2021 Americas Challenge

The 2021 Americas Challenge is a curling challenge that took place from October 29 to 31 at Lacombe Curling Club in Lacombe, Alberta.[1][2] The challenge was used to determine the second team from the Americas Zone to qualify for the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship, as the United States already qualifies as the host nation. It is the second time Canada has participated in the challenge, with their first being in 2018 where they defeated Brazil 3–0 in the best-of-five series.[3] No women's challenge was held.

2021 Americas Challenge
Host cityLacombe, Alberta
ArenaLacombe Curling Club
DatesOctober 29–31
Winner Canada
Curling clubSaville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta
SkipBrendan Bottcher
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondBrad Thiessen
LeadKarrick Martin
AlternatePat Janssen
CoachDon Bartlett
Finalist Brazil (Mello)
« 2019

Background

The World Curling Federation allots two men's and two women's spots for the Americas Zone at the World Curling Championships. For the 2022 Championships, the United States has automatically claimed the first slot, due to being the host country of the event.

Mexico and Brazil challenged Canada, who would have otherwise qualified automatically due to their finish at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship. This is the eighth men's challenge to be held, but only the second where Canada was challenged. The winning team earns the second Americas Zone slot at the World Championships and the runner-up earns the one Americas Zone slot at the 2022 World Qualification Event, giving them another attempt to qualify for the Championships.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 BrazilMarcelo MelloRicardo LossoGilad KempenichFilipe NunesHenrique Kempenich
 CanadaBrendan BottcherDarren MouldingBrad ThiessenKarrick MartinPat Janssen
 MexicoJesús BarajasRamy CohenChristopher BarajasAlex Sánchez

Standings

Final Standings

Key
Team to 2022 World Men's Curling Championship
Team to 2022 World Qualification Event
CountrySkipWLPFPA
 CanadaBrendan Bottcher40465
 BrazilMarcelo Mello221929
 MexicoJesús Barajas041041
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Brazil Canada Mexico Record
1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
2  Brazil — 2–11 1–10 9–6 7–2 2–2
1  Canada 11–2 10–1 — 14–1 11–1 4–0
3  Mexico 6–9 2–7 1–14 1–11 — 0–4

Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).[5]

Draw 1

Friday, October 29, 19:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bottcher) (has hammer) 6 0 0 3 1 1 X X X X 11
 Brazil (Mello) 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2

Draw 2

Saturday, October 30, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Brazil (Mello) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 X 9
 Mexico (Barajas) 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 6

Draw 3

Saturday, October 30, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bottcher) (has hammer) 5 3 4 1 0 1 X X X X 14
 Mexico (Barajas) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1

Draw 4

Saturday, October 30, 19:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bottcher) (has hammer) 3 1 0 1 1 4 X X X X 10
 Brazil (Mello) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 5

Sunday, October 31, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Brazil (Mello) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 X 7
 Mexico (Barajas) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2

Draw 6

Sunday, October 31, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Bottcher) (has hammer) 3 2 3 1 2 0 X X X X 11
 Mexico (Barajas) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1

References
  1. "Americas Challenge 2021". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. Jeffrey Au (October 25, 2021). "Brazil, Canada and Mexico to compete in America's Challenge 2021". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. "Team Bottcher to play for berth!". Curling Canada. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  5. "Results". Curling Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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