PointsBet Invitational 2022: Dates, time, schedule and how to watch the Canadian curling event

Bryan Murphy

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Curling is finally back. The 2022-23 Canadian curling season kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 21 with the 2022 PointsBet Invitational, featuring 32 total teams from across Canada to compete.

This is the inaugural tournament for the event. The competition features 16 of the best men's teams in the country and 16 of the best women's squads. 

The format of the tournament differs from others. Instead of playing in a round-robin, and then advancing to the knockout stage, the PointsBet Invitational is single elimination. The field will be cut down from 16 to eight to four to two and then finally, a champion will be crowned.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 PointsBet Invitational. 

When is the 2022 PointsBet Invitational?

This tournament began on Wednesday, Sept. 21, with the finals set to take place on Sunday, Sept. 25. 

The Sweep 16 will run for the first two days, followed by the Elite 8 on Friday, Sept. 23, the Final Four on Saturday, Sept. 24 and the finals on Sunday, Sept. 25. 

What channel is the 2022 PointsBet Invitational?

The 2022 PointsBet Invitational will be on TSN for the entire tournament. 

Fans can either watch live on TSN, or stream the competition on TSN.ca or on the TSN app. 

Where is the 2022 PointsBet Invitational taking place?

The tournament is hosted in Fredericton, N.B. at the Willie O'Ree Place. It is the first time the city has hosted the event, as it is the inaugural tournament. 

2022 PointsBet Invitational odds

On the men's side, it should come as no surprise that the two top-ranked teams enter the tournament with the best odds of winning the inaugural edition. 

Brad Gushue and Brendan Bottcher's teams are the two favorites for the competition, according to Sports Interaction. Gushue's squad, who won bronze for Canada at the Olympics earlier this year, sits at +163. 

Team Odds
Gushue +163
Bottcher +290
Koe +325
Dunstone  +561
Howard +1200
Flasch +1400
Carruthers +1400
McEwen +2000
Epping +2400
Sturmay +4100
Asselin +5100
Calvert +6700
Smith +7600
Rooney +7600
Smeltzer +10200
Deagle +10200

For the women, it's a familiar name sitting at the top of the odds chart. Kerri Einarson enters as the +148 favorite to win. Only four teams have odds better than +1000.  

Team Odds
Einarson +148
Lawes +328
Homan +430
Jones +510
Scheidegger +1400
Rocque +1900
Duncan +3500
Sturmay +4700
Galusha +5200
Birt +6300
Barker +7900
Deschenes +10500

2022 PointsBet Invitational bracket

Both the men's and women's competitions involve 16 of the top-ranked teams in the country. 

The tournament is played single-elimination style. It starts with 16 teams playing in the Sweep 16 before the winners advance to the Elite 8, then the Final four and lastly, the final. 

Men's bracket

Sweep 16

Date Matchup
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 6 Howard vs. No. 11 Asselin
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 3 Dunstone vs. No. 14 Smith
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 7 Flasch vs. No. 10 Sturmay
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 2 Bottcher vs. No. 15 Rooney
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 1 Gushue 8, No. 16 Deagle 4
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 8 Epping 7, No. 9 McEwen 4
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 5 Carruthers 11, No. 12 Calver 2
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 4 Koe 13, No. 13 Smeltzer 4

Elite 8

Date Matchup
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 3 Dunstone vs. No. 6 Howard
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 2 Bottcher vs. No. 7 Flasch
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 1 Gushue vs. No. 8 Epping
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 4 Koe vs. No. 5 Carruthers

Final 4

Date Matchup
Saturday, Sept. 24 No. 2 Bottcher 5, No. 3 Dunstone 9
Saturday, Sept. 24 No. 1 Gushue 4, No. 5 Carruthers 5 (11)

