2011 Continental Cup of Curling

NA 2011 World Financial Group 2011contcup.jpg 250px St. Albert, Alberta Servus Credit Union Place January 13–16 298 102 N Mixed Doubles Round 1 18 0 Women's Team Round 1 12 6 Men's Team Round 1 12 6 Women's Team Round 2 18 0 Singles 22 10 Men's Team Round 2 18 0 Skins A 43 17 Mixed Doubles Round 2 12 6 Skins B 62 28 Women's Skins C 42 13 Men's Skins C 39 16 The 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held January 13–16 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta. It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. The event once again featured North America vs. the World. The North American team featured the Olympic silver medal-winning Cheryl Bernard rink, the Olympic gold medal-winning Kevin Martin rink, the current World champion rink of Kevin Koe, current Canadian champion Jennifer Jones, and Erika Brown and Pete Fenson, the current American champion rinks. The World team was represented by 2009 European champion Niklas Edin, 2010 European bronze medalist Mirjam Ott, World champion Andrea Schöpp, European champion Thomas Ulsrud, Olympic bronze medalist Wang Bingyu and a composite rink featuring former world champion David Murdoch, Olympic bronze medalist Ralph Stöckli and teammate Simon Strübin as well as 2007 World silver medalist Andreas Lang.http://www.curling.ca/2010/10/12/lineups-confirmed-for-2011-world-financial-group-continental-cup/ Lineups confirmed for 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup 12 October 2010 Canadian Curling Association The North American team dominated the event, winning it outright before the final day, the second time in the history of the event.http://www.curling.ca/2011/01/16/north-america-claims-world-financial-group-continental-cup/ North America claims World Financial Group Continental Cup 16 January 2011 Canadian Curling Association The North American team also set a record for the most points won in the history of the cup, breaking the previous record of 290 points set by the North American team in 2007.http://www.curling.ca/2011/01/17/north-america-crushes-team-world-in-record-fashion-at-wfg-continental-cup/ North America crushes Team World in record fashion at WFG Continental Cup 17 January 2011 Canadian Curling Association Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Team North America Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Morris CAN Calgary Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn Askin CAN Winnipeg Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey USA Madison Kevin Koe Blake MacDonald Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen CAN Edmonton Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert CAN Edmonton Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt USA Bemidji Coach: CAN Rick Lang, Captain: CAN Neil Harrison Team World Wang Bingyu Liu Yin Yue Qingshuang Zhou Yan CHN Harbin Andrea Schöpp Monika Wagner Corinna Scholz Stella Heiß GER Garmisch-Partenkirchen Mirjam Ott Carmen Schäfer Carmen Küng Janine Greiner SUI Davos David Murdoch Ralph Stöckli Andreas Lang Simon Strübin SCO Lockerbie SUI Basel GER Füssen Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson NOR Oslo Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll SWE Karlstad Coach: SWE Peja Lindholm, Captain: NOR Pål Trulsen Events January 13 Women's team competition 10:30 am ET A North America (Brown) 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 0 World (Wang) 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 X 9 6 B North America (Bernard) 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 6 6 World (Schöpp) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 0 C North America (Jones) 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 7 6 World (Ott) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 Mixed Doubles 3:30 pm A North America (Rycroft/Jones) 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 X 12 6 World (Zhou/Nergård) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 X 4 0 B North America (Martin/Swisshelm) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 X 6 6 World (Edin/Wagner) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 4 0 C North America (Rojeski/O'Connor) 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 6 World (Wang/Ulsrud) 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 Men's team competition 9:30 pm A North America (Fenson) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 6 World (Edin) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 B North America (Martin) 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 6 World (Murdoch) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 C North America (Koe) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 0 World (Ulsrud) 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 X 7 6 January 14 Women's team competition 10:30 am A North America (Bernard) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 6 World (Ott) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 B North America (Jones) 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 X 10 6 World (Wang) 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 6 0 C North America (Brown) 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7 6 World (Schöpp) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 Mixed doubles 3:30 pm A North America (MacDonald/Officer) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 World (Ott/Stöckli) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 B North America (Hebert/Bernard) 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 X 6 6 World (Kraupp/Schöpp) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3 0 C North America (Fenson/Brown) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 0 World (Schäfer/Murdoch) 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 X 9 6 Men's team competition 9:30 pm A North America (Koe) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6 6 World (Murdoch) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 0 B North America (Martin) 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 9 6 World (Edin) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4 0 C North America (Fenson) 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 X 9 6 World (Ulsrud) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 0 January 15 'A' Skins' 11:00 am North America (Brown) X X X X X 20 World (Schöpp) 0 0 0 0 North America (Koe/O'Connor/Thiessen/C. Morris) X X X X X X 20 World (Ulsrud/Schäfer/Edin/Liu) 0 0 0 North America (Fenson) X 0 X 0 3 World (Murdoch) X X 0 X 17 Singles 4:00 pm A World (Ott) 0 4 4 5 3 0 16 2 North America (Jones) 0 4 5 2 1 4 16 2 B World (Schöpp) 5 3 0 0 2 5 15 4 North America (Bernard) 0 3 4 3 4 0 14 0 C World (Wang) 0 2 5 2 1 0 10 0 North America (Brown) 0 5 5 0 1 0 11 4 A World (Edin) 0 5 3 5 1 4 18 0 North America (Fenson) 0 4 4 3 5 5 21 4 B World (Murdoch) 1 5 5 3 1 1 16 0 North America (Martin) 5 5 5 5 2 5 27 4 The Kevin Martin rink tied with the record for the most points (at 27 points) in a singles match, set in 2002 by Kevin Martin. C World (Ulsrud) 1 5 5 5 4 1 21 4 North America (Koe) 1 3 4 4 2 5 19 0 North America receives a bonus of 8 points for having the most aggregate points in the singles. 'B' Skins 9:30 pm North America (Jones) 0 0 0 X 22 World (Ott) 0 X X 0 8 North America (J. Morris/Swisshelm/Kennedy/Spatola) X X X X 19 World (Murdoch/Schöpp/Nergård/Wang) X 0 X X 0 11 With John Morris' draw to the button, North America gained nine points and clinched the Continental Cup at 208 points. North America (Koe) X X 0 X X X 21 World (Edin) X X 9 January 16 Women's 'C' Skins 1:00 pm North America (Bernard) 0 X X X X 42 World (Wang) 0 X 0 13 Men's 'C' Skins 8:00 pm North America (Martin) X 0 0 X 39 World (Ulsrud) X 0 0 X 16 The Kevin Martin rink wins CAD$13,000 for his win in the men's skins game. References External links Official site http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=397 2011 Continental Cup of Curling Results World Curling Federation 2011-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110517044904/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=397 2011-05-17 dead http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/curlcast_app/2008/continentalcup/curlcastapp.asp?eventFolder=ccup&type=2 2011 Continental Cup of Curling Results from CurlCast Canadian Curling Association Category:Continental Cup of Curling Category:Sports in St. Albert, Alberta Continental Cup of Curling Continental Cup of Curling Continental Cup of Curling Category:Curling competitions in Alberta