The final event in the 2022 Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling wrapped up this weekend as Team Gushue and Team Einarson won their tournaments at the 2022 Champions Cup.
Twelve of the best men's teams and 12 of the best women's teams met for the six days of competition in Olds, Alta.
Canada's Brad Gushue won his second Champions Cup, taking down Kevin Koe in the all-Canadian final on the men's side. His crew grabbed eight points over the first five ends to secure their victory.
On the women's side, Canada's Kerri Einarson earned his first ever Champions Cup win by defeating Eun-Ji Gim and her team from South Korea. They had previously lost to the South Korean team in the round robin, but avenged their loss in the finals.
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When is the 2022 Champions Cup?
This tournament begins on Tuesday, May 3, with the finals set to take place on Sunday, May 8.
The broadcast coverage of the event does not begin until Thursday, May 5.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
| Thursday, May 5 | 2 p.m. | Round Robin | Sportsnet |
| Thursday, May 5 | 6 p.m. | Round Robin | Sportsnet East |
| Thursday, May 5 | 10 p.m. | Round Robin | Sportsnet ONE |
| Friday, May 6 | 2 p.m | Round Robin | Sportsnet |
| Friday, May 6 | 6 p.m. | Round Robin | Sportsnet West |
| Friday, May 6 | 10 p.m. | Round Robin | Exclusively online (Sportsnet NOW) |
| Saturday, May 7 | 2 p.m. | Tiebreakers | Sportsnet ONE |
| Saturday, May 7 | 6 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Sportsnet 360 |
| Saturday, May 7 | 10 p.m. | Semifinals | Sportsnet 360 |
| Sunday, May 8 | 12 p.m. | Final | Sportsnet 360 |
| Sunday, May 8 | 4 p.m. | Final | Sportsnet ONE |
What channel is the 2022 Champions Cup on in Canada?
The Players' Championship will be broadcast on Sportsnet with live streaming available on Sportsnet NOW and the Sportsnet app.
Play-by-play announcer Rob Faulds will be joined in the booth by analysts Kevin Martin, Mike Harris and Joan McCusker. Jennifer Jones will also return to the broadcast for select games throughout the week.
Where is the 2022 Champions Cup taking place?
The tournament is hosted at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alta.
The facility has two ice surfaces, in addition to the six sheets used for curling.
What is the purse for the 2022 Champions Cup?
The 12 men's and 12 women's teams are competing for a combined prize purse of $210,000
Winning teams earn $25,000, in addition to automatically qualifying for next year's KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup.
Who won the last Champions Cup?
In the event's short history, Canada has dominated on both the men's and women's side.
Up until last year, a Canadian team had won the tournament every year in the men's tournament. Bruce Mouat of Scotland broke that trend in 2021.
2016: Ontario (Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson)
2017: Ontario (Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden)
2018: Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker)
2019: Alberta (Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin)
2020: Canceled due to COVID
2021: Scotland (Bruce Maouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.)
For the women's tournament, Rachel Homan and Team Ontario have won three out of the five tournaments. Jennifer Jones' team earned the win in 2016 for Ontario while Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni won in 2019.
2016: Ontario (Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen)
2017: Ontario (Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Lisa Weagle)
2018: Ontario (Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle)
2019: Switzerland (Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Patz, Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat)
2020: Canceled because of COVID
2021: Ontario (Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney)
2022 Champions Cup bracket
Men's Pool
| TEAM | GAMES | WIN | LOSSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Edin | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Team Jacobs | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Team Koe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Gushue | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Team Bottcher | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Team Gunnlaugson | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team S. Kim | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Epping | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Jacques | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Mouat | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Dropkin | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Sturmay | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Women's Pool
