2018 Humpty's Champions Cup

The 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup is the final Grand Slam of curling event of the 2017–18 curling season. It was held April 24–29, 2018 at the WinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, Alberta.

2018 Humpty's Champions Cup
Host city	Calgary, Alberta
Arena	WinSport Arena, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB
Dates	April 24–29, 2018
Men's winner	Brad Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Mark Nichols
Second	Brett Gallant
Lead	Geoff Walker
Coach	Jules Owchar
Finalist	Glenn Howard
Women's winner	Rachel Homan
Curling club	Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Skip	Rachel Homan
Third	Emma Miskew
Second	Joanne Courtney
Lead	Lisa Weagle
Coach	Adam Kingsbury
Finalist	Kerri Einarson
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Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[1]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Kurt Balderston	Karsten Sturmay	Rob Bucholz	Del Shaughnessy	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Brendan Bottcher	Darren Moulding	Brad Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers	John Morris	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin	Oskar Eriksson	Rasmus Wranå	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
Colton Flasch	Kevin Marsh	Dan Marsh	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jason Gunnlaugson	Alex Forrest	Matt Dunstone	Connor Njegovan	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard	Adam Spencer	David Mathers	Scott Howard	Tiny, Ontario
Brad Jacobs	Ryan Fry	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe	Marc Kennedy	Brent Laing	Ben Hebert	Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bruce Mouat	Grant Hardie	Bobby Lammie	Hammy McMillan Jr.	Edinburgh, Scotland
Greg Persinger (Fourth)	Rich Ruohonen (Skip)	Colin Hufman	Phil Tilker	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marc Pfister	Dominik Märki	Raphael Märki	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
Tyler Tardi	Sterling Middleton	Jordan Tardi	Jacques Gauthier	Langley, British Columbia

Round-robin standings

Pool A W L PF PA SO# Bruce Mouat 4 0 32 18 3 Brendan Bottcher 3 1 28 21 13 Colton Flasch 2 2 18 20 8 Niklas Edin 1 3 20 25 12 Marc Pfister 0 4 12 26 15

Pool B W L PF PA SO# Brad Gushue 4 0 27 12 1 Rich Ruohonen 2 2 18 17 6 Brad Jacobs 2 2 26 15 7 Reid Carruthers 1 3 18 28 4 Tyler Tardi 1 3 12 29 5

Pool C W L PF PA SO# Glenn Howard 3 1 26 19 2 Kevin Koe 3 1 19 16 9 Mike McEwen 2 2 19 21 10 Jason Gunnlaugson 2 2 22 18 11 Kurt Balderston 0 4 16 28 14

Tiebreakers

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Jacobs	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3
Jason Gunnlaugson	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Colton Flasch	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Mike McEwen	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	6

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Brad Gushue	4
	8	Jason Gunnlaugson	2
						1	Brad Gushue	7
						4	Kevin Koe	5
	4	Kevin Koe	5
	5	Brendan Bottcher	2
											1	Brad Gushue	8
											3	Glenn Howard	2
	2	Bruce Mouat	7
	7	Mike McEwen	6
						2	Bruce Mouat	5
						3	Glenn Howard	9
	3	Glenn Howard	7
	6	Rich Ruohonen	6

Quarterfinals

April 28, 4:00pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4
Jason Gunnlaugson	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Bruce Mouat	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	7
Mike McEwen	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Glenn Howard	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	7
Rich Ruohonen	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Kevin Koe	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	5
Brendan Bottcher	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	2

Semifinals

April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bruce Mouat	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	5
Glenn Howard	0	0	4	0	4	1	0	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	7
Kevin Koe	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	5

Final

April 29, 2:00pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	X	8
Glenn Howard	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	2

