2017 Humpty's Champions Cup

2017 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaWinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB
DatesApril 25–30, 2017
Men's winner Brad Jacobs
Curling clubCommunity First CC
SkipBrad Jacobs
ThirdRyan Fry
SecondE. J. Harnden
LeadRyan Harnden
Finalist Kevin Koe
Women's winner Rachel Homan
Curling clubOttawa Curling Club
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondSarah Wilkes
LeadLisa Weagle
Finalist Anna Hasselborg
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The 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup is the final Grand Slam of curling event of the 2016–17 curling season.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Greg Balsdon Don Bowser Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick Kingston, Ontario
Tom Brewster Glen Muirhead Ross Paterson Hammy McMillan Jr. Aberdeen, Scotland
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wrana Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant Hardie Blair Fraser Dave Reid Duncan Menzies Dumfries, Scotland
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yusuke Morozumi Tetsuro Shimizu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Kosuke Morozumi Karuizawa, Japan
Jim Cotter John Morris Catlin Schneider[a] Tyrel Griffith Vernon, British Columbia
Braeden Moskowy[b] Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Craig Savill Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Shuster Tyler George Korey Dropkin[c] John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota

Round-robin standings

[3]

Pool A W L SO#
Kevin Koe 3 1 8
John Epping 2 2 4
Niklas Edin 2 2 6
John Shuster 2 2 10
Greg Balsdon 1 3 12
Pool B W L SO#
Brad Gushue 4 0 2
Mike McEwen 3 1 9
Steve Laycock 2 2 7
Tom Brewster 1 3 13
Yusuke Morozumi 0 4 15
Pool C W L SO#
Peter de Cruz 3 1 1
Brad Jacobs 3 1 3
John Morris 3 1 5
Braeden Moskowy 1 3 11
Grant Hardie 0 4 14

Tiebreakers

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping 1 2 1 0 1 0 X X 5
John Shuster 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Player percentages
Team Epping Team Shuster
Tim March 92% John Landsteiner 92%
Patrick Janssen 100% Korey Dropkin 65%
Mathew Camm 92% Tyler George 69%
John Epping 86% John Shuster 70%
Total 93% Total 74%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 2 0 4 0 0 2 5 X 13
Steve Laycock 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5
Player percentages
Team Edin Team Laycock
Christoffer Sundgren 95% Dallan Muyres 87%
Rasmus Wrana 99% Matt Dunstone 71%
Oskar Eriksson 86% Kirk Muyres 90%
Niklas Edin 91% Steve Laycock 70%
Total 93% Total 79%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Brad Gushue 5
8 Niklas Edin 8
8 Niklas Edin 4
5 Kevin Koe 6
4 John Morris 2
5 Kevin Koe 7
5 Kevin Koe 2
3 Brad Jacobs 6
2 Peter de Cruz 3
7 John Epping 8
7 John Epping 5
3 Brad Jacobs 9
3 Brad Jacobs 9
6 Mike McEwen 8

Quarterfinal

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
Niklas Edin 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8
Player percentages
Team Gushue Team Edin
Geoff Walker 87% Christoffer Sundgren 97%
Brett Gallant 90% Rasmus Wrana 87%
Mark Nichols 93% Oskar Eriksson 88%
Brad Gushue 94% Niklas Edin 98%
Total 91% Total 92%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Morris 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Kevin Koe 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 X 7
Player percentages
Team Morris Team Koe
Rick Sawatsky 86% Ben Hebert 80%
Tyrel Griffith 86% Brent Laing 69%
John Morris 70% Marc Kennedy 100%
Jim Cotter 81% Kevin Koe 85%
Total 81% Total 84%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peter de Cruz 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
John Epping 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 X 8
Player percentages
Team de Cruz Team Epping
Valentin Tanner 89% Tim March 90%
Peter de Cruz 75% Patrick Janssen 66%
Claudio Pätz 76% Mathew Camm 95%
Benoit Schwarz 60% John Epping 74%
Total 75% Total 81%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 9
Mike McEwen 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 8
Player percentages
Team Jacobs Team McEwen
Ryan Harnden 86% Denni Neufeld 99%
E. J. Harnden 86% Matt Wozniak 76%
Ryan Fry 90% B.J. Neufeld 82%
Brad Jacobs 77% Mike McEwen 77%
Total 85% Total 83%

Semifinal

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4
Kevin Koe 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6
Player percentages
Team Edin Team Koe
Christoffer Sundgren 84% Ben Hebert 97%
Rasmus Wrana 90% Brent Laing 85%
Oskar Eriksson 96% Marc Kennedy 82%
Niklas Edin 96% Kevin Koe 84%
Total 91% Total 87%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Brad Jacobs 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 X 9
Player percentages
Team Epping Team Jacobs
Tim March 91% Ryan Harnden 74%
Patrick Janssen 76% E. J. Harnden 79%
Mathew Camm 99% Ryan Fry 73%
John Epping 77% Brad Jacobs 97%
Total 86% Total 81%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Brad Jacobs 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 6
Player percentages
Team Koe Team Jacobs
Ben Hebert 91% Ryan Harnden 98%
Brent Laing 92% E. J. Harnden 72%
Marc Kennedy 79% Ryan Fry 67%
Kevin Koe 65% Brad Jacobs 87%
Total 82% Total 81%

