2018 Elite 10 (March)

This article is about the bonspiel held in March 2018. For the bonspiel held in September 2018, see 2018 Elite 10 (September).

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.

2018 Princess Auto Elite 10
Host city	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arena	St. James Civic Centre
Dates	March 15–18
Winner	Mike McEwen
Curling club	Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
Skip	Mike McEwen
Third	B.J. Neufeld
Second	Matt Wozniak
Lead	Denni Neufeld
Finalist	Brad Gushue
« 2017 September 2018 »

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 EEW EEL L EF EA Pts Brad Gushue 2 1 0 1 13 8 8 Glenn Howard 2 0 1 1 12 12 7 John Epping 2 0 0 2 12 9 6 Niklas Edin 1 1 1 1 12 14 6 Reid Carruthers 0 1 1 2 8 14 3

Pool B W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts Mike McEwen 4 0 0 0 16 4 12 Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 12 8 9 Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 10 8 6 John Shuster 1 0 0 3 7 14 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

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

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Jason Gunnlaugson					✓		X	X	1
John Shuster	✓		✓	✓		✓	X	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Reid Carruthers		✓	✓			✓			✓	4
Glenn Howard				✓	✓		✓			3

Draw 2

Thursday, March 15, 4:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Glenn Howard	✓	✓				✓			3
Brad Gushue					✓		✓		2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Kevin Koe				✓				X	1
Mike McEwen			✓		✓	✓		X	3

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

Draw 3

Thursday, March 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Mike McEwen	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	5
Jason Gunnlaugson						X	X	X	0

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

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Niklas Edin		✓	✓					✓		3
Brad Gushue				✓	✓		✓		✓	4

Draw 4

Friday, March 16, 8:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Niklas Edin	✓				✓		✓	✓	4
Glenn Howard			✓	✓		✓			3

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

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

Draw 5

Friday, March 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Kevin Koe			✓		✓	✓		✓	4
Brad Jacobs		✓		✓					2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue		✓	✓		✓			✓	4
John Epping						✓	✓		2

Draw 6

Friday, March 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
John Shuster			✓				X	X	1
Mike McEwen	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	X	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Reid Carruthers		✓		✓				✓		3
Niklas Edin	✓		✓				✓		✓	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Glenn Howard	✓	✓					✓		3
John Epping			✓		✓				2

Draw 7

Friday, March 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue			✓	✓		✓	X	X	3
Reid Carruthers							X	X	0

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
John Shuster				✓				X	1
Kevin Koe	✓		✓			✓	✓	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Jacobs						✓	✓	X	2
Jason Gunnlaugson								X	0

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 17, 8:30 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Niklas Edin						X	X	X	0
John Epping	✓		✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Mike McEwen	4
	Glenn Howard	3			Glenn Howard	3
	Brad Jacobs	1							Mike McEwen	4
									Brad Gushue	1
					Kevin Koe	1
	Brad Gushue	4			Brad Gushue	2
	John Epping	2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm

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

Player percentages
Glenn Howard		Brad Jacobs
Scott Howard	97%	Ryan Harnden	88%
David Mathers	84%	E. J. Harnden	74%
Adam Spencer	100%	Ryan Fry	76%
Glenn Howard	97%	Brad Jacobs	73%
Total	94%	Total	78%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brad Gushue		✓	✓		✓		✓	X	4
John Epping	✓			✓				X	2

Player percentages
Brad Gushue		John Epping
Geoff Walker	86%	Tim March	94%
Brett Gallant	91%	Patrick Janssen	93%
Mark Nichols	95%	Mat Camm	83%
Brad Gushue	93%	John Epping	71%
Total	91%	Total	85%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 17, 4:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Glenn Howard	✓		✓			✓			3
Mike McEwen		✓		✓	✓		✓		4

Player percentages
Glenn Howard		Mike McEwen
Scott Howard	69%	Denni Neufeld	90%
David Mathers	94%	Matt Wozniak	94%
Adam Spencer	89%	B.J. Neufeld	75%
Glenn Howard	63%	Mike McEwen	86%
Total	79%	Total	86%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Kevin Koe					✓				1
Brad Gushue	✓	✓							2

Player percentages
Kevin Koe		Brad Gushue
Ben Hebert	87%	Geoff Walker	80%
Brent Laing	83%	Brett Gallant	81%
Marc Kennedy	74%	Mark Nichols	89%
Kevin Koe	76%	Brad Gushue	76%
Total	80%	Total	81%

Final

Sunday March 18, 9:30 am

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

Player percentages
Mike McEwen		Brad Gushue
Denni Neufeld	90%	Geoff Walker	88%
Matt Wozniak	92%	Brett Gallant	71%
B.J. Neufeld	98%	Mark Nichols	79%
Mike McEwen	79%	Brad Gushue	56%
Total	90%	Total	74%