The round-robin portion of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts ended on Thursday night, which means we’re down from 18 teams to eight.
Those eight teams will now play in the Championship Pool, which got underway minutes ago at 11:30 am.
After eight round-robin games over the past week, Rachel Homan’s Team Ontario and Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada led the way with seven wins and just one loss apiece in Pool A.
Pool A's Championship Pool teams are confirmed! Congratulations to:
— Curling Canada (@CurlingCanada) February 25, 2021
Ontario - (@TeamHoman)
Canada - (@EinarsonTeam)
Wild Card 3 - (@_TeamPeterson)
Alberta - (@TeamLWalker)#STOH2021 #HubCity2021 pic.twitter.com/f44BLejCQj
Beth Peterson’s Team Wild Card 3 and Laura Walker’s Team Alberta also earned Championship Pool berths out of Pool A thanks to their 5-3 records.
Over in Pool B, Sherry Anderson’s Team Saskatchewan, Jennifer Jones’ Team Manitoba and Laurie St-Georges’ Team Quebec all advanced with 6-2 records.
Tracy Fleury’s Team Wild Card 1 snagged the last top-four spot to advance with a 5-3, while Corryn Brown’s Team BC out of Kamloops just missed out with a 4-4 record.
Pool B's Championship Pool teams are confirmed! Congratulations to:
— Curling Canada (@CurlingCanada) February 26, 2021
Saskatchewan - (@theteamanderson)
Manitoba - (@TeamJJonesCurl)
Quebec - (@CurlRockStars)
Wild Card 1 (@TeamTracyFleury)#STOH2021 #HubCity2021 pic.twitter.com/yhnkissHCu
Over the next two days, the Championship Pool will see each remaining team playing four matches against every team that advanced from the opposite pool.
Once complete, the three top teams from the Championship Pool will advance to Sunday’s knock-out round.
The second- and third-placed teams will face off in the semi-finals, with the top team from the Championship Pool awaiting the winner in the finals.
By Sunday night, we’ll have a new Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion for 2021.
All of this weekend’s action can be caught on TSN.
