2015 Continental Cup of Curling

The 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 8 to 11 at the Markin MacPhail Centre International Arena in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, singles competitions, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points were in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it has in previous years.[1]

2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre
DatesJanuary 8–11
WinnerTeam Canada
Score Breakdown
Discipline Canada Europe
Team Round 1 2 1
Mixed Doubles Round 1 2.5 0.5
Team Round 2 2.5 0.5
Team Round 3 1.5 1.5
Singles 3.5 2.5
Team Round 4 3 0
Mixed Doubles Round 2 2 1
Team Round 5 3 0
Team Round 6 2 1
Skins Round 1 10.5 4.5
Skins Round 2 9.5 5.5
Total 42 18
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The total attendance for the event was 22,606.[2]

Competition background

This edition of the Continental Cup would be the first in which the new system of competing teams would be implemented. It was intended that in this and future editions of the Continental Cup, Team North America would be replaced by an all-Canadian team entry, where team Canada would compete alternatively against Team Europe in odd years and Team World, made up of teams from the United States and non-European curling nations, in even years. However, this format would only last for the 2015 event. In this edition of the Continental Cup, six teams from Canada competed against six teams from Europe.[3]

The same competition format as that of the previous year was used. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points would be needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, singles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Six mixed doubles and six singles games were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.

Teams

The teams will be selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. The teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team Canada by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). The final two teams are the teams who represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the teams representing Team Europe are selected by the World Curling Federation.

The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions.[4] For Team Europe, the teams participating include Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead, Olympic silver medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson, world bronze medallist Anna Sidorova, Olympic bronze medallist Niklas Edin, two-time world champion David Murdoch, and two-time European champion Thomas Ulsrud.

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Team
Canada
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Val SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
John MorrisPat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakBen Hebert Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Randy Ferbey
Team
Europe
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsSarah Reid Stirling
Anna SidorovaMargarita FominaAlexandra SaitovaEkaterina Galkina Moscow
Maria Prytz (fourth)Christina BertrupMaria WennerströmMargaretha Sigfridsson (skip) Umeå
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonKristian LindströmChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad
David MurdochGreg DrummondScott AndrewsMichael Goodfellow Stirling
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson Oslo
Coach: David Hay, Captain: Peja Lindholm

Events

All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[5] The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night,[6] and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.[7]

Thursday, January 8

Team 8:30 am[8]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 0
Europe (Sidorova) 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 X 7 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1
Europe (Edin) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm[9]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Eriksson/Galkina) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
Canada (Rycroft/Olson-Johns) 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Edin/Sidorova) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 6 0
Canada (Miskew/Fry) 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 9 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Prytz/Nergård) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 ½
Canada (Homan/E. Harnden) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 ½

Team 6:30 pm[10]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 6 1
Europe (Ulsrud) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 ½
Europe (Muirhead) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 ½
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0

Friday, January 9

Team 8:30 am[11]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 0
Europe (Sigfridsson) 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7 1
Europe (Ulsrud) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 ½
Europe (Muirhead) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 ½

Singles 1:30 pm[12]

Sheet A Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 5 5 4 5 0 19 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 5 3 5 2 1 16 0
Sheet B Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Homan) 0 5 5 5 1 4 20 1
Europe (Sidorova) 0 3 2 4 1 1 11 0
Sheet C Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Jones) 3 3 5 3 1 5 20 1
Europe (Muirhead) 0 4 4 3 0 3 14 0
Sheet A Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Morris) 0 3 0 5 5 0 13 0
Europe (Murdoch) 5 3 5 3 5 0 21 1
Sheet B Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 5 5 5 4 3 22 0
Europe (Ulsrud) 5 4 4 5 5 0 23 1
Sheet C Runthrough Button Port Raise Hit-and-Roll Double Total Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 3 5 4 1 3 16 0.5
Europe (Edin) 5 3 5 0 3 0 16 0.5

Team 6:30 pm[13]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1
Europe (Sidorova) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 8 1
Europe (Edin) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 0

Saturday, January 10

Mixed doubles 10:00 am[14]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Andrews/Sigfridsson) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Canada (Wozniak/Sweeting) 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 8 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Sloan/Svae) 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 1
Canada (D. McEwen/M. McEwen) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Europe (Muirhead/Murdoch) 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 0
Canada (Lawes/Morris) 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 8 1

Team 2:00 pm[15]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Europe (Muirhead) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 X 7 1
Europe (Murdoch) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jones) 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 1
Europe (Sidorova) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

Team 6:30 pm[16]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 X 7 1
Europe (Edin) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X 7 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 0
Europe (Ulsrud) 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 X 8 1

Sunday, January 11

Skins 11:30 am[17]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 X X 1½
Canada (Homan) X 0 X X 3½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Nergård/Sidorova/Petersson/Saitova) 0 0 X X 1½
Canada (Simmons/Olson-Johns/Rycroft/Brown) X X X X 3½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Edin) X 0 X 1½
Canada (McEwen) X X X X X 3½

Skins 6:30 pm[2]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Murdoch) 0 X 0 1
Canada (Jacobs) X X 0 X X 4
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Ulsrud/Fomina/Svae/Galkina) X X X 2
Canada (Morris/Sweeting/Thiessen/Ferguson) X X X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Muirhead) X X X 2½
Canada (Jones) X X X X X 2½

Statistics

The statistics for team play, including team skins play, are listed below.[2] The percentages are calculated for each player by rating their shots in each game. Each shot the player attempts is scored out of four based on how well the shot is made.

Men
Leads%
Michael Goodfellow88
Ryan Harnden86
Christoffer Sundgren85
Ben Hebert85
Nolan Thiessen83
Håvard Vad Petersson76
Seconds%
E. J. Harnden87
Matt Wozniak86
Carter Rycroft83
Christoffer Svae81
Scott Andrews83
Kristian Lindström78
Thirds%
B. J. Neufeld85
Oskar Eriksson85
Greg Drummond84
Ryan Fry83
Pat Simmons81
Torger Nergård75
Skips%
Mike McEwen84
John Morris82
Thomas Ulsrud80
Brad Jacobs78
David Murdoch67
Niklas Edin66

Women
Leads%
Dawn McEwen90
Ekaterina Galkina85
Rachelle Brown81
Sarah Reid80
Lisa Weagle77
Margaretha Sigfridsson75
Seconds%
Joanne Courtney88
Alexandra Saitova83
Dana Ferguson77
Vicki Adams76
Jill Officer74
Maria Wennerström68
Thirds%
Margarita Fomina83
Emma Miskew83
Lori Olson-Johns80
Christina Bertrup79
Kaitlyn Lawes75
Anna Sloan71
Skips%
Jennifer Jones82
Rachel Homan80
Val Sweeting80
Anna Sidorova77
Maria Prytz76
Eve Muirhead70

Men
Team%
Mike McEwen85
Brad Jacobs84
John Morris82
David Murdoch85
Niklas Edin78
Thomas Ulsrud78

Women
Team%
Rachel Homan82
Anna Sidorova81
Jennifer Jones80
Val Sweeting79
Margaretha Sigfridsson78
Eve Muirhead74

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