The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 15 to 23 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winning team was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia.
Manitoba's Kerri Einarson defeated Ontario's Rachel Homan 8–7 in the final.
On February 18, New Brunswick's Andrea Crawford rink scored seven points in the seventh end to set a new Canadian women's national championship record for most points scored in a single end, going on to defeat Kerri Einarson's undefeated and top-ranked Manitoba rink 13–7 in Draw 10 of the tournament. In Draw 12 on February 19, Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville curled a perfect 100% game in a 4–3 win over Alberta's Laura Walker.
This Tournament of Hearts marked the second time that Moose Jaw has hosted the Scotties; the first time that the Scotties was hosted in Moose Jaw was in .
Teams Source:
British Columbia ManitobaThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Sarah Wilkes Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachelle BrownSaville SC, Edmonton Skip: Laura Walker Third: Kate Cameron Second: Taylor McDonald Lead: Nadine Scotland Alternate: Kelsey RocqueKamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Corryn Brown Third: Erin Pincott Second: Dezaray Hawes Lead: Ashley Klymchuk Alternate: Dailene PewarchukGimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire New Brunswick Northern Ontario Gage Golf & CC, Oromocto Skip: Andrea Crawford Third: Jennifer Armstrong Second: Jillian Babin Lead: Katie ForwardSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Erica Curtis Third: Erin Porter Second: Julie Devereaux Lead: Beth HamiltonFort William CC, Thunder Bay Skip: Krista McCarville Third: Kendra Lilly Second: Ashley Sippala Lead: Jen GatesMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jenn Baxter Lead: Emma Logan Alternate: Kristin Clarke Quebec SaskatchewanOttawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Joanne Courtney Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Cheryl KreviazukMontague CC, Montague Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Marie Christianson Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaidCC Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux CC Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Skip: Noémie Verreault Third: Alanna Routledge Second: Marie-Pier Côté Lead: Jill Routledge Alternate: Joëlle St-HilaireTwin Rivers CC, North Battleford Skip: Robyn Silvernagle Third: Stefanie Lawton Second: Jessie Hunkin Lead: Kara Thevenot Alternate: Stephanie Schmidt Northwest Territories Nunavut Wild CardYellowknife CC, Yellowknife Fourth: Jo-Ann Rizzo Third: Sarah Koltun Skip: Kerry Galusha Lead: Shona Barbour Alternate: Stacey StabelIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Lori Eddy Third: Sadie Pinksen Second: Alison Griffin Lead: Kaitlin MacDonaldWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Hailey Birnie Third: Chelsea Duncan Second: Gabrielle Plonka Lead: Kimberly Tuor Alternate: Rhonda HorteSt. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Dawn McEwen
CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Einarson) 2 355.869 Wild Card (Jones) 3 326.039 (Homan) 4 276.838 (Carey) 5 216.495 (Walker) 7 170.044 (Brown) 8 158.556 (Birt) 9 137.473 (Silvernagle) 12 118.440 (McCarville) 27 79.104 (Galusha) 30 69.190 (Arsenault) 31 67.961 (Crawford) 45 47.048 (Eddy) 133 1.740 NR 0.000 (Verreault) NR 0.000 (Birnie) NR 0.000
Wild card game A wild card play-in game was played on February 14. It was contested between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship: the East St. Paul Curling Club's Tracy Fleury rink, and the St. Vital Curling Club's Jennifer Jones rink, both curling in the Winnipeg Metro Region. Team Wild Card entered the Scotties as the number 3 seed.