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Chelsea Carey	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Jocelyn Peterman	Laine Peters	Calgary, Alberta
Janais DeJong (Fourth)	Delia DeJong (Skip)	Kayla Skrlik	Amy Janko	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Kerri Einarson	Selena Kaatz	Liz Fyfe	Kristin MacCuish	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Binia Feltscher	Carole Howald	Franziska Kaufmann	Larissa Hari	Flims, Switzerland
Chinami Yoshida[a]	Mari Motohashi	Yumi Suzuki	Yurika Yoshida	Kitami, Hokkaido
Anna Hasselborg	Sara McManus	Agnes Knochenhauer	Sofia Mabergs	Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Joanne Courtney	Lisa Weagle	Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Jill Officer	Dawn McEwen	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kaitlyn Jones	Karlee Burgess	Lauren Lenentine	Lindsey Burgess	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kristen MacDiarmid	Marie Christianson	Liz Woodworth	Julia Colter	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eve Muirhead	Anna Sloan	Vicki Adams	Lauren Gray	Stirling, Scotland
Alina Pätz	Nadine Lehmann	Marisa Winkelhausen	Nicole Schwägli	Baden, Switzerland
Jamie Sinclair	Alex Carlson	Vicky Persinger	Monica Walker	Blaine, Minnesota
Val Sweeting	Lori Olson-Johns	Dana Ferguson	Rachelle Brown	Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana Tirinzoni	Esther Neuenschwander	Manuela Siegrist	Marlene Albrecht	Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Pool A W L PF PA SO# Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 24 14 1 Kerri Einarson 3 1 27 15 2 Jennifer Jones 2 2 22 22 4 Val Sweeting 2 2 16 22 14 Kaitlyn Jones 0 4 14 30

Pool B W L PF PA SO# Jamie Sinclair 4 0 22 13 8 Anna Hasselborg 3 1 22 15 3 Rachel Homan 2 2 17 17 6 Binia Feltscher 1 3 17 25 5 Kristen MacDiarmid 0 4 14 22 9

Pool C W L PF PA SO# Eve Muirhead 3 1 30 14 11 Chelsea Carey 3 1 24 23 13 Alina Pätz 2 2 23 21 10 Delia DeJong 2 2 22 25 15 Team Fujisawa 0 4 12 29 12

Tiebreakers

April 27, 8:00pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Rachel Homan	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	8
Alina Pätz	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Delia DeJong	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Val Sweeting	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4

April 28, 8:30am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jennifer Jones	1	1	0	1	0	3	4	X	10
Val Sweeting	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	X	4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Jamie Sinclair	3
	8	Rachel Homan	6
						8	Rachel Homan	9
						5	Eve Muirhead	6
	4	Anna Hasselborg	3
	5	Eve Muirhead	4
											8	Rachel Homan	7
											3	Kerri Einarson	6
	2	Silvana Tirinzoni	5
	7	Jennifer Jones	6
						7	Jennifer Jones	4
						3	Kerri Einarson	6
	3	Kerri Einarson	5
	6	Chelsea Carey	3

Quarterfinals

April 28, 12:00pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Kerri Einarson	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	5
Chelsea Carey	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anna Hasselborg	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Eve Muirhead	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Silvana Tirinzoni	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5
Jennifer Jones	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jamie Sinclair	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
Rachel Homan	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	6

Semifinals

April 28, 8:00pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Rachel Homan	0	0	3	1	2	0	2	1	9
Eve Muirhead	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jennifer Jones	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4
Kerri Einarson	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	6

Final

April 29, 10:00am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Rachel Homan	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
Kerri Einarson	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	6

