2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts


The 2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 10 to 14 at the Whitby Curling Club in Whitby, Ontario. The winning team represented Ontario at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penticton, British Columbia.
The defending champion Rachel Homan rink from Ottawa represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and thus will not have the opportunity to defend their provincial crown. Had they not qualified for the Olympics, they still would not have had a chance to defend their title, as they would have represented Team Canada at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
The event had a triple knock out format, rather than the traditional round robin event as was done in previous years. The number of qualified teams increased from 8 to 12.

Qualification Process

12 teams qualified from two regional qualifiers, a challenge round, the winner of the Trophy competition, plus the top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings.
Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
CTRS leaders2Sherry Middaugh
Julie Tippin
East Qualifier3Allison Flaxey
Hailey Armstrong
Danielle Inglis
West Qualifier3Jacqueline Harrison
Cathy Auld
Katelyn Wasylkiw
Challenge Round3Heather Heggestad
Hollie Duncan
Kirsten Marshall
Trophy Champion1Chrissy Cadorin

Teams

The team lineups are as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Hailey ArmstrongErica HopsonLynsey LongfieldEmma MalfaraRideau CC, Ottawa
Cathy AuldLori EddyKatie CottrillJenna HumphreyListowel CC, Listowel
Chrissy CadorinJoanne CurtisJulia WeagleSarah JaggerRoyal Canadian CC, Toronto
Hollie DuncanStephanie LeDrewCheryl KreviazukKaren SagleRoyal Canadian CC, Toronto
Allison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan CourtThe Granite Club, North York, Toronto
Jacqueline HarrisonJanet MurphyStephanie MathesonMelissa FosterMississaugua G&CC, Mississauga
Heather HeggestadGinger CoyleMichelle LaidlawLauren HarrisonOakville CC, Oakville
Danielle InglisJessica CorradoStephanie CorradoCassandra de GrootDixie CC, Mississauga
Kirsten MarshallTerri WeeksNicole TitkaiEmily LloydToronto Cricket, North York, Toronto
Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongKimberly TuckColdwater & District CC, Coldwater
Julie TippinChantal DuhaimeRachelle VinkTess BobbieWoodstock CC, Woodstock
Katelyn WasylkiwLauren WasylkiwStephanie ThompsonKatrina SaleUnionville CC, Unionville

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

A Event

B Event

C Event

Scores

Draw 1

January 10, 7:30pm

Draw 2

January 11, 9:30am

Draw 3

January 11, 2:30pm

Draw 4

January 11, 7:30pm

Draw 5

January 12, 9:30am

Draw 6

January 12, 2:30pm

Draw 7

January 12, 7:30pm

Draw 8

January 13, 10:00am

Playoffs

A vs B

Saturday, January 13, 3:00pm

C1 vs C2

Saturday, January 13, 7:00pm

Semifinal

Sunday, January 14, 9:30am

Final

Sunday, January 14, 2:30 pm

Qualification

East and west regional qualifiers will run November 24–27, 2017. Two teams from each region qualify.

East Qualifier

November 24–27 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
Teams entered:
Brackets:

West Qualifier

November 25-26, 2017 at the St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Trophy Championship

December 6-10 at the Midland Curling Club, Midland
Qualified teams:
;Standings
TeamWL
Cadorin61
K. Cochrane61
Russell52
Madonia43
Bandurka25
Butler25
B. Cochrane25
Melaney16

Qualifiers in bold. Two teams qualify from each event for the provincial Trophy Championship.
Qualifier 1
November 17-19, Gananoque Curling Club, Gananoque
Teams entered:
November 17-19, Port Perry Community Curling Club, Port Perry
Teams entered:
November 18, Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Teams entered:
November 17-19, St. Marys Curling Club, St. Marys
Teams entered:
December 15, 2017 at the Leaside Curling Club, East York, Toronto
New teams: