Meet the teams: AMJ Players’ Championship women’s division
The AMJ Players’ Championship begins Tuesday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre.
Here’s a quick look at the 12 women’s teams set to compete in the fifth and final Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.
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Note: Lineups are listed from skip to lead, plus alternate if applicable. World Rankings are as of April 5.
Team Einarson
Lineup: Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Karlee Burgess, Krysten Karwacki
Hometown: Gimli, Man.
World Ranking: No. 4
Einarson won her sixth career Grand Slam of Curling women’s title this season at the HearingLife Tour Challenge in October, defeating Team Homan in the final. Her team has captured the Players’ Championship twice, winning the title in 2019 and 2021. Einarson won four consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts from 2020-23 and finished runner-up in this year’s event to Homan.
Team Fujisawa
Lineup: Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida
Hometown: Kitami, Japan
World Ranking: No. 7
Fujisawa has made the playoffs in all four Grand Slam events played this season, including a run to the semifinals in the HearingLife Tour Challenge. The team won the Co-op Canadian Open in 2023 and made history by becoming the first Japanese club to capture a Grand Slam of Curling title.
Team Gim
Lineup: Eun-ji Gim, Min-ji Kim, Su-ji Kim, Ye-eun Seol, Ye-ji Seol
Hometown: Uijeongbu, South Korea
World Ranking: No. 6
Gim kicked off the season early winning the Korean national curling championship last June. The squad earned silver at the Pan Continental Curling Championships and finished just off the podium in fourth place at the World Women’s Curling Championship on home ice. Team Gim won the KIOTI National last season to become the first South Korean club to capture a major title in the Grand Slam of Curling.
Team Ha
Lineup: Seung-youn Ha, Hye-rin Kim, Tae-i Yang, Su-jin Kim, Seo-jin Park
Hometown: Chuncheon, South Korea
World Ranking: No. 11
Ha has made the playoffs twice this season in Grand Slam of Curling events, reaching the semifinals of the Co-op Canadian Open. Min-ji Kim, now with Team Gim, previously skipped the team, winning the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 title in 2019 and finishing runner-up in the Canadian Open in 2020.
Team Hasselborg
Lineup: Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Hometown: Sundbyberg, Sweden
World Ranking: No. 3
Hasselborg earned an eighth career Grand Slam of Curling title at the WFG Masters in January, defeating Team Homan in the final. The Swedish squad is the only women’s team to win every active title in the series and accomplished the feat after capturing the Players’ Championship in 2022. Hasselborg earned silver at the European Curling Championships earlier this season and was eliminated in qualification round of the World Women’s Curling Championship with a loss to China.
Team Homan
Lineup: Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Hometown: Ottawa
World Ranking: No. 1
The two-time reigning world champions have reached all four Grand Slam of Curling women’s finals this season, winning back-to-back titles at the Co-op Canadian Open and KIOTI National. Homan has captured a record 17 Grand Slam women’s titles as a skip and seeks a first at the AMJ Players’ Championship. The team has reached the final in all nine events played in 2024-25 and holds a sparkling 69-6 record.
Team Kim
Lineup: Eun-jung Kim, Kyeong-ae Kim, Cho-hi Kim, Seon-yeong Kim, Yeong-mi Kim
Hometown: Gangneung, South Korea
World Ranking: No. 5
The team has already been victorious in town once this season winning the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard at the High Park Club in October. The 2018 Olympic silver medallist Kim claimed the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 title in 2023 to earn a promotion back into the top flight.
Team Schwaller
Lineup: Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger
Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland
World Ranking: No. 10
The Swiss squad has won four titles on tour this season — two in Swift Current, Sask., and one each in Oakville, Ont., and Perth, Scotland — and finished runner-up at nationals. The 2024 world junior champs made their Grand Slam of Curling series debut at the Players’ Championship last season.
Team Tabata
Lineup: Momoha Tabata, Miku Nihira, Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima, Ayami Ito
Hometown: Sapporo, Japan
World Ranking: No. 8
Tabata has had a banner year on tour winning five titles and finishing runner-up at the Japanese Curling Championship. The club made its Grand Slam of Curling series debut this season in October at the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 then played in its first major the following month at the Co-op Canadian Open. Tabata took another step forward reaching the quarterfinals of the WFG Masters in January. Nihira calls the game while throwing third stones with Tabata handling last rocks.
Team Tirinzoni
Lineup: Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Carole Howald, Selina Witschonke
Hometown: Aarau, Switzerland
World Ranking: No. 2
The Swiss squad finished runner-up to Team Wrana during the Players’ Championship women’s final in 2023 and turned the tables, winning the title in a rematch last year. Tirinzoni has won four Grand Slam titles with her first coming at the inaugural Tour Challenge in 2015. After winning four straight world championships from 2019-23, Tirinzoni has earned silver at the past two, finishing runner-up to Team Homan both times.
Team Wranå
Lineup: Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Maria Larsson, Linda Stenlund
Hometown: Sundbyberg, Sweden
World Ranking: No. 12
The Swedish squad has reached the past two Players’ Championship women’s finals facing Team Tirinzoni both times. Wrana captured her first career Grand Slam of Curling title at the event in 2023 and finished runner-up last year. The team won the Sun City Cup in Karlstad, Sweden, in February to earn enough points to receive an invitation.
Team Yoshimura
Lineup: Sayaka Yoshimura, Yuna Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Mina Kobayashi
Hometown: Sapporo, Japan
World Ranking: No. 9
Yoshimura has won two titles on tour this season and captured the national championship to represent Japan for a third time at the worlds. The team also finished runner-up in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 for a second time. Yoshimura was a finalist at the 2019 Masters, losing to Team Fleury.
