Tag Archives: Invitational

Rachel Homan of Ottawa will be facing Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C., in a battle of unbeaten teams in Sunday’s women’s final at the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament in Calgary. CBC | Sports News

Seven of the eight men’s teams and seven of the eight women’s teams bound for the Canadian Olympic curling trials next month in Halifax trials are competing this week in the PointsBet Invitational in Calgary that’s been altered to mimic the trials environment. CBC | Sports News

The Canadian men’s team will be part of the Vancouver Sevens, competing in an invitational event in conjunction with the HSBC SVNS stop in February. CBC | Sports News

Rachel Homan’s curling team is a win away from defending its PointsBet Invitational women’s title. Homan beat Kaitlyn Lawes 10-5 in Saturday’s semifinal to extend her winning streak to 11 wins this season in Calgary. CBC | Sports News

Allyson MacNutt’s junior women’s curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win. MacNutt’s Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en route to an upset of the four-time Canadian champion Einarson. CBC | Sports News

Ottawa’s Rachel Homan opened the defence of her women’s curling title at the PointsBet Invitational with an 11-2 win over Gabby Wood on Wednesday in Calgary. CBC | Sports News

Lydia Ko hit a fairway metal to 8 feet to set up the birdie she and Jason Day needed to win the Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday in Naples, Fla. They closed with a 6-under 66 in modified fourballs to capture the first mixed-team event in 24 years. CBC | Sports News