# 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:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Reid Carruthers | Braeden Moskowy | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Kristian Lindström | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
| John Epping | Travis Fanset | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | Toronto, Ontario |
| Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Jon Mead | Craig Savill | Penetanguishene, Ontario |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, 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 |
| Sven Michel | Florian Meister | Simon Gempeler | Stefan Meienberg | Adelboden, Switzerland |

## Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
| Pool B | W | EEW | EEL | L | EW | EL | Pts |
| Reid Carruthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Mike McEwen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Niklas Edin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Glenn Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Pool B | W | EEW | EEL | L | EW | EL | Pts |
| Kevin Koe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Brad Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Brad Gushue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| John Epping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Sven Michel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 |

## Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).

### Draw 1

Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Steve Laycock | | | | | | | | X | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | | | | ✓ | | | ✓ | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 4 |
| John Epping | | ✓ | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe | | | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | | 3 |
| Brad Jacobs | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | | | 4 |

### Draw 2

Thursday, March 19, 5:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | | | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sven Michel | | | | | ✓ | | | X | 1 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers | | | | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | X | 3 |
| Niklas Edin | | | | | | | | X | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Glenn Howard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | X | X | X | 4 |
| Steve Laycock | | | | | | X | X | X | 0 |

### Draw 3

Thursday, March 19, 8:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs | | ✓ | | | ✓ | | | X | 2 |
| Brad Gushue | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| John Epping | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | X | X | 4 |
| Sven Michel | | | | | ✓ | | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Mike McEwen | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | X | X | 4 |
| Niklas Edin | ✓ | | | | | | X | X | 1 |

### Draw 4

Friday, March 20, 10:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Glenn Howard | | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | X | 3 |
| Reid Carruthers | ✓ | | ✓ | | | | | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 |
| Steve Laycock | | | ✓ | | | | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sven Michel | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | 2 |
| Brad Gushue | | | ✓ | | ✓ | | | ✓ | 3 |

### Draw 5

Friday, March 20, 1:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | | | | | | | X | X | 0 |
| Kevin Koe | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sven Michel | | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | | 2 |
| Brad Jacobs | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | | | | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | X | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | | ✓ | | | | | | X | 1 |

### Draw 6

Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Mike McEwen | | | | ✓ | | ✓ | | | 2 |
| Glenn Howard | | ✓ | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs | | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 4 |
| John Epping | | | | | | | X | X | 0 |

### Draw 7

Friday, March 20, 8:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | X | X | X | 4 |
| Glenn Howard | | | | | | X | X | X | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| John Epping | | | | | | | X | X | 0 |
| Kevin Koe | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Steve Laycock | | | | ✓ | | | | X | 1 |
| Reid Carruthers | | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | X | 4 |

## Tiebreaker

Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Niklas Edin | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 5 |
| Glenn Howard | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | X | 2 |
Player percentages :
| Team Edin | Team Edin | Team Howard | Team Howard |
| Christoffer Sundgren | 84% | Craig Savill | 92% |
| Kristian Lindström | 69% | Jon Mead | 78% |
| Oskar Eriksson | 72% | Richard Hart | 74% |
| Niklas Edin | 85% | Glenn Howard | 49% |
| Total | 77% | Total | 73% |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Kevin Koe | 0 | | |
| Brad Gushue | 0 | Mike McEwen | 4 | | |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | | | Mike McEwen | 4 |
| | | | | Niklas Edin | 2 |
| | | Brad Jacobs | 2 | | |
| Reid Carruthers | 1 | Niklas Edin | 3 | | |
| Niklas Edin | 3 | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Gushue | | | | | | X | X | X | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | X | X | X | 4 |
Player percentages :
| Team Gushue | Team Gushue | Team McEwen | Team McEwen |
| Geoff Walker | 100% | Denni Neufeld | 96% |
| Brett Gallant | 62% | Matt Wozniak | 95% |
| Mark Nichols | 88% | B. J. Neufeld | 100% |
| Brad Gushue | 32% | Mike McEwen | 92% |
| Total | 70% | Total | 96% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Reid Carruthers | | | | ✓ | | | | X | 1 |
| Niklas Edin | | | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | X | 3 |
Player percentages :
| Team Carruthers | Team Carruthers | Team Edin | Team Edin |
| Colin Hodgson | 89% | Christoffer Sundgren | 87% |
| Derek Samagalski | 81% | Kristian Lindström | 82% |
| Braeden Moskowy | 88% | Oskar Eriksson | 85% |
| Reid Carruthers | 63% | Niklas Edin | 76% |
| Total | 81% | Total | 83% |

### Semifinals

Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kevin Koe | | | | | | | X | X | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | X | X | 4 |
Player percentages :
| Team Koe | Team Koe | Team McEwen | Team McEwen |
| Ben Hebert | 85% | Denni Neufeld | 89% |
| Brent Laing | 62% | Matt Wozniak | 92% |
| Marc Kennedy | 75% | B. J. Neufeld | 97% |
| Kevin Koe | 56% | Mike McEwen | 100% |
| Total | 70% | Total | 95% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs | | ✓ | | ✓ | | | | X | 2 |
| Niklas Edin | ✓ | | ✓ | | | | ✓ | X | 3 |
Player percentages :
| Team Jacobs | Team Jacobs | Team Edin | Team Edin |
| Ryan Harnden | 99% | Christoffer Sundgren | 99% |
| E.J. Harnden | 83% | Kristian Lindström | 87% |
| Ryan Fry | 74% | Oskar Eriksson | 85% |
| Brad Jacobs | 91% | Niklas Edin | 84% |
| Total | 87% | Total | 89% |

### Final

Sunday, March 22, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Mike McEwen | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ | X | 4 |
| Niklas Edin | | ✓ | | | | ✓ | | X | 2 |
Player percentages :
| Team McEwen | Team McEwen | Team Edin | Team Edin |
| Denni Neufeld | 86% | Christoffer Sundgren | 74% |
| Matt Wozniak | 82% | Kristian Lindström | 85% |
| B. J. Neufeld | 88% | Oskar Eriksson | 82% |
| Mike McEwen | 98% | Niklas Edin | 67% |
| Total | 89% | Total | 77% |