World news – CA – Alberta plans joint curling men’s and women’s tournament, no « bubble »

Sylvan Lake, Alta – Alberta will jointly hold the Men’s and Women’s Regional Curling Championship in January

« Curlers will not » explode « in January Curl Alberta said Thursday in a statement that 25-31 events occurred at Sylvain Lake’s NexSource Center, but adjustments would be made to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus

“What is clear is that the concept of ‘bubble’, as used by the NHL, will not be used in this event for a number of reasons,” CEO Jill Richards said in the statement

“First, it will not be necessary according to Alberta’s current health guidelines, as teams will not be in contact with the opponent, meaning the non-delivery team will drop the paper altogether.”

« Second, creating a true bubble environment is an important task, with a variety of increased health and safety protocols and related expenses that are realistically on hand only for larger or professional sports organizations »

Current competition policies expect each team to form a group, allowing more than one sweeper to sit on the delivered stone, Curl Alberta said

The Women’s Championship will be a round of eight teams with the number of playoffs reduced from four to three The men’s form will be 12 teams by knockout with a playoff match for the page

Richards said, « The two formats complement each other well given the timeframe of the event »

Mayor Sean McIntyre said in the statement: « Although events may look different this year – probably without the presence of fans, I know that the curling and Sylvain Lakers community, myself included, will be there in a festive spirit, »

The Alberta Champions will represent the province at the 2021 Scots of Hearts and Tim Hortons Briar Championships, which will be held in North Bay, OntarioAnd Kelowna B, respectively

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