2015 Elite 10


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

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.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonKristian LindströmChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingTravis FansetPatrick JanssenTim March Toronto, Ontario
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardRichard HartJon MeadCraig Savill Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresColton FlaschDallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven MichelFlorian MeisterSimon GempelerStefan Meienberg Adelboden, Switzerland

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time.

Draw 1

Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm

Draw 2

Thursday, March 19, 5:00 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, March 19, 8:30 pm

Draw 4

Friday, March 20, 10:00 am

Draw 5

Friday, March 20, 1:30 pm

Draw 6

Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm

Draw 7

Friday, March 20, 8:30 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, March 22, 11:00 am
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