The Elite 10 (branded as the Princess Auto Elite 10 for sponsorship reasons) was a curling bonspiel, held as part of the Grand Slam of Curling series. First held in the 2014–15 curling season, it was played between ten top-ranked teams, and utilized a match play system.
The event was dropped from the Grand Slam calendar for the 2019–20 curling season.
Format Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 used 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.
Past champions Men Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse 2015 Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lindström, Christoffer Sundgren Fort McMurray, Alberta $100,000 2016 Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Colwood, British Columbia $100,000 2017 Jim Cotter, John Morris (skip), Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000 March 2018 Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000 September 2018 Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Chatham, Ontario $100,000
Women Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse September 2018 Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni (skip), Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat Chatham, Ontario $100,000
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