Rules and more info here:

Sun City Cup 2026 | Nordic Curling Tour

Shootout instead of extra ends

Ranking rule for the playoff. Top 8 teams overall to playoffs based on;

1 Points

2 LSD

3 Wins

*Teams in womens are ranked from World curling team rankings as of week 20 (some changes can be made due to withdrawals)

Teams in mens are ranked from week 24 due to 4 teams withdrawing on short notice.

**In case of vacant spots the groups will be filled with 4 teams in each group and the lowest ranked/unranked teams will be randomly drawn into the remaining spots.