2015 Elite 10

2015 Elite 10
Host cityFort McMurray, Alberta
ArenaSuncor Community Leisure Centre
DatesMarch 19–22
Winner Mike McEwen
Curling clubFort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
SkipMike McEwen
ThirdB.J. Neufeld
SecondMatt Wozniak
LeadDenni Neufeld
Finalist Niklas Edin
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The 2015 Elite 10 was held from March 19 to 22 at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It was the fourth men's Grand Slam event held in the 2014–15 curling season. The Mike McEwen rink from Winnipeg won their fifth career Grand Slam title, defeating the Niklas Edin rink from Sweden in the final.

Competition format

The Elite 10 event features what is called a "match-play" format, in which the winning team of a particular game is the team that has won the most ends in that game. In match play, an end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. Tied games will have a draw to the button competition to determine the winner. In the standings, wins are worth three points, draw to the button wins are worth two points, and draw to the button losses are worth one point.[1]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Jon Mead Craig Savill Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel Florian Meister Simon Gempeler Stefan Meienberg Adelboden, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Reid Carruthers 3 0 0 1 12 5 9
Mike McEwen 3 0 0 1 9 5 9
Niklas Edin 2 0 0 2 9 8 6
Glenn Howard 2 0 0 2 8 8 6
Steve Laycock 0 0 0 4 2 14 0
Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 13 5 9
Brad Jacobs 3 0 0 1 13 9 9
Brad Gushue 3 0 0 1 11 8 9
John Epping 1 0 0 3 5 12 3
Sven Michel 0 0 0 4 6 14 0

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[3]

Draw 1

Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock X 0
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
John Epping ✓ X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4

Draw 2

Thursday, March 19, 5:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sven Michel ✓ X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Niklas Edin X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4
Steve Laycock X X X 0

Draw 3

Thursday, March 19, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ X 2
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Sven Michel ✓ X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Niklas Edin ✓ X X 1

Draw 4

Friday, March 20, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Steve Laycock ✓ X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel ✓ ✓ 2
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Draw 5

Friday, March 20, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue X X 0
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sven Michel ✓ ✓ 2
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Mike McEwen ✓ X 1

Draw 6

Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ 2
Glenn Howard ✓ 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
John Epping X X 0

Draw 7

Friday, March 20, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4
Glenn Howard X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping X X 0
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Steve Laycock ✓ X 1
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 5
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ X 2
Player percentages
Team Edin Team Howard
Christoffer Sundgren 84% Craig Savill 92%
Kristian Lindström 69% Jon Mead 78%
Oskar Eriksson 72% Richard Hart 74%
Niklas Edin 85% Glenn Howard 49%
Total 77% Total 73%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Kevin Koe 0
Brad Gushue 0 Mike McEwen 4
Mike McEwen 4 Mike McEwen 4
Niklas Edin 2
Brad Jacobs 2
Reid Carruthers 1 Niklas Edin 3
Niklas Edin 3

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue X X X 0
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4
Player percentages
Team Gushue Team McEwen
Geoff Walker 100% Denni Neufeld 96%
Brett Gallant 62% Matt Wozniak 95%
Mark Nichols 88% B. J. Neufeld 100%
Brad Gushue 32% Mike McEwen 92%
Total 70% Total 96%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Reid Carruthers ✓ X 1
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Player percentages
Team Carruthers Team Edin
Colin Hodgson 89% Christoffer Sundgren 87%
Derek Samagalski 81% Kristian Lindström 82%
Braeden Moskowy 88% Oskar Eriksson 85%
Reid Carruthers 63% Niklas Edin 76%
Total 81% Total 83%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe X X 0
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Player percentages
Team Koe Team McEwen
Ben Hebert 85% Denni Neufeld 89%
Brent Laing 62% Matt Wozniak 92%
Marc Kennedy 75% B. J. Neufeld 97%
Kevin Koe 56% Mike McEwen 100%
Total 70% Total 95%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ X 2
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Player percentages
Team Jacobs Team Edin
Ryan Harnden 99% Christoffer Sundgren 99%
E.J. Harnden 83% Kristian Lindström 87%
Ryan Fry 74% Oskar Eriksson 85%
Brad Jacobs 91% Niklas Edin 84%
Total 87% Total 89%

Final

Sunday, March 22, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ X 2
Player percentages
Team McEwen Team Edin
Denni Neufeld 86% Christoffer Sundgren 74%
Matt Wozniak 82% Kristian Lindström 85%
B. J. Neufeld 88% Oskar Eriksson 82%
Mike McEwen 98% Niklas Edin 67%
Total 89% Total 77%

References

  1. ^ "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Top teams confirmed for Syncrude Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Syncrude Elite 10 schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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