| 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Arena | Sandman Centre |
| Dates | February 17–26 |
| Attendance | 51,255[1] |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Curling club | Gimli CC, Gimli, Manitoba |
| Skip | Kerri Einarson |
| Third | Val Sweeting |
| Second | Shannon Birchard |
| Lead | Briane Harris |
| Alternate | Krysten Karwacki |
| Coach | Reid Carruthers |
| Finalist |  Manitoba (Jennifer Jones) |
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The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 17 to 26 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.[2] The winning Kerri Einarson team will represent Canada at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.[3]
The defending champion Kerri Einarson rink, representing Team Canada, defeated Team Manitoba, skipped by Jennifer Jones in the final, 10–4. It was the fourth straight championship for the Einarson team, becoming only the second team ever to win four straight Tournament of Hearts (Colleen Jones' rink won from 2001 to 2004 inclusively). In the final, Team Canada broke a 2–2 tie in the fifth, when they stole two points after Jones' final draw came up light. Manitoba conceded the game after Einarson hit for five in the ninth end.[4]
Skip Kerri Einarson and her team of Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane Harris had won the past three editions and are representing Team Canada at the event.[5] The event follows the same format as the past two editions that includes Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that are the top three teams who did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on CTRS standings.[6]
- ^ Hastings, Marty (February 27, 2023). "Harris, with child, brims with Scotties-win emotion; Jones, critical of format, praises team; McCarville wants to get over hump". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2023". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Team Einarson use five-ender to crush Manitoba's Jones, win fourth straight Scotties". TSN. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier Playdowns". TSN. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Curling Canada to Stick With 18-team Format at Scotties, Brier". TSN. November 4, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.