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Sep 3, 2024 · Don’t call it a comeback, triple knockout has been here for years. Although the format is common on tour — and was used throughout the Grand Slam of Curling when the series started 23 years ago — there’s one simple rule to remember: Teams must win three games before they lose three games to advance to the playoffs.
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Triple knockout is back in the Grand Slam of Curling for the...
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Jan 10, 2019 · Bracketology 101: Triple knockout explained. The Meridian Canadian Open is unique in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling as it’s the only one of the six events in the series to feature triple knockout brackets instead of round-robin pools for preliminary play. Triple knockout is a familiar format on the World Curling Tour — and was used ...
Sep 25, 2024 · Triple knockout is back in the Grand Slam of Curling for the HearingLife Tour Challenge, which begins Tuesday at Charlottetown’s Bell Aliant Centre. This will be the first time triple knockout has been used at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. It’s also the first Grand Slam of Curling event to use the format since the 2023 Co-op Canadian Open.
Since triple knockout returned to the Grand Slam of Curling in 2014 after a hiatus for a few years, there have been 10 events in the series to use the format.
Sep 25, 2024 · The Grand Slam of Curling is reintroducing the triple knockout format for the HearingLife Tour Challenge in Charlottetown. This structure requires teams to win three games before accruing three losses across three brackets: A, B, and C. Ultimately, the top eight teams advance to the quarterfinals, making the pathway to playoffs straightforward without tiebreakers complicating matters.
We outlined the recent history of triple knockout in Grand Slam of Curling events with facts and stats, but what makes the format interesting is teams are always facing teams with identical ...
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The Masters is the season-opening event of the 2021-22 Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling season with 16 of the top men's teams and 16 of the top women's teams from around the world. The preliminary round features a triple knockout format with eight teams in both divisions qualifying for the playoffs.
