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Get to know the women’s teams competing in the 2019 Players’ Championship running April 9-14 at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.

Men’s Teams | Women’s Teams

Team Carey

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Chelsea Carey	Sarah Wilkes	Dana Ferguson	Rachel Brown

Calgary, AB | Carey captured her second career Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in February defeating Team Homan in the final. It was her first Canadian women’s curling championship with her new squad of Wilkes, Ferguson and Brown. Carey claimed the Meridian Canadian Open in 2018.

Team Einarson

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Kerri Einarson	Val Sweeting	Shannon Birchard	Briane Meilleur

Gimli, MB | The all-new Team Einarson won four consecutive World Curling Tour titles through September and October capturing the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, Morris SunSpiel, Mother Club Fall Classic and Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic. Their best result on the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling circuit this season so far has been a runner-up result at the Boost National.

Team Fleury

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Tracy Fleury	Selena Njegovan	Taylor McDonald	Kristin MacCuish

East St. Paul, MB | Sudbury-born Fleury competed in her fourth Scotties Tournament of Hearts this season and her first for Manitoba. They finished runner-up to Team Homan at the Tour Challenge in November. McDonald is subbing for second Liz Fyfe.

Team Fujisawa

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Satsuki Fujisawa	Chinami Yoshida	Yumi Suzuki	Yurika Yoshida

Kitami, JPN | Fujisawa won the Curling World Cup Omaha title in December. They are the 2018 Winter Olympic bronze medallists. Team Fujisawa has competed in three Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling events this season with a quarterfinal finish at the Boost National.

Team Hasselborg

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Anna Hasselborg	Sara McManus	Agnes Knochenhauer	Sofia Mabergs

Sundbyberg, SWE | Team Hasselborg captured their first couple Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling titles back-to-back this season claiming the Princess Auto Elite 10 and the Canadian Beef Masters. The reigning Olympic gold medallists also successfully claimed the European Championship, Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup and Swedish Championship and earned silver at the world championship.

Team Homan

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Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Joanne Courtney	Lisa Weagle

Ottawa, ON | Homan holds a record 10 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling women’s championships and became the first to crack double digits in January after winning the Meridian Canadian Open. It was also her team’s third consecutive Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title this season. A three-time Canadian champion, Homan finished runner-up to Team Carey at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year.

Team Jones

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Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Jocelyn Peterman	Dawn McEwen

Winnipeg, MB | Jones is a winner of nine Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling women’s titles including a record six at the Players’ Championship. Her team has reached the final at the past three Players’ Championship events in Toronto. Team Jones won the Canada Cup in December.

Team Scheidegger

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Casey Scheidegger	Cary-Anne McTaggart	Jessie Haughian	Kristie Moore

Lethbridge, AB | Team Scheidegger edged out Team Einarson for the Wild Card spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this season. They captured the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out title on tour in September. Scheidegger won her first career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title at the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open in her top-tier series debut.

Team Silvernagle

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Robyn Silvernagle	Stefanie Lawton	Jessie Hunkin	Kara Thevenot

North Battleford, SK | Silvernagle made her top-tier Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling debut on home ice at the Meridian Canadian Open and reached the quarterfinals. They claimed bronze for Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this season. Lawton previously skipped her own squad and won the 2012 Players’ Championship.

Team Stern

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Briar Hürlimann	Elena Stern	Lisa Gisler	Celine Koller

Oberwallis, SUI | Team Stern defeated Team Yoshimura in the Tour Challenge Tier 2 women’s final and earned a promotion into the elite ranks at the Meridian Canadian Open. Stern throws third stones while calling the game. Hürlimann is the daughter of 1998 Winter Olympics gold medallist Patrick Hürlimann.

Team Tirinzoni

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Alina Paetz	Silvana Tirinzoni	Esther Neuenschwander	Melanie Barbezat

Aarau, SUI | Tirinzoni, who skips while throwing third stones, is the reigning world champion winning gold for Switzerland last month. Paetz is now a three-time world champion also winning the title in 2012 as the alternate for Mirjam Ott and skipping her own squad to gold in 2015. Team Tirinzoni has finished runner-up twice this season in Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling events at the Princess Auto Elite 10 and Meridian Canadian Open.

Team Yoshimura

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Sayaka Yoshimura	Kaho Onodera	Anna Ohmiya	Yumie Funayama

Sapporo, JPN | Yoshimura has been busy on tour qualifying for the playoffs in 13 events. They won the Oakville Fall Classic in September. Team Yoshimura finished runner-up to Team Stern at the Tour Challenge Tier 2.