2014 The National (March)

2014 The National
Host cityFort McMurray, Alberta
ArenaMacDonald Island Park
DatesMarch 12–16
Winner Glenn Howard
Curling clubPenetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
SkipGlenn Howard
ThirdWayne Middaugh
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
Finalist Brad Gushue
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The 2014 Syncrude National was held from March 12 to 16 at the MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was the third men's Grand Slam event of the season. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$100,000.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brendan Bottcher Micky Lizmore Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta
Mark Dacey Stuart Thompson Stephen Burgess Andrew Gibson Halifax, Nova Scotia
Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll Karlstad, Sweden
Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Markus Eriksson Christoffer Sundgren Lit, Sweden
Travis Fanset Chad Allen Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario
Brad Gushue Brett Gallant Adam Casey Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pascal Hess Florian Meister Meico Öhninger Stefan Meienberg Zug, Switzerland
Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kim Soo-hyuk Kim Tae-huan Park Jong-duk Nam Yoon-ho South Korea
Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin David Nedohin Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel Claudio Pätz Sandro Trolliet Simon Gempeler Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Karuizawa, Japan
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Mark Nichols Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brock Virtue Braeden Moskowy Chris Schille D. J. Kidby Regina, Saskatchewan

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L PF PA
Sven Michel 5 0 34 23
Glenn Howard 4 1 36 26
Kevin Koe 3 2 32 24
Mark Dacey 2 3 27 33
Pascal Hess 1 4 19 31
Travis Fanset 0 5 20 31
Pool B W L PF PA
Mike McEwen 5 0 36 19
Kevin Martin 4 1 32 23
Steve Laycock 3 2 28 26
Jeff Stoughton 2 3 27 22
Brendan Bottcher 1 4 18 22
Yusuke Morozumi 0 5 17 38
Pool C W L PF PA
Oskar Eriksson 4 1 36 13
Brad Gushue 4 1 29 27
Niklas Edin 3 2 29 26
Brad Jacobs 2 3 22 30
Kim Soo-hyuk 2 3 24 28
Brock Virtue 0 5 24 40

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time Zone (UTC−7).[2]

Draw 1

Wednesday, March 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Travis Fanset 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
Glenn Howard 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Martin 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 6
Yusuke Morozumi 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Niklas Edin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Steve Laycock 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Jeff Stoughton 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4
Sven Michel 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 5

Draw 2

Thursday, March 13, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Brock Virtue 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6
Brad Jacobs 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kim Soo-hyuk 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Oskar Eriksson 0 0 3 2 2 0 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Pascal Hess 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
Mark Dacey 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Mike McEwen 3 2 0 1 1 X X X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Kevin Martin 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6
Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 3

Thursday, March 13, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mark Dacey 0 2 0 2 0 X X X 4
Kevin Koe 3 0 4 0 4 X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jeff Stoughton 1 2 1 0 2 0 X X 6
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
Travis Fanset 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Pascal Hess 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Glenn Howard 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Yusuke Morozumi 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 3
Mike McEwen 5 0 1 0 4 X X X 10

Draw 4

Thursday, March 13, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 9
Sven Michel 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 8
Brad Jacobs 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 5
Travis Fanset 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brock Virtue 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Oskar Eriksson 1 0 3 3 0 1 X X 8

Draw 5

Thursday, March 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
Brock Virtue 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Martin 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Mike McEwen 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Yusuke Morozumi 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Jeff Stoughton 3 0 4 1 X X X X 8

Draw 6

Friday, March 14, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Niklas Edin 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Oskar Eriksson 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 8
Pascal Hess 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Yusuke Morozumi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Brendan Bottcher 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kim Soo-hyuk 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 8
Brock Virtue 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mark Dacey 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 5
Glenn Howard 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 7

Friday, March 14, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kim Soo-hyuk 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Brad Jacobs 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Travis Fanset 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Mark Dacey 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 X 10
Brock Virtue 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Pascal Hess 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sven Michel 2 1 1 1 0 1 X X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 8

