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2015 Elite 10

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2015 Elite 10
Host cityFort McMurray, Alberta
ArenaSuncor Community Leisure Centre
DatesMarch 19–22
WinnerManitoba Mike McEwen
Curling clubFort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
SkipMike McEwen
ThirdB.J. Neufeld
SecondMatt Wozniak
LeadDenni Neufeld
FinalistSweden Niklas Edin
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The 2015 Elite 10 was held from March 19 to 22 at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It was the fourth men's Grand Slam event held in the 2014–15 curling season. The Mike McEwen rink from Winnipeg won their fifth career Grand Slam title, defeating the Niklas Edin rink from Sweden in the final.

Competition format

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The Elite 10 event features what is called a "match-play" format, in which the winning team of a particular game is the team that has won the most ends in that game. In match play, an end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. Tied games will have a draw to the button competition 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

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The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Jon Mead Craig Savill Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel Florian Meister Simon Gempeler Stefan Meienberg Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3 0 0 1 12 5 9
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3 0 0 1 9 5 9
Sweden Niklas Edin 2 0 0 2 9 8 6
Ontario Glenn Howard 2 0 0 2 8 8 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 0 4 2 14 0
Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 13 5 9
Ontario Brad Jacobs 3 0 0 1 13 9 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3 0 0 1 11 8 9
Ontario John Epping 1 0 0 3 5 12 3
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 0 0 4 6 14 0

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[3]

Draw 1

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Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X 0
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue X 4
Ontario John Epping (has hammer) X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 3
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 4

Draw 2

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Thursday, March 19, 5:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X 4
Switzerland Sven Michel X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers X 3
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) X X X 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X X X 0

Draw 3

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Thursday, March 19, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) X 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping (has hammer) X X 4
Switzerland Sven Michel X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X X 4
Sweden Niklas Edin X X 1

Draw 4

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Friday, March 20, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard X 3
Manitoba Reid Carruthers (has hammer) X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X X 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 3

Draw 5

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Friday, March 20, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue X X 0
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel 2
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers X 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X 1

Draw 6

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Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs X X 4
Ontario John Epping (has hammer) X X 0

Draw 7

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Friday, March 20, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X X X 4
Ontario Glenn Howard X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping X X 0
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) X 1
Manitoba Reid Carruthers X 4

Tiebreaker

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Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) X 5
Ontario Glenn Howard X 2
Player percentages
Sweden Team Edin Ontario Team Howard
Christoffer Sundgren 84% Craig Savill 92%
Kristian Lindström 69% Jon Mead 78%
Oskar Eriksson 72% Richard Hart 74%
Niklas Edin 85% Glenn Howard 49%
Total 77% Total 73%

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 Manitoba Mike McEwen 4
Manitoba Mike McEwen 4 Manitoba Mike McEwen 4
Sweden Niklas Edin 2
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 Sweden Niklas Edin 3
Sweden Niklas Edin 3

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) X X X 0
Manitoba Mike McEwen X X X 4
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Manitoba Team McEwen
Geoff Walker 100% Denni Neufeld 96%
Brett Gallant 62% Matt Wozniak 95%
Mark Nichols 88% B. J. Neufeld 100%
Brad Gushue 32% Mike McEwen 92%
Total 70% Total 96%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers (has hammer) X 1
Sweden Niklas Edin X 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Team Carruthers Sweden Team Edin
Colin Hodgson 89% Christoffer Sundgren 87%
Derek Samagalski 81% Kristian Lindström 82%
Braeden Moskowy 88% Oskar Eriksson 85%
Reid Carruthers 63% Niklas Edin 76%
Total 81% Total 83%

Semifinals

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Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe X X 0
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X X 4
Player percentages
Alberta Team Koe Manitoba Team McEwen
Ben Hebert 85% Denni Neufeld 89%
Brent Laing 62% Matt Wozniak 92%
Marc Kennedy 75% B. J. Neufeld 97%
Kevin Koe 56% Mike McEwen 100%
Total 70% Total 95%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) X 2
Sweden Niklas Edin X 3
Player percentages
Ontario Team Jacobs Sweden Team Edin
Ryan Harnden 99% Christoffer Sundgren 99%
E.J. Harnden 83% Kristian Lindström 87%
Ryan Fry 74% Oskar Eriksson 85%
Brad Jacobs 91% Niklas Edin 84%
Total 87% Total 89%

Final

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Sunday, March 22, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) X 4
Sweden Niklas Edin X 2
Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Sweden Team Edin
Denni Neufeld 86% Christoffer Sundgren 74%
Matt Wozniak 82% Kristian Lindström 85%
B. J. Neufeld 88% Oskar Eriksson 82%
Mike McEwen 98% Niklas Edin 67%
Total 89% Total 77%

References

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  1. ^ "Format for the Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Top teams confirmed for Syncrude Elite 10". Grand Slam of Curling. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Syncrude Elite 10 schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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