+ CTRS standings for wild card game Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Tracy Fleury Eliminated from provincials 2 Kerri Einarson Won provincials 3 Jennifer Jones Eliminated from provincials
Wild card Game Friday, February 14, 7:30 pm
Map of teams
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Championship poolTeams to Tiebreakers Pool ASkip Kerri Einarson 6 1 54 44 31 30 2 8 83% Krista McCarville 5 2 46 33 31 25 8 12 80% Chelsea Carey 4 3 44 44 36 28 2 9 82% Robyn Silvernagle 4 3 44 43 26 29 8 7 81% Andrea Crawford 4 3 46 43 29 25 2 7 79% Laura Walker 3 4 42 35 30 26 2 7 82% Lori Eddy 2 5 35 47 26 30 7 7 67% Noémie Verreault 0 7 36 58 21 37 1 1 71% Pool BSkip Rachel Homan 6 1 64 42 33 28 3 7 83% Wild Card Jennifer Jones 6 1 63 42 35 28 2 9 79% Suzanne Birt 5 2 57 42 35 29 2 10 80% Corryn Brown 4 3 56 51 30 32 4 7 79% Mary-Anne Arsenault 4 3 54 45 33 27 2 12 77% Kerry Galusha 2 5 49 51 29 30 1 7 75% Erica Curtis 1 6 31 60 24 33 1 5 71% Hailey Birnie 0 7 26 67 21 33 4 3 66%
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 15, 1:30 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 15, 6:30 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, February 16, 8:30 am
Draw 4 Sunday, February 16, 1:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, February 16, 6:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, February 17, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Monday, February 17, 1:30 pm
Draw 8 Monday, February 17, 6:30 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, February 18, 8:30 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, February 18, 1:30 pm
New Brunswick's seven-ender scored against Manitoba was the most points scored in a single end in Tournament of Hearts history.
Draw 11 Tuesday, February 18, 6:30 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, February 19, 8:30 am
Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville curled a perfect 100% game.
Draw 13 Wednesday, February 19, 1:30 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, February 19, 6:30 pm
Tiebreakers Thursday, February 20, 8:00 am
Championship pool standings The top four teams from each pool advance to the championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin will be carried forward into the championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games are not carried forward.
Final Championship Pool Standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs TeamSkip Kerri Einarson 9 2 87 70 49 46 4 8 85% Wild Card Jennifer Jones 9 2 99 68 51 43 3 15 80% Rachel Homan 9 2 96 63 51 42 5 13 84% Krista McCarville 8 3 74 59 49 41 8 17 80% Robyn Silvernagle 6 5 66 73 40 46 12 8 79% Corryn Brown 5 6 81 75 46 46 7 11 81% Chelsea Carey 5 6 60 74 48 44 5 12 81% Suzanne Birt 5 6 77 69 50 48 5 11 81%
Championship pool results Draw 16 Thursday, February 20, 12:30 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, February 20, 6:30 pm
Draw 18 Friday, February 21, 12:30 pm
Draw 19 Friday, February 21, 6:30 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 22, 1:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, February 23, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm
Statistics Top 5 player percentages After Championship Pool; minimum 5 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % Ashley Klymchuk 90 Nadine Scotland 89 Rachelle Brown 89 Katie Forward 88 Lisa Weagle 86 Seconds % Shannon Birchard 85 Joanne Courtney 83 Dezaray Hawes 81 Dana Ferguson 81 Ashley Sippala 80 Thirds % Val Sweeting 84 Emma Miskew 82 Sarah Wilkes 82 WC Kaitlyn Lawes 80 Erin Pincott 80 Skips % Rachel Homan 85 Kerri Einarson 85 Laura Walker 82 Suzanne Birt 80 Krista McCarville 78
Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Krista McCarville Skip 20
Awards The awards and all-star teams were as follows: All-Star Teams
First Team Skip: Rachel Homan, Ontario Third: Val Sweeting, Manitoba Second: Shannon Birchard, Manitoba Lead: Lisa Weagle, Ontario
Second Team Skip: Kerri Einarson, Manitoba Third: Emma Miskew, Ontario Second: Joanne Courtney, Ontario Lead: Rachelle Brown, Team Canada
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Rachelle Brown, Team Canada
Joan Mead Builder Award Deanna Rindal, long-time curling umpire based in the Prince Albert area.
Final standings Team Rank Wild Card 4 5 6 7 8 T–9 T–9 11 T–12 T–12 14 T–15 T–15
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