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Glenn Howard and Cheryl Bernard Lead Capital One Cup Standings

TORONTO, November 18, 2008 – Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.) and Cheryl Bernard (Calgary, Alta.) lead the men’s and women’s Capital One Cup standings respectively following the completion of the Masters of Curling and the Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic this past week.

Howard leads the men’s standings after earning 12 points for his victory at the Masters of Curling, the first leg of the men’s 2008-09 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series.  Bernard maintained her overall lead in the women’s Capital One Cup standings after picking up seven points for reaching the semi-finals of the Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic, the third leg of the women’s 2008-09 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series.  Through three events, Bernard has an overall point total of 21.

The Capital One Cup is a points-based competition that awards each curling team a point value based on their performance during each Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event.  Following the conclusion of the curling season, a purse totalling $170,000 (CDN) will be awarded to the top three men’s and women’s teams which record the highest cumulative results during the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events. 

In 2008-09, men will receive Capital One Cup points based on their results in the Masters of Curling, The National, the BDO Classic Canadian Open and the Players’ Championship.  Women will receive Capital One Cup points at the Trail Appliance Curling Classic, the Casinos of Winnipeg, the Wayden Transportation Classic, the Sobeys Slam and the Players’ Championship.

Following the conclusion of the season ending Players’ Championship, the top men’s and women’s teams in the Capital One Cup standings will each receive $50,000 (CDN).  The second and third place men’s and women’s squads will each receive $25,000 (CDN) and $10,000 (CDN) respectively.

The following is an overview of the current leaders in Capital One Cup standings as of November 18, 2008.

Men

Team                                       Hometown                             Points (Through 1 Event)

Glenn Howard                         Coldwater, Ont.                       12

Kevin Koe                                Edmonton, Alta.                       9

Brad Gushue                          St. John’s, Nfld.                        7

Jeff Stoughton                         Winnipeg, Man.                       7

Reid Carruthers                      Winnipeg, Man.                        5

Randy Ferbey                         Edmonton, Alta.                       5

Joel Jordison                           Moose Jaw, Sask.                   5

Kevin Martin                            Edmonton, Alta.                       5

Kerry Burtnyk                         Winnipeg, Man.                        3

Thomas Ulsrud                       Oslo, Norway                          3

Women

Team                                      Hometown                             Points (Through 3 Events)

Cheryl Bernard                       Calgary, Alta.                          21

Jennifer Jones                        Winnipeg, Man.                       20

Stephanie Lawton                   Saskatoon, Sask.                   20

Michelle Englot                       Regina, Sask.                         17

Shannon Kleinbrink                 Calgary, Alta.                         16

Kelly Scott                               Kelowna, B.C.                        16

Cathy King                              Edmonton, Alta.                      12

Sherry Anderson                     Saskatoon, Sask.                   10

Amber Holland                        Regina, Sask.                         10

Barb Spencer                          Winnipeg, Man.                      10

The following is an overview of the point system for the Capital One Cup.  Following the first seven Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events, the point values are doubled for the Players’ Championship.

Tournament Result              First 7 Events                                 Players’ Championship
First Place                              12 points                                           24 points

Second Place                         9 points                                            18 points

Third Place                             7 points                                            14 points

Fifth Place                              5 points                                             10 points

Non-Playoff Teams                1 point per  preliminary round win    2 points per preliminary round win            

The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events are closely tied to the Canadian Curling Association's qualifying process for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Through their performance in the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events, rinks can earn a significant amount of points towards securing a berth at the 2009 Canadian Trials.

About Capital One

Located in Toronto, Ontario, Capital One has offered Canadian consumers a range of competitive MasterCard^® credit cards since 1996, when the company first introduced the Platinum MasterCard^® in Canada.  Capital One Canada is a division of Capital One Bank, a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation of McLean, Virginia (NYSE: COF).

About Insight Sports Ltd.

Insight Sports Ltd. is a leading North American sports media and entertainment company which owns, creates, aggregates and distributes sports and entertainment content across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, events, on-line, mobile, in-arena and video on-demand. Among its event assets, Insight Sports owns and operates the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling (www.worldcurlingtour.com), a series of eight high-profile men’s and women’s events that feature Canada’s deepest and strongest curling fields.

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