The 2019
Humpty's Champions Cup was held from April 23 to 28 at the
Merlis Belsher Place in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...
,
Saskatchewan
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. It was the eighth and final
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
event of the
2018–19 curling season. In the men's final,
Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Michael Bottcher (born December 19, 1991) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Bottcher is a three-time provincial men's champion, and was the skip of the 2021 Canadian men's championship team, having led Alberta to victory ...
defeated
Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Originally from Yellowknife
...
6–5 to win his 3rd career
Grand Slam
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
. In the women's final,
Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Petra Tirinzoni (born 25 June 1979) is a Swiss curler from Zurich. She is currently the reigning women's world champion skip having won the last three championships, in 2019, 2021 and . Tirinzoni also represented Switzerland at the 2022 ...
defeated
Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson (; born October 3, 1987 as Kerri Flett) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is the three-time reigning women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to vic ...
6–3 to win her 2nd career Slam.
No tick zone
The 2019 Champions Cup tested a new rule, where tick shots were disallowed in the 8th and extra ends. Any rock that touches the centre line in those ends was not allowed to be moved by an opposing rock until after the fifth rock of the end had been played. This rule had previously been used in the defunct
Elite 10 Grand Slam event.
Qualification
The champions of thirteen Grand Slam, national or regional championships, and world championship events are invited to the Champions Cup. The champions of two
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John ...
events, based on the strength of field, are also invited. If a team qualifies from more than one event or declines the invitation, champions of World Curling Tour events with the highest strength of field are invited until the field of 15 teams is completed.
Men
Women
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in
Central Standard Time (
UTC−6).
Draw 1
''Tuesday, April 23, 4:30 pm''
Draw 2
''Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Thursday, April 25, 8:30 am''
Draw 7
''Thursday, April 25, 12:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Thursday, April 25, 4:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Thursday, April 25, 8:00 pm''
Draw 10
''Friday, April 26, 8:30 am''
Draw 11
''Friday, April 26, 12:00 pm''
Draw 12
''Friday, April 26, 4:00 pm''
Draw 13
''Friday, April 26, 8:00 pm''
Tiebreaker
''Saturday, April 27, 8:30 am''
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
''Saturday, April 27, 4:00 pm''
Semifinals
''Saturday, April 27, 8:00 pm''
Final
''Sunday, April 28, 10:00 am''
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in
Central Standard Time (
UTC−6).
Draw 1
''Tuesday, April 23, 4:30 pm''
Draw 2
''Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Thursday, April 25, 8:30 am''
Draw 7
''Thursday, April 25, 12:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Thursday, April 25, 4:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Thursday, April 25, 8:00 pm''
Draw 10
''Thursday, April 26, 8:30 am''
Draw 11
''Thursday, April 26, 12:00 am''
Draw 12
''Thursday, April 26, 4:00 pm''
Tiebreakers
''Thursday, April 26, 8:00 pm''
''Friday, April 27, 8:30 am''
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
''Saturday, April 27, 12:00 pm''
Semifinals
''Saturday, April 27, 8:00 pm''
Final
''Sunday, April 28, 2:00 pm''
Notes
References
External links
*
{{2018–19 curling season
Champions Cup (curling)
Champions Cup
Champions Cup
Champions Cup
Curling in Saskatoon
Sports competitions in Saskatoon