The 2016 Humpty's
Champions Cup was held from April 26 to May 1 at the Sherwood Park Arena Sports Centre in
Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Ye ...
,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. 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
Reid Carruthers (born December 30, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers was the 2011 world champion—winning gold as a second on Jeff Stoughton's team—as well as an eight-time provincial champion, the 2003 junior p ...
winning his first slam as a skip on the men's side and
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental-health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned more than five decades, she was nomin ...
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:
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:
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
The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March.
The wi ...
,
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts ('; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Can ...
, 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 (e.g. Team A wins the Masters and Canadian Open or wins multiple events including other WCT events), the winner of the next highest ranked World Curling Tour event based on Strength of Field Multiplier (SFM), that has not qualified through another path, will be invited to complete the 15-team lineup.
eams listed below under WCT Event will be updated as necessary/weekly based on qualifiers from other events and WCT events yet to be played that may have higher SFM ratings
Men
WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier
Women
WCT events ranked by Strength of field multiplier
Notes
References
External links
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{{2015–16 curling season
Champions Cup (curling)
2016 in Canadian curling
Curling competitions in Alberta
Humpty's Champions Cup
Sherwood Park