2015 Continental Cup of Curling

2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling


Host city Calgary, Alberta
Arena Markin MacPhail Centre International Arena
Dates January 8–11
Winner Canada Canada
Runner-up European Union Europe
Score 42 – 18, 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

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]

Competition background

This edition of the Continental Cup will be the first in which the new system of competing teams will be implemented. In this and future editions of the Continental Cup, Team North America will be replaced by an all-Canadian team entry. Team Canada will 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. In this edition of the Continental Cup, six teams from Canada will compete against six teams from Europe.[2]

The same competition format as that of the previous year will be used. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points will be needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, singles, and team games will be worth one point each, and ties will be worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games will be worth a total of five points. Six mixed doubles and six singles games will be 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.[3] 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.

Team Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Team
Canada
Canada 		Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Canada Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Canada Edmonton, Alberta
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Canada Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
John Morris Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Canada Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Ben Hebert Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Randy Ferbey
Team
Europe
European Union 		Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Sarah Reid Scotland Stirling
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Saitova Ekaterina Galkina Russia Moscow
Maria Prytz (fourth) Christina Bertrup Maria Wennerström Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip) Sweden Umeå
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Scotland Stirling
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Norway Oslo
Coach: Scotland David Hay, Captain: Sweden Peja Lindholm

Events

All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[4] The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night,[5] and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.[6]

Thursday, January 8

Team 8:30 am[7]

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[8]

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[9]

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[10]

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[11]

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[12]

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[13]

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[14]

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[15]

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[16]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 X X 1½

Canada (Homan) X 0 X X 3½

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
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 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Edin) X 0 X 1½

Canada (McEwen) X X X X X 3½

Skins 6:30 pm[17]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Europe (Murdoch) 0 X 0 1

Canada (Jacobs) X X 0 X X 4

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
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 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
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.[17] 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.

Player percentages

Men

Leads %
Scotland Michael Goodfellow 88
Canada Ryan Harnden 86
Sweden Christoffer Sundgren 85
Canada Ben Hebert 85
Canada Nolan Thiessen 83
Norway Håvard Vad Petersson 76
Seconds %
Canada E. J. Harnden 87
Canada Matt Wozniak 86
Canada Carter Rycroft 83
Norway Christoffer Svae 81
Scotland Scott Andrews 83
Sweden Kristian Lindström 78
Thirds %
Canada B. J. Neufeld 85
Sweden Oskar Eriksson 85
Scotland Greg Drummond 84
Canada Ryan Fry 83
Canada Pat Simmons 81
Norway Torger Nergård 75
Skips %
Canada Mike McEwen 84
Canada John Morris 82
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 80
Canada Brad Jacobs 78
Scotland David Murdoch 67
Sweden Niklas Edin 66

Women

Leads %
Canada Dawn McEwen 90
Russia Ekaterina Galkina 85
Canada Rachelle Brown 81
Scotland Sarah Reid 80
Canada Lisa Weagle 77
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 75
Seconds %
Canada Joanne Courtney 88
Russia Alexandra Saitova 83
Canada Dana Ferguson 77
Scotland Vicki Adams 76
Canada Jill Officer 74
Sweden Maria Wennerström 68
Thirds %
Russia Margarita Fomina 83
Canada Emma Miskew 83
Canada Lori Olson-Johns 80
Sweden Christina Bertrup 79
Canada Kaitlyn Lawes 75
Scotland Anna Sloan 71
Skips %
Canada Jennifer Jones 82
Canada Rachel Homan 80
Canada Val Sweeting 80
Russia Anna Sidorova 77
Sweden Maria Prytz 76
Scotland Eve Muirhead 70

Team percentages

Men

Team %
Canada Mike McEwen 85
Canada Brad Jacobs 84
Canada John Morris 82
Scotland David Murdoch 85
Sweden Niklas Edin 78
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 78

Women

Team %
Canada Rachel Homan 82
Russia Anna Sidorova 81
Canada Jennifer Jones 80
Canada Val Sweeting 79
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 78
Scotland Eve Muirhead 74

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Canadian curling’s first Triple Crown headed to Alberta!". Canadian Curling Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "New direction set for curling’s WFG Continental Cup". Canadian Curling Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Team Europe confirmed for 2015 WFG Continental Cup!". World Curling Federation. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling – Draw Schedule". Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Early matchups set at World Financial Group Continental Cup". Canadian Curling Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Canada builds 20-7 lead at Continental Cup with afternoon sweep". Canadian Curling Association. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ↑ http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-1-Media-Report.pdf
  8. ↑ http://cloudfront8.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-2-Media-Report.pdf
  9. ↑ http://cloudfront7.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-3-Media-Report.pdf
  10. ↑ http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-4-Media-Report.pdf
  11. ↑ http://cloudfront8.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-5-Media-Report.pdf
  12. ↑ http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-6-Media-Report.pdf
  13. ↑ http://cloudfront9.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-7-Media-Report.pdf
  14. ↑ http://cloudfront8.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-8-media-report.pdf
  15. ↑ http://cloudfront5.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-9-media-report.pdf
  16. ↑ http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-10-media-report-CORRECTED.pdf
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://cloudfront8.curling.ca/2015continentalcup-en/files/2015/01/Draw-11-media-report.pdf

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