Canada’s top curling teams have their sights set on gold in Italy, and they will all be under one roof in early October in Calgary to not only continue their preparations, but also compete for some of the biggest cash prizes in the sport.
The 2025 PointsBet Invitational is scheduled for Oct. 1-5 at the WinSport Event Centre and will feature all of the teams that have qualified so far to compete at the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials Nov. 22-30 in Halifax, along with some of the top young teams in the country.
They’ll be competing in an exciting new format for the PointsBet Invitational that will guarantee fans get to see their favourite teams play at least four quality games in championship conditions in Calgary.
Thursday at 10 a.m. MT, fans will get their first opportunity to purchase single-draw tickets that will start at just $22, and demand is expected to be high with the quality field that will be battling in Calgary.
Ten women’s and 10 men’s teams will be competing in Calgary, split into two five-team pools, and seeded based on their Canadian Team Ranking System 2024-25 results.
Seven of the competing teams qualified by virtue of making the field for the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials, while the other three teams are:
- Top team on the 2024-25 Canadian Team Ranking System that didn’t qualify for the Montana’s Trials.
- Top-ranked team in Curling Canada’s NextGen Under-27 program that didn’t qualify for the Montana’s Trials.
- Champion of the 2025 New Holland Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships.
Here’s a look at how the women’s and men’s pools set up (all teams named are in the Montana’s Trials unless otherwise noted):
Women
Pool A
- Team Rachel Homan, Ottawa
- Team Christina Black, Halifax
- Team Kaitlyn Lawes, Winnipeg
- Team Beth Peterson, Winnipeg (CTRS qualifier)
- Team Myla Plett, Edmonton (New Holland Canadian Under-20 champion)
Pool B
- Team Kerri Einarson, Gimli, Man.
- Team Kayla Skrlik, Calgary
- Team Corryn Brown, Kamloops, B.C.
- Team Kate Cameron, Winnipeg
- Team Selena Sturmay, Edmonton (NextGen Under-27 qualifier)
Men
Pool A
- Team Brad Jacobs, Calgary
- Team Brad Gushue, St. John’s, N.L.
- Team John Epping, Sudbury, Ont.
- Team Kevin Koe, Calgary
- Team Calan MacIsaac, Truro, N.S. (New Holland Canadian Under-20 champion)
Pool B
- Team Matt Dunstone, Winnipeg
- Team Mike McEwen, Saskatoon
- Team Rylan Kleiter, Saskatoon
- Team Jordon McDonald, Winnipeg (CTRS qualifier)
- Team Sam Mooibroek, Whitby, Ont. (NextGen Under-27 qualifier)
As was the case in previous PointsBet Invitationals, there will be no extra ends, with tie games through 10 ends decided on a post-game draw-to-the-button. Rather than traditional win-loss round-robin standings, teams will be ranked by points, with three points going to teams that win in regulation, two points to teams that wins on the post-game draw, one point to teams that lose on the post-game draw, and no points to teams that lose in regulation.
The two round-robin pool winners in each gender will advance directly to the championship games on the closing day of the 2025 PointsBet Invitational.
Each team is guaranteed $5,000 to cover travel costs, and will earn $2,500 for each round-robin victory. The women’s and men’s champions will pocket $35,000, while runner-up teams will settle for $15,000 apiece.
The full schedule is now available by CLICKING HERE, hometown favourites Team Skrlik, who had such a great run at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, will be featured in the opening draw, while both reigning Canadian champions, Team Homan and Team Jacobs, will be in action in the first night draw of the 2025 PointsBet Invitational on Oct. 1.
Single-draw tickets for the first four draws are just $22 apiece, while for Draws 5-8, the price is $28, and $31 apiece for the two championship games on Oct. 5.
Special rates for groups of 10 or more are also available, as are full-event packages for $200.
An added bonus for the PointsBet Invitational is that all tickets are general admission, so fans can move around the building with ease to choose their seats during games to watch their favourite teams!
Of course, the PointsBet Invitational is just the START of an exciting season for Calgary curling fans. They can also look forward to the 2026 BKT World Women’s Curling Championship March 14-22, also at the WinSport Event Centre.
And fans can still take advantage of a unique bundle offer to watch BOTH events! Fans who purchase either a full-event or Championship Weekend pass for the BKT World Women’s Championship can then pay just $50 for a full-event pass to the 2025 PointsBet Invitational — a 75 per cent savings! This offer has been extended until Sept. 15, while supplies last.
You can find all of the ticket options for the BKT World Women’s Championship by CLICKING HERE.
All ticket purchases are subject to standard facility and ticket service fees.
Tickets will be available online through Ticketmaster at curling.ca/tickets. There is no on-site box office at WinSport before the event. All ticket inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
TSN/RDS2, the official broadcast partner of Curling Canada’s Season of Champions, will televise the action from Calgary.
