The 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials were held from October 25 to 31 at the Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The event qualified two teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Qualification process Fourteen men's teams and fourteen women's team will qualify for the event. Nine men's and ten women's teams qualified based on their World Curling Team Rankings as of July 2021. Teams also had to have three of their four members from their 2020–21 season lineups still intact. Additionally, the three men's and two women's teams that did not advance to the trials through the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event qualified for the event. The final two teams of each gender were the two qualifiers from the 2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event.
Men
Qualification method Qualifying team Participated in, but did not qualify through Direct-Entry Event Glenn Howard Participated in, but did not qualify through Direct-Entry Event Colton Flasch Participated in, but did not qualify through Direct-Entry Event Jason Gunnlaugson Next highest team on WCT rankings Pat Simmons Next highest team on WCT rankings Tanner Horgan Next highest team on WCT rankings Braden Calvert Next highest team on WCT rankings Tyler Tardi Next highest team on WCT rankings Jeremy Harty Next highest team on WCT rankings Karsten Sturmay Next highest team on WCT rankings Pat Ferris Next highest team on WCT rankings Paul Flemming Next highest team on WCT rankings Mike Fournier Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Qualifier #1 Vincent Roberge Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Qualifier #2 Sean Grassie
Women
Qualification method Qualifying team Participated in, but did not qualify through Direct-Entry Event Corryn Brown Participated in, but did not qualify through Direct-Entry Event Suzanne Birt Next highest team on WCT rankings Mackenzie Zacharias Next highest team on WCT rankings Beth Peterson Next highest team on WCT rankings Jestyn Murphy Next highest team on WCT rankings Sherry Anderson Next highest team on WCT rankings Hollie Duncan Next highest team on WCT rankings Krista McCarville Next highest team on WCT rankings Penny Barker Next highest team on WCT rankings Darcy Robertson Next highest team on WCT rankings Danielle Inglis Next highest team on WCT rankings Jacqueline Harrison Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Qualifier #1 Kerry Galusha Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Qualifier #2 Jill Brothers
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Pat Ferris Ian Dickie Connor Duhaime Zack Shurtleff Grimsby CC, Grimsby, Ontario Colton Flasch Catlin Schneider Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Paul Flemming Scott Saccary Ryan Abraham Phil Crowell Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia Félix Asselin (Fourth) Martin Crête Mike Fournier (Skip) Jean-François Trépanier Glenmore CC, Montreal, Quebec Sean Grassie Tyler Drews Daryl Evans Rodney Legault Nick Drews Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson Adam Casey Matt Wozniak Connor Njegovan Morris CC, Morris, Manitoba Jeremy Harty Kyler Kleibrink Joshua Kiist Kurtis Goller The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta Tanner Horgan Jonathan Beuk Wesley Forget Scott Chadwick Jacob Horgan Cataraqui G&CC, Kingston, Ontario Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene, Ontario Vincent Roberge Jean-Michel Arsenault Jesse Mullen Julien Tremblay François Roberge Curling Etchemin, Saint-Romuald, Quebec Pat Simmons Colton Lott Kyle Doering Tanner Lott Emerson Klimpke Winnipeg Beach CR, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba Karsten Sturmay Tristan Steinke Chris Kennedy Glenn Venance Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta Tyler Tardi Sterling Middleton Jason Ginter Jordan Tardi Langley CC, Langley, British Columbia
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool AWLDSC Tanner Horgan 6 0 452.0 Jason Gunnlaugson 4 2 407.0 Pat Simmons 4 2 439.5 Mike Fournier 3 3 340.5 Vincent Roberge 2 4 388.10 Karsten Sturmay 2 4 382.5 Jeremy Harty 0 6 524.8Pool BWLDSC Glenn Howard 5 1 170.0 Paul Flemming 4 2 383.3 Tyler Tardi 4 2 329.7 Colton Flasch 4 2 305.4 Braden Calvert 2 4 502.0 Pat Ferris 2 4 619.3 Sean Grassie 0 6 815.8
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−03:00).
