2018 Elite 10 (September)
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.
| 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Chatham, Ontario |
| Arena | St. Clair Campus Arena |
| Dates | September 26–30 |
| Men's winner |  Brad Gushue |
| Curling club | St. John's CC, St. John's, NL |
| Skip | Brad Gushue |
| Third | Mark Nichols |
| Second | Brett Gallant |
| Lead | Geoff Walker |
| Finalist |  Reid Carruthers |
| Women's winner |  Anna Hasselborg |
| Curling club | Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg, SWE |
| Skip | Anna Hasselborg |
| Third | Sara McManus |
| Second | Agnes Knochenhauer |
| Lead | Sofia Mabergs |
| Coach | Wayne Middaugh[1] |
| Finalist | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Silvana Tirinzoni |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Men
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of August 1:[4]
Women
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of August 1:[5]
Men
Teams
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
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Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1
Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
Jason Gunnlaugson  |
✓ | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
 Brad Jacobs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| John Epping |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 5 | |
| Glenn Howard |
✓ | X | X | 1 |
Draw 2
Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin |
✓ | X | 1 | ||||||
 Ross Paterson |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 | |||
| Jason Gunnlaugson |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 |
Draw 3
Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
 Kevin Koe |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 3 | |||
| Brad Jacobs |
X | X | 0 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | 2 | ||||||
| Glenn Howard |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
Draw 4
Thursday, September 27, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | |||||
| John Epping |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jason Gunnlaugson |
✓ | X | 1 | ||||||
| Glenn Howard |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin |
✓ | X | X | 1 | |||||
| Kevin Koe |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
Draw 5
Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 5 | ||
| Ross Paterson |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 |
Draw 6
Friday, September 28, 8:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
✓ | X | 1 | ||||||
| Glenn Howard |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
| Ross Paterson |
✓ | X | X | 1 |
Draw 7
Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Niklas Edin |
✓ | ✓ | 2 | |||||||
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
| John Epping |
X | X | 0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 5 | ||
| Ross Paterson |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 |
Draw 9
Friday, September 28, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Jason Gunnlaugson |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||||||
| John Epping |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 | |||||
| Bruce Mouat |
X | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe |
✓ | 1 | |||||||
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin |
X | 0 | |||||||
| Brad Jacobs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 3 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Reid Carruthers
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Glenn Howard
| 0 | John Epping
| 2 | ||||||||
| John Epping
| 4 | Reid Carruthers
| 1 | ||||||||
| Brad Gushue
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Brad Gushue
| 4 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Koe
| 1 | Brad Jacobs
| 2 | ||||||||
| Brad Jacobs
| 4 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 29, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe |
✓ | X | X | 1 | |||||
| Brad Jacobs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Koe |
Brad Jacobs | ||
| Ben Hebert | 89% | Ryan Harnden | 79% |
| Colton Flasch | 76% | E. J. Harnden | 78% |
| B. J. Neufeld | 79% | Ryan Fry | 78% |
| Kevin Koe | 53% | Brad Jacobs | 85% |
| Total | 74% | Total | 80% |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Glenn Howard |
X | X | X | 0 | |||||
| John Epping |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Howard |
John Epping | ||
| Tim March | 83% | Craig Savill | 88% |
| David Mathers | 62% | Brent Laing | 80% |
| Scott Howard | 73% | Mat Camm | 95% |
| Glenn Howard | 41% | John Epping | 92% |
| Total | 65% | Total | 89% |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||||||
| John Epping |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers |
John Epping | ||
| Colin Hodgson | 88% | Craig Savill | 88% |
| Derek Samagalski | 78% | Brent Laing | 90% |
| Reid Carruthers | 80% | Mat Camm | 70% |
| Mike McEwen | 79% | John Epping | 73% |
| Total | 81% | Total | 80% |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
| Brad Jacobs |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Gushue |
Brad Jacobs | ||
| Geoff Walker | 91% | Ryan Harnden | 88% |
| Brett Gallant | 96% | E. J. Harnden | 78% |
| Mark Nichols | 81% | Ryan Fry | 79% |
| Brad Gushue | 83% | Brad Jacobs | 61% |
| Total | 88% | Total | 77% |
Final
Sunday, September 30, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers |
✓ | 1 | |||||||
| Brad Gushue |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers |
Brad Gushue | ||
| Colin Hodgson | 88% | Geoff Walker | 93% |
| Derek Samagalski | 78% | Brett Gallant | 79% |
| Reid Carruthers | 77% | Mark Nichols | 84% |
| Mike McEwen | 56% | Brad Gushue | 87% |
| Total | 75% | Total | 86% |
Women
Teams
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
|
|
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).
