2018 Viterra Championship


The 2018 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Winkler Centennial Arena in Winkler. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.

Teams

Teams are as follows:
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Travis BaleAndrew IrvingGeoff LangBrad Van WalleghemRoy JanzFort Rouge
Daniel BirchardKelly FordyceBrody MooreAndrew PeckPembina
David BohnJustin RichterTyler ForrestBryce McEwenAssiniboine
Dennis BohnNeil KitchingKennedy BirdDaniel HuntAssiniboine
Braden CalvertKyle KurzLucas Van Den BoschBrendan WilsonDeer Lodge
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonWest St Paul
Tyler DrewsJoshua DrewsDaryl EvansJake ZelenewichKyle AllenbyFort Rouge
Cale DunbarShayne MacGranachanCody ChathamKyle SambrookRiverview
Rob FisherJason YatesMike CsverskoLawson YatesDarcy TodorukDauphin
Kyle FosterShawn MagnussonKyle EinarsonJustin ReischekArborg
Graham FreemanBrooks FreemanCory BarkleyDwayne BarkleyKevin BarkleyVirden
Darryl FriesenErnie FunkJamie WallReg FunkGreg HrehirchukSt Vital
Travis GrahamGrant BrownShaun KennedyJeff ZiemanskiBurntwood
Sean GrassieTy DilelloDevin McArthurChad BarkmanDeer Lodge
Jason GunnlaugsonAlex ForrestIan McMillanConnor NjegovanGranite
Steve IrwinTravis TaylorTravis BrooksTravis SabanRob Van DeynzeBrandon
Julien LeducBrett MoxhamBen WoelkHugh McFarlaneCorey ChambersGranite
Tanner LottJustin ReynoldsWade FordNick WeshnoweskiDan WintersWinnipeg Beach
William LyburnRichard DaneaultJared KolomayaBraden ZawadaJim ColemanAssiniboine
Kelly MarnochBart WitherspoonBranden JorgensenChris CameronRob Van KommerCarberry
Mike McEwen*B. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni NeufeldFort Rouge
Terry McNameeBrendan TaylorGeordie HargreavesTrevor CalvertBrandon
Richard MuntainMike McCaughanRylan YoungStu ShiellsCurtis McCannellPinawa
Randy NeufeldPeter NichollsDean DunstoneDale MichieLa Salle
Brandon RadfordBrett MacDonaldCarter WatkinsAustin PearsonNeal WatkinsSwan River
J. T. RyanJacques GauthierColin KurzBrendan BilawkaGraham McFarlaneAssiniboine
Merv SatterthwaiteBrent GriffinKen ArmstrongHeinz WarkentinMike ZwaryczSt Vital
Pat SimmonsColton LottKyle DoeringRob GordonGranite
Riley SmithNick CurtisJared HancoxTrevor GrenkowColin GrenkowFort Rouge
Ryan ThomsonKyle PetersMark GeorgesEvan GillisMitch HalsteadMorden
Brett WalterZachary WasylikChase DusessoyLiam TodThomas DunlopElmwood
Andrew WickmanRyan HlatkeyJustin PaddockRodney LegaultFort Rouge

*McEwen was hospitalized from the second draw until the semifinals due to having chicken pox. Except for the first draw and the final, the team played with just three players, with B. J. Neufeld assuming skipping duties. McEwen skipped and threw third stones in the final.

Draw

32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event

B Event

Playoffs

Playoff Round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

Championship round

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 4, 8:30 am

Final

Sunday, February 4, 3:00 pm