2015 Elite 10

2015 Elite 10
Host city Fort McMurray, Alberta
Arena Suncor Community Leisure Centre
Dates March 19–22
Winner Manitoba Mike McEwen
Curling club Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
Skip Mike McEwen
Third B.J. Neufeld
Second Matt Wozniak
Lead Denni Neufeld
Finalist Sweden Niklas Edin

The 2015 Elite 10 was held from March 19 to 22 at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It was the fourth men's Grand Slam event held in the 2014–15 curling season. The Mike McEwen rink from Winnipeg won their fifth career Grand Slam title, defeating the Niklas Edin rink from Sweden in the final.

Competition format

The Elite 10 event features what is called a "match-play" format, in which the winning team of a particular game is the team that has won the most ends in that game. In match play, an end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. Tied games will have a draw to the button competition 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 teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Jon Mead Craig Savill Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, 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
Sven Michel Florian Meister Simon Gempeler Stefan Meienberg Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3 0 0 1 12 5 9
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3 0 0 1 9 5 9
Sweden Niklas Edin 2 0 0 2 9 8 6
Ontario Glenn Howard 2 0 0 2 8 8 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 0 4 2 14 0
Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 13 5 9
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 0 0 1 13 9 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3 0 0 1 11 8 9
Ontario John Epping 1 0 0 3 5 12 3
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 0 0 4 6 14 0

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[3]

Draw 1

Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X 0

Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ X 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Ontario John Epping ✓ X 1

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4

Draw 2

Thursday, March 19, 5:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Switzerland Sven Michel ✓ X 1

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Sweden Niklas Edin X 0

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X X X 0

Draw 3

Thursday, March 19, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ X 2

Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4

Switzerland Sven Michel ✓ X X 1

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4

Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ X X 1

Draw 4

Friday, March 20, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ X 2

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock ✓ X X 1

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel ✓ ✓ 2

Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Draw 5

Friday, March 20, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue X X 0

Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel ✓ ✓ 2

Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ X 1

Draw 6

Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ 2

Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ 1

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4

Ontario John Epping X X 0

Draw 7

Friday, March 20, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4

Ontario Glenn Howard X X X 0

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping X X 0

Alberta Kevin Koe ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 3

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock ✓ X 1

Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 5

Ontario Glenn Howard ✓ ✓ X 2

Playoffs

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                   
       Alberta Kevin Koe 0  
 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0      Manitoba Mike McEwen 4  
 Manitoba Mike McEwen 4        Manitoba Mike McEwen 4
     Sweden Niklas Edin 2
       Ontario Brad Jacobs 2
 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1      Sweden Niklas Edin 3  
 Sweden Niklas Edin 3  

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue X X X 0

Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers ✓ X 1

Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Semifinals

Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe X X 0

Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs ✓ ✓ X 2

Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ ✓ X 3

Final

Sunday, March 22, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 4

Sweden Niklas Edin ✓ ✓ X 2

References

  1. ↑ "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Top teams confirmed for Syncrude Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Syncrude Elite 10 schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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