Friday, March 14, 5:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Jeff Stoughton 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Steve Laycock 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 6
Yusuke Morozumi 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
Kevin Koe 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Martin 2 1 2 0 1 2 X X 8
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Oskar Eriksson 3 1 0 4 X X X X 8
Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1

Draw 9

Friday, March 14, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6
Mark Dacey 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs 0 1 0 X X X X X 1
Oskar Eriksson 3 0 5 X X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Martin 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
Jeff Stoughton 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Kim Soo-hyuk 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Travis Fanset 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Pascal Hess 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6

Draw 10

Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kim Soo-hyuk 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Brendan Bottcher 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 15, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
Niklas Edin 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Player percentages
Kevin Koe Niklas Edin
Nolan Thiessen 92% Viktor Kjäll 79%
Carter Rycroft 94% Fredrik Lindberg 94%
Pat Simmons 86% Sebastian Kraupp 82%
Kevin Koe 84% Niklas Edin 81%
Total 89% Total 84%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Sven Michel 9
Kevin Koe 6
Sven Michel 6
Brad Gushue 7
Oskar Eriksson 5
Brad Gushue 7
Brad Gushue 6
Glenn Howard 7
Mike McEwen 2
Steve Laycock 5
Steve Laycock 6
Glenn Howard 10
Kevin Martin 3
Glenn Howard 7

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 15, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9
Kevin Koe 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6
Player percentages
Sven Michel Kevin Koe
Simon Gempeler 92% Nolan Thiessen 93%
Sandro Trolliet 71% Carter Rycroft 91%
Claudio Pätz 82% Pat Simmons 86%
Sven Michel 86% Kevin Koe 75%
Total 83% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Oskar Eriksson 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5
Brad Gushue 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 7
Player percentages
Oskar Eriksson Brad Gushue
Christoffer Sundgren 92% Geoff Walker 90%
Markus Eriksson 84% Adam Casey 85%
Kristian Lindström 77% Brett Gallant 84%
Oskar Eriksson 72% Brad Gushue 81%
Total 81% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Steve Laycock 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
Mike McEwen Steve Laycock
Denni Neufeld 92% Dallan Muyres 78%
Matt Wozniak 77% Colton Flasch 80%
B.J. Neufeld 79% Kirk Muyres 75%
Mike McEwen 65% Steve Laycock 92%
Total 78% Total 81%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Martin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
Glenn Howard 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 7
Player percentages
Kevin Martin Glenn Howard
Ben Hebert 92% Craig Savill 70%
Marc Kennedy 93% Brent Laing 88%
David Nedohin 86% Wayne Middaugh 100%
Kevin Martin 77% Glenn Howard 98%
Total 87% Total 89%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 15, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6
Brad Gushue 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Player percentages
Sven Michel Brad Gushue
Simon Gempeler 89% Geoff Walker 94%
Sandro Trolliet 79% Adam Casey 89%
Claudio Pätz 86% Brett Gallant 97%
Sven Michel 85% Brad Gushue 92%
Total 85% Total 93%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 6
Glenn Howard 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 X 10
Player percentages
Steve Laycock Glenn Howard
Dallan Muyres 89% Craig Savill 100%
Colton Flasch 70% Brent Laing 100%
Kirk Muyres 86% Wayne Middaugh 92%
Steve Laycock 74% Glenn Howard 90%
Total 80% Total 95%

Final

Sunday, March 16, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6
Glenn Howard 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 7
Player percentages
Brad Gushue Glenn Howard
Geoff Walker 98% Craig Savill 86%
Adam Casey 91% Brent Laing 93%
Brett Gallant 80% Wayne Middaugh 73%
Brad Gushue 95% Glenn Howard 95%
Total 91% Total 87%

References

  1. ^ "2014 The Syncrude National – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "National Event Schedule Revised" (PDF). Macdonald Island Park. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.