2016 Humpty’s Champions Cup - Teams

Here are the teams competing at the 2016 Humpty’s Champions Cup taking place April 26 - May 1, 2016 at the Sherwood Park Arena Sports Centre, Sherwood Park, AB.

Men

Team Carruthers
Reid Carruthers
Braeden Moskowy
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MN
Qualified: DEKALB Superspiel winners

Team Clark
Brady Clark
Greg Persinger
Colin Hufman
Philip Tilker
Seattle' Washington
Qualified: U.S. Nationals champions

Tean De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz
Claudio Pätz
Peter De Cruz
alentin Tanner
Geneva, SUI
Qualified: Cookstown Cash winners

Team Edin
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Kristian Lindström
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad,
Qualified: European Curling Championships men’s winners

Team Epping
John Epping
Mat Camm
Patrick Janssen
Tim March
Toronto, ON
Qualified: Canadian Open men’s champions

Team Gushue
Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
ST. John's, NL
Qualified: National men’s champions

Team KoeTEAM KOE
Kevin Koe
Marc Kennedy
Brent Laing
Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
Qualified: Tour Challenge Tier 1 men’s champions

Team Laycock
Steve Laycock
Kirk Muyres
Colton Flasch
Dallan Muyres
Saskatoon, SK
Qualified: Canad Inns Men’s Classic winners

Team Lizmore
Mick Lizmore
Daylan Vavrek
Carter Lautner
Brad Chyz
Edmonton, AB
Qualified: Red Deer Curling Classic winners

Team McEwen
Mike McEwen
B.J. Neufeld
Matt Wozniak
Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
Qualified: Masters men’s champions

Team Meachem
Shaun Meachem
Catlin Schneider
Brady Scharback
Aaron Shutra
Saskatoon, SK
Qualified: HDF Insurance Shoot-Out champions

Team Mouat
Bruce Mouat
Bobby Lammie
Gregor Cannon
Angus Dowell
Edinburgh, SCO
Qualified: World junior curling champions

Team Murdock
David Murdoch
Greg Drummond
Scott Andrews
Michael Goodfellow
Stirling, SCO
Qualified: Karuizawa International winners

Team Shuster
John Shuster
Tyler George
Matt Hamilton
Chris Plys (filling in for John Landsteiner)
Duluth, MN
Qualified: Huron Repro Graphics Oil Heritage Classic champions

Team Simmons
Pat Simmons
Carter Rycroft
Tom Sallows (filling in for John Morris)
Nolan Thiessen

Calgary  AB
Qualified: Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic

Women

Team Carey
Chelsea Carey
Amy Nixon
Jocelyn Peterman
Laine Peters
Calgary, AB
Qualified: Scotties Tournament of Hearts winners

Team Einarson
Kerri Einarson
Selena Kaatz
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul, MB
Qualified: Tour Challenge (Tier 2) winners

Team Fay
Kristin Clarke
Sarah Daniels (filling in for Mary Fay)
Karlee Burgess
Janique LeBlanc
Chester NS
Qualified: World junior curling champions

Team Flaxey
Allison Flaxey
Clancy Grandy
Lynn Kreviazuk
Morgan Court
Caledon, ON
Qualified: KW Fall Classic champions

Team Fujisawa
Satsuki Fujisawa
Mari Motohashi
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
Kitami, JPN
Qualified: Pacific-Asia Curling Championships women’s winners

Team Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison
Janet Murphy
Stefanie Matheson
Melissa Foster
Mississauga, ON
Qualified: Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic champions


Team Homan
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Joanne Courtney
Lisa Weagle
Orrawa, ON
Qualified: Masters women’s champions

Team Jones
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jill Officer
Dawn McEwen
Winnipgeg, MB
Qualified: DEKALB Superspiel winners

Team Lawton
Stefanie Lawton
Beth Iskiw
Sherri Singler
Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
Qualified: Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic winners

Team McCarville
Krista McCarville
Kendra Lilly
Ashley Sippala
Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay, ON
Qualified: Colonial Square Ladies Classic winners

Team Muirhead
Eve Muirhead
Nadine Lehmann (filling in for Anna Sloan)
Vicki Adams
Sarah Reid
Stirling, SCO
Qualified: City of Perth Ladies International champions

Team Ogasawara
Ayumi Ogasawara
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Anna Ohmiya
Sapporo, JPN
Qualified: Karuizawa International champions

Team Rocquw
Kelsey Rocque
Laura Crocker
Taylor McDonald
Jen Gates
Edmonton, AB
Qualified: Red Deer Curling Classic winners

Team Sweeting
Val Sweeting
Lori Olson-Johns
Dana Ferguson
Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
Qualified: HDF Insurance Shoot-Out champions

Team Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni
Manuela Siegrist
Esther Neuenschwander
Marlene Albrecht
Aarau, SUI
Qualified: Tour Challenge Tier 1 women’s champions

2016 World Senior Curling Championships - Swedish Men and Scottish Women win

The Swedish men and Scottish Women have won the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships 

Sweden defeated Canada 7-4.

