2017 Players' Championship


The 2017 WestJet Players' Championship was held from April 11 to 16 at Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. It was the seventh men's and sixth women's Grand Slam event of the 2016–17 curling season.
Sweden's Niklas Edin won the men's event, becoming the first non-Canadian skip to do so. On the women's side, Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones won her six Players' title, the most for any female skip.

Qualification

The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's year to date ranking as of March 13 qualify:

Men's

Top men's teams as of March 13:
  1. Niklas Edin
  2. Brad Gushue
  3. Reid Carruthers
  4. Brad Jacobs
  5. John Epping
  6. Mike McEwen
  7. Kevin Koe
  8. Steve Laycock
  9. Kyle Smith
  10. John Morris
  11. Thomas Ulsrud
  12. Peter de Cruz
  13. Brendan Bottcher

    Women's

Top 12 women's teams as of March 13:
  1. Rachel Homan
  2. Anna Hasselborg
  3. Jennifer Jones
  4. Silvana Tirinzoni
  5. Allison Flaxey
  6. Valerie Sweeting
  7. Casey Scheidegger
  8. Eve Muirhead
  9. Michelle Englot
  10. Wang Bingyu
  11. Margaretha Sigfridsson
  12. Tracy Fleury

    Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingScott Pfeifer Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBradley ThiessenKarrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz Claudio PätzPeter de Cruz Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
Jim CotterJohn MorrisCatlin SchneiderTyrel Griffith Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellCameron Smith Stirling, Scotland
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresMatt DunstoneDallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
John EppingMathew CammPatrick JanssenTim March Toronto, Ontario

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 pm

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 12, 12:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 13, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 14, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Tiebreaker 2

Saturday, April 15, 11:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 15, 3:00 pm

Semifinals

Sunday, April 16, 11:00 am

Final

Sunday, April 16, 3:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Wang BingyuZhou YanLiu JinliMa Jingyi Harbin, China
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden
Casey ScheideggerCary-Anne McTaggartJessie ScheideggerKristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta
Allison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan Court Caledon, Ontario
Cissi Östlund Christina BertrupMaria WennerströmMargaretha Sigfridsson Skellefteå, Sweden
Tracy FleuryCrystal WebsterJennifer WylieAmanda Gates Sudbury, Ontario
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsKelly Schafer Stirling, Scotland
Val SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachel Brown Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana TirinzoniCathy Overton-ClaphamEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene Albrecht Aarau, Switzerland
Michelle EnglotKate CameronLeslie Wilson-WestcottRaunora Westcott Winnipeg, Manitoba

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 12, 8:30 am

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 12, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 13, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 13, 7:00pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 14, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Draw 13

Friday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, April 15, 11:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm

Semifinals

Sunday, April 16, 11:00 am

Final

Sunday, April 16, 7:00 pm
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