# 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:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
| Travis Bale | Andrew Irving | Geoff Lang | Brad Van Walleghem | Roy Janz | Fort Rouge |
| Daniel Birchard | Kelly Fordyce | Brody Moore | Andrew Peck | | Pembina |
| David Bohn | Justin Richter | Tyler Forrest | Bryce McEwen | | Assiniboine |
| Dennis Bohn | Neil Kitching | Kennedy Bird | Daniel Hunt | | Assiniboine |
| Braden Calvert | Kyle Kurz | Lucas Van Den Bosch | Brendan Wilson | | Deer Lodge |
| Reid Carruthers | Braeden Moskowy | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | | West St Paul |
| Tyler Drews | Joshua Drews | Daryl Evans | Jake Zelenewich | Kyle Allenby | Fort Rouge |
| Cale Dunbar | Shayne MacGranachan | Cody Chatham | Kyle Sambrook | | Riverview |
| Rob Fisher | Jason Yates | Mike Csversko | Lawson Yates | Darcy Todoruk | Dauphin |
| Kyle Foster | Shawn Magnusson | Kyle Einarson | Justin Reischek | | Arborg |
| Graham Freeman | Brooks Freeman | Cory Barkley | Dwayne Barkley | Kevin Barkley | Virden |
| Darryl Friesen | Ernie Funk | Jamie Wall | Reg Funk | Greg Hrehirchuk | St Vital |
| Travis Graham | Grant Brown | Shaun Kennedy | Jeff Ziemanski | | Burntwood |
| Sean Grassie | Ty Dilello | Devin McArthur | Chad Barkman | | Deer Lodge |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | Alex Forrest | Ian McMillan | Connor Njegovan | | Granite |
| Steve Irwin | Travis Taylor | Travis Brooks | Travis Saban | Rob Van Deynze | Brandon |
| Julien Leduc | Brett Moxham | Ben Woelk | Hugh McFarlane | Corey Chambers | Granite |
| Tanner Lott | Justin Reynolds | Wade Ford | Nick Weshnoweski | Dan Winters | Winnipeg Beach |
| William Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Jared Kolomaya | Braden Zawada | Jim Coleman | Assiniboine |
| Kelly Marnoch | Bart Witherspoon | Branden Jorgensen | Chris Cameron | Rob Van Kommer | Carberry |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | | Fort Rouge |
| Terry McNamee | Brendan Taylor | Geordie Hargreaves | Trevor Calvert | | Brandon |
| Richard Muntain | Mike McCaughan | Rylan Young | Stu Shiells | Curtis McCannell | Pinawa |
| Randy Neufeld | Peter Nicholls | Dean Dunstone | Dale Michie | | La Salle |
| Brandon Radford | Brett MacDonald | Carter Watkins | Austin Pearson | Neal Watkins | Swan River |
| J. T. Ryan | Jacques Gauthier | Colin Kurz | Brendan Bilawka | Graham McFarlane | Assiniboine |
| Merv Satterthwaite | Brent Griffin | Ken Armstrong | Heinz Warkentin | Mike Zwarycz | St Vital |
| Pat Simmons | Colton Lott | Kyle Doering | Rob Gordon | | Granite |
| Riley Smith | Nick Curtis | Jared Hancox | Trevor Grenkow | Colin Grenkow | Fort Rouge |
| Ryan Thomson | Kyle Peters | Mark Georges | Evan Gillis | Mitch Halstead | Morden |
| Brett Walter | Zachary Wasylik | Chase Dusessoy | Liam Tod | Thomas Dunlop | Elmwood |
| Andrew Wickman | Ryan Hlatkey | Justin Paddock | Rodney Legault | | Fort Rouge |

