2016 Humpty's Champions Cup


The 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup was held from April 26 to May 1 at the Sherwood Park Arena Sports Centre in Sherwood Park, Alberta. This was the final Grand Slam event of the 2015–16 curling season and is the seventh men's Grand Slam and the sixth women's Grand Slam of the season. The teams were split into 3 round-robin pools of 5 teams each, and the top eight teams overall will qualify for the playoff round.
Teams from the Winnipeg area won both the men's and women's events, with Reid Carruthers winning his first slam as a skip on the men's side and Jennifer Jones winning her 12th slam on the women's side. Both Carruthers and Jones happened to qualify for the Champions Cup by winning the same event, the DeKalb Superspiel.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brady ClarkGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip Tilker Seattle, Washington
Benoît Schwarz Claudio PätzPeter de Cruz Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonKristian LindströmChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMat CammPatrick JanssenTim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresColton FlaschDallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mick LizmoreDaylan VavrekTom AppelmanCarter Lautner Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwenJon MeadMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Shaun MeachemCatlin SchneiderBrady ScharbackAaron Shutra Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Bruce MouatBobby LammieGregor CannonAngus Dowell Edinburgh, Scotland
David MurdochGreg DrummondScott AndrewsMichael Goodfellow Stirling, Scotland
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonChris Plys Duluth, Minnesota
Pat SimmonsCarter RycroftTom SallowsNolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta

Round Robin Standings

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 27, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 27, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 28, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 28, 12:30 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 28, 7:30 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 29, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 29, 12:30 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 29, 4:00 pm

Draw 13

Friday, April 29, 7:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, April 30, 9:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 30, 5:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 30, 8:30 pm

Final

Carruthers wins his first Slam as a skip in a rare second extra end.
Sunday, May 1, 6:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Chelsea CareyAmy NixonJocelyn PetermanLaine Peters Calgary, Alberta
Kerri EinarsonSelena KaatzLiz FyfeKristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kristin ClarkeSarah DanielsKarlee BurgessJanique LeBlanc Chester, Nova Scotia
Allison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan Court Caledon, Ontario
Satsuki FujisawaMari MotohashiChinami YoshidaYumi Suzuki Kitami, Japan
Jacqueline HarrisonJanet MurphyStefanie MathesonMelissa Foster Mississauga, Ontario
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stefanie LawtonBeth IskiwSherri SinglerMarliese Kasner Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Krista McCarvilleKendra LillyAshley SippalaSarah Potts Thunder Bay, Ontario
Eve MuirheadNadine LehmannVicki AdamsSarah Reid Stirling, Scotland
Ayumi OgasawaraSayaka YoshimuraKaho OnoderaAnna Ohmiya Sapporo, Japan
Kelsey RocqueLaura CrockerTaylor McDonaldJen Gates Edmonton, Alberta
Valerie SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana TirinzoniManuela SiegristEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene Albrecht Aarau, Switzerland

Round Robin Standings

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 27, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 27, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 28, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 28, 12:30 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 28, 7:30 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 29, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 29, 12:30 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 29, 4:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 29, 7:30 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 30, 12:30 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 30, 8:30 pm

Final

Sunday, May 1, 2:30 pm

Qualification process

The Champions Cup will involve 15 men's and 15 women's winners on the Pinty's GSOC season plus champions from select events, including the Tim Hortons Brier, Scotties Tournament of Hearts, World/Regional Championships, and other highly ranked competitive events on the World Curling Tour.
The winning teams at the events listed below will receive invites to the Champions Cup.
For Men's Qualifying, the top 3 ranked WCT event winners will be invited.
For Women's Qualifying the top 4 ranked WCT event winners will be invited.
In the event a team wins more than one qualifying event, the winner of the next highest ranked World Curling Tour event based on Strength of Field Multiplier, that has not qualified through another path, will be invited to complete the 15-team lineup.

Men

WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier

Women

WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier

#EventSFMWinnerNotes
1Canada Cup11.3942 Rachel HomanQualified as winner of the Masters
2Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic9.8287 Rachel HomanQualified as winner of the Masters
3Stockholm Ladies Cup9.3825 Rachel HomanQualified as winner of the Masters
4Stu Sells Oakville Tankard9.2888 Rachel HomanQualified as winner of the Masters
5Canad Inns Women's Classic8.9805 Kim Eun-jung
6DEKALB Superspiel8.3844 Jennifer Jones
7Women's Masters Basel7.9080 Anna SidorovaQualified as winner of the European Championships
8Colonial Square Ladies Classic7.8630 Krista McCarville
9International Bernese Ladies Cup7.6385 Silvana TirinzoniQualified as winner of the GSOC Tour Challenge
10Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic7.0452 Stefanie Lawton
11CCT Uiseong Masters6.7763 Kelsey RocqueAlso won Red Deer Curling Classic
12City of Perth Ladies International6.3695 Eve MuirheadQualified as winner of the Players' Championship
13GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 26.3163 Kerri Einarson
14ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling5.8912 Krista McCarvilleAlso won Colonial Square Ladies Classic
15Red Deer Curling Classic5.8630 Kelsey Rocque
16Karuizawa International5.6963 Ayumi Ogasawara
17HDF Insurance Shoot-Out5.5352 Valerie Sweeting
18Glynhill Ladies International5.3796 Silvana TirinzoniQualified as winner of the GSOC Tour Challenge
19Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic4.9870 Jacqueline Harrison
20AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic4.9281 Kim Eun-jungAlso won Canad Inns Women's Classic
21Swiss Women's Curling Championship4.7595 Binia FeltscherAlso won World Championship
22Ontario Scotties4.7580 Jenn Hanna
23Hub International Crown of Curling4.6459 Gim Un-chi
24StuSells Toronto Tankard4.2152 Erika BrownQualified as U.S Champion
25Mother Club Fall Curling Classic4.2120 Michelle Montford
26KW Fall Classic4.1840 Allison Flaxey