2015 Continental Cup of Curling

2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre
DatesJanuary 8–11
WinnerTeam Canada
Score Breakdown
Discipline Canada Europe
Team Round 1 2 1
Mixed Doubles Round 1 2.5 0.5
Team Round 2 2.5 0.5
Team Round 3 1.5 1.5
Singles 3.5 2.5
Team Round 4 3 0
Mixed Doubles Round 2 2 1
Team Round 5 3 0
Team Round 6 2 1
Skins Round 1 10.5 4.5
Skins Round 2 9.5 5.5
Total 42 18
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The 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 8 to 11 at the Markin MacPhail Centre International Arena in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, singles competitions, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points were in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it has in previous years.[1]

The total attendance for the event was 22,606.[2] Team Canada collected CAD$52,000 winners cheque and CAD$13,000 skins bonus. Team Europe collected CAD$26,000 losers cheque.[3]

Competition background

In their 2013-2014 Annual Review,[4] the World Curling Federation reported that they can no longer justify further involvement in the Continental Cup, and that the Canadian Curling Association will operate the event starting in 2015.[5]

This edition of the Continental Cup would be the first in which the new system of competing teams would be implemented. It was intended that in this and future editions of the Continental Cup, Team North America would be replaced by an all-Canadian team entry, where team Canada would compete alternatively against Team Europe in odd years and Team World, made up of teams from the United States and non-European curling nations, in even years. However, this format would only last for the 2015 event. In this edition of the Continental Cup, six teams from Canada competed against six teams from Europe.[6]

The same competition format as that of the previous year was used. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points would be needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, singles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Six mixed doubles and six singles games were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.

Teams

The teams will be selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. The teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team Canada by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). The final two teams are the teams who represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

For Team Europe, the teams participating include Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead, Olympic silver medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson, world bronze medallist Anna Sidorova, Olympic bronze medallist Niklas Edin, two-time world champion David Murdoch, and two-time European champion Thomas Ulsrud.[3]

Team Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Team
Canada
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
John Morris Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Ben Hebert Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Randy Ferbey
Team
Europe
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams[a] Sarah Reid Stirling
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Saitova Ekaterina Galkina[b] Moscow
Maria Prytz (fourth) Christina Bertrup Maria Wennerström[a][b] Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip)[b] Umeå
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Stirling
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Oslo
Coach: David Hay, Captain: Peja Lindholm
  1. ^ a b Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 1, and was substituted by Adams.[7]
  2. ^ a b c Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 9[8] and Draw 10.[9] Sigfridsson skipped at second, and Galkina played lead.

Events

All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[10] The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night,[11] and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.[12]

Thursday, January 8

Draw 1

Team 8:30 am[7]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 0
Europe (Sidorova) 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 X 7 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1
Europe (Edin) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

Draw 2

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm[13]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Eriksson/Galkina) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
Canada (Rycroft/Olson-Johns) 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Edin/Sidorova) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 6 0
Canada (Miskew/Fry) 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 9 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Prytz/Nergård) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 ½
Canada (Homan/E. Harnden) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 ½

Draw 3

Team 6:30 pm[14]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 6 1
Europe (Ulsrud) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 ½
Europe (Muirhead) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 ½
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0

Friday, January 9

Draw 4

Team 8:30 am[15]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 0
Europe (Sigfridsson) [16] 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7 1
Europe (Ulsrud) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 ½
Europe (Muirhead) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 ½

Draw 5

Singles 1:30 pm[17]

Sheet A Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 5 5 4 5 0 19 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 5 3 5 2 1 16 0
Sheet B Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Homan) 0 5 5 5 1 4 20 1
Europe (Sidorova) 0 3 2 4 1 1 11 0
Sheet C Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Jones) 3 3 5 3 1 5 20 1
Europe (Muirhead) 0 4 4 3 0 3 14 0
Sheet A Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Morris) 0 3 0 5 5 0 13 0
Europe (Murdoch) 5 3 5 3 5 0 21 1
Sheet B Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 5 5 5 4 3 22 0
Europe (Ulsrud) 5 4 4 5 5 0 23 1
Sheet C Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 3 5 4 1 3 16 0.5
Europe (Edin) 5 3 5 0 3 0 16 0.5

Draw 6

Team 6:30 pm[18]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1
Europe (Sidorova) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 8 1
Europe (Edin) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 0

