The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 15 to 18 at St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2017–18 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams.
Format Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 uses 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.
Teams The top 10 teams in the World Curling Tour's year-to-date rankings as of February 5, 2018, were invited to compete in the Elite 10. If any teams declined, the next-highest team was invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.
Skip Third Second Lead Locale 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 Glenn Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Scott Howard Tiny, Ontario 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 John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, United States
Round-robin standings Pool A W L Pts Brad Gushue 2 1 0 11388 Glenn Howard 2 0 1 1 12127 John Epping 2 0 0 21296 Niklas Edin 1 11 1 12146 Reid Carruthers 0 1 128143 Pool B W L Pts Mike McEwen4 0 0 0 16412 Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1128 9 Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 10 8 6 John Shuster 1 0 0 3714 3 Jason Gunnlaugson 0 0 0 4 3 13 0
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
Draw 1 Thursday, March 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, March 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, March 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Friday, March 16, 8:30 am
Draw 5 Friday, March 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, March 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 Friday, March 16, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker Saturday, March 17, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, March 17, 4:00 pm
Final Sunday March 18, 9:30 am
References
External links