2017 Continental Cup of Curling

The 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 12 to 15 at the Orleans Arena[1] in Paradise, Nevada. This marked the third edition of the Continental Cup held outside of Canada. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points was in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it had in previous years.

2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling
Host cityParadise, Nevada
ArenaOrleans Arena
DatesJanuary 14–17
WinnerTeam North America
Score Breakdown
Discipline NA World
Team Round 1 0.5 2.5
Mixed Doubles Round 1 2 1
Team Round 2 2 1
Team Round 3 2 1
Mixed Doubles Round 2 2 1
Team Round 4 1.5 1.5
Mixed Doubles Round 3 4 2
Team Round 5 3 0
Team Round 6 2 1
Skins Round 1 8 7
Skins Round 2 10 5
Total 37 23
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North America would go on to win the event 37 points to 23. The total attendance for the event was 57,753, the second highest in event history.[2]

Competition format

This edition of the Continental Cup used a similar format as that of the previous year, with the main difference being the elimination of the singles event, which was replaced by an additional mixed doubles event. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points was needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, 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. Nine mixed doubles were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.

Teams

The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States, namely the top point-getters of American teams on the World Curling Tour,[3] were chosen to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World were selected by the World Curling Federation.

The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions.[4]

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Team
North
America		Jamie SinclairAlex CarlsonVicky PersingerMonica Walker Blaine, Minnesota
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Chelsea CareyAmy NixonJocelyn PetermanLaine Peters Calgary, Alberta
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell Blaine, Minnesota
Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Debbie McCormick
Team
World		Binia FeltscherIrene SchoriFranziska KaufmannChristine Urech Flims
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sundbyberg
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad
Satsuki FujisawaMari MotohashiChinami YoshidaYurika Yoshida Kitami
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson Oslo
Rasmus StjerneJohnny FrederiksenOliver DupontTroels Harry Hvidovre
Coach: Pål Trulsen, Captain: Andy Kapp

Events

All times listed are in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8).[5]

Thursday, January 12

Team 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
World (Hasselborg) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 1
Sheet B [6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0.5
World (Ulsrud) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0.5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 0
World (Feltscher) 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 5 1

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair/Dropkin) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 0
World (Hasselborg/Eriksson) 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (McEwen/Hebert) 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 X 10 1
World (Y. Yoshida/Ulsrud) 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 0
Sheet C [7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Lawes/Kennedy) 3 2 0 1 2 0 3 X 11 1
World (Urech/Stjerne) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4 0

Team 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (McCormick) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
World (Edin) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 1
Sheet B [8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carey) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1
World (Fujisawa) 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 6 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carruthers) 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 7 1
World (Stjerne) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0

Friday, January 13

Team 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carey) 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 X 7 1
World (Feltscher) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 0
Sheet B [9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carruthers) 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 1
World (Edin) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 0
World (Fujisawa) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 X 8 1

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Peterman/Plys) 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 7 1
World (Schori/Poulsen) 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Officer/Carruthers) 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 1
World (McManus/Sundgren) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sheet C [10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones/Laing) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
World (Motohashi/Svae) 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 1

Team 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 X 6 1
World (Stjerne) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 0.5
World (Hasselborg) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 0.5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (McCormick) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 0
World (Ulsrud) 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 7 1

Saturday, January 14

Mixed doubles 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Persinger/Koe) 4 0 5 0 4 0 1 X 14 2
World (Kaufmann/Frederiksen) 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Nixon/McCormick) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 0
World (Knochenhauer/Wranå) 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 X 8 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Peters/Howell) 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 X 10 2
World (C. Yoshida/Vad Petersson) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 0

Team 1:30 pm

Sheet A B [11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones) 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 X 8 1
World (Fujisawa) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (McCormick) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 X 6 1
World (Stjerne) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carey) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 1
World (Hasselborg) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0

Team 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Carruthers) 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 7 1
World (Ulsrud) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6 1
World (Feltscher) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
World (Edin) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1

Sunday, January 15

Skins 1:30 pm

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Walker/Hebert/Sinclair/Kennedy) X 0 X X 3
World (Urech/Vad Petersson/Schori/Nergård) X X 0 X 2
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Carey) X X X 0 1½
World (Fujisawa) 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
North America (McCormick) 0 X X X 3½
World (Stjerne) X 0 0 X 1½

Skins 6:30 pm

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Jones) X X 0 X 2
World (Hasselborg) 0 X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B [12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Carruthers) 0 X X X 3½
World (Edin) X 0 0 X 1½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Presinger/Laing/Carlson/Koe) X X X 0 X 4½
World (Kauffman/Svae/Feltscher/Ulsrud) 0 X 0 ½

References
  1. http://www.curling.ca/2017continentalcup/2017/01/10/2017-world-financial-group-continental-cup-begins-thursday-in-las-vegas/
  2. http://www.curling.ca/2017continentalcup/2017/01/16/team-north-america-captures-title-at-2017-world-financial-group-continental-cup/
  3. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/June/29/Points-chase-to-again-determine-teams-for-Continental-Cup
  4. http://www.curling.ca/2017continentalcup/teams/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup of Curling - Team - Koe vs. Ulsrud (Thursday, January 12) on YouTube
  7. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup of Curling - Lawes/Kennedy vs. Urech/Stjerne - Mixed Doubles (Thursday, January 12) on YouTube
  8. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup - Fujisawa vs. Carey (Team Event) (Thursday, January 12) on YouTube
  9. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup - Teams - Carruthers vs. Edin (Friday, January 13) on YouTube
  10. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup - Mixed Doubles - Svae/Motohashi vs. Jones/Laing (Friday, January 13) on YouTube
  11. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup - Teams - Jones vs. Fujisawa (Saturday, January 14) on YouTube
  12. Video (full game): 2017 WFG Continental Cup - Skins final - Carruthers vs. Edin (Sunday, January 15) on YouTube
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