The 2024 PointsBet Invitational

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tournament was held from September 25 to 29 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at

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. The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the 2024–25 season. It was played in a

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with the winning team on both the men's and women's sides receiving $50,000 each.

Qualification

The top 10 ranked men's and women's 2023–24

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qualified for the event first. The 2024 Alberta men's and women's champions also qualified. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2024 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the 2024 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, the 2024 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the 2024 U25 NextGen Classic and the 2023 Canadian Curling Club Championships received a berth to round out the field.

Men

Top CTRS men's teams: #

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 ...

Brad Jacobs Bradley Robert Jacobs (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of Calgary, Alberta. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Oly ...

# Mike McEwen #

Matt Dunstone Matthew Dunstone, nicknamed "the Sheriff" (born June 25, 1995) is a Canadian curler originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Dunstone won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2013. He represented Canada at the 2013 World Junior Curli ...

Kevin Koe Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curling, curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip (curling), skip of the Canadian men's team at the Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's to ...

Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers (born December 30, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers was the 2011 world champion—winning gold as a second on Jeff Stoughton's team—as well as an eight-time provincial champion, the 2003 junior p ...

# Aaron Sluchinski Aaron Sluchinski (born March 24, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Airdrie, Alberta. He currently plays third on Team Kevin Koe. Career Juniors Sluchinski made his first national appearance at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships skippi ...
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Rylan Kleiter Rylan Kleiter (born July 4, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He currently skips his own team. Team Kleiter is known for their brightly coloured paint splash pants. Curling career Juniors Kleiter and his rink of Trevor ...

# Karsten Sturmay Karsten Sturmay (born November 7, 1996, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler originally from Leduc, Alberta. He is formerly the skip of the Alberta Golden Bears men's curling team in university curling and on the World Curling Tour. ...
# John Epping John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto. Career Junior Men's Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top ...
# Sam Mooibroek # Glenn Howard Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a retired Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight s ...
# Owen Purcell # Ryan Wiebe Ryan Wiebe (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays third on Team Sam Mooibroek out of Whitby, Ontario. Career Men's In his junior career, Wiebe never won a provincial U18 or junior championship, th ...
# ~~Catlin Schneider~~ #

Félix Asselin Félix Asselin (born November 17, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Montreal. He currently throws fourth stones on his team which is skipped by Jean-Michel Ménard. Career Asselin skipped Quebec at four Canadian Junior Curling Championships du ...

Alberta champions: *

Aaron Sluchinski Aaron Sluchinski (born March 24, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Airdrie, Alberta. He currently plays third on Team Kevin Koe. Career Juniors Sluchinski made his first national appearance at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships skippi ...

Junior champions: * Kenan Wipf CCAA champions: * Jacob Horgan U Sport champions: * Josh Bryden U25 NextGen champions: * Jordon McDonald Club champions: * Dan Sherrard

Women

Top CTRS women's teams: #

Rachel Homan Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curling, curler and the reigning women's world champion. Homan is a former 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Canadian junior champion, a five-time Scotties Tourna ...

Chelsea Carey Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of Manitoba. She is the and Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba p ...

Kerri Einarson Kerri Einarson (; born Kerri Flett; October 3, 1987) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is a four-time women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to victory in the , , ...

Kaitlyn Lawes Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Lawes was the long time third for the Jennifer Jones team that represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. They were the first women's team to ...

# Selena Sturmay Selena Sturmay (born June 21, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of the Saville Community Sports Centre. Career Sturmay made her first appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships ...
# Kate Cameron #

Danielle Inglis Danielle Inglis (born February 26, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Whitby, Ontario. She currently skips her own team. Career Juniors As a junior curler, Inglis and her Burlington Curling Club rink of Chantal Lalonde, Tracy O'Leary and Pam ...

Corryn Brown Corryn Cecile Brown (born July 19, 1995) is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Kamloops. Career She was the skip of the winning team at the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and represen ...

# ~~Serena Gray-Withers~~ #

Kayla Skrlik Kayla Skrlik (born September 10, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of the Garrison Curling Club. Career Skrlik broke onto the junior scene when she skipped Team Alberta at the 2016 U18 Int ...

Jolene Campbell Jolene Campbell (born Jolene McIvor on August 12, 1981) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of Regina. Curling career Junior career Born in Saskatoon, Campbell won a provincial junior title in ...

Ashley Thevenot Ashley Thevenot (born December 8, 1998, in Saskatoon) is a Canadian curler from Warman, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Nutana Curling Club. Career Thevenot skipped her own team throughout the entirety of her junior ...

Alberta champions: *

Selena Sturmay Selena Sturmay (born June 21, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of the Saville Community Sports Centre. Career Sturmay made her first appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships ...

Junior champions: *

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CCAA champions: * Gabby Wood U Sport champions: * Serena Gray-Withers U25 NextGen champions: *

Taylor Reese-Hansen Taylor Reese-Hansen (born November 22, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Kitimat, British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Victoria. She also plays mixed doubles with Corey Chester. Career Youth In 2018, Reese-Hansen skipped he ...

Club champions: * Abby Burgess

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout Brackets

Knockout Results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−07:00).

Sweep 16

''Wednesday, September 25, 6:00 pm'' ''Thursday, September 26, 6:00 pm''

Elite 8

''Friday, September 27, 8:00 pm''

Final 4

''Saturday, September 28, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, September 29, 3:00 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout Brackets

Knockout Results

All draw times are listed in

( UTC−07:00).

Sweep 16

''Wednesday, September 25, 1:00 pm'' ''Thursday, September 26, 1:00 pm''

Elite 8

''Friday, September 27, 1:00 pm''

Final 4

''Saturday, September 28, 1:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, September 29, 10:00 am''

Notes

References

External links

* {{2024–25 curling season 2024 in Canadian curling PointsBet Invitational PointsBet Invitational Curling competitions in Calgary