The 2016 Elite 10 was held from March 17 to 20, 2016 at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia. It was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2015–16 curling season. The tournament was held between ten teams; nine teams were joined by two-time Canadian women's champions Team Homan.[1]

2016 Elite 10
Host cityColwood, British Columbia
ArenaThe Q Centre
DatesMarch 17–20
WinnerTeam Brad Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistReid Carruthers
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Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brendan Bottcher Tom Appelman Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin   Edmonton, Alberta
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March   Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   Newfoundland and Labrador
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle   Ottawa, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert   Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Charley Thomas Matt Dunstone Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby   Calgary, Alberta

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings

Pool A W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
  Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 14 4 9
  Mike McEwen 3 0 0 1 9 6 9
  Steve Laycock 2 1 0 1 12 8 8
  Niklas Edin 1 0 0 3 6 11 3
  Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 3 4 16 1
Pool B W EEW EEL L EW EL Pts
  Brad Gushue 3 1 0 0 13 4 11
  Reid Carruthers 3 0 1 0 13 8 10
  John Epping 2 0 0 2 8 9 6
  Rachel Homan 1 0 0 3 5 12 3
  Charley Thomas 0 0 0 4 7 13 0

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8).[3]

Draw 1 edit

Thursday, March 17, 11:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Reid Carruthers   2
  Brad Gushue   3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   X 1
  Mike McEwen X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Steve Laycock   4
  Brendan Bottcher   3

Draw 2 edit

Thursday, March 17, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brendan Bottcher X 1
  Niklas Edin   X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 2
  Steve Laycock   3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   X X X 4
  Rachel Homan X X X 0

Draw 3 edit

Thursday, March 17, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   X 4
  Mike McEwen X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan   2
  Reid Carruthers 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   X 3
  Charley Thomas X 1

Draw 4 edit

Friday, March 18, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan 2
  Charley Thomas   1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock X X 4
  Niklas Edin   X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers X X 3
  John Epping   X X 0

Draw 5 edit

Friday, March 18, 11:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Charley Thomas   2
  John Epping 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin X X 0
  Kevin Koe   X X 3

Draw 6 edit

Friday, March 18, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brendan Bottcher   X X X 0
  Kevin Koe X X X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   X 3
  Rachel Homan X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen 2
  Steve Laycock   1

Draw 7 edit

Friday, March 18, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping X X X 0
  Brad Gushue   X X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   X X 3
  Brendan Bottcher X X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Charley Thomas 3
  Reid Carruthers   4

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Brad Gushue 3
  Mike McEwen 2   Steve Laycock 2
  Steve Laycock 3   Brad Gushue 4
  Reid Carruthers 3
  Reid Carruthers 3
  Kevin Koe 4   Kevin Koe 2
  John Epping 0

Quarterfinals edit

Saturday, March 19, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   2
  Steve Laycock 3
Player percentages
  Team McEwen   Team Laycock
Denni Neufeld 95% Dallan Muyres 90%
Matt Wozniak 94% Colton Flasch 79%
B. J. Neufeld 95% Kirk Muyres 84%
Mike McEwen 82% Steve Laycock 90%
Total 91% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   X X X 4
  John Epping X X X 0
Player percentages
  Team Koe   Team Epping
Ben Hebert 95% Tim March 100%
Brent Laing 90% Patrick Janssen 98%
Marc Kennedy 93% Mathew Camm 93%
Kevin Koe 93% John Epping 60%
Total 93% Total 88%

Semifinals edit

Saturday, March 19, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Brad Gushue   3
  Steve Laycock   2
Player percentages
  Team Gushue   Team Laycock
Geoff Walker 98% Dallan Muyres 98%
Brett Gallant 90% Colton Flasch 92%
Mark Nichols 96% Kirk Muyres 86%
Brad Gushue 80% Steve Laycock 77%
Total 91% Total 88%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Reid Carruthers 3
  Kevin Koe     2
Player percentages
  Team Carruthers   Team Koe
Colin Hodgson 96% Ben Hebert 87%
Derek Samagalski 76% Brent Laing 81%
Braeden Moskowy 85% Marc Kennedy 77%
Reid Carruthers 74% Kevin Koe 64%
Total 83% Total 77%

Final edit

Sunday, March 20, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Brad Gushue 4
  Reid Carruthers   3
Player percentages
  Team Gushue   Team Carruthers
Geoff Walker 88% Colin Hodgson 97%
Brett Gallant 73% Derek Samagalski 86%
Mark Nichols 75% Braeden Moskowy 77%
Brad Gushue 70% Reid Carruthers 62%
Total 77% Total 81%

References edit

  1. ^ "All you need to know ahead of the GSOC Elite 10". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Elite 10 Teams". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Defending champ McEwen to open Elite 10 against Edin". Grand Slam of Curling. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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