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Jennifer Clark-Rouire[d] Kristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba
Isabella Wranå Jennie Wahlin Almida de Val Fanny Sjöberg Stockholm, Sweden
Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Caledon, Ontario
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker Blaine, Minnesota
Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Mississauga, Ontario
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes[e] Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria Moiseeva Uliana Vasilyeva Galina Arsenkina Julia Guzieva Kaliningrad, Russia
Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Lauren Gray Stirling, Scotland
Alina Paetz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli Zürich, Switzerland
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham[f] Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Aarau, Switzerland
Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Ma Jingyi[g] Harbin, China

Round-robin standings

Pool A W L SO#
Val Sweeting 3 1 5
Rachel Homan 3 1 7
Kerri Einarson 2 2 11
Casey Scheidegger 1 3 3
Victoria Moiseeva 1 3 13
Pool B W L SO#
Alina Pätz 4 0 9
Jennifer Jones 3 1 6
Allison Flaxey 1 3 1
Eve Muirhead 1 3 12
Isabella Wranå 1 3 14
Pool C W L SO#
Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 2
Anna Hasselborg 3 1 10
Jacqueline Harrison 2 2 4
Jamie Sinclair 2 2 8
Wang Bingyu 0 4 15

Tiebreaker

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jamie Sinclair 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
Kerri Einarson 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
Team Sinclair Team Einarson
Monica Walker 80% Kristin MacCuish 97%
Vicky Persinger 77% Jennifer Clark-Rouire 92%
Alexandra Carlson 86% Selena Kaatz 83%
Jamie Sinclair 90% Kerri Einarson 80%
Total 83% Total 88%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Alina Pätz 5
8 Jamie Sinclair 4
1 Alina Pätz 0
5 Rachel Homan 5
4 Jennifer Jones 5
5 Rachel Homan 9
5 Rachel Homan 5
6 Anna Hasselborg 4
2 Silvana Tirinzoni 4
7 Jacqueline Harrison 9
7 Jacqueline Harrison 2
6 Anna Hasselborg 7
3 Val Sweeting 4
6 Anna Hasselborg 5

Quarterfinal

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alina Pätz 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
Jamie Sinclair 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Player percentages
Team Pätz Team Sinclair
Nicole Schwägli 78% Monica Walker 93%
Marisa Winkelhausen 81% Vicky Persinger 87%
Nadine Lehmann 85% Alexandra Carlson 66%
Alina Pätz 77% Jamie Sinclair 81%
Total 80% Total 82%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jennifer Jones 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 5
Rachel Homan 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 X 9
Player percentages
Team Jones Team Homan
Dawn McEwen 100% Lisa Weagle 89%
Jill Officer 76% Sarah Wilkes 90%
Kaitlyn Lawes 86% Emma Miskew 87%
Jennifer Jones 79% Rachel Homan 83%
Total 86% Total 87%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Jacqueline Harrison 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 X 9
Player percentages
Team Tirinzoni Team Harrison
Marlene Albrecht 96% Melissa Foster 85%
Esther Neuenschwander 72% Stephanie Matheson 74%
Cathy Overton-Clapham 67% Janet Murphy 68%
Silvana Tirinzoni 60% Jacqueline Harrison 79%
Total 74% Total 76%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Val Sweeting 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
Anna Hasselborg 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
Team Sweeting Team Hasselborg
Rachelle Brown 90% Sofia Mabergs 69%
Dana Ferguson 77% Agnes Knochenhauer 91%
Lori Olson-Johns 73% Sara McManus 85%
Val Sweeting 88% Anna Hasselborg 95%
Total 82% Total 85%

Semifinal

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alina Pätz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Rachel Homan 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 X 5
Player percentages
Team Pätz Team Homan
Nicole Schwägli 80% Lisa Weagle 96%
Marisa Winkelhausen 96% Sarah Wilkes 89%
Nadine Lehmann 75% Emma Miskew 88%
Alina Pätz 47% Rachel Homan 87%
Total 75% Total 90%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Anna Hasselborg 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 X 7
Player percentages
Team Harrison Team Hasselborg
Melissa Foster 89% Sofia Mabergs 84%
Stephanie Matheson 64% Agnes Knochenhauer 73%
Janet Murphy 76% Sara McManus 89%
Jacqueline Harrison 70% Anna Hasselborg 90%
Total 75% Total 84%