 

Skip: Mats Wrana, Third: Mikael Hasselborg, 

Second: Anders Eriksson, Lead: Gerry Wahlin 

and Alternate: Lars Lindgren

Scotland defeated Germany 5-4.

 Skip: Jackie Lockhart, Third: Christine Cannon, 

Second: Isobel Hannen, Lead: Margaret Richardson

and Alternate: Margaret Robertson

2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship - Russia wins

Russia has won the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

They defeated China 7-5.

Alexander Krushelnitskiy, Anastasia Bryzfalova 

and Coach: Vasily Gudin

2016 Players' Championship - Muirhead and Gushue win

Eve Murihead and Brad Gushue have won the 2016 Players' Championship

Eve Muirhead defeated Jennifer Jones 9-6. 

Sarah Reid, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Vicki Adams and Eve Muirhead

Brad Gushue defeated Brad Jacobs 5-4.

Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker

2016 World Senior Curling Championships - Teams

Here are the teams competing at the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships being held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden.

Men
Australia

Fourth - Gerald Chick 

Third - Tim McMahon

Second - Dave Imlah

Lead - Rob Gagnon

Alternate - Wyatt Buck

Coach - Wyatt Buck

Belgium

Fourth - Stef Van Heddegem 

Third - Frederick Fitzpatrick

Second - Jan Michiels

Lead - Jan De Swert

Canada

Fourth - Randy Neufeld

Third - Dean Moxham

Second - Peter Nicholls (Vice-skip)

Lead - Dale Michie

Czech Republic

Fourth - Petr Kovac 

Third - Pavel Malek

Second - Roman Podlena (Vice-skip)

Lead - Milan Bartak

Alternate - Jaroslav Havel

Denmark

Fourth - Poul Erik Nielsen (Vice-skip)

Third - Keld Henriksen

Second - Ole De Neergaard (Skip)

Lead - Lars Klingberg Mueller

Alternate - Anders Reck-Magnussen

Coach - Lilian Nielsen

England

Fourth - Tommy Campbell 

Third - Andy Taylor 

Second - David Sillito

Lead - Alastair Fyfe

Alternate - John Brown

Coach - Elaine Turnbull

Finland

Fourth - Kari Keraanen 

Third - Mika Malinen 

Second - Jaakko Lemettinen

Lead - Ari Pitko

Alternate - Matti Virtaala

France

Fourth - Pascal Adam 

Third - Thierry Donard

Second - Christophe Walter (Vice-skip)

Lead - Guy Unverzagt

Alternate - Gerard Mergy

Germany

Fourth - Uwe Saile

Third - Jurgen Beck

Second - Christoph Moeckel

Lead - Jurgen Munch

Alternate - Matthias 

Ireland

Fourth - Peter Wilson 

Third - Peter J. Wilson

Second - Ross Barr

Lead - Tony Tierney

Alternate - Neil Fyfe

Coach - Gordon McIntyre

Israel

Fourth - Gary Gumprich 

Third - Paul Linetsky 

Second - Neil Kay

Lead - Mark Morrison

Alternate - Mitchell Hymowitz

Coach - Simon Pack

Italy

Fourth - Adriano Regis 

Third - Fabrizio Ollearo

Second - Luigi Pelizzari

Lead - Bruno Mosca (Vice-skip)

Alternate - Dario Ollino

Japan

Fourth - Kenji Komoda 

Third - Hideyuki Sato 

Second - Hisashi Ikuta
Lead - Takashi Koyanagi 

Latvia

Fourth - Ansis Regza 

Third - Peteris Sveisbergs 

Second - Aivars Purmalis

Alternate - Aivars Lacis
Coach - Dace Regza 

Netherlands

Fourth - Gus Van Imhoff

Third - Frank Kerkvliet 

Second - Jos Wilmot

Lead - Bas Bennis

Alternate - Willem Van Wieringen

Norway

Fourth - Kjell Berg

Third - Tormod Andreassen (Skip)

Second - Stig-Arne Gunnestad

Lead - Halvard Kverne (Vice-skip)

