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:CurlingZone Niklas Edin Brad Gushue Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs John Epping Mike McEwen Kevin Koe Steve Laycock Kyle Smith John Morris Thomas Ulsrud Peter de Cruz Brendan Bottcher
Women's Top 12 women's teams as of March 13:CurlingZone Rachel Homan Anna Hasselborg Jennifer Jones Silvana Tirinzoni Allison Flaxey Val Sweeting Casey Scheidegger Eve Muirhead Michelle Englot Wang Bingyu Margaretha Sigfridsson Tracy Fleury
Men Teams The teams are listed as follows:
Skip Third Second Lead Locale Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Scott Pfeifer Calgary, Alberta Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland Jim Cotter John Morris Catlin Schneider Tyrel Griffith Kelowna / Vernon, British Columbia Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith Stirling, Scotland Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L PF PA Mike McEwen 4 1 36 19 2 Brad Gushue 3 2 24 17 4 Kevin Koe 3 2 16 22 5 John Morris 2 3 26 28 3 Reid Carruthers 2 3 28 19 6 Brendan Bottcher 1 4 19 31 11 Pool B W L PF PA Brad Jacobs 4 1 32 23 8 Peter de Cruz 3 2 25 21 1 Niklas Edin 3 2 24 20 7 Kyle Smith 3 2 23 17 9 Steve Laycock 2 3 18 14 10 John Epping 0 5 14 27 12
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: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Ma Jingyi Harbin, China Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Caledon, Ontario Cissi Östlund (Fourth) Christina Bertrup Maria Wennerström Margaretha Sigfridsson (Skip) Skellefteå, Sweden Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jennifer Wylie Amanda Gates Sudbury, Ontario Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Kelly Schafer Stirling, Scotland Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachel Brown Edmonton, Alberta Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Aarau, Switzerland Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Winnipeg, Manitoba
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L PF PA Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 31 18 6 Rachel Homan 4 1 29 23 8 Casey Scheidegger 3 2 33 28 4 Allison Flaxey 2 3 22 22 9 Wang Bingyu 1 4 19 35 10 Margaretha Sigfridsson 1 4 29 37 11 Pool B W L PF PA Tracy Fleury 4 1 29 17 2 Jennifer Jones 4 1 16 13 5 Val Sweeting 3 2 22 16 1 Eve Muirhead 2 3 26 26 3 Anna Hasselborg 2 3 14 19 7 Michelle Englot 0 5 16 31 12
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
Notes
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