The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from September 26 to 30 at St. Clair Campus Arena in Chatham, Ontario. It was the first Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2018-19 curling season, and the first time the Elite 10 had a women's division. It was also the last time the event was held, as it was removed from the Grand Slam lineup for the 2019-20 curling season.
On the men's side, defending champions Brad Gushue won the event, their eleventh grand slam, beating out the new Reid Carruthers rink 1 UP in the final.
On the women's side, Olympic champion team Anna Hasselborg won their first grand slam event. They defeated team Silvana Tirinzoni 4-and-2, who were looking for their second ever grand slam victory.
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. At the end of the round robin, the top six teams (regardless of pool) advance to the playoffs, with the top two advancing to the semifinals automatically.
Qualification The top 10 men's and women's teams in the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankings as of August 1, 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.
Men Top Order of Merit men's teams as of August 1:CurlingZone Brad Gushue Niklas Edin Kevin Koe Bruce Mouat Jason Gunnlaugson Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs Brendan Bottcher Peter de Cruz John Epping Glenn Howard Steffen Walstad John Shuster Thomas Ulsrud Kim Chang-min Ross Paterson
Women Top Order of Merit women's teams as of August 1:CurlingZone Jennifer Jones Anna Hasselborg Rachel Homan Eve Muirhead Tracy Fleury Laura Walker Kim Eun-jung Nina Roth Jamie Sinclair Satsuki Fujisawa Chelsea Carey Silvana Tirinzoni Casey Scheidegger
Men
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Mike McEwen (Fourth) Reid Carruthers (Skip) Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden John Epping Mat Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill Toronto, Ontario Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Denni Neufeld Connor Njegovan Morris, Manitoba Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Penetanguishene, Ontario Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Michael Goodfellow Glasgow, Scotland
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffs Pool A W L Pts Glenn Howard 3 0 0 1 12 9 9 Brad Gushue 3 0 0 1 12 4 9 John Epping 2 0 1 1 12 11 7 Bruce Mouat 1 0 0 3 8 13 3 Jason Gunnlaugson 0 1 0 3 7 14 2 Pool B W L Pts Reid Carruthers 3 1 0 0 14 8 11 Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 13 5 9 Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 10 8 6 Ross Paterson 1 0 0 3 9 15 3 Niklas Edin 0 0 1 3 4 14 1
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1 Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am
Draw 3 Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, September 27, 4:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, September 28, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm
Draw 9 Friday, September 28, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, September 29, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, September 30, 4:00 pm
Women
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Chelsea Carey Sarah Wilkes Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Aileen Geving Becca Hamilton Blaine, United States Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Sarah Anderson Monica Walker Blaine, United States Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Aarau, Switzerland Laura Walker Cathy Overton-Clapham Lori Olson-Johns Laine Peters Edmonton, Alberta
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffs Pool A W L Pts Jennifer Jones 3 1 0 0 17 6 11 Silvana Tirinzoni 2 0 1 1 12 12 7 Laura Walker 1 1 0 2 10 13 5 Tracy Fleury 0 1 2 1 9 14 4 Chelsea Carey 1 0 0 3 8 11 3 Pool B W L Pts Anna Hasselborg 4 0 0 0 14 6 12 Casey Scheidegger 2 0 1 1 11 10 7 Rachel Homan 1 1 0 2 11 12 5 Nina Roth 1 0 0 3 8 10 3 Jamie Sinclair 1 0 0 3 8 14 3
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1 Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am
Draw 3 Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, September 28, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, September 28, 4:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, September 29, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, September 30, 12:00 pm
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