2020 Champions Cup (curling)

The 2020 Humpty's Champions Cup was scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 3, at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alberta. On March 12, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2020 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityOlds, Alberta
ArenaOlds Sportsplex
DatesApril 29 – May 3 (cancelled)
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The teams that qualified were originally invited to play in the 2021 Champions Cup, providing that three quarters of their team stays intact.[2] However, the 2021 event was changed so that the top 12 teams in the World were invited instead.

Qualified teams

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Qualifying
Event
Event Team Note
1 2019 Players' Championship   Brendan Bottcher
2 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup   Brendan Bottcher Already Qualified
3 2018–19 Pinty's Cup   Kevin Koe
4 2019 Masters   Matt Dunstone
5 2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1   Brad Jacobs
6 2019 BOOST National   Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
7 2020 Meridian Canadian Open   Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
8 2019 European Curling Championships   Niklas Edin
9 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships   Kim Chang-min
10 2020 Tim Hortons Brier   Brad Gushue
11 2020 United States Men's Curling Championship   John Shuster
12 2020 World Junior Curling Championships   Jacques Gauthier
13 2020 World Men's Curling Championship
14 WCT Event #1 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup)   John Epping
15 WCT Event #2 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic)   John Epping Already Qualified
16 WCT Event #3 (2019 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard)   John Epping Already Qualified
17 WCT Event #4 (2019 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic)   Brendan Bottcher Already Qualified
18 WCT Event #5 (2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard)   Brad Jacobs Already Qualified
19 WCT Event #6 (2019 Mercure Perth Masters)   Bruce Mouat

Women

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Qualifying
Event
Event Team Note
1 2019 Players' Championship   Kerri Einarson
2 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup   Silvana Tirinzoni
3 2019 Masters   Tracy Fleury
4 2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1   Anna Hasselborg
5 2019 BOOST National   Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
6 2020 Meridian Canadian Open   Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
7 2019 European Curling Championships   Anna Hasselborg Already Qualified
8 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships   Han Yu
9 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts   Kerri Einarson Already Qualified
10 2020 United States Women's Curling Championship   Tabitha Peterson
11 2020 World Junior Curling Championships   Mackenzie Zacharias
12 2020 World Women's Curling Championship
13 WCT Event #1 (2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic)   Elena Stern
14 WCT Event #2 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup)   Rachel Homan
15 WCT Event #3 (2019 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic)   Kerri Einarson Already Qualified
16 WCT Event #4 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic)   Jennifer Jones
17 WCT Event #5 (2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic)   Eve Muirhead

Men's Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin   Edmonton, Alberta
Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Catlin Schneider Dustin Kidby   Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Ryan Fry Mat Camm Brent Laing   Toronto, Ontario
Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Zack Bilawka   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden   Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Kim Chang-min Lee Ki-jeong Kim Hak-gyun Lee Ki-bok   Uiseong, South Korea
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr.   Edinburgh, Scotland
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner   Duluth, United States

Women's Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur   Gimli, Manitoba
Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish   East St. Paul, Manitoba
Han Yu Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Zhao Ruiyi   Beijing, China
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs   Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eve Muirhead Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Vicky Wright   Stirling, Scotland
Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Aileen Geving   McFarland, United States
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) Elena Stern (Skip) Lisa Gisler Céline Koller   Oberwallis, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat   Aarau, Switzerland
Mackenzie Zacharias Karlee Burgess Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine   Altona, Manitoba

References

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  1. ^ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Humpty's Champions Cup teams to keep spots for next season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 18, 2020. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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