Draw 2 Monday, October 25, 9:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 am
Draw 5 Tuesday, October 26, 4:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, October 27, 8:00 am
Draw 8 Wednesday, October 27, 12:00 pm
Draw 10 Wednesday, October 27, 8:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, October 28, 8:00 am
Draw 13 Thursday, October 28, 4:00 pm
Draw 14 Thursday, October 28, 8:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, October 29, 8:00 am
Draw 16 Friday, October 29, 12:00 pm
Draw 17 Friday, October 29, 4:00 pm
Draw 18 Friday, October 29, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
A Semifinals Saturday, October 30, 1:30 pm
A Final Sunday, October 31, 9:00 am
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Loser drops to B Final.
B Quarterfinals Saturday, October 30, 7:00 pm
B Semifinal Sunday, October 31, 2:00 pm
B Final Sunday, October 31, 7:30 pm
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Sherry Anderson Nancy Martin Chaelynn Kitz Breanne Knapp Martensville CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Penny Barker Christie Gamble Jenna Enge Danielle Sicinski Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Suzanne Birt Marie Christianson Meaghan Hughes Michelle McQuaid Cornwall CC, Cornwall & Montague CC, Montague, Prince Edward Island Jill Brothers Erin Carmody Sarah Murphy Jenn Mitchell Kim Kelly Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia Corryn Brown Erin Pincott Dezaray Hawes Samantha Fisher Kamloops CC, Kamloops, British Columbia Hollie Duncan Megan Balsdon Rachelle Strybosch Tess Bobbie Julie Tippin Woodstock CC, Woodstock, Ontario Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth) Sarah Koltun Margot Flemming Kerry Galusha (Skip) Shona Barbour Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Jacqueline Harrison Allison Flaxey Lynn Kreviazuk Laura Hickey Kelly Middaugh Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas, Ontario Danielle Inglis Jessica Corrado Stephanie Corrado Cassandra de Groot Dixie CC, Mississauga, Ontario Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, Ontario Jestyn Murphy Carly Howard Stephanie Matheson Grace Holyoke Janet Murphy Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, Ontario Beth Peterson Jenna Loder Katherine Doerksen Melissa Gordon Meghan Walter Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Darcy Robertson Laura Burtnyk Gaetanne Gauthier Krysten Karwacki Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mackenzie Zacharias Karlee Burgess Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine Altona CC, Altona, Manitoba
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool AWLDSC Krista McCarville 5 1 311.1 Jacqueline Harrison 5 1 743.4 Corryn Brown 4 2 630.2 Penny Barker 3 3 894.0 Jestyn Murphy 2 4 330.4 Beth Peterson 1 5 381.1 Kerry Galusha 1 5 351.6Pool BWLDSC Suzanne Birt 4 2 310.8 Mackenzie Zacharias 4 2 420.2 Sherry Anderson 4 2 499.7 Darcy Robertson 3 3 410.2 Hollie Duncan 3 3 814.2 Danielle Inglis 2 4 538.5 Jill Brothers 1 5 381.1
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−03:00).
Draw 1 Monday, October 25, 5:00 pm
Draw 2 Monday, October 25, 9:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 am
Draw 4 Tuesday, October 26, 12:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, October 27, 8:00 am
Draw 9 Wednesday, October 27, 4:00 pm
Draw 10 Wednesday, October 27, 8:00 pm
Draw 11 Thursday, October 28, 8:00 am
Draw 12 Thursday, October 28, 12:00 pm
Draw 14 Thursday, October 28, 8:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, October 29, 8:00 am
Draw 16 Friday, October 29, 12:00 pm
Draw 17 Friday, October 29, 4:00 pm
Playoffs
A Semifinals Saturday, October 30, 1:30 pm
A Final Saturday, October 30, 7:00 pm
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Loser drops to B Final.
B Quarterfinals Saturday, October 30, 7:00 pm
B Semifinal Sunday, October 31, 9:00 am
B Final Sunday, October 31, 2:00 pm
Winner qualifies for 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
References
External links Info about Trials Qualification