Canadian men’s, women’s curling championships to include a wild-card team
OTTAWA — A 16th team has been added to next year’s Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships, and it will have to win its way in via a wild-card game.
Curling Canada revamped the format of the Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts because the previous pre-tournament qualifier was unpopular.
Under the new format, the top two teams in the Canadian Team Rankings System that don’t win their province or territory will square off the evening prior to the start of the round robin at both events. The winner earns a berth in the 16-team field.
The CTRS rankings are determined by points earned at curling events during the season.