Champions Cup | |
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Established | 2016 |
2023 host city | Regina, Saskatchewan |
2023 arena | The Co-operators Centre |
Current champions (2023) | |
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Women | ![]() |
Current edition | |
Grand Slam of Curling events |
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The Champions Cup (branded as the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a Canadian curling tournament. Part of the Grand Slam of Curling (GSoC) and the World Curling Tour, it is the sixth GSoC event on the women's tour and the seventh on the men's tour.
The tournament's field usually includes 15 teams each in the men's and women's competitions. 13 of the spots are filled by champion teams from GSoC events, and world, national, and regional champions, The champions of two World Curling Tour 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.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Champions Cup format was altered to consist of top 12 teams according to the World Curling Federation’s world curling team rankings, divided into two pools.[2]
The event will be put on pause following the 2022–23 season.[3]
Past champions
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[edit]Women
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Qualification for the Humpty's Champions Cup". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Champions Cup Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Excitement in the air for future of Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Brazeau, Jonathan (April 27, 2019). "Gushue gets by Koe and into Champions Cup playoffs". Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Brazeau, Jonathan (December 3, 2020). "GSOC looking to hold 2 events in proposed Calgary curling bubble". Retrieved December 3, 2020.