2018 Humpty's Champions Cup

2018 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaWinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB
DatesApril 24–29, 2018
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC,
St. John's
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
CoachJules Owchar
FinalistOntario Glenn Howard
Women's winnerManitoba Rachel Homan
Curling clubOttawa Curling Club, Ottawa
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondJoanne Courtney
LeadLisa Weagle
CoachAdam Kingsbury
FinalistManitoba Kerri Einarson
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The 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup is the final Grand Slam of curling event of the 2017–18 curling season. It was held April 24–29, 2018 at the WinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, Alberta.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kurt Balderston Karsten Sturmay Rob Bucholz Del Shaughnessy Alberta Grande Prairie, Alberta
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers John Morris Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Matt Dunstone Connor Njegovan Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Scott Howard Ontario Tiny, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
Greg Persinger (Fourth) Rich Ruohonen (Skip) Colin Hufman Phil Tilker United States Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marc Pfister Dominik Märki Raphael Märki Simon Gempeler Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland
Tyler Tardi Sterling Middleton Jordan Tardi Jacques Gauthier British Columbia Langley, British Columbia

Round-robin standings

Pool A W L PF PA SO#
Scotland Bruce Mouat 4 0 32 18 3
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 3 1 28 21 13
Saskatchewan Colton Flasch 2 2 18 20 8
Sweden Niklas Edin 1 3 20 25 12
Switzerland Marc Pfister 0 4 12 26 15
Pool B W L PF PA SO#
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4 0 27 12 1
United States Rich Ruohonen 2 2 18 17 6
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2 2 26 15 7
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 3 18 28 4
British Columbia Tyler Tardi 1 3 12 29 5
Pool C W L PF PA SO#
Ontario Glenn Howard 3 1 26 19 2
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 1 19 16 9
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 2 19 21 10
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 2 2 22 18 11
Alberta Kurt Balderston 0 4 16 28 14

Tiebreakers

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Colton Flasch 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
8 Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 2
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
4 Alberta Kevin Koe 5
4 Alberta Kevin Koe 5
5 Alberta Brendan Bottcher 2
1 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 8
3 Ontario Glenn Howard 2
2 Scotland Bruce Mouat 7
7 Manitoba Mike McEwen 6
2 Scotland Bruce Mouat 5
3 Ontario Glenn Howard 9
3 Ontario Glenn Howard 7
6 United States Rich Ruohonen 6

Quarterfinals

April 28, 4:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat (has hammer) 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
United States Rich Ruohonen 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2

Semifinals

April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat (has hammer) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5

Final

April 29, 2:00pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 X 8
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Chelsea Carey Cathy Overton-Clapham Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Janais DeJong (Fourth) Delia DeJong (Skip) Kayla Skrlik Amy Janko Alberta Grande Prairie, Alberta
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Binia Feltscher Carole Howald Franziska Kaufmann Larissa Hari Switzerland Flims, Switzerland
Chinami Yoshida[a] Mari Motohashi Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Japan Kitami, Hokkaido
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kaitlyn Jones Karlee Burgess Lauren Lenentine Lindsey Burgess Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kristen MacDiarmid Marie Christianson Liz Woodworth Julia Colter Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Lauren Gray Scotland Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli Switzerland Baden, Switzerland
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker United States Blaine, Minnesota
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Esther Neuenschwander Manuela Siegrist Marlene Albrecht Switzerland Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Pool A W L PF PA SO#
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 24 14 1
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3 1 27 15 2
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 2 2 22 22 4
Alberta Val Sweeting 2 2 16 22 14
Nova Scotia Kaitlyn Jones 0 4 14 30
Pool B W L PF PA SO#
United States Jamie Sinclair 4 0 22 13 8
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3 1 22 15 3
Ontario Rachel Homan 2 2 17 17 6
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 1 3 17 25 5
Nova Scotia Kristen MacDiarmid 0 4 14 22 9
Pool C W L PF PA SO#
Scotland Eve Muirhead 3 1 30 14 11
Alberta Chelsea Carey 3 1 24 23 13
Switzerland Alina Pätz 2 2 23 21 10
Alberta Delia DeJong 2 2 22 25 15
Japan Team Fujisawa 0 4 12 29 12

Tiebreakers

April 27, 8:00pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 8
Switzerland Alina Pätz 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Delia DeJong 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4

April 28, 8:30am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 X 10
Alberta Val Sweeting 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 United States Jamie Sinclair 3
8 Ontario Rachel Homan 6
8 Ontario Rachel Homan 9
5 Scotland Eve Muirhead 6
4 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3
5 Scotland Eve Muirhead 4
8 Ontario Rachel Homan 7
3 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 6
2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 5
7 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
7 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 4
3 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 6
3 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 5
6 Alberta Chelsea Carey 3

Quarterfinals

April 28, 12:00pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Scotland Eve Muirhead (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6

Semifinals

April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 9
Scotland Eve Muirhead (has hammer) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4
Manitoba Kerri Einarson (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 6

