Main draw begins Saturday
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships get underway Saturday at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside.
Qualifying round
Last year was the first time that all 14 Member Associations of the Canadian Curling Association were given equitable access to the Seniors Championships, which necessitated a pre-event qualifying round amongst the four lowest seeds (win-loss records over the last three years) to determine which two teams of each gender would advance to the main draw.
This year, the four lowest seeds (worst win-loss records from the 2012 championships) will compete in a qualifying round to determine which two teams of each gender advance to the main draw. On the men’s side, Nova Scotia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut must qualify, while on the women’s side, British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Yukon must qualify. Nunavut is not fielding a women’s team this year. As the host province, Prince Edward Island receives automatic berths into both championships.
The qualifying round takes place today (Thursday, March 14), and tomorrow (Friday, March 15), at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club. In men’s, Nova Scotia plays Nunavut while Yukon meets Northwest Territories at 3:30 p.m. The winners then play at 8 p.m. to determine the first qualifier, while the losers also meet in an elimination game. The loser of the first qualifier will then face the winner of the elimination game on Friday at 9 a.m. to determine the second qualifier.
On the women’s side, Northwest Territories plays Yukon at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the winner facing British Columbia at 8 p.m. to determine the first qualifier. On Friday at 9 a.m., the loser of the first qualifier meets the loser of the NT/YT game to determine the second qualifier.
Results from the pre-qualifying round are available on Twitter @2013CanadianSen and retweeted automatically @peicurling
Main event
Here is the draw for the main event
For event information visit the CCA site at www.curling.ca/championships/seniors and the host website at www.silverfox-pei.com/2013seniors/index.php