Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 6, 2021). "Team Bottcher" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 27, 2021). "Team de Cruz" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 23, 2021). "Team Dunstone" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 29, 2021). "Team Edin" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ @TeamJohnEpping (27 Mar 2021). "Ryan Fry will be sitting out the remainder of the season due to family reasons. We will miss Ryan in the bubble and wish him all the best during this difficult time. We are fortunate to have Colton Lott fill in at the third position for the two upcoming @grandslamcurl events" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 10, 2021). "Team Epping" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 21, 2021). "Team Gunnlaugson" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 8, 2021). "Team Gushue" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 13, 2021). "Team Jacobs" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 25, 2021). "Team Koe" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ "Tyler Tardi to fill in on Team McEwen for 2 GSOC events" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved March 25, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 31, 2021). "Team McEwen" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 4, 2021). "Team Mouat" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 2, 2021). "Team Schwaller" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Draw Schedule" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ "Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 11, 2021). "Team Einarson" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ "Fleury to skip in Champions Cup, Carey to sub at Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 9, 2021). "Team Fleury" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 7, 2021). "Team Fujisawa" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 14, 2021). "Team Hasselborg" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ "Laura Walker to sub for Rachel Homan in 2 GSOC events" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 30, 2021). "Team Homan" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 5, 2021). "Team Jones" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 24, 2021). "Team Kim" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 22, 2021). "Team Kovaleva" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 28, 2021). "Team Muirhead" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 26, 2021). "Team Peterson" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 3, 2021). "Team Stern" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 3, 2021). "Team Stern" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .
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