2018 Elite 10 (March)

This article is about the bonspiel held in March 2018. For the bonspiel held in September 2018, see 2018 Elite 10 (September).

2018 Princess Auto Elite 10
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaSt. James Civic Centre
DatesMarch 15–18
Winner Mike McEwen
Curling clubFort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
SkipMike McEwen
ThirdB.J. Neufeld
SecondMatt Wozniak
LeadDenni Neufeld
Finalist Brad Gushue
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The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 15 to 18 at St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2017–18 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams.

Format

Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 uses a match play system in which scoring is based on ends won, rather than rocks scored. An end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. In the event of a tie, a draw to the button competition is held 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 top 10 teams in the World Curling Tour's year-to-date rankings as of February 5, 2018, were invited to compete in the Elite 10. If any teams declined, the next-highest team was invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Jeff Stoughton Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Scott Howard Tiny, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, United States

Round-robin standings

Pool A W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Brad Gushue 2 1 0 1 13 8 8
Glenn Howard 2 0 1 1 12 12 7
John Epping 2 0 0 2 12 9 6
Niklas Edin 1 1 1 1 12 14 6
Reid Carruthers 0 1 1 2 8 14 3
Pool B W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Mike McEwen 4 0 0 0 16 4 12
Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 12 8 9
Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 10 8 6
John Shuster 1 0 0 3 7 14 3
Jason Gunnlaugson 0 0 0 4 3 13 0

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Draw 1

Thursday, March 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Niklas Edin ✓ X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jason Gunnlaugson ✓ X X 1
John Shuster ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓   3

Draw 2

Thursday, March 15, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe ✓ X 1
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Shuster ✓ X 1
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Draw 3

Thursday, March 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 5
Jason Gunnlaugson X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Reid Carruthers ✓ X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓   3
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4

Draw 4

Friday, March 16, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Jason Gunnlaugson ✓ ✓ 2
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Draw 5

Friday, March 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
John Epping ✓ ✓ 2

Draw 6

Friday, March 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Shuster ✓ X X 1
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓   3
Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
John Epping ✓ ✓ 2

Draw 7

Friday, March 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3
Reid Carruthers X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
John Shuster ✓ X 1
Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ X 2
Jason Gunnlaugson X 0

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 17, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Niklas Edin X X X 0
John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Mike McEwen 4
Glenn Howard 3 Glenn Howard 3
Brad Jacobs 1 Mike McEwen 4
Brad Gushue 1
Kevin Koe 1
Brad Gushue 4 Brad Gushue 2
John Epping 2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Brad Jacobs ✓ X 1
Player percentages
Glenn Howard Brad Jacobs
Scott Howard 97% Ryan Harnden 88%
David Mathers 84% E. J. Harnden 74%
Adam Spencer 100% Ryan Fry 76%
Glenn Howard 97% Brad Jacobs 73%
Total 94% Total 78%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
John Epping ✓ ✓ X 2
Player percentages
Brad Gushue John Epping
Geoff Walker 86% Tim March 94%
Brett Gallant 91% Patrick Janssen 93%
Mark Nichols 95% Mat Camm 83%
Brad Gushue 93% John Epping 71%
Total 91% Total 85%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 17, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Player percentages
Glenn Howard Mike McEwen
Scott Howard 69% Denni Neufeld 90%
David Mathers 94% Matt Wozniak 94%
Adam Spencer 89% B.J. Neufeld 75%
Glenn Howard 63% Mike McEwen 86%
Total 79% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kevin Koe ✓ 1
Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ 2
Player percentages
Kevin Koe Brad Gushue
Ben Hebert 87% Geoff Walker 80%
Brent Laing 83% Brett Gallant 81%
Marc Kennedy 74% Mark Nichols 89%
Kevin Koe 76% Brad Gushue 76%
Total 80% Total 81%

Final

Sunday March 18, 9:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Brad Gushue ✓ X 1
Player percentages
Mike McEwen Brad Gushue
Denni Neufeld 90% Geoff Walker 88%
Matt Wozniak 92% Brett Gallant 71%
B.J. Neufeld 98% Mark Nichols 79%
Mike McEwen 79% Brad Gushue 56%
Total 90% Total 74%

References

  1. ^ "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Qualification for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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