2015 Continental Cup of Curling

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]

2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling
Host cityCalgary, Alberta
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre
DatesJanuary 8–11
WinnerTeam 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
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The total attendance for the event was 22,606.[2] Team Canada collected CAD$52,000 winners cheque and CAD$13,000 skins bonus. Team Europe collected CAD$26,000 losers cheque.[3]

Competition background

In their 2013-2014 Annual Review,[4] the World Curling Federation reported that they can no longer justify further involvement in the Continental Cup, and that the Canadian Curling Association will operate the event starting in 2015.[5]

This edition of the Continental Cup would be the first in which the new system of competing teams would be implemented. It was intended that in this and future editions of the Continental Cup, Team North America would be replaced by an all-Canadian team entry, where team Canada would 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. However, this format would only last for the 2015 event. In this edition of the Continental Cup, six teams from Canada competed against six teams from Europe.[6]

The same competition format as that of the previous year was used. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points would be needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, singles, 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. Six mixed doubles and six singles games were 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.

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.[3]

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Team
Canada
Canada		Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleCanada Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwenCanada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Val SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle BrownCanada Edmonton, Alberta
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenCanada Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
John MorrisPat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan ThiessenCanada Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakBen HebertCanada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Randy Ferbey
Team
Europe
European Union		Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki Adams[lower-alpha 1]Sarah ReidScotland Stirling
Anna SidorovaMargarita FominaAlexandra SaitovaEkaterina Galkina[lower-alpha 2]Russia Moscow
Maria Prytz (fourth)Christina BertrupMaria Wennerström[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip)[lower-alpha 2]Sweden Umeå
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonKristian LindströmChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad
David MurdochGreg DrummondScott AndrewsMichael GoodfellowScotland Stirling
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonNorway Oslo
Coach: Scotland David Hay, Captain: Sweden Peja Lindholm
  1. Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 1, and was substituted by Adams.[7]
  2. Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 9[8] and Draw 10.[9] Sigfridsson skipped at second, and Galkina played lead.

Events

All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[10] The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night,[11] and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.[12]

Draw 1

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) (has hammer) 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 X 7 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

Draw 2

Mixed doubles 1:30 pm[13]

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

Draw 3

Team 6:30 pm[14]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Morris) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0

Draw 4

Team 8:30 am[15]

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) (has hammer)[16] 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (McEwen) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 ½

Draw 5

Singles 1:30 pm[17]

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

Draw 6

Team 6:30 pm[18]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Jacobs) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 0

Draw 7

Mixed doubles 10:00 am[19]

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

Draw 8

Team 2:00 pm[20]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Homan) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

Draw 9

Team 6:30 pm[8]

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)(has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Points
Canada (Sweeting) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 X 8 1

Draw 10

Skins 11:30 am[9]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Sigfridsson) 0 0 X X 1½
Canada (Homan) (has hammer) X 0 X X 3½
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8ButtonTotal
Europe (Nergård/Sidorova/Petersson/Saitova) (has hammer) 0 0 X 0 X[21] 1½
Canada (Simmons/Olson-Johns/Rycroft/Brown) 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
Europe (Edin) X 0 X 1½
Canada (McEwen) (has hammer) X X X X X 3½

Draw 11

Skins 6:30 pm[2]

Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Murdoch) 0 X 0 1
Canada (Jacobs) (has hammer) X X 0 X X 4
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Ulsrud/Fomina/Svae/Galkina) (has hammer) X X X 2
Canada (Morris/Sweeting/Thiessen/Ferguson) X X X X X 3
Values (points) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Total
Europe (Muirhead) (has hammer) 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.[2] 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.

Men
Leads %
Scotland Michael Goodfellow88
Canada Ryan Harnden86
Sweden Christoffer Sundgren85
Canada Ben Hebert85
Canada Nolan Thiessen83
Norway Håvard Vad Petersson76
Seconds %
Canada E. J. Harnden87
Canada Matt Wozniak86
Canada Carter Rycroft83
Norway Christoffer Svae81
Scotland Scott Andrews83
Sweden Kristian Lindström78
Thirds %
Canada B. J. Neufeld85
Sweden Oskar Eriksson85
Scotland Greg Drummond84
Canada Ryan Fry83
Canada Pat Simmons81
Norway Torger Nergård75
Skips %
Canada Mike McEwen84
Canada John Morris82
Norway Thomas Ulsrud80
Canada Brad Jacobs78
Scotland David Murdoch67
Sweden Niklas Edin66

Women
Leads %
Canada Dawn McEwen90
Russia Ekaterina Galkina85
Canada Rachelle Brown81
Scotland Sarah Reid80
Canada Lisa Weagle77
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson75
Seconds %
Canada Joanne Courtney88
Russia Alexandra Saitova83
Canada Dana Ferguson77
Scotland Vicki Adams76
Canada Jill Officer74
Sweden Maria Wennerström68
Thirds %
Russia Margarita Fomina83
Canada Emma Miskew83
Canada Lori Olson-Johns80
Sweden Christina Bertrup79
Canada Kaitlyn Lawes75
Scotland Anna Sloan71
Skips %
Canada Jennifer Jones82
Canada Rachel Homan80
Canada Val Sweeting80
Russia Anna Sidorova77
Sweden Maria Prytz76
Scotland Eve Muirhead70

Men
Team %
Canada Mike McEwen85
Canada Brad Jacobs84
Canada John Morris82
Scotland David Murdoch85
Sweden Niklas Edin78
Norway Thomas Ulsrud78

Women
Team %
Canada Rachel Homan82
Russia Anna Sidorova81
Canada Jennifer Jones80
Canada Val Sweeting79
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson78
Scotland Eve Muirhead74

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