Final

April 29, 10:00am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 7
Manitoba Kerri Einarson (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6

Qualification

Men

Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup Ontario Brad Jacobs None (first qualifier)
Winner of GSOC Tour Challenge Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue None (first qualifier)
Winner of The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of The National Scotland Bruce Mouat None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 European Championship Sweden Niklas Edin None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Asia/Pacific Championship South Korea Kim Chang-min None (first qualifier)
Winner of Canadian Open of Curling Switzerland Peter de Cruz None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Winter Olympics United States John Shuster None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship United States Greg Persinger None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship British Columbia Tyler Tardi None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Tim Hortons Brier Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Elite 10 Manitoba Mike McEwen None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship Sweden Niklas Edin WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship Alberta Kevin Koe None (first qualifier)
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Ontario Brad Jacobs Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 10.5938)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Manitoba Reid Carruthers None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Men's Classic (SFM: 8.6231)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue Already qualified Swiss Cup Basel (SFM: 8.2928)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-18 Ranked Event China Liu Rui None (first qualifier) Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic (SFM: 8.2344)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Kevin Koe Already qualified Ashley Home Store Fall Classic (SFM: 7.8483)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Saskatchewan Colton Flasch None (first qualifier) College Clean Restoration Curling Classic (SFM: 7.6823)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue Already qualified Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Sweden Niklas Edin Already qualified Mercure Perth Masters (SFM: 6.8809)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event China Liu Rui Already qualified, declined invite Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (SFM: 6.8314)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Scotland Bruce Mouat Already qualified Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 6.6939)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.6456)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event Sweden Niklas Edin Already qualified Curling Masters Champery (SFM: 6.2031)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event Sweden Niklas Edin Already qualified Baden Masters (SFM: 5.8101)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Brendan Bottcher None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.0877)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Scotland Bruce Mouat Already qualified Oakville OCT Fall Classic (SFM: 5.0662)
WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Manitoba Mike McEwen Already qualified Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic (SFM: 4.9849)
WCT #17 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Brendan Bottcher Already qualified Medicine Hat Charity Classic (SFM: 4.6272)
WCT #18 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Kurt Balderston None (first qualifier) Original 16 WCT Bonspiel (SFM: 4.5434)
WCT #19 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Switzerland Marc Pfister None (first qualifier) German Masters (SFM: 4.5412)
WCT #20 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Ontario Glenn Howard None (first qualifier) Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic (SFM: 4.4091)

Women

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Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup Manitoba Rachel Homan
Winner of 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Alberta Val Sweeting None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2017 Masters Manitoba Jennifer Jones None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Pacific-Asia Championship South Korea Kim Eun-jung
Winner of 2017 Boost National Manitoba Jennifer Jones Already Qualified
Winner of 2017 European Championship Scotland Eve Muirhead None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Canadian Open Alberta Chelsea Carey None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship United States Jamie Sinclair None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Manitoba Jennifer Jones Already qualified
Winner of the 2018 Winter Olympics Sweden Anna Hasselborg
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship Nova Scotia Kaitlyn Jones None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship Manitoba Jennifer Jones Already Qualified
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship United States Jamie Sinclair Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event United States Nina Roth None (first qualifier) Canad Inns Women's Classic (SFM: 10.6180)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Ontario Rachel Homan Already qualified Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (SFM: 9.8021)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Scotland Eve Muirhead Already qualified HDF Insurance Shoot-Out (SFM: 7.9346)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Switzerland Alina Pätz None (first qualifier) Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup (SFM: 7.8806)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 7.4915)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Ontario Rachel Homan Already qualified Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Japan Satsuki Fujisawa None (first qualifier) Karuizawa International (SFM: 6.6069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Manitoba Kerri Einarson None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.5875)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event China Wang Bingyu None (first qualifier) Women's Masters Basel (SFM: 6.5544)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event United States Jamie Sinclair Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 5.9702)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Russia Anna Sidorova None (first qualifier) CCT Arctic Cup (SFM: 5.878)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Delia DeJong None (first qualifier) Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.2766)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Switzerland Binia Feltscher None (first qualifier) Glynhill Ladies International (SFM: 5.1354)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Ontario Julie Tippin None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 5.0898)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Alberta Kelsey Rocque None (first qualifier) Curl Mesabi Classic (SFM: 4.5996)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event Nova Scotia Kristen MacDiarmid None (first qualifier) Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic (SFM: 4.3588)

Notes

  1. ^ Chinami Yoshida moved up from third to skip Team Fujisawa as Satsuki Fujisawa was playing in the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Alternate Mari Motohashi stepped in to play third.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2018 Humpty's Champions Cup: Men's Teams". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
  2. ^ "2018 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women's Teams". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-06.
  3. ^ "Carey cruises to victory in Champions Cup Opender". Grand Slam of Curling. April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ 2017-18 Curling Season SFM