Draw 1
Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
| Chelsea Carey |
X | X | 0 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
 Jamie Sinclair |
✓ | X | X | 1 |
Draw 2
Thursday, September 27, 8:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Nina Roth |
✓ | ✓ | 2 | ||||||
| Casey Scheidegger |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Tracy Fleury |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||||||
| Laura Walker |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 |
Draw 3
Thursday, September 27, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
| Jamie Sinclair |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Tracy Fleury |
X | X | X | 0 | |||||
| Chelsea Carey |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 5 | ||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 |
Draw 5
Thursday, September 27, 8:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 3 | ||||
| Casey Scheidegger |
✓ | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
| Laura Walker |
✓ | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
X | X | 0 | ||||||
| Nina Roth |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Chelsea Carey |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 | |||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
Draw 6
Friday, September 28, 8:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Laura Walker |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | |||||
| Chelsea Carey |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jamie Sinclair |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
| Nina Roth |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Tracy Fleury |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
Draw 7
Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | |||||
| Nina Roth |
✓ | 1 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | |||||
| Casey Scheidegger |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
Draw 8
Friday, September 28, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Laura Walker |
✓ | ✓ | X | 2 | |||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | |||||
| Tracy Fleury |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
| Rachel Homan |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jamie Sinclair |
✓ | X | 1 | ||||||
| Casey Scheidegger |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Anna Hasselborg
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Casey Scheidegger
| 1 | Rachel Homan
| 2 | ||||||||
| Rachel Homan
| 3 | Anna Hasselborg
| 4 | ||||||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Jones
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni
| 3 | Silvana Tirinzoni
| 3 | ||||||||
| Laura Walker
| 1 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 29, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Casey Scheidegger |
✓ | X | 1 | ||||||
| Rachel Homan |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 3 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Scheidegger |
Rachel Homan | ||
| Kristie Moore | 86% | Lisa Weagle | 87% |
| Jessie Haughian | 73% | Joanne Courtney | 78% |
| Cary-Anne McTaggart | 56% | Emma Miskew | 73% |
| Casey Scheidegger | 44% | Rachel Homan | 60% |
| Total | 65% | Total | 75% |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 3 | ||||
| Laura Walker |
✓ | X | 1 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
Laura Walker | ||
| Melanie Barbezat | 83% | Laine Peters | 83% |
| Esther Neuenschwander | 68% | Lori Olson-Johns | 83% |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | 90% | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 74% |
| Alina Pätz | 61% | Laura Walker | 40% |
| Total | 76% | Total | 70% |
Semifinals
Saturday, September 29, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | |||||
| Rachel Homan |
✓ | ✓ | 2 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Hasselborg |
Rachel Homan | ||
| Sofia Mabergs | 76% | Lisa Weagle | 83% |
| Agnes Knochenhauer | 86% | Joanne Courtney | 69% |
| Sara McManus | 77% | Emma Miskew | 76% |
| Anna Hasselborg | 85% | Rachel Homan | 60% |
| Total | 81% | Total | 72% |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Jennifer Jones |
✓ | ✓ | 2 | ||||||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Jones |
Silvana Tirinzoni | ||
| Dawn McEwen | 78% | Melanie Barbezat | 76% |
| Jocelyn Peterman | 81% | Esther Neuenschwander | 79% |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 78% | Silvana Tirinzoni | 64% |
| Jennifer Jones | 78% | Alina Pätz | 85% |
| Total | 79% | Total | 76% |
Final
Sunday, September 30, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 | ||
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
X | X | 0 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Hasselborg |
Silvana Tirinzoni | ||
| Sofia Mabergs | 89% | Melanie Barbezat | 86% |
| Agnes Knochenhauer | 75% | Esther Neuenschwander | 74% |
| Sara McManus | 82% | Silvana Tirinzoni | 58% |
| Anna Hasselborg | 88% | Alina Pätz | 55% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 68% |
References
- "Sweden wins first women's Elite 10 competition".
- "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- "Qualification for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- CurlingZone
- CurlingZone
- "Princess Auto Elite 10: Men's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- "Princess Auto Elite 10: Women's Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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