The 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held from April 11 to 16 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It was the fifth Grand Slam event and final major of the 2022–23 curling season.
In the women's final, Sweden's Isabella Wranå won her first Slam title, defeating the World Champion Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland 6–5. In the game, Wranå took a commanding lead in the fourth end, making an open hit for three to take a 4–1 lead. Tirinzoni scored a single in the fifth, but Wranå replied by getting a deuce in the sixth. The Tirinzoni rink had a chance to score three in the seventh to even the gap, but fourth thrower Alina Pätz missed a split attempt, but did end up getting two, as at least her shooter rolled in the house to score. In the final end, Wranå only had to hit one Tirinzoni rock on her last to win the title.[2]
In the men's final, Calgary's Kevin Koe rink, defeated Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller team 5–4, giving Koe his fifth Grand Slam title as a skip. Up 1–0 after the first, Koe missed a long raise takeout in the second, allowing Schwaller's last rock thrower Benoît Schwarz to draw for two. Schwaller went up 3–1 after Koe missed an angle raise double in the fourth. Koe made a hit and stick for one in the fifth, and Schwarz replied with a draw to the button in the sixth to go up 4–2. The seventh end was blanked, and in the eighth and final end, Koe with his clock in the single digits on his last rock, made a triple takeout to score three to give his team the win. Koe was in a similar situation in the semifinal, where he had to make a slash double against the Brad Gushue rink with only seconds on remaining on his clock. The game would be the last for Koe's second Bradley Thiessen who stepped back from the game.[3]
Both Teams Wranå and Koe won $40,000 with their wins.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's Year-to-Date rankings as of March 13, 2023 qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking was invited until the field was complete.[4]
Men
Top Year-to-Date men's teams:[5]
Niklas Edin
Matt Dunstone
Joël Retornaz
Brad Gushue
Brendan Bottcher
Yannick Schwaller
Bruce Mouat
Kevin Koe
Korey Dropkin
Ross Whyte
Reid Carruthers
Magnus Ramsfjell
Women
Top Year-to-Date women's teams:[6]
Kerri Einarson
Silvana Tirinzoni
Tracy Fleury
Gim Eun-ji
Jennifer Jones
Satsuki Fujisawa
Kaitlyn Lawes
Clancy Grandy
Anna Hasselborg
Isabella Wranå
Casey Scheidegger
Meghan Walter
Tabitha Peterson
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][8]
| Skip
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Third
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Second
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Lead
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Locale
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| Brendan Bottcher |
Marc Kennedy |
Brett Gallant |
Ben Hebert |
Calgary, Alberta
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| Reid Carruthers |
Brad Jacobs[a] |
Derek Samagalski |
–[b] |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Korey Dropkin (Fourth) |
Andrew Stopera (Skip) |
Mark Fenner |
Thomas Howell |
Duluth, Minnesota
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| Matt Dunstone |
B. J. Neufeld |
Colton Lott |
Ryan Harnden |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Niklas Edin |
Oskar Eriksson |
Rasmus Wranå |
Christoffer Sundgren |
Karlstad, Sweden
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| Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
E. J. Harnden |
Geoff Walker |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Kevin Koe |
Tyler Tardi |
Brad Thiessen |
Karrick Martin |
Calgary, Alberta
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| Bruce Mouat |
Grant Hardie |
Bobby Lammie |
Hammy McMillan Jr. |
Stirling, Scotland
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| Magnus Ramsfjell |
Martin Sesaker |
James Craik[c] |
Gaute Nepstad |
Trondheim, Norway
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| Joël Retornaz |
Amos Mosaner |
Sebastiano Arman |
Mattia Giovanella |
Trentino, Italy
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| Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) |
Yannick Schwaller (Skip) |
Sven Michel |
Pablo Lachat |
Geneva, Switzerland
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| Ross Whyte |
Robin Brydone |
Duncan McFadzean |
Euan Kyle |
Stirling, Scotland
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Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key
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Teams to Playoffs
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Teams to Tiebreakers
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[9]
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 11, 11:30 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, April 11, 3:00 pm
Draw 3
Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 12, 8:00 am
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 12, 11:30 am
Draw 6
Wednesday, April 12, 3:30 pm
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 13, 8:00 am
Draw 9
Thursday, April 13, 11:30 am
Draw 10
Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 11
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, April 14, 8:00 am
Draw 13
Friday, April 14, 11:30 am
Draw 14
Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm
Draw 15
Friday, April 14, 7:30 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, April 15, 11:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 15, 3:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm
Final
Sunday, April 16, 5:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7][10]
| Skip
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Third
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Second
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Lead
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Alternate
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Locale
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| Kerri Einarson |
Val Sweeting |
Shannon Birchard |
Briane Harris |
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Gimli, Manitoba
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| Satsuki Fujisawa |
Chinami Yoshida |
Yumi Suzuki |
Yurika Yoshida |
|
Kitami, Japan
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| Gim Eun-ji |
Kim Min-ji |
Kim Su-ji |
Seol Ye-eun |
Seol Ye-ji |
Uijeongbu, South Korea
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| Clancy Grandy |
Kayla MacMillan |
Lindsay Dubue |
Sarah Loken |
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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| Anna Hasselborg |
Sara McManus |
Agnes Knochenhauer |
Sofia Mabergs |
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Sundbyberg, Sweden
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| Rachel Homan (Fourth) |
Tracy Fleury (Skip) |
Emma Miskew |
Rachelle Brown[d] |
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Ottawa, Ontario
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| Jennifer Jones |
Karlee Burgess |
Mackenzie Zacharias |
Emily Zacharias |
Lauren Lenentine |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Kaitlyn Lawes |
Laura Walker[e] |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Kristin MacCuish |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Tabitha Peterson |
Cory Thiesse |
Becca Hamilton |
–[f] |
Cathy Overton-Clapham |
Chaska, Minnesota
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| Chelsea Carey[g] |
Kate Cameron |
Jamie Sinclair[g] |
Taylor McDonald |
|
Lethbridge, Alberta
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| Alina Pätz (Fourth) |
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) |
Carole Howald |
Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann |
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Aarau, Switzerland
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| Isabella Wranå |
Almida de Val |
Maria Larsson |
Linda Stenlund |
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Sundbyberg, Sweden
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Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key
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Teams to Playoffs
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Teams to Tiebreakers
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[9]
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 11, 11:30 am
Draw 2
Tuesday, April 11, 3:00 pm
Draw 3
Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 12, 8:00 am
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 12, 11:30 am
Draw 6
Wednesday, April 12, 3:30 pm
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 13, 8:00 am
Draw 9
Thursday, April 13, 11:30 am
Draw 10
Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 11
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, April 14, 8:00 am
Draw 13
Friday, April 14, 11:30 am
Draw 14
Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm
Draw 15
Friday, April 14, 7:30 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, April 15, 11:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 15, 3:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm
Final
Sunday, April 16, 1:00 pm
Notes
References
- ^ "Princess Auto Players' Championship". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Wrana wins Players' Championship for first Grand Slam women's title". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Koe claims Princess Auto Players' Championship men's title in comeback victory". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Men's Year-to-Date". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "World Curling Federation: Women's Year-to-Date". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Teams set for Princess Auto Players' Championshup in Toronto". Grand Slam of Curling. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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