New Zealand

Fourth - Hans Frauenlob

Third - Dan Mustapic 

Second - Dave Watt

Lead - Iain Craig

Alternate - Lorne De Pape

Poland

Fourth - Henryk Skowronski 

Third - Krzysztof Matuszewski 

Second - Krzysztof Podniesinski

Lead - Andrzej Czerwinski

Russia

Fourth - Dimitry Dimitrievskiy 

Third - Sergey Zakharov 

Second - Alexander Androsov

Lead - Oleg Kolesov

Alternate - Igor Minin

Coach - Ekaterina Antonova

Scotland

Fourth - Gordon Muirhead

Third - Norman Brown 
Second - David Hay
Lead - Hugh Aitken

Slovenia

Fourth - Mitja Resman

Third - Matjaz Prezelj 

Second - Marko Sravs

Lead - Robert Susanj

Coach - Matej Smuc

Switzerland

Fourth - Stefan Karnusian 

Third - Claudio Pescia 

Second - Rudi Hari

Lead - Richard Pernet

Coach - Claudia Pernet 

Sweden

Fourth - Mats Wrana

Third - Mikael Hasselborg 

Second - Anders Eriksson

Lead - Gerry Wahlin

Alternate - Lars Lindgren

USA

Fourth - Geoff Goodland 

Third - Tim Solin

Second - Pete Westberg

Lead - Jeff Annis (Vice-skip)

Alternate - Phil Devore

Wales

Fourth - Adrian Meikle 

Third - Richard Pougher

Second - Chris Wells (Vice-skip)

Lead - Gary Waddell

Alternate - Alistair Reid

Coach - Dawn Watson

Women

Australia

Fourth - Sandy Gagnon 

Third - Ellen Weir 

Second - Janet Cobden

Lead - Jenny Riordan

Coach - Robert Franklin

Austria

Fourth - Veronika Huber 

Third - Edeltraud 

Second - Anna Reiner

Lead - Heidlinde Gastgeiger

Canada
Fourth - Terri Loblaw 

Third - Judy Pendergast 

Second - Sandy Bell

Lead - Cheryl Hall

Coach - Judy Erickson

Czech Republic

Fourth - Lenka Safrankova 

Third - Ivana Danielisova 

Second - Jana Volfova

Lead - Vlasta Sivekova 

Alternate - Ivana Sedlackova

England

Fourth - Judith Dixon

Third - Joan Reed 

Second - Val Saville

Lead - Debbie Higgins

Alternate - Helen Forbes

Coach - John Brown

Finland

Fourth - Saara Markkanen 

Third - Kirsti Kulpakko 

Second - Senja Kylmaaluoma

Lead - Maire Mattila

Alternate - Irma Vaaraalaa

Coach - Seppo Mattila

Germany

Fourth - Monika Wagner 

Third - Manon Harsch 

Second - Carina Schoenberg

Lead - Annelise Haertle

Alternate - Andrea Schoepp

Coach - Rainer Schoepp

Italy

Fourth - Grazia Ferrero (Vice-skip)

Third - Fiona Simpson (Skip)

Second - Roberta Masinari

Lead - Vittoria Santini

Alternate - Fulvia Tiboldo

Japan

Fourth - Miyuki Kawamura 

Third - Yukari Hayashi

Second - Katsuko Matsui (Vice-skip)

Lead - Keiko Motoki

Alternate - Noriko Kaneuchi

Coach - Noriko Kaneuchi

Latvia

Fourth - Elena Kapostina 

Third - Dace Regza 

Second - Maija Prozorovica

Lead - Elga Bremane

Coach - Ansis 

Lithuania

Fourth - Gaiva Valatkiene 

Third - Rasa Veronika Jasaitiene

Second - Egle Cepulyte (Vice-skip)

Lead - Asta Uldukiene

Alternate - Daiga Gaizutiene

Coach - Virginija Paulauskaite

New Zealand

Fourth - Elizabeth Matthews 

Third - Glenys Taylor 

Second - Pauline Farra

Lead - Christine Bewick

Russia

Fourth - Tatiana Smirova (Vice-skip)

Third - Irina Kolesnikova

Second - Natalia Ilenkova

Lead - Liudmila Murova (Skip)

Alternate - Ekaterina Priemskaya

Coach - Vadim Raev

Scotland

Fourth - Jackie Lockhart 

Third - Christine Cannon

Second - Isobel Hannen

Lead - Margaret Richardson

Alternate - Margaret Robertson

Switzerland

Fourth - Esther Kobler 

Third -Liliane Huwyler

Second - Doris Wunderlin

Lead - Esther Zimmermann-Steiger

Alternate - Irene Beck

Sweden

Fourth - Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund 

Third - Eva Olofsson 

Second - Karin Oesterberg

Lead - Haide Stensson

Alternate -Anta Hedstroem

Coach - Anta Hedstroem

USA

Fourth - Norma O'Leary 

Third - Linda Christensen

Second - Mary Shields

Lead - Lucy Devore

Alternate - Shelley Dropkin

Coach - Shelley Dropkin

2016 World Senior Curling Championships - Draw

Here is the draw for the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships being held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden.

