The PointsBet Invitational is an annual curling tournament put on by Curling Canada as one of its four "Season of Champions" events (along with the Scotties, the Brier and either the men's or women's World Curling Championships).[1] The tournament is held as a single-elimination tournament, and features the top ranked teams in the country, as well as the winners of certain national championships such as the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the Canadian University Curling Championships, the Canadian College Curling Championships and the Canadian Curling Club Championships. The winning teams receive $50,000. [2]
The event began in 2022, and consists of 16 teams. It is broadcast on television on TSN[3] and is sponsored by PointsBet, an online gambling website. As a single-elimination tournament, it is meant to emulate the "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament,[4] with round names being called the "Sweep 16", "Elite 8" and "Final Four".[5]
The event replaces the Canada Cup and Continental Cup events on Curling Canada's season of champions calendar.[6]
^"2023 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
^"PointsBet Invitational 2023: Dates, times, schedule and how to watch the kickoff Canadian curling event". The Sporting News. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^"Einarson, Gushue cruise to opening wins, Koe eliminated early at PointsBet Invitational". CBC Sports. September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^"2023 PointsBet Invitational - Scores/Schedule". TSN. September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^"With high-performance review underway, Curling Canada hopes new quad yields results". CBC Sports. December 22, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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