# 2011 Continental Cup of Curling

The 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held January 13–16 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta.
It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
The event once again featured North America vs. the World. The North American team featured the Olympic silver medal-winning Cheryl Bernard rink, the Olympic gold medal-winning Kevin Martin rink, the current World champion rink of Kevin Koe, current Canadian champion Jennifer Jones, and Erika Brown and Pete Fenson, the current American champion rinks. The World team was represented by 2009 European champion Niklas Edin, 2010 European bronze medalist Mirjam Ott, World champion Andrea Schöpp, European champion Thomas Ulsrud, Olympic bronze medalist Wang Bingyu and a composite rink featuring former world champion David Murdoch, Olympic bronze medalist Ralph Stöckli and teammate Simon Strübin as well as 2007 World silver medalist Andreas Lang.
The North American team dominated the event, winning it outright before the final day, the second time in the history of the event. The North American team also set a record for the most points won in the history of the cup, breaking the previous record of 290 points set by the North American team in 2007.

## Teams

| | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Team North America | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Morris | Calgary |
| Team North America | Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | Winnipeg |
| Team North America | Erika Brown | Nina Spatola | Ann Swisshelm | Laura Hallisey | Madison |
| Team North America | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Edmonton |
| Team North America | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton |
| Team North America | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji |
| Coach: Rick Lang, Captain: Neil Harrison |||||
| Team World | Wang Bingyu | Liu Yin | Yue Qingshuang | Zhou Yan | Harbin |
| Team World | Andrea Schöpp | Monika Wagner | Corinna Scholz | Stella Heiß | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Team World | Mirjam Ott | Carmen Schäfer | Carmen Küng | Janine Greiner | Davos |
| Team World | David Murdoch | Ralph Stöckli | Andreas Lang | Simon Strübin | Lockerbie Basel Füssen |
| Team World | Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo |
| Team World | Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad |
| Coach: Peja Lindholm, Captain: Pål Trulsen |||||

## Events
### January 13

Women's team competition 10:30 am ET
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Brown) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 | 0 |
| World (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Bernard) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 6 |
| World (Schöpp) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Jones) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| World (Ott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mixed Doubles 3:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Rycroft/Jones) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | X | 12 | 6 |
| World (Zhou/Nergård) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Martin/Swisshelm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 |
| World (Edin/Wagner) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Rojeski/O'Connor) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| World (Wang/Ulsrud) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Men's team competition 9:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Fenson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| World (Edin) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Martin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| World (Murdoch) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Koe) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 0 |
| World (Ulsrud) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 7 | 6 |

### January 14

Women's team competition 10:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Bernard) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| World (Ott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Jones) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 | 6 |
| World (Wang) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Brown) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| World (Schöpp) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mixed doubles 3:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (MacDonald/Officer) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| World (Ott/Stöckli) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Hebert/Bernard) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 |
| World (Kraupp/Schöpp) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Fenson/Brown) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 |
| World (Schäfer/Murdoch) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 | 6 |
Men's team competition 9:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Koe) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 6 |
| World (Murdoch) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Martin) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 | 6 |
| World (Edin) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | Points |
| North America (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 6 |
| World (Ulsrud) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 0 |

### January 15

'A' Skins' 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Brown) | X | X | | X | | X | | X | 20 |
| World (Schöpp) | | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Koe/O'Connor/Thiessen/C. Morris) | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | 20 |
| World (Ulsrud/Schäfer/Edin/Liu) | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Fenson) | X | | 0 | | X | | 0 | | 3 |
| World (Murdoch) | | X | | X | | 0 | | X | 17 |
Singles 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Ott) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| North America (Jones) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Sheet B | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Schöpp) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| North America (Bernard) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sheet C | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Wang) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| North America (Brown) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Sheet A | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Edin) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| North America (Fenson) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
| Sheet B | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Murdoch) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| North America (Martin) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 4 |
The Kevin Martin rink tied with the record for the most points (at 27 points) in a singles match, set in 2002 by Kevin Martin.
| Sheet C | Runthrough | Button | Port | Raise | Hit-and-Roll | Double | Total | Points |
| World (Ulsrud) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| North America (Koe) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
North America receives a bonus of 8 points for having the most aggregate points in the singles.
'B' Skins 9:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Jones) | | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | X | 22 |
| World (Ott) | 0 | X | | X | | 0 | | | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Button | Points |
| North America (J. Morris/Swisshelm/Kennedy/Spatola) | | X | | | X | | X | | X | 19 |
| World (Murdoch/Schöpp/Nergård/Wang) | X | | 0 | X | | X | | 0 | | 11 |
With John Morris' draw to the button, North America gained nine points and clinched the Continental Cup at 208 points.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Koe) | X | X | | 0 | | X | X | X | 21 |
| World (Edin) | | | X | | X | | | | 9 |

### January 16

Women's 'C' Skins 1:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Bernard) | | 0 | | X | | X | X | X | 42 |
| World (Wang) | 0 | | X | | 0 | | | | 13 |
Men's 'C' Skins 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
| North America (Martin) | | X | | 0 | | 0 | X | | 39 |
| World (Ulsrud) | X | | 0 | | 0 | | | X | 16 |
The Kevin Martin rink wins CAD$13,000 for his win in the men's skins game.