The 2016 Players' Championship was held from April 12 to 17 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the sixth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam of the 2015–16 World Curling Tour.
Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink won their first men's title while Scotland's Eve Muirhead won her third women's title.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[1]
| Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Locale
|
| Reid Carruthers |
Braeden Moskowy |
Derek Samagalski |
Colin Hodgson |
West St. Paul, Manitoba
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| Niklas Edin |
Oskar Eriksson |
Kristian Lindström |
Christoffer Sundgren |
Karlstad, Sweden
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| John Epping |
Mat Camm |
Patrick Janssen |
Tim March |
Toronto, Ontario
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| Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
Brett Gallant |
Geoff Walker |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Glenn Howard |
Richard Hart |
Adam Spencer |
Craig Savill |
Penetanguishene, Ontario
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| Brad Jacobs |
Ryan Fry |
E. J. Harnden |
Ryan Harnden |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
|
| Kevin Koe |
Marc Kennedy |
Brent Laing |
Ben Hebert |
Calgary, Alberta
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| Steve Laycock |
Kirk Muyres |
Colton Flasch |
Dallan Muyres |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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| Mike McEwen |
B. J. Neufeld |
Matt Wozniak |
Denni Neufeld |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| David Murdoch |
Greg Drummond |
Scott Andrews |
Michael Goodfellow |
Aberdeen, Scotland
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| John Shuster |
Tyler George |
Pat Simmons |
Matt Hamilton |
Duluth, Minnesota
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| Charley Thomas |
Matt Dunstone |
Brandon Klassen |
D. J. Kidby |
Calgary, Alberta
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Round Robin Standings
| Key
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Teams to Playoffs
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Teams to Tiebreakers
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Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
John Epping
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
|
3
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Steve Laycock
|
2
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0
|
1
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0
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0
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1
|
1
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1
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6
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Draw 2
Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Kevin Koe
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0
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3
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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6
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Charley Thomas
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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4
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Draw 4
Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
Mike McEwen
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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X
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1
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Steve Laycock
|
1
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0
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2
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1
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1
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2
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X
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X
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7
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| Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Niklas Edin
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
|
3
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0
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1
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6
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Charley Thomas
|
1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
|
1
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0
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4
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Draw 6
Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am
| Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
Steve Laycock
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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6
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David Murdoch
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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3
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0
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2
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8
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Draw 7
Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm
| Sheet E
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
Glenn Howard
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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3
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X
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6
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Charley Thomas
|
0
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0
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0
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1
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0
|
2
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0
|
X
|
3
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Draw 8
Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm
| Sheet D
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
Steve Laycock
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
|
2
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5
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John Shuster
|
1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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4
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Draw 9
Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 11
Friday, April 15, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
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Final
|
Brad Jacobs
|
0
|
0
|
1
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0
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0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
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Charley Thomas
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
3
|
X
|
5
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Draw 13
Friday, April 15, 7:00 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Reid Carruthers
|
0
|
0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Charley Thomas
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
8
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| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Brad Gushue
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Steve Laycock
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
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Tiebreaker
Saturday, April 16, 8:30 am
| Team
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Charley Thomas
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Niklas Edin
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 16, 03:30 pm
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Brad Jacobs
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
6
|
Steve Laycock
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
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Semifinals
Sunday, April 17, 10:00 am
Final
Sunday, April 17, 5:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[1]
| Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Locale
|
| Erika Brown |
Allison Pottinger |
Nicole Joraanstad |
Natalie Nicholson |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
| Chelsea Carey |
Kristy McDonald |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Laine Peters |
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Kerri Einarson |
Selena Kaatz |
Liz Fyfe |
Kristin MacCuish |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Tracy Fleury |
Crystal Webster |
Jenna Walsh |
Jenn Horgan |
Sudbury, Ontario
|
| Rachel Homan |
Emma Miskew |
Joanne Courtney |
Lisa Weagle |
Ottawa, Ontario
|
| Jennifer Jones |
Kaitlyn Lawes |
Jill Officer |
Dawn McEwen |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Eve Muirhead |
Cathy Overton-Clapham |
Vicki Adams |
Sarah Reid |
Stirling, Scotland
|
| Alina Pätz |
Nadine Lehmann |
Briar Hürlimann |
Nicole Schwägli |
Zürich, Switzerland
|
| Kelsey Rocque |
Laura Crocker |
Taylor McDonald |
Jen Gates |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Anna Sidorova |
Margarita Fomina |
Alexandra Raeva |
Alina Kovaleva |
Moscow, Russia
|
| Valerie Sweeting |
Lori Olson-Johns |
Dana Ferguson |
Rachelle Brown |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Silvana Tirinzoni |
Manuela Siegrist |
Esther Neuenschwander |
Marlene Albrecht |
Aarau, Switzerland
|
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Jennifer Jones
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
|
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Final
|
Silvana Tirinzoni
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Erika Brown
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
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Draw 4
Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Eve Muirhead
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
5
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
X
|
8
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Draw 6
Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Rachel Homan
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
Erika Brown
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
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Draw 7
Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
8
|
Anna Sidorova
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
X
|
4
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Draw 8
Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Erika Brown
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
Kerri Einarson
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
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Draw 9
Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Valerie Sweeting
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Draw 10
Friday, April 15, 8:30 am
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Tracy Fleury
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Erika Brown
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Draw 12
Friday, April 15, 3:30 pm
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Alina Pätz
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
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| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Erika Brown
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
4
|
Chelsea Carey
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 16, 12:00 pm
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Eve Muirhead
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
X
|
12
|
Erika Brown
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Silvana Tirinzoni
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
Kelsey Rocque
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Semifinals
Sunday, April 17, 10:00 am
Final
Sunday, April 17, 11:30 am
References
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Category
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2015–16 curling season « 2014–15 2016–17 » |
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| Men's slams |
- GSOC Tour Challenge
- The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
- The National
- Canadian Open of Curling
- Elite 10
- Champions Cup
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| Women's slams |
- GSOC Tour Challenge
- The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
- The National
- Canadian Open of Curling
- Champions Cup
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Other CCA-sanctioned events |
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- Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
- Travelers Curling Club Championship
- CIS/CCA University Curling Championships
- CCAA Curling National Championships
- Canadian Senior Curling Championships
- Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials
- Canadian Masters Curling Championships
- Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship
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Other international events |
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