The 2022 Players' Championship wrapped up this past weekend and some history was made in Toronto.
Team Hasselborg took down defending champions Team Einarson on the women's side, winning the last major tournament missing from their resumes. They are the first women's team to complete a career Grand Slam in curling.
On the men's side, Team Mouat of Scotland defeated Team Edin, winning their second Players' Championship in a row.
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When is the 2022 Players' Championship?
This tournament begins on Tuesday, April 12, with the finals set to take place on Sunday, April 17.
The broadcast coverage of the event does not begin until Thursday, April 14.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Thursday, April 14 | 12 p.m. | Triple Knockout | Sportsnet |
| Thursday, April 14 | 4 p.m. | Triple Knockout | Sportsnet |
| Thursday, April 14 | 8 p.m. | Triple Knockout | Exclusively online (Sportsnet NOW) |
| Friday, April 15 | 12 p.m | Triple Knockout | Sportsnet |
| Friday, April 15 | 4 p.m. | Triple Knockout | Sportsnet |
| Friday, April 15 | 8 p.m. | Triple Knockout | Exclusively online (Sportsnet NOW) |
| Saturday, April 16 | 12 p.m. | Women's Quarterfinals | Sportsnet East, Ontario, Pacific and SN ONE |
| Saturday, April 16 | 4 p.m. | Men's Quarterfinals | Sportsnet 360 |
| Saturday, April 16 | 8 p.m. | Men's/Women/s Semifinals | Sportsnet 360 |
| Sunday, April 17 | 12 p.m. | Pool Play | Sportsnet ONE |
| Sunday, April 17 | 4 p.m. | Pool Play | Sportsnet ONE |
What channel is the 2022 Players' Championship 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 Players' Championship taking place?
The tournament is hosted at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ont.
It is a part of Maple Leafs Gardens, the multi-purpose facility once the home of the Maple Leafs. The NHL club called the Gardens home from 1931 to 1999 before moving to the Scotiabank Centre.
Nowadays, it operates as the home rink for the Ryerson University hockey teams.
What is the purse for the 2022 Players' Championship?
The 16 men's and 16 women's teams are competing for a $35,000 cash prize if they win the tournament.
In total, there is a $350,000 cash prize that is split up amongst the teams on both sides.
More importantly, teams will earn points for the Pinty's Cup based on their placement in the Players' Championship. It is the final event of the season, so the Cup will be awarded at the conclusion of the tournament.
The top teams in the Pinty's Cup standings get cash prizes, with the first-place team receiving $50,000 as well as the Pinty's Cup.
2021-22 Pinty’s Cup prize breakdown
- 1st: $50,000
- 2nd: $25,000
- 3rd: $15,000
- 4th: $10,000
If there is a tie for first place, the team with the better result at the Players’ Championship will win the Pinty’s Cup.
Who won the last 10 Players' Championship?
Canada has a ton of representation in recent history among the winners of the men's side.
The country went back-to-back in 2019 and 2019 and have won seven of the last nine tournaments.
2012: Ontario (John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers)
2013: Ontario (Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill)
2014: Alberta (Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert)
2015: Ontario (Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden)
2016: Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker)
2017: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren)
2018: Alberta (Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert)
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.)
On the women's side, Canada enters the tournament having a team win the last two tournaments.
A team from Canada has won the Players' Championship five of the last nine tournaments. Scotland owns three of those wins during that time frame while the U.S. has the other one.
