2018 Elite 10 (March)


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 be invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.
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Reid CarruthersJeff StoughtonDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMat CammPatrick JanssenTim March Toronto, Ontario
Jason GunnlaugsonAlex ForrestIan McMillanConnor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardAdam SpencerDavid MathersScott Howard Tiny, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn Landsteiner Duluth, United States

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

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