| TEAM | GAMES | WIN | LOSSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Hasselborg | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Tirinzoni | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Einarson | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Team E.J. Kim | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Team Fleury | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Team Homan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Dupont | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Gim | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Peterson | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Holland | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Team Jones | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Team Christensen | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 Champions Cup results
Draw 1 (May 3, 1 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team E.J. Kim — 4
Team Gim — 8
Sheet B
Team Dupont — 5
Team Jones — 4
Sheet C
Team Mouat — 6
Team S. Kim — 5
Sheet D
Team Sturmay — 5
Team Jacobs — 6
Draw 2 (May 3, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Einarson — 9
Team Christensen — 4
Sheet B
Team Tirinzoni — 8
Team Holland — 2
Sheet C
Team Bottcher — 5
Team Dropkin — 3
Sheet D
Team Koe — 11
Team Jacques — 1
Draw 3 (May 3, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Fleury — 4
Team Homan — 6
Sheet B
Team Hasselborg — 9
Team Peterson — 6
Sheet C
Team Edin — 6
Team Gunnlaugson — 5
Sheet D
Team Gushue — 7
Team Epping — 4
Draw 4 (May 4, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Jacobs — 7
Team Jacques — 4
Sheet B
Team E.J. Kim — 11
Team Christensen — 6
Sheet C
Team Jones — 7
Team Holland — 8
Sheet D
Team Bottcher — 5
Team S. Kim — 6
Draw 5 (May 4, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Koe — 7
Team Epping — 3
Sheet B
Team Einarson — 5
Team Homan — 4
Sheet C
Team Tirinzoni — 5
Team Peterson — 4
Sheet D
Team Mouat — 3
Team Gunnlaugson — 4
Draw 6 (May 4, 6 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Gushue — 4
Team Sturmay — 5
Sheet B
Team Fleury — 5
Team Gim — 3
Sheet C
Team Hasselborg — 8
Team Dupont — 5
Sheet D
Team Edin — 6
Team Dropkin — 4
Draw 7 (May 4, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Mouat — 6
Team Bottcher — 4
Sheet B
Team Koe — 7
Team Jacobs — 8
Sheet C
Team Einarson — 7
Team E.J. Kim — 3
Sheet D
Team Tirinzoni— 8
Team Jones — 5
Draw 8 (May 5, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Gunnlaugson — 9
Team Dropkin — 6
Sheet B
Team Epping — 6
Team Sturmay — 3
Sheet C
Team Homan — 7
Team Gim — 5
Sheet D
Team Peterson — 12
Team Dupont — 2
Draw 9 (May 5, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Edin — 5
Team S. Kim — 4
Sheet B
Team Gushue — 8
Team Jacobs — 2
Sheet C
Team Fleury — 7
Team Christensen — 5
Sheet D
Team Hasselborg — 10
Team Holland — 3
Draw 10 (May 5, 6 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Jones — 9
Team Peterson — 6
Sheet B
Team Bottcher — 7
Team Gunnlaugson — 6
Sheet C
Team Jacobs — 6
Team Epping — 2
Sheet D
Team E.J. Kim — 7
Team Homan — 4
Draw 11 (May 5, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Hasselborg — 8
Team Tirinzoni — 6
Sheet B
Team Edin — 8
Team Mouat — 4
Sheet C
Team Gushue — 8
Team Koe — 5
Sheet D
Team Fleury — 5
Team Einarson — 3
Draw 12 (May 6, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Dupont — 5
Team Holland — 4
Sheet B
Team Dropkin — 6
Team S. Kim — 4
Sheet C
Team Sturmay — 2
Team Jacques — 8
Sheet D
Team Gim — 9
Team Christensen — 4
Draw 13 (May 6, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Fleury — 2
Team E.J. Kim — 8
Sheet B
Team Hasselborg — 8
Team Jones — 5
Sheet C
Team Edin — 3
Team Bottcher — 8
Sheet D
Team Gushue — 7
Team Jacobs — 4
Draw 14 (May 6, 6 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Einarson — 6
Team Gim — 7
Sheet B
Team Tirinzoni — 6
Team Dupont — 1
Sheet C
Team Mouat — 5
Team Dropkin — 7
Sheet D
Team Koe — 6
Team Sturmay — 5
Draw 15 (May 6, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Team Homan — 7
Team Christensen — 6
Sheet B
Team Peterson — 7
Team Holland — 4
Sheet C
Team Gunnlaugson — 6
Team S. Kim — 3
Sheet D
Team Epping — 5
Team Jacques — 4
Draw 16 (May 7, 2 p.m. ET)
Tiebreakers
Sheet B — WTB 1
Team E.J. Kim — 4
Team Einarson — 7
Draw 17 (May 7, 6 p.m. ET)
Quarterfinals
Sheet A — WQF 1
Team Einarson — 5
Team Homan — 3
Sheet B — MQF 1
Team Jacobs — 6
Team Gunnlaugson — 2
Sheet C — WQF 2
Team Gim — 8
Team Fleury — 3
Sheet D — MQF 2
Team Gushue — 6
Team Bottcher — 3
Draw 18 (May 7, 10 p.m. ET)
Semifinals
Sheet A — MSF 1
Team Koe — 4
Team Jacobs — 3
Sheet B — WSF 1
Team Einarson — 6
Team Hasselborg — 4
Sheet C — MSF 2
Team Gushue — 6
Team Edin — 5
Sheet D — WSF 2
Team Gin — 5
Team Tirinzoni — 4
Draw 19 (May 8, 12 p.m. ET)
Men's Final
Sheet B
Team Koe — 5
Team Gushue — 8
Draw 20 (May 8, 4 p.m. ET)
Women's Final
Sheet B
Team Einarson — 10
Team Gim — 6
