2019 Continental Cup
| 2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup | |||||||||||
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| Host city | Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||
| Arena | Orleans Arena | ||||||||||
| Dates | January 17–20, 2019 | ||||||||||
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The 2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup will be held from January 17 to 20 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1]
Competition format
This edition of the Continental Cup will use a new format. There will be sixty points available, distributed as follows:
| Event | Games | Points | Total points |
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| Teams | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Mixed doubles | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Team scramble | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Mixed team scramble | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Skins | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Total | 33 | N/A | 60 |
The number of traditional team games is reduced under this format, with each team now playing in only one traditional team game instead of three as in past years. There is one additional mixed doubles draw, eliminating the practice of having the third mixed doubles game consisting of two pairs of players who switch after four ends of play; this in turn ensures that all players are involved in one full mixed doubles game.
The two new events are the team scramble and mixed team scramble. The team scramble will be a mix of the traditional teams into same-gender lineups. Front-end or back-end teammates cannot stay together, but a back-end player may play with a front-end teammate. The mixed teams scramble will use mixed teams, with at least one team per side skipped by a female.[2]. There is one men's team scramble draw and one women's team scramble draw, with each game worth one point; each game in the single mixed scramble draw is worth two points.
Teams
References
- ^ Cameron, Al (April 8, 2018). "Canada falls short in gold-medal game; WFG Continental Cup returning to Vegas". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Lineups, new format set for 2019 WFG Continental Cup in Las Vegas". Curling Canada. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Teams". lasvegascurlingrocks. Retrieved August 28, 2018.