Qualification

Men

Qualification method	Qualifying team	Scenario if team has already qualified	Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup	Brad Jacobs	None (first qualifier)
Winner of GSOC Tour Challenge	Brad Gushue	None (first qualifier)
Winner of The Masters Grand Slam of Curling	Brad Gushue	WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of The National	Bruce Mouat	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 European Championship	Niklas Edin	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Asia/Pacific Championship	Kim Chang-min	None (first qualifier)
Winner of Canadian Open of Curling	Peter de Cruz	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Winter Olympics	John Shuster	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship	Greg Persinger	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship	Tyler Tardi	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Tim Hortons Brier	Brad Gushue	WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Elite 10	Mike McEwen	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship	Niklas Edin	WCT Event Winner (not already qualified)
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship	Kevin Koe	None (first qualifier)
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Brad Jacobs	Already qualified	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 10.5938)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Reid Carruthers	None (first qualifier)	Canad Inns Men's Classic (SFM: 8.6231)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Brad Gushue	Already qualified	Swiss Cup Basel (SFM: 8.2928)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-18 Ranked Event	Liu Rui	None (first qualifier)	Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic (SFM: 8.2344)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Kevin Koe	Already qualified	Ashley Home Store Fall Classic (SFM: 7.8483)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Colton Flasch	None (first qualifier)	College Clean Restoration Curling Classic (SFM: 7.6823)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Brad Gushue	Already qualified	Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Niklas Edin	Already qualified	Mercure Perth Masters (SFM: 6.8809)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Liu Rui	Already qualified, declined invite	Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (SFM: 6.8314)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Bruce Mouat	Already qualified	Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 6.6939)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Jason Gunnlaugson	None (first qualifier)	GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.6456)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event	Niklas Edin	Already qualified	Curling Masters Champery (SFM: 6.2031)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-17 Ranked Event	Niklas Edin	Already qualified	Baden Masters (SFM: 5.8101)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Brendan Bottcher	None (first qualifier)	Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.0877)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Bruce Mouat	Already qualified	Oakville OCT Fall Classic (SFM: 5.0662)
WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event	Mike McEwen	Already qualified	Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic (SFM: 4.9849)
WCT #17 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Brendan Bottcher	Already qualified	Medicine Hat Charity Classic (SFM: 4.6272)
WCT #18 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Kurt Balderston	None (first qualifier)	Original 16 WCT Bonspiel (SFM: 4.5434)
WCT #19 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Marc Pfister	None (first qualifier)	German Masters (SFM: 4.5412)
WCT #20 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Glenn Howard	None (first qualifier)	Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic (SFM: 4.4091)

Women

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Qualification method	Qualifying team	Scenario if team has already qualified	Notes
Defending Champion 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup	Rachel Homan
Winner of 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge	Val Sweeting	None (first qualifier)	..
Winner of 2017 Masters	Jennifer Jones	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2017 Pacific-Asia Championship	Kim Eun-jung
Winner of 2017 Boost National	Jennifer Jones	Already Qualified
Winner of 2017 European Championship	Eve Muirhead	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Canadian Open	Chelsea Carey	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 U.S. National Championship	Jamie Sinclair	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts	Jennifer Jones	Already qualified
Winner of the 2018 Winter Olympics	Anna Hasselborg
Winner of 2018 World Junior Championship	Kaitlyn Jones	None (first qualifier)
Winner of 2018 World Championship	Jennifer Jones	Already Qualified
Winner of 2018 Players' Championship	Jamie Sinclair	Already qualified
WCT #1 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Nina Roth	None (first qualifier)	Canad Inns Women's Classic (SFM: 10.6180)
WCT #2 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Rachel Homan	Already qualified	Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (SFM: 9.8021)
WCT #3 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Eve Muirhead	Already qualified	HDF Insurance Shoot-Out (SFM: 7.9346)
WCT #4 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Alina Pätz	None (first qualifier)	Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup (SFM: 7.8806)
WCT #5 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Silvana Tirinzoni	None (first qualifier)	Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (SFM: 7.4915)
WCT #6 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Rachel Homan	Already qualified	Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic (SFM: 7.3069)
WCT #7 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Satsuki Fujisawa	None (first qualifier)	Karuizawa International (SFM: 6.6069)
WCT #8 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Kerri Einarson	None (first qualifier)	GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 (SFM: 6.5875)
WCT #9 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Wang Bingyu	None (first qualifier)	Women's Masters Basel (SFM: 6.5544)
WCT #10 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Jamie Sinclair	Already qualified	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic (SFM: 5.9702)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Anna Sidorova	None (first qualifier)	CCT Arctic Cup (SFM: 5.878)
WCT #11 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Delia DeJong	None (first qualifier)	Red Deer Curling Classic (SFM: 5.2766)
WCT #12 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Binia Feltscher	None (first qualifier)	Glynhill Ladies International (SFM: 5.1354)
WCT #13 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Julie Tippin	None (first qualifier)	Stu Sells Toronto Tankard (SFM: 5.0898)
WCT #14 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Kelsey Rocque	None (first qualifier)	Curl Mesabi Classic (SFM: 4.5996)
WCT #15 - Winner of 2017-18 Ranked Event	Kristen MacDiarmid	None (first qualifier)	Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic (SFM: 4.3588)

Notes

1. Chinami Yoshida moved up from third to skip Team Fujisawa as Satsuki Fujisawa was playing in the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Alternate Mari Motohashi stepped in to play third.^[3]