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Rachel Homan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5
Anna Hasselborg 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Player percentages
Team Homan Team Hasselborg
Lisa Weagle 88% Sofia Mabergs 63%
Sarah Wilkes 86% Agnes Knochenhauer 79%
Emma Miskew 66% Sara McManus 65%
Rachel Homan 70% Anna Hasselborg 55%
Total 77% Total 66%

Qualification

Men

Qualification method[h] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup Reid Carruthers Carruthers playing in 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship;[5] team will be skipped by Braeden Moskowy[6]
Winner of 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Niklas Edin None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Masters Niklas Edin WCT #5 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The National Brad Jacobs None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 European Championship Niklas Edin WCT #6 Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2016 Asia/Pacific Championship Yusuke Morozumi None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 GSOC Canadian Open Brad Gushue None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 U.S. National Championship John Shuster None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Junior Championship Lee Ki-jeong None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Brad Gushue
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Elite 10 John Morris
Winner of 2017 World Championship Brad Gushue Already qualified
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Players' Championship Niklas Edin Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Kevin Koe None (first qualifier) AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Reid Carruthers Already qualified Canad Inns Prairie Classic
WCT #3 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Brad Jacobs Already qualified College Clean Restoration Curling Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Niklas Edin Already qualified Stu Sells Oakville Tankard
WCT #5 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Steve Laycock None (first qualifier) Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic
WCT #6 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Brad Gushue Already qualified Stu Sells Toronto Tankard
WCT #7 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Niklas Edin Already qualified Swiss Cup Basel
WCT #8 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Peter de Cruz None (first qualifier) Baden Masters
WCT #9 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event John Epping None (first qualifier) Challenge de Curling de Gatineau
WCT #10 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Greg Balsdon None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #11 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Mike McEwen None (first qualifier) DeKalb Superspiel
WCT #12 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Kevin Koe Already qualified Red Deer Curling Classic
WCT #13 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Steffen Walstad None (first qualifier) German Masters
WCT #14 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Grant Hardie None (first qualifier) Aberdeen International Curling Championship
WCT #15 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event John Epping Already qualified CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc
WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Mike McEwen Already qualified Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic
WCT #17 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Tom Brewster None (first qualifier) Mercure Perth Masters

Women

Qualification method[h] Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Notes
Defending Champion 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup Jennifer Jones
Winner of 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Val Sweeting None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 GSOC The Masters Allison Flaxey None (first qualifier) ..
Winner of 2016 Asia/Pacific Championship Kim Eun-jung [7] None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 GSOC The National Kerri Einarson None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2016 European Championship Victoria Moiseeva None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Canadian Open Casey Scheidegger None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 U.S. National Championship Jamie Sinclair None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Rachel Homan None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Junior Championship Isabella Wranå None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 World Championship Rachel Homan Already qualified
Winner of 2017 GSOC The Players' Championship Jennifer Jones Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Rachel Homan Already qualified Canad Inns Women's Classic
WCT #2 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Wang Bingyu None (first qualifier) Colonial Square Ladies Classic
WCT #3 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Casey Scheidegger Already qualified Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Anna Hasselborg None (first qualifier) Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup
WCT #5 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Eve Muirhead None (first qualifier) Women's Masters Basel
WCT #6 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Marla Mallett None (first qualifier) Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic
WCT #7 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Silvana Tirinzoni None (first qualifier) Stu Sells Oakville Tankard
WCT #8 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Casey Scheidegger Already qualified HDF Insurance Shoot-Out
WCT #9 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Jennifer Jones Already qualified DeKalb Superspiel
WCT #10 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Jacqueline Harrison None (first qualifier) GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2
WCT #11 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Allison Flaxey Already qualified City of Perth Ladies International
WCT #12 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Rachel Homan Already qualified AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic
WCT #13 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event Alina Pätz None (first qualifier) International Bernese Ladies Cup

Notes

  1. ^ Schneider replaced Rick Sawatsky, who was injured.[2]
  2. ^ Moskowy skipped Team Carruthers for skip Reid Carruthers, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  3. ^ Dropkin replaced Matt Hamilton, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
  4. ^ Clark-Rouire replaced Liz Fyfe.
  5. ^ Wilkes replaced Joanne Courtney, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  6. ^ Overton-Clapham replaced Manuela Siegrist, who was injured.
  7. ^ Ma replaced Wang Rui, who was playing at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
  8. ^ a b World Curling Tour (WCT) events shown are the 7 highest ranked that have winners not qualified through other routes.

References

  1. ^ "2017 Humpty's Champions Cup: Men's Teams". Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/TeamMorrisBC/
  3. ^ "Sweeting, Gushue to open Humpty's Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ^ "2017 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women's Teams". Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. ^ @Reidarama (10 April 2017). "Mixed DBLS worlds here we come!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Moskowy to skip Team Carruthers at Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. ^ "Elite 10 winner Morris can't wait for Humpty's Champions Cup". Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-20.