2019 Continental Cup

The 2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup was held from January 17 to 20 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] This was the fourth time the event is being held in Paradise and the fourth time outside Canada. The event featured new team scramble competitions, with players from different traditional teams competing together, along with the mixed doubles, team, and skins competitions seen in previous years.

For the English women's football competition, see 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup. For the ice hockey competition, see 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup.
2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup
Host cityParadise, Nevada
ArenaOrleans Arena
DatesJanuary 17–20
WinnerTeam World
Score Breakdown
Discipline NA World
Draw 1 – Mixed doubles 0 3
Draw 2 – Mixed doubles 0 3
Draw 3 – Women's team play 0 3
Draw 4 – Mixed doubles 1 2
Draw 5 – Mixed Doubles 3 0
Draw 6 – Men's team play 0.5 2.5
Draw 7 – Women’s scramble 0.5 2.5
Draw 8 – Men’s scramble 1.5 1.5
Draw 9 – Mixed scramble 6 0
Draw 10 – Skins 3.5 11.5
Draw 11 – Skins 10 5
Total 26 34
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Team World was in the lead for the entirety of the event. However, a strong performance from Team North America in the final skins draw, holding Team World to 0.5 points in the first seven ends of all three matches, led to the winner being decided in the eighth and final end. The cup was decided in the women's game when Eve Muirhead made a hit and stick to win a skin worth 2.5 points against Team Rachel Homan to clinch the title. The final result was a 34–26 victory for Team World, their first win since 2012.[2]

Competition format

This edition of the Continental Cup will use a new format. There will be sixty points available, distributed as follows:

EventGamesPointsTotal points
Teams616
Mixed doubles12112
Team scramble616
Mixed team scramble326
Skins6530
Total33N/A60

The number of traditional team games is reduced under this format, with each team now playing in only one traditional team game instead of three as in past years. There is one additional mixed doubles draw, eliminating the practice of having the third mixed doubles game consisting of two pairs of players who switch after four ends of play; this in turn ensures that all players are involved in one full mixed doubles game.

The two new events are the team scramble and mixed team scramble. The team scramble will be a mix of the traditional teams into same-gender lineups. Front-end or back-end teammates cannot stay together, but a back-end player may play with a front-end teammate. The mixed teams scramble will use mixed teams, with at least one team per side skipped by a female.[3] There is one men's team scramble draw and one women's team scramble draw, with each game worth one point; each game in the single mixed scramble draw is worth two points.

Teams
TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadCountry
Team
North
America		Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker Canada
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa Weagle Canada
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJocelyn PetermanDawn McEwen Canada
Kevin KoeB. J. NeufeldColton FlaschBen Hebert Canada
John ShusterChristopher PlysMatt HamiltonJohn Landsteiner United States
Jamie SinclairSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMonica Walker United States
Coach: Jeff Stoughton, Assistant Coach: Jill Officer, Captain: Pete Fenson
Team
World		Benoît Schwarz (fourth)Sven MichelPeter de Cruz (skip)Valentin Tanner  Switzerland
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Sweden
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sweden
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr. Scotland
Eve MuirheadJennifer DoddsVicki ChalmersLauren Gray Scotland
Alina Pätz (fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (skip)Esther NeuenschwanderMelanie Barbezat  Switzerland
Coach: Fredrik Lindberg, Assistant Coach: Christoffer Svae, Captain: David Murdoch

[4][3]

Events

All draw times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7:00).[5]

Draw 1

Mixed doubles 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Weagle/Gushue) 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 7 0
World (Neuenschwander/de Cruz) 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 10 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan/Koe) 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3 0
World (Dodds/Mouat) 6 0 2 0 3 1 X X 12 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Peterman/Gallant) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 0
World (Chalmers/McMillan) 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 X 9 1