Saturday, January 10

Draw 7

Mixed doubles 10:00 am[19]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Andrews/Sigfridsson) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Canada (Wozniak/Sweeting) 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 8 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Sloan/Svae) 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 1
Canada (D. McEwen/M. McEwen) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Muirhead/Murdoch) 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 0
Canada (Lawes/Morris) 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 8 1

Draw 8

Team 2:00 pm[20]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Europe (Muirhead) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 X 7 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 1
Europe (Sidorova) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

Draw 9

Team 6:30 pm[8]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 X 7 1
Europe (Edin) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X 7 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 0
Europe (Ulsrud) 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 X 8 1

Sunday, January 11

Draw 10

Skins 11:30 am[9]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 X X 1½
Canada (Homan) X 0 X X 3½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Button Total
Europe (Nergård/Sidorova/Petersson/Saitova) 0 0 X 0 X[21] 1½
Canada (Simmons/Olson-Johns/Rycroft/Brown) X X X X 3½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Edin) X 0 X 1½
Canada (McEwen) X X X X X 3½

Draw 11

Skins 6:30 pm[2]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Murdoch) 0 X 0 1
Canada (Jacobs) X X 0 X X 4
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Ulsrud/Fomina/Svae/Galkina) X X X 2
Canada (Morris/Sweeting/Thiessen/Ferguson) X X X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Muirhead) X X X 2½
Canada (Jones) X X X X X 2½

Statistics

The statistics for team play, including team skins play, are listed below.[2] The percentages are calculated for each player by rating their shots in each game. Each shot the player attempts is scored out of four based on how well the shot is made.

Player percentages

Men

Leads %
Michael Goodfellow 88
Ryan Harnden 86
Christoffer Sundgren 85
Ben Hebert 85
Nolan Thiessen 83
Håvard Vad Petersson 76
Seconds %
E. J. Harnden 87
Matt Wozniak 86
Carter Rycroft 83
Christoffer Svae 81
Scott Andrews 83
Kristian Lindström 78
Thirds %
B. J. Neufeld 85
Oskar Eriksson 85
Greg Drummond 84
Ryan Fry 83
Pat Simmons 81
Torger Nergård 75
Skips %
Mike McEwen 84
John Morris 82
Thomas Ulsrud 80
Brad Jacobs 78
David Murdoch 67
Niklas Edin 66

Women

Leads %
Dawn McEwen 90
Ekaterina Galkina 85
Rachelle Brown 81
Sarah Reid 80
Lisa Weagle 77
Margaretha Sigfridsson 75
Seconds %
Joanne Courtney 88
Alexandra Saitova 83
Dana Ferguson 77
Vicki Adams 76
Jill Officer 74
Maria Wennerström 68
Thirds %
Margarita Fomina 83
Emma Miskew 83
Lori Olson-Johns 80
Christina Bertrup 79
Kaitlyn Lawes 75
Anna Sloan 71
Skips %
Jennifer Jones 82
Rachel Homan 80
Val Sweeting 80
Anna Sidorova 77
Maria Prytz 76
Eve Muirhead 70

Team percentages

Men

Team %
Mike McEwen 85
Brad Jacobs 84
John Morris 82
David Murdoch 85
Niklas Edin 78
Thomas Ulsrud 78

Women

Team %
Rachel Homan 82
Anna Sidorova 81
Jennifer Jones 80
Val Sweeting 79
Margaretha Sigfridsson 78
Eve Muirhead 74

References

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  3. ^ a b "Team Europe confirmed for 2015 WFG Continental Cup!". Curling Canada. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Annual Review 2013-2014 Season" (PDF). World Curling Federation. p. 11: the WCF invested almost $2,000,000 USD [...] and unfortunately it has not really caught on beyond the North American TV market.
  5. ^ "Continental Cup of Curling continues reinvention". The Canadian Press. January 7, 2015. [CCA] has taken over complete control
  6. ^ "New direction set for curling's WFG Continental Cup". Canadian Curling Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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  16. ^ Jones vs. Sigfridsson - 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling (Draw 4). TSN. Event occurs at 19:54.
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  21. ^ McEwen vs. Edin (Skins)- 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup Skins (Draw 10). The Sports Network. Event occurs at 2:03:41.
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