PointsBet Invitational

{{Infobox curling event|2024|2024

| Name = PointsBet Invitational

| Logo = PointsBet Invitational logo.svg

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| Established = 2022

| Current host city = Calgary, Alberta

| Current arena = WinSport Event Centre

| Purse = $350,000 (2024)

| Current men's champion = {{flagicon|SK}} Mike McEwen

| Current women's champion = {{flagicon|ON}} Rachel Homan

| Current = 2024 PointsBet Invitational

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The PointsBet Invitational is an annual curling tournament put on by Curling Canada as one of its four "Season of Champions" events (along with the Scotties, the Brier and either the men's or women's World Curling Championships).{{cite web |title=UPCOMING EVENTS|url=https://www.curling.ca/upcoming-events/|website=Curling Canada |accessdate=2023-10-01}} The tournament is held as a single-elimination tournament, and features the top ranked teams in the country, as well as the winners of certain national championships such as the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the Canadian University Curling Championships, the Canadian College Curling Championships and the Canadian Curling Club Championships. The winning teams receive $50,000. {{cite web |title=2023 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/09/2023-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-VER2.pdf|website=Curling Canada |date=September 2023 |accessdate=2023-10-01}}

The event began in 2022, and consists of 16 teams. It is broadcast on television on TSN{{cite news|title=PointsBet Invitational 2023: Dates, times, schedule and how to watch the kickoff Canadian curling event |date=October 1, 2023|publisher=The Sporting News|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/curling/news/pointsbet-invitational-curling-2023-dates-times-schedule-channel/cd4817e34c37b6798fee2dfa|accessdate=October 1, 2023}} and is sponsored by PointsBet, an online gambling website. As a single-elimination tournament, it is meant to emulate the "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament,{{cite news|title=Einarson, Gushue cruise to opening wins, Koe eliminated early at PointsBet Invitational|date=September 27, 2023|publisher=CBC Sports|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/kerri-einarson-pointsbet-invitational-recap-sept-27-1.6980391|accessdate=October 1, 2023}} with round names being called the "Sweep 16", "Elite 8" and "Final Four".{{cite news|title=2023 PointsBet Invitational - Scores/Schedule|date=September 29, 2023|publisher=TSN|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/2023-pointsbet-invitational-scores-schedule-1.2011926|accessdate=October 1, 2023}}

The event replaces the Canada Cup and Continental Cup events on Curling Canada's season of champions calendar.{{cite news|title=With high-performance review underway, Curling Canada hopes new quad yields results|date=December 22, 2022|publisher=CBC Sports|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/curling-canada-high-performance-review-1.6694907|accessdate=October 1, 2023}}