A fresh curling championship backed byPointsBet Canada seeks to elevate the enthusiasm for a sport that holds a significant place in Canadian culture.
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The PointsBet Invitational, scheduled for September 21-25 at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is gearing up to host Canada’s top-ranking men’s and women’s curling teams for the inaugural major competition of the 2022-23 season. This event will showcase new teams participating in a restructured format that is anticipated to be engaging.Ontario betting apps .
A total of 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams will engage in a single-elimination tournament, vying for a prize pool exceeding $350,000. PointsBet Canada proudly serves as the Official Sports Betting Partner.of Curling Canada .
Nic Sulsky, PointsBet Canada's chief commercial officer, expressed in a statement: “From the very beginning of our alliance with Curling Canada, we have prioritized creating innovative and thrilling avenues for fans to engage with the sport we cherish. Be it the Trailer Park Boys throwing stones alongside national champions Kevin Koe and Kerri Einarson, or events like the PointsBet Invitational, our commitment is to collaborate with Curling Canada to energize the current fan base and entice the upcoming generation of enthusiasts.”
More Details on the Tournament
The complete lineup of teams will be disclosed at a later time; however, it is tentatively expected that the 16 men’s and women’s teams will consist of participants detailed in a press announcement:
- The leading 12 ranked teams based on the updated World Curling Team Ranking System;
- The current champions in both women’s and men’s categories at the New Holland Canadian Juniors (Team Emily Deschenes from Nova Scotia and Team Landan Rooney from Ontario, respectively);
- The reigning champions in women’s and men’s divisions at the Everest Canadian Curling Club Championship (Ontario’s Team Tracy Larocque and Nova Scotia’s Team Nick Deagle, respectively);
- The selected men's and women's teams from the host committee (Team Jack Smeltzer and Team Andrea Kelly) representing Fredericton;
- Additionally, there will be entries for both a men’s and women’s sponsor’s exemption.
Major Championship in Fredericton
Katherine Henderson, CEO of Curling Canada, remarked in the announcement: “The anticipation and intensity involved in a single-elimination bracket tournament is well-known in sports like tennis and the NCAA basketball championships, and we foresee our new event bringing the same level of excitement and fervor to curling. Furthermore, it gives us an opportunity to highlight our partnership with PointsBet and, joyfully, to finally present a major championship in Fredericton after several disappointing cancellations during the pandemic.”
Every one of the 32 teams entering the competition will receive $5,000 to assist with travel and lodging expenses, and will earn additional incentives for each victory in the knockout format — $3,000 for winning the first round, $6,000 for a quarterfinal win, $12,000 for reaching the semi-finals, and $24,000 for each of the champion teams in the women’s and men’s categories, meaning they will each take home a total of $50,000.
Curling is Truly Canadian
Curling is a sport that is deeply woven into the fabric of Canadian identity. Played in every province and territory, in over 1,000 clubs, it engages nearly two million individuals annually in Canada (prior to the pandemic).
Curling Canada events are broadcast for over 300 hours on television each year, and the national championships for both the men’s and women’s categories consistently attract large viewership.
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