2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |
Size: | 200 |
Host City: | Cobourg, Ontario |
Arena: | Cobourg Community Centre |
Dates: | January 29–February 5 |
Winner: | Rachel Homan |
Curling Club: | Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa |
Skip: | Rachel Homan |
Third: | Emma Miskew |
Second: | Joanne Courtney |
Lead: | Lisa Weagle |
Coach: | Adam Kingsbury |
Finalist: | Jacqueline Harrison |
Prev: | 2016 |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on home ice in St. Catharines, Ontario. Homan went on to win her third Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Manitoba's Michelle Englot in the final.
The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial championship which was held at the same time. The events are usually held separately.[1] The opening ceremonies were scheduled for January 30.[2]
The Rachel Homan rink, who were ranked #1 on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit ranking[3] won the event, after having been upset in the 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts by club-mates Jenn Hanna and her rink. Hanna did not curl competitively in the 2016–17 season.
Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed again for 2017. Eight teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4[4]) also qualified.[5]
Qualification Method | Berths | Qualifying Team | |
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CTRS leaders | 2 | Rachel Homan Allison Flaxey | |
East Qualifier | 2 | Cathy Auld Heather Heggestad | |
West Qualifier | 2 | Jacqueline Harrison Julie Tippin | |
Challenge Round | 2 | Megan Balsdon Sherry Middaugh |
The event was headlined by the two-time national champion Rachel Homan rink who entered the event in first place on the World Curling Tour. Other top teams in the event included the 2016 WFG Masters and 2014 provincial champion Allison Flaxey rink, and five-time provincial champion Sherry Middaugh.[6]
The team lineups were as follows:[7]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club(s) | |
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Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas | ||||||
Dixie CC, Mississauga | ||||||
Allison Flaxey | Clancy Grandy | Lynn Kreviazuk | Morgan Court | Guelph CC, Guelph | ||
Ottawa CC, Ottawa | ||||||
Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater | ||||||
Key | ||
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Teams to Playoffs | ||
Teams to Tiebreaker |
Skip (Club) | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends< | -- DO NOT EDIT THE STANDINGS UNLESS YOU ARE UPDATING ALL INFORMATION FOR EACH TEAM--> |
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Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua) | 6 | 1 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 9 | |
Rachel Homan (Ottawa) | 5 | 2 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 6 | |
Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley) | 4 | 3 | 56 | 63 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 11 | |
Allison Flaxey (Guelph) | 4 | 3 | 45 | 52 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 3 | |
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) | 3 | 4 | 45 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 13 | |
Julie Tippin (Woodstock) | 3 | 4 | 42 | 47 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 7 | |
Heather Heggestad (Thornhill) | 2 | 5 | 40 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 12 | |
Megan Balsdon (Dixie) | 1 | 6 | 34 | 50 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 5 |
Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am
Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm
Friday, February 13, 2:30pm
Friday, February 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 4, 9:00am
Sunday, February 5
East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 16-December 19, 2016. Two teams from each region qualified.
December 16–19, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa[8]
Teams entered:
Brackets:[9]
December 17–19, at the Guelph Curling Club, Guelph
Teams entered:
Brackets:[10]
January 20–22, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga[11]
Notes:[12]
Brackets:[13]