Final

Date Matchup
Sunday, Sept. 25 No. 5 Carruthers 8, No. 3 Dunstone 4

Women's bracket

Sweep 16

Date Matchup
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 1 Einarson vs. No. 16 Larocque
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 8 Rocque vs. No. 9 Black
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 5 Jones vs. No. 12 Kelly
Wednesday, Sept. 21 No. 4. Carey vs. No. 13 Sturmay
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 6. Scheidegger 8, No. 11 Galusha 7
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 3 Homan 8, No. 14 Birt 4
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 7 Duncan 9, No. 10 Barker 10
Thursday, Sept. 22 No. 2 Lawes 10, No. 15 Deschenes 8

Elite 8

Date Matchup
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 1 Einarson 10, No. 8 Rocque 5
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 5 Jones 11, No. 13 Sturmay 9
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 3 Homan 6, No. 6 Scheidegger 7
Friday, Sept. 23 No. 2 Lawes 9, No. 10 Barker 4

Final 4

Date Matchup
Saturday, Sept. 24 No. 1 Einarson 5, No. 5 Jones 9
Saturday, Sept. 24 No. 2 Lawes 7, No. 6 Scheidegger 8

Final

Date Matchup
Sunday, Sept. 25 No. 5 Jones 7, No. 6 Scheidegger 4

2022 PointsBet Invitational schedule, results

Wednesday, Sept. 21

Women's

Matchup Result
No. 1 Einarson 12, No. 16 Larocque 3 FINAL
No. 8 Rocque 8, No. 9 Black 6 FINAL
No. 5 Jones 9, No. 12 Kelly 5 FINAL
No. 4. Carey 6, No. 13 Sturmay 10 FINAL

Men's

Matchup Result
No. 6 Howard 11, No. 11 Asselin 2 FINAL
No. 3 Dunstone 15, No. 14 Smith 2 FINAL
No. 7 Flasch 6, No. 10 Sturmay 5 FINAL
No. 2 Bottcher 11, No. 15 Rooney 3 FINAL

Thursday, Sept. 22

Women's

Matchup Result
No. 6. Scheidegger 8, No. 11 Galusha 7 FINAL
No. 3 Homan 8, No. 14 Birt 4 FINAL
No. 7 Duncan 9, No. 10 Barker 10 FINAL
No. 2 Lawes 10, No. 15 Deschenes 8 FINAL

Men's

Matchup Result
No. 1 Gushue 8, No. 16 Deagle 4 FINAL
No. 8 Epping 7, No. 9 McEwen 4 FINAL
No. 5 Carruthers 11, No. 12 Calver 2 FINAL
No. 4 Koe 13, No. 13 Smeltzer 4 FINAL

Friday, Sept. 23

Women's

Matchup Result
No. 1 Einarson 10, No. 8 Rocque 5 FINAL
No. 5 Jones 11, No. 13 Sturmay 9 FINAL
No. 3 Homan 6, No. 6 Scheidegger 7 FINAL
No. 2 Lawes 9, No. 10 Barker 4 FINAL

Men's

Matchup Result
No. 3 Dunstone 8, No. 6 Howard 7 FINAL
No. 2 Bottcher 10, No. 7 Flasch 3 FINAL
No. 1 Gushue 8, No. 8 Epping 4 FINAL
No. 4 Koe 6, No. 5 Carruthers 8 FINAL

Saturday, Sept. 24

Women's

Matchup Result
No. 1 Einarson 5, No. 5 Jones 9 FINAL
No. 2 Lawes 7, No. 6 Scheidegger 8 FINAL

Men's

Matchup Result
No. 2 Bottcher 5, No. 3 Dunstone 9  FINAL
No. 1 Gushue 4, No. 5 Carruthers 5 (11) FINAL

Sunday, Sept. 25

Women's

Matchup Result
No. 5 Jones 7, No. 6 Scheidegger 4 FINAL

Men's 

Matchup Result
No. 5 Carruthers 8, No. 3 Dunstone 4 FINAL

Bryan Murphy

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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.