Scotties Standings, Schedule, and Scores: Championship Weekend Arrives With Lawes, Einarson, Black, and Sturmay in the Page Playoffs
The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts has reached its championship weekend in Mississauga, with the bracket now set and the margins for error gone. After round-robin play split the field into two pools, the tournament’s Page playoff format is doing what it’s designed to do: reward the teams that dominated early while still giving a dangerous late-surging rink a path to the title.
The headline going into Saturday, January 31, 2026 is simple and sharp: Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes and Team Canada’s Kerri Einarson earned the clearest route to Sunday, while Christina Black and Selena Sturmay have forced their way back into contention with emphatic Friday night wins.
Scotties 2026 standings: Final round-robin picture
The tournament’s two-pool format produced a clean hierarchy at the top and a crowded chase behind it.
Pool A final standings highlights
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Manitoba, Kaitlyn Lawes: 8–0
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Team Canada, Kerri Einarson: 7–1
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Nova Scotia, Taylour Stevens: 6–2
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Ontario, Hailey Armstrong: 5–3
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British Columbia, Taylor Reese-Hansen: 3–5
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Saskatchewan, Jolene Campbell: 3–5
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Northwest Territories, Nicky Kaufman: 2–6
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Quebec, Jolianne Fortin: 2–6
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Yukon, Bayly Scoffin: 0–8
Pool B final standings highlights
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Manitoba, Beth Peterson: 8–0
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Nova Scotia, Christina Black: 6–2
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Alberta, Selena Sturmay: 6–2
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Northern Ontario, Krista Scharf: 5–3
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Alberta, Kayla Skrlik: 5–3
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New Brunswick, Mélodie Forsythe: 2–6
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Prince Edward Island, Amanda Power: 2–6
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Mackenzie Mitchell: 1–7
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Nunavut, Julia Weagle: 1–7
The top three teams from each pool advanced, setting up a weekend that now looks less like “anyone can win” and more like a test of whether the round-robin leaders can keep their edge under knockout pressure.
Scotties scores: What happened Friday in the playoffs
Friday afternoon delivered two Page 1 versus 2 qualifiers with real consequences.
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Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes defeated Nova Scotia’s Christina Black 8–6
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Team Canada’s Kerri Einarson defeated Manitoba’s Beth Peterson 8–5
Those results sent Lawes and Einarson into the Page 1 versus 2 game, with a direct ticket to the final on the line.
Then Friday night flipped the pressure onto the losing teams and produced two lopsided eliminators.
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Nova Scotia’s Christina Black defeated Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens 9–2
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Alberta’s Selena Sturmay defeated Manitoba’s Beth Peterson 9–2
That means Black and Sturmay are still alive, while Stevens and Peterson are out, a striking turnaround given how strong both teams looked earlier in the week.
Scotties schedule: What’s next on Saturday and Sunday
All times Eastern Time.
Saturday, January 31
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Page 3 versus 4 game: 1:00 pm ET
Christina Black vs Selena Sturmay -
Page 1 versus 2 game: 7:00 pm ET
Kaitlyn Lawes vs Kerri Einarson
Sunday, February 1
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Semifinal: 1:00 pm ET
Page 1 versus 2 loser vs Page 3 versus 4 winner -
Final: 7:00 pm ET
That structure creates two incentives at once: win Saturday night and rest for the final, or fight through the semifinal and hope momentum outweighs fatigue.
Behind the headline: Why this Scotties bracket feels different
This year’s tournament is missing a familiar gravitational center. Two-time defending champion Rachel Homan is not in the field, which has widened the psychological runway for contenders who normally arrive knowing there’s a clear “team to beat.” With that vacancy, the Scotties becomes a leverage tournament: one win can elevate a roster’s funding prospects, sponsorship pull, and selection credibility for future international opportunities.
The stakeholders are unusually clear.
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Lawes has positioned her rink as the week’s most consistent group, and a title would validate a full-season identity built on control and late-end execution.
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Einarson carries the burden of expectation that comes with the Team Canada label and the reputation of closing big games.
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Black and Sturmay are now the bracket’s volatility engines: teams that can win quickly if they seize hammer moments and pressure early.
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Curling Canada benefits from a final weekend that has both star power and regional intrigue, but also needs the event to demonstrate depth beyond a single dynasty.
Second-order effects are real in curling, even if they don’t trend like other sports. A championship run reshapes team stability, player movement, and coaching decisions. It can also influence how aggressively provinces and sponsors back “next cycle” teams after the season ends.
What we still don’t know
Even with standings locked, the outcome hinges on details that don’t show up in records.
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Whether Lawes and Einarson can keep their draw weight and release consistency after a high-emotion Friday.
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Whether Black and Sturmay’s Friday night blowouts were matchup-specific or a sign they’ve found a higher gear at exactly the right time.
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How the ice and arena conditions play under weekend spotlight pressure, when even small changes can punish over-throwing or timid calls.
What happens next: 5 realistic scenarios and triggers
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Lawes goes straight to the final
Trigger: she wins the 7:00 pm ET Page 1 versus 2 game by converting early hammers into multiple scores. -
Einarson leans on championship muscle memory
Trigger: she keeps ends clean and forces Lawes into single-point patterns, then steals one key end. -
Black completes the comeback story
Trigger: she wins at 1:00 pm ET, then drags the semifinal into a tight, late-end shotmaking contest. -
Sturmay turns pace into a weapon
Trigger: she maintains the aggressive standard from Friday night and forces opponents into low-percentage doubles. -
The semifinal winner carries momentum into Sunday night
Trigger: the Page 1 versus 2 loser looks flat in the semifinal, and the survivor rides adrenaline into the final.
The bracket is set, the standings are history, and the scores now matter more than the storylines. By Sunday night, one team will have translated a week of percentages and positioning into the only number that lasts: champion.
