About the Qualification Process
The Qualification Process for Canadian Men's and Women's teams to the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings has been designed to be fair for all competing teams and ensure that representation consists of Canada's best.
A pool of sixteen (16) teams of each gender will qualify over the period of September 2006 to May 2009 (three curling seasons). Of those 16 teams, 4 will move directly to the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings (Canadian Curling Trials) and the other 12 teams will compete in a Pre-Trials event to subsequently qualify another 4 teams to the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings.
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As a result of performances over the past two (2) seasons, sixteen (16) teams of each gender have already qualified for either the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings or the Pre-Trials Event.
Teams Already Qualified for the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings
| Men |
Women |
1. Glenn Howard
2. Kevin Martin
3. Kevin Koe
4. Randy Ferbey
5. To be determined
6. To be determined
7. To be determined
8. To be determined |
1. Jennifer Jones
2. Shannon Kleibrink
3. Cheryl Bernard
4. Stefanie Lawton
5. To be determined
6. To be determined
7. To be determined
8. To be determined |
Teams Already Qualified for the Road to the Roar Pre-Trials Event
| Men |
Women |
1. Jeff Stoughton
2. Wayne Middaugh
3. Brad Gushue
4. Mike McEwen
5. Kerry Burtnyk
6. Joel Jordison
7. Jean-Michel Ménard
8. Ted Appelman
9. Bob Ursel
10. Pat Simmons
11. Greg McAulay
12. Jason Gunnlaugson |
1. Kelly Scott
2. Sherry Middaugh
3. Marie-France Larouche
4. Michelle Englot
5. Heather Rankin
6. Rachel Homan
7. Crystal Webster
8. Cathy King
9. Krista McCarville
10. Amber Holland
11. Sherry Anderson
12. Eve Bélisle |
8 Teams of Each Gender Will Qualify in the 2008/2009 Season
Teams 9 to 12
| Event |
Men's Qualifier |
Women's Qualifier |
| 2009 Brier/Scotties |
Kevin Martin
replaced by Brad Gushue |
Jennifer Jones
replaced by Marie-France Larouche |
| 2009 Canada Cup |
Kevin Martin
replaced by Mike McEwen |
Shannon Kleibrink
replaced by Michelle Englot |
| 2009 Player's Championship |
Randy Ferbey
replaced by Joel Jordison |
Jennifer Jones
replaced by Heather Rankin |
| 2008-2009 CTRS |
Glenn Howard
replaced by Jean-Michel Ménard |
Shannon Kleibrink
replaced by Rachel Homan |
Determining Teams 13-16
To determine teams 13-16, we will use a sliding scale for the CTRS points earned in the three year period. Also, teams will be allowed to count their best 10 events (men); 8 events (women) per season 8 and 6 for the 2006-2007 season only). The value of CTRS points on of May 1, 2009 will be as follows:
- 2006-2007 season – 70% of original value
- 2007-2008 season – 85% of original value
- 2008-2009 season – 100% of original value
Team 13
Men - Most CTRS points from September 2006 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Bob Ursel
Women - Most CTRS points from September 2006 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Krista McCarville
Team 14 and 15
Men - Most CTRS points from September 2007 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Greg McAulay and Daley Peters
Women - Most CTRS points from September 2007 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Cathy King & Eve Bélisle
Team 16
Men - Most CTRS points from September 2008 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Ted Appelman
Women - Most CTRS points from September 2008 to April 2009 of teams not already qualified - Crystal Webster
Note: If there is a multiple winner(s) in any given season, the replacement team(s) will come from the highest ranking team from the CTRS not already qualified from the year the berth was originally assigned. The runners-up in any of the identified specific events will not earn a Trials or pre-Trial berth under any circumstance.
Qualifying Directly for the 2009 Roar of the Rings
A total of four (4) teams per gender will qualify directly for the 2009 Roar of the Rings.
On May 1, 2009 we will identify 2 more men's teams, to join Kevin Martin and Glenn Howard, and 3 more women's teams, to join Jennifer Jones, to advance directly to the 2009 Roar of the Rings.
The four (4) teams of each gender that qualify to go directly to the 2009 Roar of the Rings (Canadian Curling Trials) will be identified from the following criteria in order of priority until the 4 teams of each gender are chosen:
- a team is the CTRS leader for any 2 of the 3 qualification years (no longer available)
- a team wins any 3 of the 12 specific events
- the team - not already qualified - with the highest 3 year CTRS (2006-07; 2007-08; 2008-09) total points (points will be tabulated using sliding scale shown above)
- teams - not already qualified - with the highest 2 year CTRS (2007-08; 2008-09) total points (points will be tabulated using sliding scale shown above)
** Events are: Canada Cup (men & women); Players Championships (men & women); Brier (men); Tournament of Hearts (women); world championships (men & women)
Note: Should there be a duplicate qualifier in any of these four scenarios (1 - 4), we will continue to use the same criteria (1 - 4) to ultimately identify four different teams.
2009 Pre-Trials Qualifier
The remaining 12 teams of each gender will then proceed to the Pre-Trials Event where they would compete for the remaining four berths.
This event will be held in early November of 2009 with both genders competing at the same site at the same time. The format is a twelve (12) team triple knockout qualifying four (4) teams of each gender to the 2009 Roar of the Rings.
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