The 2024 PointsBet Invitational is just around the corner, and curling fans, you won’t want to miss this! From September 25th to 29th, Canada’s top curling teams will go head-to-head in an intense, single-elimination showdown, all vying for a piece of the staggering $350,000 prize purse. The stakes are high, the competition fierce, and the atmosphere electric as the Season of Champions kicks off in Calgary at the Winsport Event Centre.
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This premier event brings together the nation’s curling elite, with every end and every shot potentially determining who moves forward or heads home. It’s an unmissable opportunity for curling fans to witness some of the sport’s most exciting moments, live or from your home.
Curling legend Jennifer Jones was replaced by Chelsea Carey following her retirement, while Brendan Bottcher was shockingly cut by his squad in favour of Brad Jacobs.
The curling juggernauts led by reigning Canadian champions Rachel Homan and Brad Gushue are still together, and are the early favourites to dominate the domestic pebbled ice in 2024-25 – unless somebody proves otherwise.
Every point this season is of the upmost importance as five more teams on both the men’s and women’s sides can qualify for the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, set to take place in Halifax form Nov. 22-30, 2025.
Qualification spots for the Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials are still up for grabs as well with that event taking place this season, Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 4, 2025, from Liverpool, N.S.
The PointsBet Invitational once again features 16 women’s team and 16 men’s team from all different levels of curling across Canada competing in a March Madness-style, single-elimination tournament.
The first PointsBet Invitational took place in 2022, with Reid Carruthers and Jones taking home the titles in Fredericton, N.B. Carruthers defended his title last year in Oakville, Ont., as Homan won the women's side.
Like previous years, each rink will receive $5,000 to cover travel and accommodation costs and will earn more money after each victory, including $3,000 for a first-round win, $6,000 for a quarterfinal win and $12,000 for a semifinal win. The men's and women's teams will each earn $24,000 for a win in the championship game for total winnings of $50,000.
Let’s take a closer look at the Sweep 16 matchups and who has the best chance of taking home the big cheque by the end of Sunday.