2012: Saskatchewan (Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner)
2013: Scotland (Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton)
2014: Ontario (Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen)
2015: Scotland (Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Sarah Reid)
2016: Scotland (Eve Muirhead, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Vicki Adams, Sarah Reid)
2017: Ontario (Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen)
2018: United States (Jamie Sinclair, Alex Carlson, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker)
2019: Ontario (Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur)
2020: Canceled due to COVID
2021: Ontario (Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur)
2022 Players' Championship bracket
Men's Knockout Bracket
Men's Event A
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | April 12 | Epping | Gushue |
| M2 | April 12 | Bottcher | Flasch |
| M3 | April 12 | Edin | Retornaz |
| M4 | April 12 | McEwen | Jacobs |
| M5 | April 12 | Hoesli | Mouat |
| M6 | April 12 | Whyte | Dunstone |
| M7 | April 12 | Schwaller | Koe |
| M8 | April 12 | Howard | Gunnlaugson |
| M9 | April 13 | Epping (Winner M1) | Bottcher (Winner M2) |
| M10 | April 13 | Edin (Winner M3) | McEwen (Winner M4) |
| M11 | April 13 | Mouat (Winner M5) | Dunstone (Winner M6) |
| M12 | April 13 | Koe (Winner M7) | Gunnlaugson (Winner M8) |
| M13 | April 14 | Bottcher (Winner M9) | Edin (Winner M10) |
| M14 | April 14 | Mouat (Winner M11) | Koe (Winner M12) |
Men's Event B
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| M15 | April 13 | Gushue (Loser M1) | Flasch (Loser M2) |
| M16 | April 13 | Retornaz (Loser M3) | Jacobs (Loser M4) |
| M17 | April 13 | Hoesli (Loser M5) | Whyte (Loser M6) |
| M18 | April 13 | Schwaller (Loser M7) | Howard (Loser M8) |
| M19 | April 14 | Gushue (Winner M15) | Retornaz (Winner M16) |
| M20 | April 14 | Whyte (Winner M17) | Howard (Winner M18) |
| M21 | April 14 | Epping (Loser M9) | McEwen (Loser M10) |
| M22 | April 14 | Dunstone (Loser M11) | Gunnlaugson (Loser M12) |
| M23 | April 15 | Gushue (Winner M19) | Koe (Loser M14) |
| M24 | April 15 | Whyte (Winner M20) | Bottcher (Loser M13) |
| M25 | April 15 | McEwen (Winner M21) | Gunnlaugson (Winner M22) |
Men's Event C
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| M26 | April 14 | Flasch (Loser M15) | Jacobs (Loser M16) |
| M27 | April 14 | Hoesli (Loser M17) | Schwaller (Loser M18) |
| M28 | April 15 | Jacobs (Winner M26) | Epping (Loser M21) |
| M29 | April 15 | Hoesli (Winner M27) | Dunstone (Loser M22) |
| M30 | April 15 | Retornaz (Loser M19) | Howard (Loser M20) |
| M31 | April 16 | Jacobs (Winner M28) | Whyte (Loser M24) |
| M32 | April 16 | Dunstone (Winner M29) | Koe (Loser M23) |
| M33 | April 16 | Howard (Winner M30) | McEwen (Loser M25) |
Men's Playoff Bracket
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| M QF1 | April 16 | Mouat | McEwen |
| M QF2 | April 16 | Bottcher | Gunnlaugson |
| M QF3 | April 16 | Jacobs | Edin |
| M QF4 | April 16 | Gushue | Koe |
| M SF1 | April 16 | Mouat (Winner M QF1) | Bottcher (Winner M QF2) |
| M SF2 | April 16 | Edin (Winner M QF3) | Gushue (Winner M QF4) |
| M Final | April 17 | Mouat (Winner M SF 1) | Edin (Winner M SF 2) |
Women's Knockout Bracket
Women's Event A
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | April 12 | Wrana | Muirhead |
| W2 | April 12 | Peterson | Walker |
| W3 | April 12 | Jentsch | Tirinzoni |
| W4 | April 12 | Zacharias | Fujisawa |
| W5 | April 12 | Gim | Fleury |
| W6 | April 12 | Carey | Jones |
| W7 | April 12 | McCarville | Hasselborg |
| W8 | April 12 | Homan | Einarson |
