2020 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host cityOlds, Alberta
ArenaOlds Sportsplex
DatesApril 29 – May 3 (cancelled)
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The 2020 Humpty's Champions Cup was scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 3, at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alberta. On March 12, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The teams that qualified were originally invited to play in the 2021 Champions Cup, providing that three quarters of their team stays intact.[2] However, the 2021 event was changed so that the top 12 teams in the World were invited instead.

Qualified teams

Men

Qualifying
Event		EventTeamNote
12019 Players' ChampionshipAlberta Brendan Bottcher
22019 Humpty's Champions CupAlberta Brendan BottcherAlready Qualified
32018–19 Pinty's CupAlberta Kevin Koe
42019 MastersSaskatchewan Matt Dunstone
52019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1Ontario Brad Jacobs
62019 BOOST NationalOntario Brad JacobsAlready Qualified
72020 Meridian Canadian OpenOntario Brad JacobsAlready Qualified
82019 European Curling ChampionshipsSweden Niklas Edin
92019 Pacific-Asia Curling ChampionshipsSouth Korea Kim Chang-min
102020 Tim Hortons BrierNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
112020 United States Men's Curling ChampionshipUnited States John Shuster
122020 World Junior Curling ChampionshipsManitoba Jacques Gauthier
132020 World Men's Curling Championship
14WCT Event #1 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup)Ontario John Epping
15WCT Event #2 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic)Ontario John EppingAlready Qualified
16WCT Event #3 (2019 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard)Ontario John EppingAlready Qualified
17WCT Event #4 (2019 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic)Alberta Brendan BottcherAlready Qualified
18WCT Event #5 (2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard)Ontario Brad JacobsAlready Qualified
19WCT Event #6 (2019 Mercure Perth Masters)Scotland Bruce Mouat

Women

Qualifying
Event		EventTeamNote
12019 Players' ChampionshipManitoba Kerri Einarson
22019 Humpty's Champions CupSwitzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
32019 MastersManitoba Tracy Fleury
42019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1Sweden Anna Hasselborg
52019 BOOST NationalSweden Anna HasselborgAlready Qualified
62020 Meridian Canadian OpenSweden Anna HasselborgAlready Qualified
72019 European Curling ChampionshipsSweden Anna HasselborgAlready Qualified
82019 Pacific-Asia Curling ChampionshipsChina Han Yu
92020 Scotties Tournament of HeartsManitoba Kerri EinarsonAlready Qualified
102020 United States Women's Curling ChampionshipUnited States Tabitha Peterson
112020 World Junior Curling ChampionshipsManitoba Mackenzie Zacharias
122020 World Women's Curling Championship
13WCT Event #1 (2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic)Switzerland Elena Stern
14WCT Event #2 (2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup)Ontario Rachel Homan
15WCT Event #3 (2019 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic)Manitoba Kerri EinarsonAlready Qualified
16WCT Event #4 (2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic)Manitoba Jennifer Jones
17WCT Event #5 (2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic)Scotland Eve Muirhead

Men's Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBrad ThiessenKarrick MartinAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Matt DunstoneBraeden MoskowyCatlin SchneiderDustin KidbySaskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingRyan FryMat CammBrent LaingOntario Toronto, Ontario
Jacques GauthierJordan PetersBrayden PayetteZack BilawkaManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad JacobsMarc KennedyE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenOntario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeB. J. NeufeldColton FlaschBen HebertAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Kim Chang-minLee Ki-jeongKim Hak-gyunLee Ki-bokSouth Korea Uiseong, South Korea
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerUnited States Duluth, United States

Women's Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Kerri EinarsonVal SweetingShannon BirchardBriane MeilleurManitoba Gimli, Manitoba
Tracy FleurySelena NjegovanLiz FyfeKristin MacCuishManitoba East St. Paul, Manitoba
Han YuZhang LijunJiang XindiZhao RuiyiChina Beijing, China
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleOntario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJocelyn PetermanDawn McEwenManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eve MuirheadLauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightScotland Stirling, Scotland
Tabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonTara PetersonAileen GevingUnited States McFarland, United States
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)Elena Stern (Skip)Lisa GislerCéline KollerSwitzerland Oberwallis, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Esther NeuenschwanderMelanie BarbezatSwitzerland Aarau, Switzerland
Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren LenentineManitoba Altona, Manitoba

References

  1. ↑ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 Humpty's Champions Cup teams to keep spots for next season". Grand Slam of Curling. Grand Slam of Curling. March 18, 2020. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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