2022 SaskTel Tankard
The 2022 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 9 to February 13 at the Whitewood Curling Club in Whitewood, Saskatchewan. The winning Colton Flasch rink represented Saskatchewan at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada's national men's curling championship. The event was originally going to be played at the Cooperators Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan but was moved to Whitewood due to COVID-19 concerns. The event was awarded to Regina in July 2021, after the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan . Its the second time Whitewood has hosted the Tankard. It had previously held it in 2019. Qualification. 12 teams qualified for the event. Eight teams pre-qualified for the event based on the CTRS points as of January 10, 2022, with the top 4 earning spots based on points earned on SaskTour and World Curling Tour events held in Saskatchewan and the remaining four next best teams earning the next four spots. The remaining four teams qualified through the SaskTel Last Chance Event held January 20 to 23 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, and featured 19 teams after  two withdrew. Teams. The teams are listed as follows: World rankings. Team rankings on the World Curling Team Ranking as of Week 29 of the 2021-22 curling season: Knockout Draw Brackets. The event format is a triple knockout tournament, followed by a four team page playoff. Playoffs. 1 vs. 2. "Saturday, February 12, 7:30 pm" 3 vs. 4. "Saturday, February 12, 7:30 pm" Semifinal. "Sunday, February 13, 10:00 am" Final. "Sunday, February 13, 3:00 pm"