The 2013

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, the Canadian women's national

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championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in

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. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hosted the Scotties in

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. In the final,

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of Ontario defeated former Scotties champion

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with a score of 9–6 to claim her first Scotties title. Homan and her team went on to represent Canada at the

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Event summary

In the fifty-third edition of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship, there was a mix of veterans and newer faces in the team rosters. The defending champion Heather Nedohin rink represented Team Canada, while 2007 world champion Kelly Scott and her rink from British Columbia and 2008 world champion

and her team from Manitoba also made appearances. Two-time world champion

Mary-Anne Arsenault Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. She is a five-time Canadian Champion, and two-time World Curling C ...

and her team from Nova Scotia (including six-time Hearts champion Colleen Jones throwing second stones) made a notable appearance. 2005 Canadian Junior champion Andrea Crawford skipped her team from New Brunswick, and 11-time Territories champion Kerry Galusha skipped the Northwest Territories/Yukon team. Other teams included 2010 Olympic silver medallist Kristie Moore and her rink from Alberta, 2007 Canadian Junior Champion Stacie Devereaux from Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010 Canadian Junior Champion

and her rink from Ontario, 2001 World Junior Champion Suzanne Birt of Prince Edward Island and 1999 Ontario & 2005 Quebec champion Allison Ross representing Quebec. Only one skip made her Hearts debut, Jill Shumay of Saskatchewan. Team Manitoba, skipped by

, became the first team to go undefeated in round robin play since Linda Moore of British Columbia did so in

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. Jones, who made her ninth consecutive Scotties appearance, also secured her ninth consecutive spot in the playoffs. She played Team Ontario, skipped by

, in the page 1 vs. 2 playoff game, but lost her first game in the tournament as Homan and her team defeated her with a score of 8–5. Team British Columbia, skipped by Kelly Scott, played Team Canada, skipped by Heather Nedohin, in the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game, but lost as Team Canada's strong play gave them an 8–4 win in 9 ends. Team Canada attempted to reach their second straight final, playing in the semifinal against Manitoba. Jones made up for her poor play in the page playoffs, securing an 8–5 win for a spot in the final. Team Canada was relegated to the bronze medal game, where Team Canada and Team British Columbia battled back and forth before a missed double takeout in the final end by Nedohin gave British Columbia the win, by a score of 10–8. Manitoba and Ontario faced off for the championship in the final. Manitoba found themselves in a three-point hole when Jones missed a crucial draw, but regained some momentum with a stolen point in the fourth end and a deuce in the sixth end to tie up the game. In the seventh end, a successful double takeout by Homan led to another three-point end for Ontario, and a missed triple takeout by Jones led to a steal of two points for Ontario. The game ended after Ontario ran Manitoba out of stones in the tenth end, giving Ontario its first Scotties title in sixteen years. The Homan rink also became the first ever

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-based team to win either the Scotties or the Brier.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Map of teams

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times listed in

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( UTC-5).

Draw 1

''Saturday, February 16, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, February 16, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 17, 9:00 am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, February 17, 7:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, February 18, 2:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Monday, February 18, 7:30 pm''

Draw 8

''Tuesday, February 19, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm'' *Sonnenberg spared for Moore in skipping Alberta for this game.

Draw 10

''Wednesday, February 20, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Thursday, February 21, 9:00 am''

Draw 13

''Thursday, February 21, 2:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Thursday, February 21, 7:30 pm''

Draw 15

''Friday, February 22, 9:00 am''

Draw 16

''Friday, February 22, 2:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Friday, February 22, 7:30 pm''

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 23, 2:00 pm''

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 23, 7:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 24, 9:00 am''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, February 24, 2:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Round robin only''

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are as follows: ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' * Skip:

, Manitoba * Third:

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, Manitoba * Second:

Alison Kreviazuk Alison Blair Kreviazuk (; born September 27, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Kreviazuk was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and grew up in the Nepean sector of Ottawa. She was the longtime second for the Rachel Homan rink, playing with her from 2002 ...

, Ontario * Lead:

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, Manitoba ''Second Team'' * Skip:

, Ontario * Third:

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, British Columbia * Second:

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, Manitoba * Lead: Laine Peters, Canada ; Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award * Sasha Carter, British Columbia ;Joan Mead Builder Award * Andrew Klaver, Scotties Tournament of Hearts photographer ; Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award * Lisa Weagle, Ontario lead ; Shot of the Week Award *

, Ontario skip

References

External links

* {{2012–13 curling season Sports competitions in Kingston, Ontario Curling competitions in Ontario

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