## Knockout Brackets

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

### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Riley Smith | 2 | | | | |
| Terry McNamee | 6 | | | | |
| Terry McNamee | 6 | Terry McNamee | 1 | | |
| | | Reid Carruthers | 11 | | |
| Reid Carruthers | 8 | Reid Carruthers | 11 | | |
| Rob Fisher | 1 | | | | |
| Rob Fisher | 1 | | | Reid Carruthers | 10 |
| | | | | David Bohn | 6 |
| David Bohn | 8 | | | | | David Bohn | 6 |
| Cale Dunbar | 6 | | | | |
| Cale Dunbar | 6 | David Bohn | 7 | | |
| | | Julien Leduc | 3 | | |
| Sean Grassie | 4 | Julien Leduc | 3 | | |
| Julien Leduc | 5 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Graham Freeman | 5 | | | | |
| Travis Bale | 7 | | | | |
| Travis Bale | 7 | Travis Bale | 9 | | |
| | | Darryl Friesen | 3 | | |
| Braden Calvert | 2 | Darryl Friesen | 3 | | |
| Darryl Friesen | 9 | | | | |
| Darryl Friesen | 9 | | | Travis Bale | 6 |
| | | | | Daniel Birchard | 2 |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 11 | | | | | Daniel Birchard | 2 |
| Travis Graham | 1 | | | | |
| Travis Graham | 1 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 | | |
| | | Daniel Birchard | 8 | | |
| Kelly Marnoch | 6 | Daniel Birchard | 8 | | |
| Daniel Birchard | 10 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Andrew Wickman | 7 | | | | |
| Randy Neufeld | 8 | | | | |
| Randy Neufeld | 8 | Randy Neufeld | 3 | | |
| | | Pat Simmons | 6 | | |
| Pat Simmons | 10 | Pat Simmons | 6 | | |
| Brandon Radford | 2 | | | | |
| Brandon Radford | 2 | | | Pat Simmons | 6 |
| | | | | William Lyburn | 2 |
| Brett Walter | 7 | | | | | William Lyburn | 2 |
| William Lyburn | 8 | | | | |
| William Lyburn | 8 | William Lyburn | 10 | | |
| | | Tyler Drews | 4 | | |
| Steve Irwin | 1 | Tyler Drews | 4 | | |
| Tyler Drews | 8 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Richard Muntain | 7 | | | | |
| Tanner Lott | 6 | | | | |
| Tanner Lott | 6 | Richard Muntain | 6 | | |
| | | Team McEwen | 11 | | |
| Merv Satterthwaite | 2 | Team McEwen | 11 | | |
| Mike McEwen | 9 | | | | |
| Mike McEwen | 9 | | | Team McEwen | 7 |
| | | | | Dennis Bohn | 5 |
| Dennis Bohn | 6 | | | | | Dennis Bohn | 5 |
| Ryan Thomson | 3 | | | | |
| Ryan Thomson | 3 | Dennis Bohn | 9 | | |
| | | Kyle Foster | 7 | | |
| J. T. Ryan | 4 | Kyle Foster | 7 | | |
| Kyle Foster | 6 | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | Julien Leduc | 9 | | | | |
| Riley Smith | 4 | Rob Fisher | 7 | | | David Bohn | 8 |
| Rob Fisher | 12 | | | Julien Leduc | 2 | Terry McNamee | 3 |
| | | | | Terry McNamee | 7 | | |
| | | Terry McNamee | 9 | | | | |
| Cale Dunbar | 8 | Cale Dunbar | 2 | | | | |
| Sean Grassie | 5 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | Jason Gunnlaugson | 6 | | | | |
| Graham Freeman | 10 | Graham Freeman | 8 | | | Daniel Birchard | 7 |
| Braden Calvert | 3 | | | Graham Freeman | 11 | Graham Freeman | 3 |
| | | | | Darryl Friesen | 3 | | |
| | | Darryl Friesen | 10 | | | | |
| Travis Graham | 2 | Kelly Marnoch | 6 | | | | |
| Kelly Marnoch | 8 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | Tyler Drews | 9 | | | | |
| Andrew Wickman | 7 | Andrew Wickman | 6 | | | William Lyburn | 5 |
| Brandon Radford | 4 | | | Tyler Drews | 5 | Steve Irwin | 8 |
| | | | | Steve Irwin | 6 | | |
| | | Randy Neufeld | 3 | | | | |
| Brett Walter | 4 | Steve Irwin | 4 | | | | |
| Steve Irwin | 9 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | Kyle Foster | 7 | | | | |
| Tanner Lott | 7 | Tanner Lott | 1 | | | Dennis Bohn | 3 |
| Merv Satterthwaite | 1 | | | Kyle Foster | 6 | J. T. Ryan | 9 |
| | | | | J. T. Ryan | 7 | | |
| | | Richard Muntain | 6 | | | | |
| Ryan Thomson | 5 | J. T. Ryan | 8 | | | | |
| J. T. Ryan | 11 | | | | | | |

## Playoff Brackets
### A event

8 team double knockout Four teams qualify into Championship Round
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Q1 | Reid Carruthers | 8 | | | |
| Q6 | Daniel Birchard | 0 | | | |
| Q6 | Daniel Birchard | 0 | Q1 | Reid Carruthers | 8 |
| | | | Q2 | Travis Bale | 4 |
| Q2 | Travis Bale | 6 | Q2 | Travis Bale | 4 |
| Q5 | David Bohn | 2 | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Q3 | Pat Simmons | 5 | | | |
| Q8 | J.T. Ryan | 9 | | | |
| Q8 | J.T. Ryan | 9 | Q8 | J.T. Ryan | 3 |
| | | | Q4 | Team McEwen | 5 |
| Q4 | Team McEwen | 8 | Q4 | Team McEwen | 5 |
| Q7 | Steve Irwin | 2 | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Q8 | J.T. Ryan | 7 |
| Q6 | Daniel Birchard | 6 | Q6 | Daniel Birchard | 5 |
| Q5 | David Bohn | 5 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Q2 | Travis Bale | 5 |
| Q3 | Pat Simmons | 8 | Q7 | Steve Irwin | 8 |
| Q7 | Steve Irwin | 9 | | | |

## Championship round

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Reid Carruthers | 7 | | | | 1 | Reid Carruthers | 7 |
| 2 | Team McEwen | 4 | | | | 2 | Team McEwen | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Team McEwen | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | J.T. Ryan | 2 | | | |
| 3 | J.T. Ryan | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Steve Irwin | 3 | | | | | | |

### 1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team McEwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |

### 3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| J.T. Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Irwin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Semifinal

Sunday, February 4, 8:30 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Team McEwen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 6 |
| J.T. Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |

### Final

Sunday, February 4, 3:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
* 2018 Viterra Championship
* Reid Carruthers 5th Manitoba Provincial Championship title