| W9 | April 13 | Muirhead (Winner W1) | Walker (Winner W2) |
| W10 | April 13 | Tirinzoni (Winner W3) | Fujisawa (Winner W4) |
| W11 | April 13 | Fleury (Winner W5) | Jones (Winner W6) |
| W12 | April 13 | McCarville (Winner W7) | Einarson (Winner W8) |
| W13 | April 14 | Muirhead (Winner W9) | Tirinzoni (Winner W10) |
| W14 | April 14 | Fleury (Winner W11) | Einarson (Winner W12) |
Women's Event B
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| W15 | April 13 | Wrana (Loser W1) | Peterson (Loser W2) |
| W16 | April 13 | Jentsch (Loser W3) | Zacharias (Loser W4) |
| W17 | April 13 | Gim (Loser W5) | Carey (Loser W6) |
| W18 | April 13 | Hasselborg (Loser W7) | Homan (Loser W8) |
| W19 | April 14 | Wrana (Winner W15) | Jentsch (Winner W16) |
| W20 | April 14 | Carey (Winner W17) | Homan (Winner W18) |
| W21 | April 14 | Walker (Loser W9) | Fujisawa (Loser W10) |
| W22 | April 14 | Jones (Loser W11) | McCarville (Loser W12) |
| W23 | April 15 | Jentsch (Winner W19) | Einarson (Loser W14) |
| W24 | April 15 | Homan (Winner W20) | Muirhead (Loser W13) |
| W25 | April 15 | Fujisawa (Winner W21) | McCarville (Winner W22) |
Women's Event C
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| W26 | April 14 | Peterson (Loser W15) | Zacharias (Loser W16) |
| W27 | April 14 | Gim (Loser W17) | Hasselborg (Loser W18) |
| W28 | April 15 | Walker (Winner W26) | Zacharias (Loser W21) |
| W29 | April 15 | Hasselborg (Winner W27) | Jones (Loser W22) |
| W30 | April 15 | Wrana (Loser W19) | Carey (Loser W20) |
| W31 | April 16 | Zacharias (Winner W28) | Homan (Loser W24) |
| W32 | April 16 | Hasselborg (Winner W29) | Jentsch (Loser W23) |
| W33 | April 16 | Wrana (Winner W30) | McCarville (Loser W25) |
Women's Playoff Bracket
| EVENT | DATE | TEAM | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| W QF1 | April 16 | Wrana | Fleury |
| W QF2 | April 16 | Einarson | Fujisawa |
| W QF3 | April 16 | Tirinzoni | Homan |
| W QF4 | April 16 | Muirhead | Hasselborg |
| W SF1 | April 16 | Fleury (Winner W QF1) | Einarson (Winner W QF2) |
| W SF2 | April 16 | Homan (Winner W QF3) | Hasselborg (Winner W QF4) |
| W Final | April 17 | Einarson (Winner W SF 1) | Hasselborg (Winner W SF 2) |
2022 Players' Championship results
Draw 1 (April 12, 8 a.m. ET)
Sheet A — W1
Team Wrana — 5
Team Muirhead — 9
Sheet B — W2
Team Peterson — 3
Team Walker — 8
Sheet C — W5
Team Gim — 5
Team Fleury — 7
Sheet D — W6
Team Carey — 4
Team Jones — 6
Draw 2 (April 12, 11:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A — W3
Team Jentsch — 2
Team Tirinzoni — 7
Sheet B — W4
Team Zacharias — 1
Team Fujisawa — 7
Sheet C — W7
Team McCarville — 9
Team Hasselborg — 4
Sheet D — W8
Team Homan — 2
Team Einarson — 6
Draw 3 (April 12, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M1
Team Epping — 9
Team Gushue — 3
Sheet B — M3
Team Edin — 6
Team Retornaz — 3
Sheet C — M5
Team Hoesli — 4
Team Mouat — 7
Sheet D — M7
Team Schwaller — 4
Team Koe — 5
Draw 4 (April 12, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M2
Team Bottcher — 7
Team Flasch — 2
Sheet B — M4
Team McEwen — 10
Team Jacobs — 5
Sheet C — M6
Team Whyte — 6
Team Dunstone — 7
Sheet D — M8
Team Howard — 3
Team Gunnlaugson — 6
Draw 5 (April 13, 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A — W18
Team Homan — 6
Team Hasselborg — 3
Sheet B — W12
Team Einarson — 4
Team McCarville — 2
Sheet C — W16
Team Jentsch — 9
Team Zacharias — 1
Sheet D — W10
Team Fujisawa — 1
Team Tirinzoni — 7
Draw 6 (April 13, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W17
Team Carey — 8
Team Gim — 2
Sheet B — W11
Team Fleury — 7
Team Jones — 6
Sheet C — W15
Team Wrana — 6
Team Peterson — 3
Sheet D — W9
