2016 Elite 10

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 city	Colwood, British Columbia
Arena	The Q Centre
Dates	March 17–20
Winner	Team Brad Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Mark Nichols
Second	Brett Gallant
Lead	Geoff Walker
Finalist	Reid Carruthers
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Teams

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

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

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

Draw 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

External links

• Official website