2018 Elite 10 (September) – Wikipedia

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Grand Slam of Curling event

This article is about the bonspiel held in September 2018. For the bonspiel held in March 2018, see 2018 Elite 10 (March).
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The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from September 26 to 30 at St. Clair Campus Arena in Chatham, Ontario. It was the first Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2018-19 curling season, and the first time the Elite 10 had a women’s division. It was also the last time the event was held, as it was removed from the Grand Slam lineup for the 2019-20 curling season.

On the men’s side, defending champions Brad Gushue won the event, their eleventh grand slam, beating out the new Reid Carruthers rink 1 UP in the final.

On the women’s side, Olympic champion team Anna Hasselborg won their first grand slam event. They defeated team Silvana Tirinzoni 4-and-2, who were looking for their second ever grand slam victory.

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. At the end of the round robin, the top six teams (regardless of pool) advance to the playoffs, with the top two advancing to the semifinals automatically.[2]

Qualification[edit]

The top 10 men’s and women’s teams in the World Curling Tour’s Order of Merit rankings as of August 1, 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.[3]

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Men[edit]

Top Order of Merit men’s teams as of August 1:[4]

  1. Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
  2. Sweden Niklas Edin
  3. Alberta Kevin Koe
  4. Scotland Bruce Mouat
  5. Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson
  6. Manitoba Reid Carruthers
  7. Ontario Brad Jacobs
  8. Alberta Brendan Bottcher
  9. Switzerland Peter de Cruz
  10. Ontario John Epping
  11. Ontario Glenn Howard
  12. Norway Steffen Walstad
  13. United States John Shuster
  14. Norway Thomas Ulsrud
  15. South Korea Kim Chang-min
  16. Scotland Ross Paterson

Women[edit]

Top Order of Merit women’s teams as of August 1:[5]

  1. Manitoba Jennifer Jones
  2. Sweden Anna Hasselborg
  3. Ontario Rachel Homan
  4. Scotland Eve Muirhead
  5. Manitoba Tracy Fleury
  6. Alberta Laura Walker
  7. South Korea Kim Eun-jung
  8. United States Nina Roth
  9. United States Jamie Sinclair
  10. Japan Satsuki Fujisawa
  11. Alberta Chelsea Carey
  12. Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
  13. Alberta Casey Scheidegger

Teams[edit]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Mike McEwen (Fourth) Reid Carruthers (Skip) Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Denni Neufeld Connor Njegovan Manitoba Morris, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Michael Goodfellow Scotland Glasgow, Scotland

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Round-robin standings[edit]

Round-robin results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).

Draw 1[edit]

Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm

Draw 2[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am

Draw 3[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 4[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 4:00 pm

Draw 5[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm

Draw 6[edit]

Friday, September 28, 8:30 am

Draw 7[edit]

Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm

Draw 9[edit]

Friday, September 28, 8:00 pm

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Saturday, September 29, 4:00 pm

Semifinals[edit]

Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm

Final[edit]

Sunday, September 30, 4:00 pm

Teams[edit]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Chelsea Carey Sarah Wilkes Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Manitoba East St. Paul, Manitoba
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Aileen Geving Becca Hamilton United States Blaine, United States
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Alberta Lethbridge, Alberta
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Sarah Anderson Monica Walker United States Blaine, United States
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Switzerland Aarau, Switzerland
Laura Walker Cathy Overton-Clapham Lori Olson-Johns Laine Peters Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

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Round-robin standings[edit]

Round-robin results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).

Draw 1[edit]

Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm

Draw 2[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am

Draw 3[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 5[edit]

Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm

Draw 6[edit]

Friday, September 28, 8:30 am

Draw 7[edit]

Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm

Draw 8[edit]

Friday, September 28, 4:00 pm

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Saturday, September 29, 12:00 pm

Semifinals[edit]

Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm

Final[edit]

Sunday, September 30, 12:00 pm

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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