The 2016
World Financial GroupContinental Cup of Curling was held from January 14 to 17 at the
Orleans Arena in
Paradise,
Nevada. This marked the second edition of the Continental Cup to be held outside of Canada. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, with most points available in the skins competitions.
TSN broadcast the event, as it had in previous years.
The total attendance for the event was 62,498, the highest in Cup history (as of 2017). Team North America collected CAD$52,000 winners cheque and CAD$13,000 skins bonus. Team World collected CAD$26,000 losers cheque.[2]
Competition format
This edition of the Continental Cup used a similar format as that of the previous year, with the main difference being the elimination of the singles event, which was replaced by an additional mixed doubles event. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points were needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, and team games were worth one point each, with ties being worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Six mixed doubles and six singles games were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.
Teams
The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region competed against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earned the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the
Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the
Brier and the
Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States, namely the winners of the United States National Championships, were chosen to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World were selected by the
World Curling Federation.
All times listed are in
Pacific Standard Time (
UTC−8).[5] The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night,[6] and the draws for Sunday will be released on Saturday afternoon.
