Gushue gets in Humpty's Champions Cup with Brier win

Gushue gets in Humpty’s Champions Cup with Brier win

UPDATE: Sportsnet and the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling have cancelled the 2020 Humpty’s Champions Cup.

Better late than never, Brad Gushue has secured a spot in the Humpty’s Champions Cup.

Teams must win a high-profile tournament in order to qualify for the season-ending Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event — taking place April 29 to May 3 at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alta. — and the Tim Hortons Brier was Gushue’s last opportunity.

Easier said than done, of course, but mission accomplished. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., crew captured their third Canadian men’s curling championship in four years after defeating Brendan Bottcher’s Edmonton-based team 7-3 during Sunday’s final in Kingston, Ont.

The foursome of Gushue, third Mark Nichols, second Brett Gallant and lead Geoff Walker made history at the Humpty’s Champions Cup in 2018 when they became the first (and so far only) team to win all events in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling.

Some familiar faces from the Brier have already booked their places to the Humpty’s Champions Cup including defending champion Bottcher, reigning Pinty’s Cup champion Kevin Koe of Calgary, Masters winner Matt Dunstone of Regina, Canada Cup victor John Epping of Toronto and Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., who has claimed the past three Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling men’s titles.

Only the world championships remain to complete the field featuring 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. Should a team that has already qualified also be victorious at the worlds, the winner of the next-ranked World Curling Tour event (based on strength of field) will receive the final invitation.

Full-event passes for the Humpty’s Champions Cup are now available, visit thegrandslamofcurling.com/tickets for more information.

Broadcast coverage will be available only on Sportsnet with online streaming at Sportsnet NOW (Canada) and Yare (international).

2020 Humpty’s Champions Cup field

Men’s Division	Women’s Division
2019 Players’ Championship Brendan Bottcher	2019 Players’ Championship Kerri Einarson
2018-19 Pinty’s Cup Kevin Koe*	2019 Humpty’s Champions Cup Silvana Tirinzoni
2019 Masters Matt Dunstone	2019 Masters Tracy Fleury
2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge (Tier 1) Brad Jacobs	2019 KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge (Tier 1) Anna Hasselborg
2019 European Championships Niklas Edin	2019 Pacific-Asia Championships Yu Han
2019 Pacific-Asia Championships Chang-Min Kim	2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Jennifer Jones**
2019 Canada Cup John Epping**	2019 Canada Cup Rachel Homan**
2020 Perth Masters Bruce Mouat**	2019 Canad Inns Women’s Classic Elena Stern**
2020 USA Curling National Championships John Shuster	2020 USA Curling National Championships Tabitha Peterson
2020 World Junior Championships Jacques Gauthier	2020 World Junior Championships Mackenzie Zacharias
2020 Tim Hortons Brier Brad Gushue	2019 CAMERON’S Brewing Oakville Fall Classic Eve Muirhead**
2020 World Championship TBD	2020 World Championship TBD