The 2024

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was held from September 6 to 9 at the

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. The event was held in a

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format with a $25,000 purse on both the men's and women's sides. In the men's final, reigning Brier silver medalist Mike McEwen avenged his sole loss of the week, defeating Manitoba's

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8–5 to win the event. After tying the score at four all, the McEwen rink, with

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and

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stole two to take control of the game. To reach the final, Team McEwen finished 4–1 through the round robin and then won playoff games over Ethan Sampson and

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in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Team McDonald were one of only two teams to go through the round robin undefeated with a 5–0 record. In the playoffs, they eliminated both

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and

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to enter the final.

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and Evan van Amsterdam rounded out the playoff field. In an all-Japanese women's final, Hokkaido Bank's

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rink stole three in the eighth end to defeat Loco Solare's

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7–5. It was the Tabata rinks third event title of the season, having also won the Ice Gold Cup and the

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domestically. The Hokkaido Bank team, which is led by

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, finished the round robin with a 4–1 record to qualify for the playoffs. They then defeated

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and

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in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach the championship match. Team Fujisawa also finished 4–1 through the round robin before taking playoff victories over

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and

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. Gracelyn Richards and

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also qualified for the final eight but lost in their respective quarterfinal matchups.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times listed in

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( UTC−06:00).

Draw 2

''Friday, September 6, 11:00 am'' ''Friday, September 6, 12:30 pm''

Draw 4

''Friday, September 6, 7:00 pm'' ''Friday, September 6, 8:30 pm''

Draw 6

''Saturday, September 7, 11:00 am'' ''Saturday, September 7, 12:30 pm''

Draw 8

''Saturday, September 7, 7:00 pm'' ''Saturday, September 7, 8:30 pm''

Draw 10

''Sunday, September 8, 2:00 pm''

Playoffs

Source:

Quarterfinals

''Monday, September 9, 8:30 am''

Semifinals

''Monday, September 9, 12:00 pm''

Final

''Monday, September 9, 3:30 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times listed in

( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Friday, September 6, 8:30 am''

Draw 3

''Friday, September 6, 3:00 pm'' ''Friday, September 6, 4:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Saturday, September 7, 8:30 am''

Draw 7

''Saturday, September 7, 3:00 pm'' ''Saturday, September 7, 4:30 pm''

Draw 9

''Sunday, September 8, 9:00 am''

Draw 11

''Sunday, September 8, 7:00 pm''

Playoffs

Source:

Quarterfinals

''Monday, September 9, 8:30 am''

Semifinals

''Monday, September 9, 12:00 pm''

Final

''Monday, September 9, 3:30 pm''

Notes

References

External links

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