2019 Continental Cup

2019 World Financial Group
Continental Cup
Host city Paradise, Nevada
Arena Orleans Arena
Dates January 17–20, 2019
Score Breakdown
Discipline NA World
Total 0 0
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The 2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup will be held from January 17 to 20 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1]

Competition format

This edition of the Continental Cup will use a new format. There will be sixty points available, distributed as follows:

EventGamesPointsTotal points
Teams616
Mixed doubles12112
Team scramble616
Mixed team scramble326
Skins6530
Total33N/A60

The number of traditional team games is reduced under this format, with each team now playing in only one traditional team game instead of three as in past years. There is one additional mixed doubles draw, eliminating the practice of having the third mixed doubles game consisting of two pairs of players who switch after four ends of play; this in turn ensures that all players are involved in one full mixed doubles game.

The two new events are the team scramble and mixed team scramble. The team scramble will be a mix of the traditional teams into same-gender lineups. Front-end or back-end teammates cannot stay together, but a back-end player may play with a front-end teammate. The mixed teams scramble will use mixed teams, with at least one team per side skipped by a female.[2]. There is one men's team scramble draw and one women's team scramble draw, with each game worth one point; each game in the single mixed scramble draw is worth two points.

Teams

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadCountry
Team
North
America		Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker Canada
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa Weagle Canada
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJocelyn PetermanDawn McEwen Canada
Kevin KoeB. J. NeufeldColton FlaschBen Hebert Canada
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn Landsteiner United States
Jamie SinclairAlexandra CarlsonSarah AndersonMonica Walker United States
Coach: Jeff Stoughton, Assistant Coach: Jill Officer Captain: Pete Fenson
Team
World		Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Claudio PätzPeter de Cruz (Skip)Valentin Tanner  Switzerland
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Sweden
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sweden
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr. Scotland
Eve MuirheadJennifer DoddsVicki ChalmersLauren Gray Scotland
Silvana TirinzoniManuela SiegristEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene Albrecht  Switzerland
Coach: Fredrik Lindberg, Assistant Coach: Christoffer Svae, Captain: David Murdoch

[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ Cameron, Al (April 8, 2018). "Canada falls short in gold-medal game; WFG Continental Cup returning to Vegas". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Lineups, new format set for 2019 WFG Continental Cup in Las Vegas". Curling Canada. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Teams". lasvegascurlingrocks. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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