Draw 2

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones/Nichols) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
World (Pätz/Michel) 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 8 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (M. Walker/Shuster) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 0
World (Hasselborg/Eriksson) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Lawes/G. Walker) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3 0
World (Knochenhauer/Wranå) 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 X 8 1

Draw 3

Women's team play 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
World (Muirhead) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3 0
World (Hasselborg) 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 X 8 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 0
World (Tirinzoni) 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1

Draw 4

Mixed doubles 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Courtney/Neufeld) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 0
World (Tirinzoni/Schwarz) 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (S. Anderson/Landsteiner) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0
World (Muirhead/Lammie) 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (McEwen/Hebert) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 6 1
World (Mabergs/Sundgren) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 0

Draw 5

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Miskew/Hamilton) 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 X 8 1
World (Gray/Hardie) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair/Plys) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8 1
World (McManus/Edin) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (T. Anderson/Flasch) 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 7 1
World (Barbezat/Tanner) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 6 0

Draw 6

Men's team play 6:30 pm[6]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 0
World (de Cruz) 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 X 8 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
World (Edin) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0.5
World (Mouat) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0.5

Draw 7

Women's team scramble 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Jones/S. Anderson/Peterman/M. Walker) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 0.5
World (Muirhead/Pätz/Chalmers/Barbezat) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 0.5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan/Lawes/Courtney/McEwen) 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
World (Hasselborg/Dodds/Knochenhauer/Gray) 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 6 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Sinclair/Miskew/T. Anderson/Weagle) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3 0
World (Tirinzoni/McManus/Neuenschwander/Mabergs) 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 X 8 1

Draw 8

Men's team scramble 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Koe/Plys/Gallant/Hebert) 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 7 1
World (Mouat/Michel/Lammie/Tanner) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue/Neufeld/Hamilton/G. Walker) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.5
World (Edin/Hardie/Wranå/McMillan) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster/Nichols/Flasch/Landsteiner) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 0
World (Schwarz/Eriksson/de Cruz/Sundgren) 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 X 6 1

Draw 9

Mixed team scramble 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Gushue/Lawes/Gallant/McEwen) 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 X 7 2
World (Mouat/Dodds/Lammie/Gray) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Homan/Neufeld/Courtney/Hebert) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 7 2
World (Hasselborg/Eriksson/Knochenhauer/Sundgren) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
North America (Shuster/Sinclair/Hamilton/M. Walker) 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 6 2
World (Schwarz/Pätz/de Cruz/Barbezat) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0

Draw 10

Skins 11:00 am

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8ButtonTotal
North America (Jones) 0 X 0 0 X 3
World (Tirinzoni) 0 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 (Nichols/Sinclair/Gallant/T. Anderson) X 0.5
World (Eriksson/Hasselborg/Sundgren/Mabergs) X X 0 X X X X 4.5
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Shuster) 0
World (de Cruz) 0 X X X 0 X 0 X 5

Draw 11

Skins 4:00 pm

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Homan) 0 0 X X X 2.5
World (Muirhead) 0 0 X 2.5
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Gushue/S. Anderson/G. Walker/M. Walker) X X 0 0 0 0 X 4
World (Edin/McManus/Wranå/Knochenhauer) X 1
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
North America (Koe) 0 X X X X X 3.5
World (Mouat) X X 1.5

References
  1. Cameron, Al (April 8, 2018). "Canada falls short in gold-medal game; WFG Continental Cup returning to Vegas". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. "TEAM WORLD NAILS DOWN WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP VICTORY". Curling Canada. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "Lineups, new format set for 2019 WFG Continental Cup in Las Vegas". Curling Canada. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. "Teams". lasvegascurlingrocks. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  5. "Draw Schedule". Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. Curling Canada [@CurlingCanada] (January 18, 2019). "REMINDER: If you're coming to watch draw 6 at @therealwfg Continental Cup, please note that the game time is 6:30 p.m. (not 7 p.m.) www.curling.ca/2019continentalcup/ … #ContCup2019" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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