2022 PointsBet Invitational

The 2022 PointsBet Invitational curling tournament was held from September 21 to 25 at the Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The event featured thirty-two Canadian teams and was the first major event of the "Season of Champions" of the 2022–23 season. It was played in a single-elimination tournament with the winning men's and women's teams of Reid Carruthers and Jennifer Jones receiving $50,000 each.

Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's Canadian teams on the revamped World Curling Federation's world team rankings qualified for the event. A local men's and women's team also qualified, which was selected by the host committee. Additionally, the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2022 Canadian Junior Curling Championships received a berth, along with the reigning men's and women's champions of the 2021 Canadian Curling Club Championships. The final spot was decided by a fan vote.

Men
Top world team ranking men's teams:
 * 1) Brad Gushue
 * 2) Brendan Bottcher
 * 3) Matt Dunstone
 * 4) Kevin Koe
 * 5) Reid Carruthers
 * 6) Glenn Howard
 * 7) Colton Flasch
 * 8) Tanner Horgan
 * 9) John Epping
 * 10) Mike McEwen
 * 11) Kody Hartung
 * 12) Karsten Sturmay
 * 13) Félix Asselin
 * 14) Braden Calvert

Host team:
 * Jack Smeltzer

Junior champions:
 * Landan Rooney

Club champions:
 * Nick Deagle

Women
Top world team ranking women's teams:
 * 1) Kerri Einarson
 * 2) Kaitlyn Lawes
 * 3) Tracy Fleury
 * 4) Chelsea Carey
 * 5) Jennifer Jones
 * 6) Krista McCarville
 * 7) Casey Scheidegger
 * 8) Hollie Duncan
 * 9) Kelsey Rocque
 * 10) Christina Black
 * 11) Penny Barker
 * 12) Kerry Galusha
 * 13) Andrea Kelly
 * 14) Selena Sturmay

Host team:
 * Andrea Kelly

Junior champions:
 * Emily Deschenes

Club champions:
 * Tracy Larocque

Fan vote
A fan vote was held from August 22 to 24 to determine the final men's and women's teams competing at the event.

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout results
All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC-03:00).

Round of 16
Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 22, 7:00 pm

Quarterfinals
Friday, September 23, 4:00 pm

Semifinals
Saturday, September 24, 4:00 pm

Final
Sunday, September 25, 3:30 pm

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout results
All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC-03:00).

Round of 16
Wednesday, September 21, 2:00 pm

Thursday, September 22, 2:00 pm

Quarterfinals
Friday, September 23, 11:00 am

Semifinals
Saturday, September 24, 11:00 am

Final
Sunday, September 25, 10:30 am

Celebrity invitational
The event also held two celebrity exhibition games following the 'Elite 8' portion of the tournament. The teams consisted of:


 * Brendan Bottcher, B. J. Neufeld, Briane Harris and actor Patrick Roach
 * Jennifer Jones, Kevin Koe, and hockey players Marc Methot and Shayne Corson
 * Mark Nichols, Val Sweeting, soccer player Stephanie Labbé and rapper Classified
 * Kaitlyn Lawes, Ben Hebert, cyclist Georgia Simmerling and sprinter Donovan Bailey