2016 Elite 10

2016 Elite 10
Host cityColwood, British Columbia
ArenaThe Q Centre
DatesMarch 17–20
WinnerTeam Brad Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistReid Carruthers
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The 2016 Elite 10 was held from March 17 to 20, 2016 at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia. It was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2015–16 curling season. The tournament was held between ten teams; nine teams were joined by two-time Canadian women's champions Team Homan.[1]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brendan Bottcher Tom Appelman Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Charley Thomas Matt Dunstone Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Alberta Calgary, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Pool A W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 14 4 9
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3 0 0 1 9 6 9
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2 1 0 1 12 8 8
Sweden Niklas Edin 1 0 0 3 6 11 3
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 3 4 16 1
Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3 1 0 0 13 4 11
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3 0 1 0 13 8 10
Ontario John Epping 2 0 0 2 8 9 6
Ontario Rachel Homan 1 0 0 3 5 12 3
Alberta Charley Thomas 0 0 0 4 7 13 0

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8).[3]

Draw 1

Thursday, March 17, 11:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers   2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X 1
Manitoba Mike McEwen X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) 4
Alberta Brendan Bottcher   3

Draw 2

Thursday, March 17, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher X 1
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping (has hammer) X X X 4
Ontario Rachel Homan X X X 0

Draw 3

Thursday, March 17, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X 4
Manitoba Mike McEwen X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) 2
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) X 3
Alberta Charley Thomas X 1

Draw 4

Friday, March 18, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 2
Alberta Charley Thomas (has hammer) 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X X 4
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers X X 3
Ontario John Epping (has hammer) X X 0

Draw 5

Friday, March 18, 11:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Charley Thomas (has hammer) 2
Ontario John Epping 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin X X 0
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X X 3

Draw 6

Friday, March 18, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher (has hammer) X X X 0
Alberta Kevin Koe X X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) X 3
Ontario Rachel Homan X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) 1

Draw 7

Friday, March 18, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping X X X 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) X X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X X 3
Alberta Brendan Bottcher X X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Charley Thomas 3
Manitoba Reid Carruthers (has hammer) 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Alberta Kevin Koe 4 Alberta Kevin Koe 2
Ontario John Epping 0

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 19, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Saskatchewan Team Laycock
Denni Neufeld 95% Dallan Muyres 90%
Matt Wozniak 94% Colton Flasch 79%
B. J. Neufeld 95% Kirk Muyres 84%
Mike McEwen 82% Steve Laycock 90%
Total 91% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X X X 4
Ontario John Epping X X X 0
Player percentages
Alberta Team Koe Ontario Team Epping
Ben Hebert 95% Tim March 100%
Brent Laing 90% Patrick Janssen 98%
Marc Kennedy 93% Mathew Camm 93%
Kevin Koe 93% John Epping 60%
Total 93% Total 88%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 19, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 3
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock   2
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Saskatchewan Team Laycock
Geoff Walker 98% Dallan Muyres 98%
Brett Gallant 90% Colton Flasch 92%
Mark Nichols 96% Kirk Muyres 86%
Brad Gushue 80% Steve Laycock 77%
Total 91% Total 88%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer)   2
Player percentages
Manitoba Team Carruthers Alberta Team Koe
Colin Hodgson 96% Ben Hebert 87%
Derek Samagalski 76% Brent Laing 81%
Braeden Moskowy 85% Marc Kennedy 77%
Reid Carruthers 74% Kevin Koe 64%
Total 83% Total 77%

Final

Sunday, March 20, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
Manitoba Reid Carruthers   3
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Manitoba Team Carruthers
Geoff Walker 88% Colin Hodgson 97%
Brett Gallant 73% Derek Samagalski 86%
Mark Nichols 75% Braeden Moskowy 77%
Brad Gushue 70% Reid Carruthers 62%
Total 77% Total 81%

References

  1. ^ "All you need to know ahead of the GSOC Elite 10". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Elite 10 Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Defending champ McEwen to open Elite 10 against Edin". Grand Slam of Curling. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.