Team Walker — 6
Team Muirhead — 7
Draw 7 (April 13, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M16
Team Retornaz — 7
Team Jacobs — 2
Sheet B — M15
Team Gushue — 10
Team Flasch — 3
Sheet C — M18
Team Schwaller — 4
Team Howard — 7
Sheet D — M17
Team Hoesli — 4
Team Whyte — 8
Draw 8 (April 13, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M10
Team Edin — 5
Team McEwen — 4
Sheet B — M9
Team Epping — 3
Team Bottcher — 5
Sheet C — M12
Team Koe — 8
Team Gunnlaugson — 4
Sheet D — M11
Team Dunstone — 3
Team Mouat — 6
Draw 9 (April 14, 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A — M20
Team Whyte — 6
Team Howard — 4
Sheet B — W20
Team Carey — 3
Team Homan — 7
Sheet C — M19
Team Retornaz — 2
Team Gushue — 3
Sheet D — W19
Team Wrana — 5
Team Jentsch — 9
Draw 10 (April 14, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M22
Team Dunstone — 5
Team Gunnlaugson — 6
Sheet B — W22
Team Jones — 2
Team McCarville — 8
Sheet C — M21
Team Epping — 3
Team McEwen — 4
Sheet D — W21
Team Walker — 5
Team Fujisawa —8
Draw 11 (April 14, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M27
Team Hoesli — 6
Team Schwaller — 5
Sheet B — W27
Team Gim — 2
Team Hasselborg — 7
Sheet C — M26
Team Flasch — 4
Team Jacobs — 5
Sheet D — W26
Team Peterson — 1
Team Zacharias — 6
Draw 12 (April 14, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W14
Team Fleury — 5
Team Einarson — 4
Sheet B — M14
Team Mouat — 8
Team Koe — 2
Sheet C — W13
Team Muirhead — 3
Team Tirinzoni — 6
Sheet D — M13
Team Bottcher — 2
Team Edin — 6
Draw 13 (April 15, 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A — W28
Team Walker — 4
Team Zacharias — 6
Sheet B — M28
Team Jacobs — 9
Team Epping — 3
Sheet C — M29
Team Hoesli — 2
Team Dunstone — 8
Sheet D — W29
Team Jones — 3
Team Hasselborg — 7
Draw 14 (April 15, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W30
Team Wrana — 9
Team Carey — 5
Sheet B — W23
Team Einarson — 10
Team Jentsch — 2
Sheet C — W25
Team Fujisawa — 9
Team McCarville — 2
Sheet D — W24
Team Muirhead — 9
Team Homan — 2
Draw 15 (April 15, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M23
Team Koe —
Team Gushue —
Sheet B — M30
Team Retornaz —
Team Howard —
Sheet C — M24
Team Bottcher —
Team Whyte —
Sheet D — M25
Team McEwen —
Team Gunnlaugson —
Draw 16 (April 15, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet B — W31
Team Homan —
Team Zacharias —
Sheet C — W32
Team Jentsch —
Team Hasselborg —
Sheet D — W33
Team McCarville —
Team Wrana —
Draw 17 (April 16, 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet B — M32
Team Koe — 7
Team Dunstone — 5
Sheet C — M33
Team McEwen — 6
Team Howard — 2
Sheet D — M31
Team Whyte — 3
Team Jacobs — 6
Draw 18 (April 16, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W QF2
Team Einarson — 7
Team Fujisawa — 3
Sheet B — W QF1
Team Wrana — 3
Team Fleury — 5
Sheet C — W QF3
Team Tirinzoni — 6
Team Homan — 7
Sheet D — W QF4
Team Muirhead — 5
Team Hasselborg — 7
Draw 19 (April 16, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M QF2
Team Bottcher — 8
Team Gunnlaugson — 3
Sheet B — M QF3
Team Jacobs — 4
Team Edin — 6
Sheet C — M QF4
Team Gushue — 4
Team Koe — 2
Sheet D — M QF1
Team Mouat — 7
Team McEwen — 5
Draw 20 (April 16, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — M SF2
Team Edin — 6
Team Gushue — 5
Sheet B — W SF2
Team Hasselborg — 8
Team Homan — 7
Sheet C — M SF1
Team Mouat — 8
Team Bottcher — 3
Sheet D — W SF1
Team Fleury — 4
Team Einarson — 8
Draw 21 (April 17, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W Final
Team Hasselborg — 6
Team Einarson — 5
Draw 22 (April 17, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A — W Final
Team Edin — 3
Team Mouat — 8
