The 2021 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held April 20–25, 2021 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced that both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam of Curling events would still be held in the 2020–21 curling season but would move to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the NHL as in Edmonton) at Canada Olympic Park alongside Curling Canada's national championships. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators.
In the men's final, Team Bruce Mouat of Scotland won their second consecutive slam in the bubble, defeating Team Brad Gushue of St. John's 6–5. Team Mouat won the 2021 Champions Cup just six days prior to their win at the Players' Championship.
In the women's final, Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli topped Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa 5–2 to win their second consecutive Players' Championship title.
Qualification The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.
Men Top world team ranking men's teams: Brad Jacobs John Epping Brad Gushue Brendan Bottcher Bruce Mouat Yannick Schwaller Mike McEwen Niklas Edin Peter de Cruz Kevin Koe Matt Dunstone Ross Paterson Jason Gunnlaugson
Women Top world team ranking women's teams: Anna Hasselborg Kerri Einarson Tracy Fleury Satsuki Fujisawa Jennifer Jones Elena Stern Silvana Tirinzoni Rachel Homan Eve Muirhead Tabitha Peterson Kim Min-ji Alina Kovaleva
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Sven Michel Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Kirk Muyres Dustin Kidby Wadena, Saskatchewan Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden John Epping Colton Lott Mat Camm Brent Laing Toronto, Ontario Jason Gunnlaugson Adam Casey Matt Wozniak Connor Njegovan Morris, Manitoba Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Kevin Koe John Morris B. J. Neufeld Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta Reid Carruthers Tyler Tardi Derek Samagalski – Winnipeg, Manitoba Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland Yannick Schwaller Michael Brunner Romano Meier Marcel Käufeler Bern, Switzerland
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Bruce Mouat 5 0 34 16 Brad Jacobs 3 2 29 24 Niklas Edin 2 3 24 27 Jason Gunnlaugson 2 3 27 35 Peter de Cruz 2 3 26 27 Brendan Bottcher 1 4 25 36 Pool B W L PF PA Team McEwen 4 1 24 19 Brad Gushue 4 1 26 22 Matt Dunstone 4 1 32 18 Yannick Schwaller 2 3 22 28 Kevin Koe 1 4 25 26 John Epping 0 5 15 31
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Draw 9 Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Draw 10 Thursday, April 22, 4:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Draw 12 Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Draw 13 Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, April 23, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker Saturday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, April 25, 2:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Gimli, Manitoba Chelsea Carey Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki – Kitami, Japan Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Joanne Courtney Laura Walker Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Lisa Weagle Winnipeg, Manitoba Kim Min-ji Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Kim Su-jin Yang Tae-i Chuncheon, South Korea Alina Kovaleva Yulia Portunova Galina Arsenkina Ekaterina Kuzmina Saint Petersburg, Russia Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Lauren Gray Stirling, Scotland Tabitha Peterson Nina Roth Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Aileen Geving Chaska, United States Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) Elena Stern (Skip) Lisa Gisler Céline Koller Brig, Switzerland Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Aarau, Switzerland
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L PF PA Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 32 20 Kerri Einarson 4 1 30 20 Elena Stern 3 2 23 22 Team Fleury 2 3 21 27 Kim Min-ji 2 3 24 26 Tabitha Peterson 0 5 21 36 Pool B W L PF PA Anna Hasselborg 4 1 33 20 Rachel Homan 3 2 27 26 Satsuki Fujisawa 3 2 32 24 Jennifer Jones 2 3 24 28 Alina Kovaleva 2 3 26 30 Eve Muirhead 1 4 21 35
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Tuesday, April 20, 4:30 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 am
Draw 5 Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 pm
Draw 6 Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 Thursday, April 22, 8:00 am
Draw 9 Thursday, April 22, 12:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Draw 12 Friday, April 23, 8:00 am
Draw 13 Friday, April 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 14 Friday, April 23, 4:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, April 25, 9:30 am
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