2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event
The 2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event was held from September 22 to 26 at the RA Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] The event was held to qualify two men's teams and two women's teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.
| 2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Arena | RA Centre |
| Dates | September 22–26 |
| Men's winner | |
| Curling club | CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald |
| Skip | Vincent Roberge |
| Third | Jean-Michel Arsenault |
| Second | Jesse Mullen |
| Lead | Julien Tremblay |
| Coach | Éric Sylvain |
| Finalist | |
| Women's winner | |
| Curling club | Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife |
| Skip | Kerry Galusha |
| Fourth | Jo-Ann Rizzo |
| Third | Sarah Koltun |
| Second | Margot Flemming |
| Coach | Shona Barbour |
| Finalist | |
Qualification process
Eight men's teams and eight women's team qualified for the event based on their ranking from the World Curling Team Rankings as of July 2021.[1] Teams also had to have three of their four members from their 2020–21 season lineups still intact.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[2]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Chambers | Julien Leduc | Devon Wiebe | Stuart Shiells | ||
| Jacques Gauthier | Jordan Peters | Brayden Payette | Cole Chandler | ||
| Sean Grassie | Tyler Drews | Daryl Evans | Rodney Legault | ||
| William Lyburn | Daley Peters | Kennedy Bird | Bryce McEwen | ||
| Shaun Meachem | Brady Scharback | Tyler Hartung[lower-alpha 1] | Jared Latos | Jeff Chambers | |
| Vincent Roberge | Jean-Michel Arsenault | Jesse Mullen | Julien Tremblay | ||
| J. T. Ryan | Colin Kurz | Joey Hart | Brendan Bilawka | ||
| Ryan Wiebe | Sean Flatt | Zack Bilawka | Adam Flatt |
Knockout Brackets
Source:[3]
A Event
| First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third Knockout | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[4]
Draw 1
Wednesday, September 22, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 4
Thursday, September 23, 8:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
Thursday, September 23, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Draw 7
Thursday, September 23, 8:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Draw 8
Friday, September 24, 8:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Draw 10
Friday, September 24, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Draw 12
Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Draw 14
Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Playoffs
| A vs. B | Second place game | |||||||||||
| Qualify for Pre-Trials | ||||||||||||
| A | 5 | |||||||||||
| B | 4 | |||||||||||
| B | 6 | |||||||||||
| C | 7 | |||||||||||
| Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances | ||||||||||
A vs. B
Saturday, September 25, 9:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.
Loser drops to second place game.
Second place game
Sunday, September 26, 1:30 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Brothers | Erin Carmody | Kim Kelly[lower-alpha 2] | Jenn Mitchell | Sarah Murphy[lower-alpha 2] | |
| Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth) | Sarah Koltun | Margot Flemming | Kerry Galusha (Skip) | Shona Barbour | |
| Ashley Howard | Kourtney Fesser | Krista Fesser | Kaylin Skinner | ||
| Kaitlyn Jones | Robyn Njegovan | Abby Ackland | Sara Oliver | Vanessa Foster | |
| Lauren Mann | Kira Brunton | Cheryl Kreviazuk | Karen Trines | Marcia Richardson | |
| Jessie Hunkin[lower-alpha 3] | Kristen Streifel | Becca Hebert[lower-alpha 3] | Dayna Demers | Robyn Silvernagle[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Laurie St-Georges | Hailey Armstrong | Emily Riley | Cynthia St-Georges | Isabelle Thiboutot | |
| Sarah Wark | Kristen Pilote | Nicky Kaufman | Oye-Sem Won[lower-alpha 4] | Karla Thompson[lower-alpha 4] |
Knockout Brackets
Source:[6]
A Event
| First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third Knockout | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[7]
Draw 1
Wednesday, September 22, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
Draw 2
Wednesday, September 22, 3:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 4
Thursday, September 23, 8:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | X | X | 11 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
Draw 5
Thursday, September 23, 12:00 pm
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 11 |
Draw 6
Thursday, September 23, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 7
Thursday, September 23, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 8
Friday, September 24, 8:00 am
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 9
Friday, September 24, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |
Draw 10
Friday, September 24, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 11
Friday, September 24, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Draw 12
Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | 11 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 14
Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | 10 |
Playoffs
| A vs. B | Second place game | |||||||||||
| Qualify for Pre-Trials | ||||||||||||
| A | 10 | |||||||||||
| B | 8 | |||||||||||
| B | 6 | |||||||||||
| C | 8 | |||||||||||
| Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances | ||||||||||
A vs. B
Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.
Loser drops to second place game.
Second place game
Sunday, September 26, 10:00 am
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.
Notes
- Tyler Hartung spared for Brayden Stewart.
- As second Sarah Murphy did not attend the event, alternate Kim Kelly moved up to play second. Murphy was still listed as the teams alternate on the roster, however.
- As skip Robyn Silvernagle was on maternity leave, second Jessie Hunkin moved up to skip and alternate Becca Hebert played second. Silvernagle was listed as the alternate on the roster, however.
- Alternate Oye-Sem Won played lead during the tournament, replacing Karla Thompson.
References
- "Big events in Ottawa!". Curling Canada. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- "Men's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Men's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Men's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Women's Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Women's Knockout Bracket". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Women's Scores". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2021.