The 2023

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, Canada's national women's

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championship, was held from February 17 to 26 at the

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. The winning

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 ...

team will represent

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at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship at the

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. The defending champion Kerri Einarson rink, representing Team Canada, defeated Team Manitoba, skipped by

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in the final, 10–4. It was the fourth straight championship for the Einarson team, becoming only the second team ever to win four straight Tournament of Hearts (

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' rink won from 2001 to 2004 inclusively). In the final, Team Canada broke a 2–2 tie in the fifth, when they stole two points after Jones' final draw came up light. Manitoba conceded the game after Einarson hit for five in the ninth end. Skip

and her team of

Val Sweeting Valerie Sweeting (born July 9, 1987 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Lottie Lake, Alberta She currently plays third for Team Kerri Einarson. Sweeting skipped Alberta to a silver medal at the and Scotties Tournament of H ...

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and

Briane Harris Briane Harris (born March 11, 1992 as Briane Meilleur) is a Canadian curler from Petersfield, Manitoba. She currently plays lead on Team Kerri Einarson from Gimli, Manitoba. Currently, the Einarson team are the three-time reigning Scotties To ...

had won the past three editions and are representing Team Canada at the event. The event follows the same format as the past two editions that includes Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that are the top three teams who did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on

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Teams

The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Kerri Einarson, who were the winners of the

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. The three wild card teams were decided by the

. The top three teams, who did not already qualify from their playdowns, qualified. The teams are listed as follows:

CTRS Rankings

''As of February 14, 2023'' Source:

Wild card selection

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opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams will directly qualify and will not participate in a play-in game. This is the third time this format is being used, with the first two being in 2021 and 2022.

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−08:00).

Draw 1

''Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 18, 1:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Saturday, February 18, 6:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Sunday, February 19, 8:30 am''

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 19, 1:30 pm''

Draw 6

''Sunday, February 19, 6:30 pm''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 20, 8:30 am''

Draw 8

''Monday, February 20, 1:30 pm''

Draw 9

''Monday, February 20, 6:30 pm''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, February 21, 8:30 am''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, February 21, 1:30 pm''

Draw 12

''Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 pm''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, February 22, 8:30 am''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, February 22, 1:30 pm''

Draw 15

''Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 pm''

Draw 16

''Thursday, February 23, 8:30 am''

Draw 17

''Thursday, February 23, 1:30 pm''

Draw 18

''Thursday, February 23, 6:30 pm''

Tiebreakers

''Friday, February 24, 8:30 am''

Championship round

Semifinals

''Friday, February 24, 1:00 pm''

Finals

''Friday, February 24, 6:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 25, 6:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 26, 12:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, February 26, 6:00 pm''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games''

Perfect games

Awards

The awards and all-star teams were as follows:

All-Star Teams

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship. When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Champio ...

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the top player in the playoff round of the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner is selected by members of the media, and is awarded at the victory banquet held after the f ...

The Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award was awarded to the top player in the playoff round by members of the media in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Einarson's fourth MVP award set a record for the most playoff MVP awards won by a single player. In a touching moment following the event, Einarson bestowed the MVP honour to her teammate and lead Briane Harris, who competed in the tournament while being five months pregnant.

Joan Mead Builder Award

The Joan Mead Builder Award recognizes a builder in the sport of curling named in the honour of the late CBC curling producer Joan Mead. * Dianne Barker – umpire at provincial, national, World, and three Olympic curling tournaments, board member of Curl BC and Curling Canada, and a lifetime member of the Kamloops Curling Club.

Paul McLean Award

The Paul McLean Award is presented by TSN to a person behind the scenes who has made a significant contribution to the sport of curling. * Dave Komosky – editor of Curling Canada's Extra End publications and has covered curling for over 50 years from covering numerous Canadian and international championships. He's covered 35 Briers as a reporter for the

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, and Curling Canada's event newspapers such as the Heart Chart, Tankard Times, and curling.ca.

Provincial and territorial playdowns

* 2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 18–22 * 2023 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 11–15 * 2023 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 * 2023 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 18–22 * 2023 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–29 * 2023 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 *

2023 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2023 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the women's territorial championship for women's curling in the Northwest Territories. Beginning in 2015, the event serves as ...

: January 11–15 * 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–30 * 2023 Nunavut Scotties Tournament of Hearts: December 16–17 * 2023 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 23–29 * 2023 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 26–28 * 2023 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 10–14 * 2023 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts: January 25–29 * 2023 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Not held

Notes

References

External links

* {{2022–23 curling season

Curling competitions in British Columbia

Sports competitions in British Columbia Sport in Kamloops