U.S. champs Sinclair, Shuster secure Champions Cup spots
Jamie Sinclair and John Shuster have earned berths to the Humpty’s Champions Cup by capturing the USA curling national championships Saturday in Everett, Wash.
The seventh and final event of the 2016-17 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season runs April 25-30 at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary and features all of the top winning teams from the year in one last showdown before the summer.
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Sinclair defeated Nina Roth 6-4 in the women’s final to capture her first national title.
“I’m so excited for the Champions Cup,” Sinclair said in a media release. “That’s what we were playing for here today and we wanted that real bad because it’s such a good opportunity. It’s a huge stepping stone. It opens the door for so many more opportunities.”
The Blaine, Minn., team of Sinclair, third Alexandra Carlson, second Vicky Persinger and lead Monica Walker topped the round-robin table with a 6-1 record to secure a direct spot in the championship game.
National champions! Jamie Sinclair rink! pic.twitter.com/6hZRVHNnLe
— USA Curling (@usacurl) February 18, 2017
Meanwhile, Shuster claimed his sixth career men’s national championship scoring a single in the 10th end on a clutch draw to the four-foot circle to edge Todd Birr 8-7.
The Duluth, Minn., team of Shuster, third Tyler George, second Matt Hamilton and lead John Landsteiner ran the table posting a perfect 11-0 overall record.
Here are your national champions! John Shuster rink! #curlingnationals Congrats!! pic.twitter.com/2zPk4k6S8Y
— USA Curling (@usacurl) February 19, 2017
Below is a list of teams that have qualified for the Humpty’s Champions Cup and future events required for entry.
Note: In the event a team wins two of the events listed (e.g. a team wins the Masters and the National) the winner of the next ranked WCT event based on strength of field will be invited to complete the 15-team field.
