2023 PointsBet Invitational
The 2023 PointsBet Invitational curling tournament was held from September 27 to October 1 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario.[1] The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the 2023–24 season.[2] It was played in a single-elimination tournament with the winning team on both the men's and women's sides receiving $50,000 each.
| 2023 PointsBet Invitational | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Oakville, Ontario |
| Arena | Sixteen Mile Sports Complex |
| Dates | September 27 – October 1 |
| Men's winner | Team Carruthers |
| Curling club | Morris CC, Morris |
| Skip | Reid Carruthers |
| Third | Brad Jacobs |
| Second | Derek Samagalski |
| Lead | Connor Njegovan |
| Coach | Rob Meakin |
| Finalist | Matt Dunstone |
| Women's winner | Team Homan |
| Curling club | Ottawa CC, Ottawa |
| Skip | Rachel Homan |
| Third | Tracy Fleury |
| Second | Emma Miskew |
| Lead | Sarah Wilkes |
| Coach | Don Bartlett |
| Finalist | Kerri Einarson |
« 2022 | |
Qualification
The top 10 ranked men's and women's 2022–23 CTRS standings qualified for the event first.[3] The 2023 Ontario men's and women's champions also qualified. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the 2023 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, the 2023 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the 2023 U25 NextGen Classic and the 2022 Canadian Curling Club Championships received a berth to round out the field.
Men
Top CTRS men's teams:[4]
- Brad Gushue
- Brendan Bottcher
- Matt Dunstone
- Kevin Koe
- Reid Carruthers
- Karsten Sturmay
- Aaron Sluchinski
-
Mike McEwen - John Epping
-
Tanner Horgan - Ryan Wiebe
- Colton Flasch
Ontario champions:
Junior champions:
CCAA champions:
U Sport champions:
U25 NextGen champions:
Club champions:
Women
Top CTRS women's teams:[5]
- Kerri Einarson
- Rachel Homan
- Jennifer Jones
- Kaitlyn Lawes
- Clancy Grandy
-
Casey Scheidegger -
Meghan Walter - Christina Black
- Isabelle Ladouceur
- Kayla Skrlik
- Danielle Inglis
-
Andrea Kelly -
Serena Gray-Withers - Nancy Martin
Ontario champions:
Junior champions:
CCAA champions:
U Sport champions:
U25 NextGen champions:
Club champions:
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Knockout Brackets
| Sweep 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Greg Balsdon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ryan Wiebe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | John Epping | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ryan Wiebe | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brad Gushue | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Reid Carruthers | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Reid Carruthers | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Johnson Tao | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Reid Carruthers | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Rylan Kleiter | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kevin Koe | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Rylan Kleiter | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Reid Carruthers | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matt Dunstone | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Karsten Sturmay | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Glenn Howard | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Karsten Sturmay | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matt Dunstone | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matt Dunstone | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sam Mooibroek | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matt Dunstone | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike McEwen | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aaron Sluchinski | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike McEwen | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike McEwen | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brendan Bottcher | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Jacob Dobson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
All draw times listed in Eastern Time (UTC-04:00).[7]
Sweep 16
Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Koe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Johnson Tao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Gushue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Greg Balsdon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Epping | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ryan Wiebe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Thursday, September 28, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsten Sturmay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Glenn Howard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dunstone | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Sam Mooibroek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Bottcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
| Jacob Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sluchinski | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 11 |
Elite 8
Friday, September 29, 4:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Brendan Bottcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Gushue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
| Ryan Wiebe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsten Sturmay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Matt Dunstone | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Final 4
Saturday, September 30, 5:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dunstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Gushue | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reid Carruthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Final
Sunday, October 1, 5:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Matt Dunstone | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Carruthers | Team Dunstone | ||
| Connor Njegovan | 94% | Ryan Harnden | 95% |
| Derek Samagalski | 94% | Colton Lott | 99% |
| Brad Jacobs | 86% | B. J. Neufeld | 88% |
| Reid Carruthers | 85% | Matt Dunstone | 88% |
| Total | 90% | Total | 92% |
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Knockout Brackets
| Sweep 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kerri Einarson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Josie Zimmerman | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kerri Einarson | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kayla Skrlik | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kayla Skrlik | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Danielle Inglis | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kerri Einarson | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Clancy Grandy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hollie Duncan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Clancy Grandy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Abby Marks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kerri Einarson | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rachel Homan | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Christina Black | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Nancy Martin | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Christina Black | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Jones | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Jones | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Myla Plett | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Christina Black | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rachel Homan | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Isabelle Ladouceur | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Serena Gray-Withers | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Isabelle Ladouceur | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rachel Homan | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rachel Homan | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shaelyn Park | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
All draw times listed in Eastern Time (UTC-04:00).[7]
Sweep 16
Wednesday, September 27, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 11 |
| Abby Marks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy Grandy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hollie Duncan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Einarson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 15 |
| Josie Zimmerman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Skrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Danielle Inglis | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Thursday, September 28, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Black | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Nancy Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Myla Plett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Homan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 11 |
| Shaelyn Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Ladouceur | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Serena Gray-Withers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Elite 8
Friday, September 29, 11:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Ladouceur | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Rachel Homan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Einarson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Kayla Skrlik | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Black | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Jennifer Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy Grandy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
Final 4
Saturday, September 30, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Black | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Rachel Homan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Einarson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Final
Sunday, October 1, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Einarson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rachel Homan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Einarson | Team Homan | ||
| Briane Harris | 89% | Sarah Wilkes | 88% |
| Shannon Birchard | 84% | Emma Miskew | 79% |
| Val Sweeting | 81% | Tracy Fleury | 88% |
| Kerri Einarson | 61% | Rachel Homan | 84% |
| Total | 79% | Total | 84% |
Notelist
- Rachelle Brown spared for Sarah Loken.
References
- "Menu". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "About the Event". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "PointsBet draw set!". Curling Canada. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "2022–23 CTRS Standings – Men". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "2022–23 CTRS Standings – Women". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "List of Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2023.