2016 Boost National

The 2016 National (branded as the 2016 BOOST National for sponsorship reasons) was held from December 6 to 11 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. This was the third Grand Slam of Curling event and the second major of the 2016–17 curling season.

On the men's side, the defending Olympic champion Brad Jacobs rink won their second career Grand Slam event. The team won the event on home ice, as they are from the Soo. To win, they defeated the Reid Carruthers rink from Manitoba, who had just come from winning the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling a week earlier. On the women's side, the Manitoba-based Kerri Einarson rink won their first career Grand Slam event, defeating the Silvana Tirinzoni team from Switzerland in the final. Both the Jacobs and Einarson rink took home $30,000 for their championship wins.

Qualification The top 14 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's "Order of Merit" rankings as of October 31, 2016 as well as a sponsor's exemption qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.

Men Top order of merit men's teams: Brad Gushue Kevin Koe Reid Carruthers Niklas Edin John Epping Brad Jacobs Mike McEwen Steve Laycock David Murdoch Charley Thomas John Morris Brendan Bottcher Thomas Ulsrud Peter de Cruz John Shuster

Tanner Horgan's rink from Sudbury, Ontario was invited as a sponsor exemption. His team was ranked 64th and was the 2nd best team from Northern Ontario after Brad Jacobs.

Women Top order of merit women's teams: Rachel Homan Jennifer Jones Silvana Tirinzoni Eve Muirhead Val Sweeting Allison Flaxey Chelsea Carey Anna Hasselborg Kelsey Rocque Anna Sidorova Kim Eun-jung Tracy Fleury Kerri Einarson Binia Feltscher

Krista McCarville's rink from Thunder Bay, Ontario was invited as a sponsor exemption. Her team was ranked 22nd and was the 2nd best team from Northern Ontario after Tracy Fleury.

Men

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank Brendan Bottcher Pat Simmons Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta 13 Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland 12 Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden 4 John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario 5 Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1 Tanner Horgan Jacob Horgan Nicholas Bissonnette Maxime Blais Sudbury, Ontario 61 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 7 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta 3 Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8 Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Jim Cotter (Fourth) John Morris (Skip) Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Vernon, British Columbia 11 David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Stirling, Scotland 9 John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota 17 Charley Thomas Nathan Connolly Brandon Klassen Craig Savill Edmonton, Alberta 15

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA SO Brad Gushue 4 0 28 17 9 Brad Jacobs 2 2 22 17 4 Brendan Bottcher 2 2 21 17 7 Tanner Horgan 1 3 13 27 12 Steve Laycock 1 3 17 23 13 Pool B W L PF PA SO John Morris 3 1 27 16 3 Kevin Koe 3 1 20 21 8 Peter de Cruz 2 2 19 17 10 John Epping 2 2 22 24 11 David Murdoch 0 4 14 24 15 Pool C W L PF PA SO Reid Carruthers 4 0 26 16 6 Niklas Edin 2 2 22 19 1 Mike McEwen 2 2 19 18 2 Charley Thomas 2 2 19 19 5 John Shuster 0 4 11 25 14

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).

Draw 1 Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 pm

Draw 2 Wednesday, December 7, 8:30 am

Draw 3 Wednesday, December 7, 12:00 pm

Draw 4 Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 pm

Draw 5 Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 6 Thursday, December 8, 8:30 am

Draw 7 Thursday, December 8, 12:00 pm

Draw 8 Thursday, December 8, 3:30 pm

Draw 9 Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 10 Friday, December 9, 8:30 am

Draw 11 Friday, December 9, 12:00 pm

Draw 12 Friday, December 9, 3:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Women

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank Chelsea Carey Susan O'Connor Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Calgary, Alberta 9 Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba 13 Binia Feltscher Irene Schori Franziska Kaufmann Christine Urech Flims, Switzerland 15 Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Caledon, Ontario 6 Tracy Fleury Jennifer Wylie Crystal Webster Amanda Gates Sudbury, Ontario 10 Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden 7 Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario 1 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Uiseong, South Korea 11 Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Thunder Bay, Ontario 20 Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Lauren Gray Perth, Scotland 5 Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Edmonton, Alberta 8 Anna Sidorova Alexandra Raeva Margarita Fomina Nkeirouka Ezekh Moscow, Russia 12 Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta 4 Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Zürich, Switzerland 3

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA SO Rachel Homan 3 1 30 13 3 Krista McCarville 3 1 24 17 9 Chelsea Carey 2 2 21 23 10 Allison Flaxey 1 3 14 30 4 Tracy Fleury 1 3 19 25 12 Pool B W L PF PA SO Val Sweeting 4 0 25 16 5 Anna Hasselborg 2 2 19 15 2 Jennifer Jones 2 2 20 22 8 Binia Feltscher 2 2 22 22 11 Kim Eun-jung 0 4 12 23 15 Pool C W L PF PA SO Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 26 12 1 Kerri Einarson 3 1 21 20 6 Anna Sidorova 3 1 21 18 7 Eve Muirhead 1 3 19 20 13 Kelsey Rocque 0 4 13 30 14