| 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup | |
| Arena: | Merlis Belsher Place |
| Dates: | April 23–28 |
| Men's Winner: | Team Bottcher |
| Skip: | Brendan Bottcher |
| Third: | Darren Moulding |
| Second: | Brad Thiessen |
| Lead: | Karrick Martin |
| Finalist: | Kevin Koe |
| Women's Winner: | Team Tirinzoni |
| Skip2: | Silvana Tirinzoni |
| Fourth2: | Alina Pätz |
| Second2: | Esther Neuenschwander |
| Lead2: | Melanie Barbezat |
| Finalist2: | Kerri Einarson |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup was held from April 23 to 28 at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1] It was the eighth and final Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season. In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe 6–5 to win his 3rd career Grand Slam.[2] [3] In the women's final, Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Kerri Einarson 6–3 to win her 2nd career Slam.[4] [5]
The 2019 Champions Cup tested a new rule, where tick shots were disallowed in the 8th and extra ends. Any rock that touches the centre line in those ends was not allowed to be moved by an opposing rock until after the fifth rock of the end had been played.[6] This rule had previously been used in the defunct Elite 10 Grand Slam event.[7]
The champions of thirteen Grand Slam, national or regional championships, and world championship events are invited to the Champions Cup. The champions of two World Curling Tour events, based on the strength of field, are also invited. If a team qualifies from more than one event or declines the invitation, champions of World Curling Tour events with the highest strength of field are invited until the field of 15 teams is completed.[8]
| Event | Team | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Already qualified | ||
| 2018 Tour Challenge (Tier 1) | |||
| | Already qualified | ||
| WCT event #1 (Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling) | | Already qualified | |
| WCT event #2 (Canad Inns Men's Classic) | | Already qualified | |
| WCT event #3 (AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic) | | Already qualified | |
| WCT event #4 (Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic) | | Declined invitation | |
| WCT event #6 (Stu Sells Toronto Tankard) | |||
| WCT event #7 (Swiss Cup Basel) |  | Already qualified | |
| WCT event #8 (DEKALB Superspiel) | |||
| WCT event #9 (Baden Masters) |  | Declined invitation | |
| WCT event #10 (Stu Sells Oakville Tankard) | |||
| WCT event #11 (GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2) |
The teams are listed as follows:[9]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||
 Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||
| Karlstad, Sweden | |||||
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |||||
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||
 Sapporo, Japan | |||||
| Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||
| Glasgow, Scotland | |||||
| Bern, Switzerland | |||||
 Duluth, United States | |||||
| Langley, British Columbia |
Final round-robin standings
| Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | ||
| Teams to tiebreakers | ||
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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Tuesday, April 23, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 8:30 am
Thursday, April 25, 12:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 8:00 pm
Friday, April 26, 8:30 am
Friday, April 26, 12:00 pm
Friday, April 26, 4:00 pm
Friday, April 26, 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 27, 8:30 am
Saturday, April 27, 4:00 pm
Saturday, April 27, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 28, 10:00 am
The teams are listed as follows:[10]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
| Gimli, Manitoba | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Sundbyberg, Sweden | ||||||
| Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
 Chuncheon, South Korea | ||||||
| Uliana Vasilyeva |  Saint-Petersburg, Russia | |||||
| Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Lethbridge, Alberta | ||||||
| North Battleford, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Chaska, United States | ||||||
| Briar Hürlimann (fourth) | Elena Stern (skip) | Brig, Switzerland | ||||
| Alina Pätz (fourth) | Silvana Tirinzoni (skip) | Esther Neuenschwander | Aarau, Switzerland | |||
| Stockholm, Sweden |
Final round-robin standings
| Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | ||
| Teams to tiebreakers | ||
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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Tuesday, April 23, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 8:30 am
Thursday, April 25, 12:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 8:00 pm
Thursday, April 26, 8:30 am
Thursday, April 26, 12:00 am
Thursday, April 26, 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 26, 8:00 pmFriday, April 27, 8:30 am
Saturday, April 27, 12:00 pm
Saturday, April 27, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 28, 2:00 pm