{"id":499342,"date":"2019-11-12T22:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T03:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2019canadacup2\/?page_id=499342"},"modified":"2024-09-04T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T02:16:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024pointsbetinvitational\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Event\/Visitor Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<pre class='debug' style='display:none;'>enNov 12, 2019<\/pre>\n<section class=\"block-hero block-hero-small  js-hero-container\">\n  <div role=\"banner\" class=\"hero-media-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024pointsbetinvitational\/files\/2024\/03\/Microsite-Banner-Template-Sub-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Background\" \/>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"block-hero-inner left  js-hero-content\">\n            <div class=\"hero-title-container hero-no-post-type\">\n                  <h1 class=\"hero-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">\n            About the Event\/Visitor Info          <\/h1>\n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hero-body-container\">\n        <p class=\"hero-body\"><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cossette-block-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">A new world-class event for fans from across the globe to enjoy!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sixteen men\u2019s and sixteen women\u2019s teams from Canada will take part in the competition, chasing a prize purse in excess of $350,000 in a sudden-death single-knockout format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualified teams include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top 10 highest-ranked women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams on the final 2023-24 Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) standings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 2024 Alberta women\u2019s (Team Selena Sturmay, Edmonton) and men\u2019s (Team Aaron Sluchinski, Airdrie) champions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The women\u2019s (Team Allyson MacNutt, Halifax) and men\u2019s (Team Kenan Wipf, Calgary) champions of the&nbsp;2024 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The women\u2019s (Team Gabby Wood, Edmonton) and men\u2019s (Team Jacob Dobson, Toronto) champions of the&nbsp;2024 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA)\/Curling Canada College Championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The women\u2019s (Team Serena Gray-Withers, Edmonton) and men\u2019s (Team Josh Bryden, Regina) champions of the&nbsp;2024 U SPORTS\/Curling Canada Canadian University Championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The women\u2019s (Team Taylor Reese-Hansen, Victoria) and men\u2019s champions (Team Jordon McDonald, Winnipeg) of the Curling Canada Under-25 NextGen Classic <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The women\u2019s (Team Abby Burgess of Oromocto, N.B.) and men\u2019s champions (Team Dan Sherrard of Beaumont, Alta.) the&nbsp;2023 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The 2024 Pointsbet Invitational will take place at the 3,200 seat&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winsport.ca\/\">WinSport Event Centre<\/a>, located on the west side of Calgary along the TransCanada Highway at 88 Canada Olympic Road SW. WinSport maintains several facilities built for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, is on the south side of the TransCanada Highway #1 (16th Avenue SW) at the Bowfort Road intersection. Calgary Public Transit&nbsp;Bus Route 108 provides daily direct service from the Brentwood CTrain Station; for schedules and detailed information, please check <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/calgarytransit.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"calgarytransit.com\" target=\"_blank\">calgarytransit.com<\/a>, download the Calgary Transit App, or contact Calgary Transit at 403-262-1000. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Event Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section role=\"download\" class=\"block-download-item-callout\">\n  <div class='download-item-inner'>\n    <div class=\"download-item-left\">\n          <h3 class=\"download-item-title\">Winsport Event Centre Parking Map<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"download-item-right\">\n          <a 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