2018 Elite 10 (September)

This article is about the bonspiel held in September 2018. For the bonspiel held in March 2018, see 2018 Elite 10 (March).
2018 Princess Auto Elite 10
Host cityChatham, Ontario
ArenaSt. Clair Campus Arena
DatesSeptember 26–30
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Curling clubSt. John's CC, St. John's, NL
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistManitoba Reid Carruthers
Women's winnerSweden Anna Hasselborg
Curling clubSundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg, SWE
SkipAnna Hasselborg
ThirdSara McManus
SecondAgnes Knochenhauer
LeadSofia Mabergs
CoachWayne Middaugh[1]
FinalistSwitzerland Silvana Tirinzoni

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.

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. 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

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]

Men

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

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

Men

Teams

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

[6]

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pool A W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Ontario Glenn Howard 3 0 0 1 12 9 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3 0 0 1 12 4 9
Ontario John Epping 2 0 1 1 12 11 7
Scotland Bruce Mouat 1 0 0 3 8 13 3
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 0 1 0 3 7 14 2
Pool B W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3 1 0 0 14 8 11
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 13 5 9
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 10 8 6
Scotland Ross Paterson 1 0 0 3 9 15 3
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 1 3 4 14 1

Round-robin results

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

Draw 1

Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson (has hammer) ✓ X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 5
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) ✓ X X 1

Draw 2

Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) ✓ X 1
Scotland Ross Paterson ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson ✓ ✓ X 2

Draw 3

Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3
Ontario Brad Jacobs X X 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) ✓ ✓ 2
Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Draw 4

Thursday, September 27, 4:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson (has hammer) ✓ X 1
Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) ✓ X X 1
Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Draw 5

Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 5
Scotland Ross Paterson (has hammer) ✓ ✓ X 2

Draw 6

Friday, September 28, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat ✓ X 1
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Scotland Ross Paterson ✓ X X 1

Draw 7

Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓   2
Manitoba Reid Carruthers (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Ontario John Epping X X 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 5
Scotland Ross Paterson ✓ ✓ X 2

Draw 9

Friday, September 28, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓   2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ X 2
Scotland Bruce Mouat X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ 1
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin X 0
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 Ontario John Epping 2
Ontario John Epping 4 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 Ontario Brad Jacobs 2
Ontario Brad Jacobs 4

Quarterfinals

Saturday, September 29, 4:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ X X 1
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Player percentages
Alberta Kevin Koe Ontario Brad Jacobs
Ben Hebert 89% Ryan Harnden 79%
Colton Flasch 76% E. J. Harnden 78%
B. J. Neufeld 79% Ryan Fry 78%
Kevin Koe 53% Brad Jacobs 85%
Total 74% Total 80%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) X X X 0
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4
Player percentages
Ontario Glenn Howard Ontario John Epping
Tim March 83% Craig Savill 88%
David Mathers 62% Brent Laing 80%
Scott Howard 73% Mat Camm 95%
Glenn Howard 41% John Epping 92%
Total 65% Total 89%

Semifinals

Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓   2
Player percentages
Manitoba Reid Carruthers Ontario John Epping
Colin Hodgson 88% Craig Savill 88%
Derek Samagalski 78% Brent Laing 90%
Reid Carruthers 80% Mat Camm 70%
Mike McEwen 79% John Epping 73%
Total 81% Total 80%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ 2
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue Ontario Brad Jacobs
Geoff Walker 91% Ryan Harnden 88%
Brett Gallant 96% E. J. Harnden 78%
Mark Nichols 81% Ryan Fry 79%
Brad Gushue 83% Brad Jacobs 61%
Total 88% Total 77%

Final

Sunday, September 30, 4:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ 2
Player percentages
Manitoba Reid Carruthers Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Colin Hodgson 88% Geoff Walker 93%
Derek Samagalski 78% Brett Gallant 79%
Reid Carruthers 77% Mark Nichols 84%
Mike McEwen 56% Brad Gushue 87%
Total 75% Total 86%

Women

Teams

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

[7]

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pool A W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 3 1 0 0 17 6 11
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 2 0 1 1 12 12 7
Alberta Laura Walker 1 1 0 2 10 13 5
Manitoba Tracy Fleury 0 1 2 1 9 14 4
Alberta Chelsea Carey 1 0 0 3 8 11 3
Pool B W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4 0 0 0 14 6 12
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 2 0 1 1 11 10 7
Ontario Rachel Homan 1 1 0 2 11 12 5
United States Nina Roth 1 0 0 3 8 10 3
United States Jamie Sinclair 1 0 0 3 8 14 3

Round-robin results

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

Draw 1

Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Alberta Chelsea Carey X X 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
United States Jamie Sinclair ✓ X X 1

Draw 2

Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Nina Roth ✓ ✓ 2
Alberta Casey Scheidegger (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Tracy Fleury ✓ ✓ ✓   3
Alberta Laura Walker (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4

Draw 3

Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
United States Jamie Sinclair ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Tracy Fleury (has hammer) X X X 0
Alberta Chelsea Carey ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 5
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) ✓ ✓ X 2

Draw 5

Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Alberta Casey Scheidegger ✓ X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Alberta Laura Walker ✓ X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan X X 0
United States Nina Roth (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey (has hammer) ✓ ✓ X 2
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Draw 6

Friday, September 28, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Laura Walker (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Alberta Chelsea Carey ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Jamie Sinclair ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
United States Nina Roth (has hammer) ✓ ✓ 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Tracy Fleury (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni ✓ ✓   2

Draw 7

Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
United States Nina Roth ✓ 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Alberta Casey Scheidegger (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓   3

Draw 8

Friday, September 28, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Laura Walker (has hammer) ✓ ✓ X 2
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Manitoba Tracy Fleury ✓ ✓ ✓   3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) ✓ X 1
Alberta Casey Scheidegger ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 1 Ontario Rachel Homan 2
Ontario Rachel Homan 3 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 2
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3
Alberta Laura Walker 1

Quarterfinals

Saturday, September 29, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Casey Scheidegger ✓ X 1
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Player percentages
Alberta Casey Scheidegger Ontario Rachel Homan
Kristie Moore 86% Lisa Weagle 87%
Jessie Haughian 73% Joanne Courtney 78%
Cary-Anne McTaggart 56% Emma Miskew 73%
Casey Scheidegger 44% Rachel Homan 60%
Total 65% Total 75%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3
Alberta Laura Walker ✓ X 1
Player percentages
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni Alberta Laura Walker
Melanie Barbezat 83% Laine Peters 83%
Esther Neuenschwander 68% Lori Olson-Johns 83%
Silvana Tirinzoni 90% Cathy Overton-Clapham 74%
Alina Pätz 61% Laura Walker 40%
Total 76% Total 70%

Semifinals

Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Ontario Rachel Homan ✓ ✓ 2
Player percentages
Sweden Anna Hasselborg Ontario Rachel Homan
Sofia Mabergs 76% Lisa Weagle 83%
Agnes Knochenhauer 86% Joanne Courtney 69%
Sara McManus 77% Emma Miskew 76%
Anna Hasselborg 85% Rachel Homan 60%
Total 81% Total 72%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones ✓ ✓ 2
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) ✓ ✓ ✓ 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Jennifer Jones Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
Dawn McEwen 78% Melanie Barbezat 76%
Jocelyn Peterman 81% Esther Neuenschwander 79%
Kaitlyn Lawes 78% Silvana Tirinzoni 64%
Jennifer Jones 78% Alina Pätz 85%
Total 79% Total 76%

Final

Sunday, September 30, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni X X 0
Player percentages
Sweden Anna Hasselborg Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
Sofia Mabergs 89% Melanie Barbezat 86%
Agnes Knochenhauer 75% Esther Neuenschwander 74%
Sara McManus 82% Silvana Tirinzoni 58%
Anna Hasselborg 88% Alina Pätz 55%
Total 83% Total 68%

References

  1. ^ "Sweden wins first women's Elite 10 competition".
  2. ^ "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Qualification for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ^ CurlingZone
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  6. ^ "Princess Auto Elite 10: Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Princess Auto Elite 10: Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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