Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2018 Players' Championship was held from April 10 to 15, 2018 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the seventh men's and sixth women's Grand Slam event of the 2017–18 World Curling Tour.
On the men's side, Calgary's Kevin Koe won his first Players' Championship as a skip (he had previously won in 2004 playing third for John Morris). On the women's side, Minnesota's Jamie Sinclair rink became the first American ever team to win a Grand Slam championship.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's year to date ranking as of March 12 qualify:[1]
Men's
Top men's teams as of March 12:[2]
- Niklas Edin
- Brad Gushue
- Kevin Koe
- Mike McEwen
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Peter de Cruz - Brad Jacobs
- Brendan Bottcher
- Reid Carruthers
- Jason Gunnlaugson
- Bruce Mouat
- John Epping
- John Shuster
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Kim Chang-min -
Thomas Ulsrud -
Liu Rui - Kyle Smith
Women's
Top 12 women's teams as of March 12:[3]
- Jennifer Jones
- Anna Hasselborg
- Chelsea Carey
- Eve Muirhead
- Rachel Homan
- Kerri Einarson
- Silvana Tirinzoni
- Kim Eun-jung
- Nina Roth
- Satsuki Fujisawa
- Jamie Sinclair
- Kelsey Rocque (Laura Crocker)
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta |
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 |
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 |
Bruce Mouat | Grant Hardie | Bobby Lammie | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Edinburgh, Scotland |
John Shuster | Tyler George | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
Kyle Smith | Thomas Muirhead | Kyle Waddell | Cammy Smith | Stirling, Scotland |
Round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreaker |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bruce Mouat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brad Jacobs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Kyle Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 11, 8:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Niklas Edin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kyle Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
Bruce Mouat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Draw 7
Thursday, April 12, 12:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Niklas Edin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kyle Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 8 |
Jason Gunnlaugson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Draw 9
Thursday, April 12, 8:00 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Brad Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Draw 10
Friday, April 13, 8:00 am
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kyle Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jason Gunnlaugson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 12
Friday, April 13, 4:00 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Kyle Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tiebreaker
Friday, April 13, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 14, 11:30 am
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jason Gunnlaugson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Mike McEwen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Niklas Edin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Kyle Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
Semifinals
Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
Kevin Koe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Final
Sunday, April 15, 12:30 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
Chelsea Carey | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jocelyn Peterman | Laine Peters | Calgary, Alberta |
Laura Crocker[a] | Kendra Lilly[a] | Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates | Edmonton, Alberta |
Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Satsuki Fujisawa | Chinami Yoshida | Yumi Suzuki | Yurika Yoshida | Kitami, Japan |
Anna Hasselborg | Sara McManus | Agnes Knochenhauer | Sofia Mabergs | Sundbyberg, Sweden |
Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Lisa Weagle[b] | Joanne Courtney[b] | Ottawa, Ontario |
Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Dawn McEwen | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Kim Eun-jung | Kim Kyeong-ae | Kim Seon-yeong | Kim Yeong-mi | Uiseong, South Korea |
Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Lauren Gray | Stirling, Scotland |
Nina Roth | Tabitha Peterson | Aileen Geving | Becca Hamilton | Blaine, United States |
Jamie Sinclair | Alex Carlson | Vicky Persinger | Monica Walker | Blaine, United States |
Silvana Tirinzoni | Esther Neuenschwander | Manuela Siegrist | Marlene Albrecht | Aarau, Switzerland |
Round-robin standings
Key |
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreaker |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Eve Muirhead | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 am
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Laura Crocker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 9 |
Nina Roth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Eve Muirhead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 6
Thursday, April 12, 8:30 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Kim Eun-jung | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Laura Crocker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 8
Thursday, April 12, 4:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Nina Roth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 11
Friday, April 13, 12:00 pm
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
Kim Eun-jung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Draw 13
Friday, April 13, 8:00 pm
*Hasselborg missed the game due to illness. The team was skipped by Sara McManus for this game.[8]
Tiebreaker
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 14, 3:30 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Satsuki Fujisawa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
Semifinals
Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm
Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Kerri Einarson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Final
Sunday, April 15, 5:00 pm
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jennifer Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
Jamie Sinclair | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
Notes
- ^ a b Kelsey Rocque, who normally skips the team was unable to make it to the grand slam. Third Laura Crocker moved up to skip and Kendra Lilly spared at third.[6]
- ^ a b Weagle normally throws lead stones and Courtney normally throws second stones, but they entered the Players' Championship switching positions. They switched back to their regular positions after their second game.[7]
References
- ^ "Qualification for the Players' Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "Players' Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Players' Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (April 11, 2018). "Crocker completes comeback vs. Kim at Players' Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (April 12, 2018). "EunJung Kim holds off Rachel Homan at GSOC Players' Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (April 13, 2018). "McManus skips Team Hasselborg past Carey at Players' Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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