Date	Draw	Time	Sheet A	Sheet B	Sheet C	Sheet D	Sheet E	Sheet F
Fri	SRs	800	Team Meeting - "Racketcenter" near the curling club
15	1	930	IRL v FIN	rus v nzl	AUS v ITA	DEN v NZL	ISR v SVK	ENG v POL
April	2	1330	aus v eng	FRA v JPN	TUR v NOR	jpn v cze	RUS v USA	SCO v CZE
	3	1730	ita v sco	ger v sui	SUI v WAL	aut v usa	swe v lat	CAN v SWE
	All	2030	Welcome Reception & Opening Ceremonies (off-ice with the Mixed Doubles teams)
Sat	4	800	ENG v AUS	SLO v ITA	cze v ltu	RUS v GER	NZL v TUR	IRL v NED
16	5	1300	SCO v USA	swe v can	CAN v SVK	lat v jpn	BEL v CZE	aus v fin
April	6	1700	NOR v DEN	FIN v NED	POL v SLO	ltu v eng	FRA v SWE	LAT v SUI
	7	2100	rus v aut	nzl v usa	sco v sui	CZE v WAL	ita v ger	JPN v ISR
Sun	8	800	ltu v lat	eng v fin	NED v FRA	ITA v ENG	TUR v AUS	POL v NOR
17	9	1200	aut v ger	jpn v swe	ita v usa	can v aus	IRL v ISR	WAL v BEL
April	10	1600	NZL v NOR	USA v CZE	FIN v JPN	rus v sui	SLO v DEN	sco v nzl
	11	2000	SVK v SWE	IRL v CAN	can v cze	SCO v LAT	GER v WAL	SUI v RUS
Mon	12	800	eng v jpn	ENG v TUR	lat v aus	swe v ltu	ITA v POL	FIN v FRA
18	13	1200	AUS v NZL	SVK v IRL	CZE v GER	SLO v NOR	can v fin	RUS v WAL
April	14	1600	SWE v JPN	aus v cze	USA v LAT	FIN v ISR	SUI v BEL	TUR v DEN
	15	2000	NED v CAN	SCO v RUS	aut v sco	ger v nzl	usa v sui	ita v rus
Tue	16	730	GER v BEL	WAL v USA	SWE v IRL	fin v lat	LAT v CZE	swe v aus
19	17	1100	DEN v ITA	AUS v POL	eng v can	CAN v FRA	JPN v NED	jpn v ltu
April	18	1430	sui v nzl	NOR v ENG	GER v SCO	USA v SUI	rus v sco	cze v lat
	19	1800	SWE v ISR	aut v ita	NZL v POL	LAT v RUS	fin v ltu	ger v usa
	20	2130	SLO v ENG	DEN v AUS	ITA v TUR	SVK v FIN	cze v eng	can v jpn
Wed	21	800	usa v rus	BEL v SCO	JPN v CAN	sui v ita	nzl v aut	USA v GER
20	22	1200	FRA v IRL	sco v ger	fin v swe	TUR v SLO	ENG v NZL	ltu v can
April	23	1600	WAL v LAT	SWE v FIN	RUS v BEL	NOR v AUS	CZE v SUI	SVK v JPN
	24	2000	cze v swe	lat v eng	ISR v NED	POL v DEN	aus v jpn	ITA v NZL
Thu	25	800	CZE v RUS	GERv SUI	nzl v ita	BEL v USA	WAL v SCO	sui v aut
21	26	1200	lat v can	NZL v SLO	jpn v fin	JPN v IRL	CAN v FIN	NED v SVK
April	27	1600	POL v TUR	ISR v FRA	DEN v ENG	usa v sco	BEL v LAT	eng v swe
	28	2000	fin v cze	ltu v aus	ger v rus	NED v SWE	NOR v ITA	AUS v SLO
Fri	29	800	SUI v SCO	LAT v GER		FRA v SVK		ISR v CAN
22	TB	1200	Tie-breaker Games if required (Women & Men)
April	Qual.	1600	Women 2 v 3 (2 games) and Men Qualification (1 game)
	M1/4	2000	Men 1/4 Finals (4 games)
Sat	SF	830	Semi-Finals (Women & Men)
23	Medal	1300	Gold & Bronze Medal Games (Women & Men)
April	SRs	1500	Medal Presentations and Closing Ceremonies at Karlstad Curling Arena
	All	1930	Farewell Banquet (with the Mixed Doubles teams)