2022 PointsBet Invitational


The 2022 PointsBet Invitational curling tournament was held from September 21 to 25 at the Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the "Season of Champions" of the 2022–23 season. It was played in a single-elimination tournament with the winning men's and women's teams of Reid Carruthers and Jennifer Jones receiving $50,000 each.

Qualification

The top 12 ranked men's and women's Canadian teams on the revamped World Curling Federation's world team rankings qualified for the event. A local men's and women's team also qualified, which was selected by the host committee. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2022 Canadian Junior Curling Championships received a berth, along with the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2021 Canadian Curling Club Championships. The final spot was decided by a fan vote.

Men

Top world team ranking men's teams:
  1. Brad Gushue
  2. Brendan Bottcher
  3. Matt Dunstone
  4. Kevin Koe
  5. Reid Carruthers
  6. Glenn Howard
  7. Colton Flasch
  8. Tanner Horgan
  9. John Epping
  10. Mike McEwen
  11. Kody Hartung
  12. Karsten Sturmay
  13. Félix Asselin
  14. Braden Calvert
Host team:
  • Jack Smeltzer
Junior champions:
Club champions:
  • Nick Deagle

    Women

Top world team ranking women's teams:
  1. Kerri Einarson
  2. Kaitlyn Lawes
  3. Tracy Fleury
  4. Chelsea Carey
  5. Jennifer Jones
  6. Krista McCarville
  7. Casey Scheidegger
  8. Hollie Duncan
  9. Kelsey Rocque
  10. Christina Black
  11. Penny Barker
  12. Kerry Galusha
  13. Andrea Kelly
  14. Selena Sturmay
Host team:
Junior champions:
Club champions:
  • Tracy Larocque

    Fan vote

A fan vote was held from August 22 to 24 to determine the final men's and women's teams competing at the event.

Men

Women

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Félix AsselinMartin CrêteÉmile AsselinJean-François Trépanier

Bracket

Knockout results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time.

Round of 16

Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 pm
''Thursday, September 22, 7:00 pm''

Quarterfinals

''Friday, September 23, 4:00 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, September 24, 4:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, September 25, 3:30 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Penny BarkerChristie GambleJenna EngeDanielle Sicinskiefn|Colleen Jones spared for Marie Christianson.

Knockout bracket

Knockout results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time.

Round of 16

Wednesday, September 21, 2:00 pm
''Thursday, September 22, 2:00 pm''

Quarterfinals

''Friday, September 23, 11:00 am''

Semifinals

''Saturday, September 24, 11:00 am''

Final

''Sunday, September 25, 10:30 am''

Celebrity invitational

The event also held two celebrity exhibition games following the 'Elite 8' portion of the tournament. The teams consisted of: