2018 Players' Championship


The 2018 Players' Championship was held from April 10 to 15 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the seventh men's and sixth women's Grand Slam event of the 2017–18 World Curling Tour.
On the men's side, Calgary's Kevin Koe won his first Players' Championship as a skip (he had previously won in 2004 playing third for John Morris. On the women's side, Minnesota's Jamie Sinclair rink became the first American ever team to win a Grand Slam championship.

Qualification

The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's year to date ranking as of March 12 qualify:

Men's

Top men's teams as of March 12:
  1. Niklas Edin
  2. Brad Gushue
  3. Kevin Koe
  4. Mike McEwen
  5. Peter de Cruz
  6. Brad Jacobs
  7. Brendan Bottcher
  8. Reid Carruthers
  9. Jason Gunnlaugson
  10. Bruce Mouat
  11. John Epping
  12. John Shuster
  13. Kim Chang-min
  14. Thomas Ulsrud
  15. Liu Rui
  16. Kyle Smith

    Women's

Top 12 women's teams as of March 12:
  1. Jennifer Jones
  2. Anna Hasselborg
  3. Chelsea Carey
  4. Eve Muirhead
  5. Rachel Homan
  6. Kerri Einarson
  7. Silvana Tirinzoni
  8. Kim Eun-jung
  9. Nina Roth
  10. Satsuki Fujisawa
  11. Jamie Sinclair
  12. Kelsey Rocque

    Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBrad ThiessenKarrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta
Reid CarruthersJeff StoughtonDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMatt CammPatrick JanssenTim March Toronto, Ontario
Jason GunnlaugsonAlex ForrestIan McMillanConnor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellCammy Smith Stirling, Scotland

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 11, 12:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 11, 8:00 pm

Draw 7

Thursday, April 12, 12:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 12, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 13, 8:00 am

Draw 12

Friday, April 13, 4:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 13, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 14, 11:30 am

Semifinals

Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, April 15, 12:30 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Chelsea CareyCathy Overton-ClaphamJocelyn PetermanLaine Peters Calgary, Alberta
Laura CrockerKendra LillyTaylor McDonaldJen Gates Edmonton, Alberta
Kerri EinarsonSelena KaatzLiz FyfeKristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika Yoshida Kitami, Japan
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewLisa WeagleJoanne Courtney Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim-Seon-yeongKim Yeong-mi Uiseong, South Korea
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsLauren Gray Stirling, Scotland
Nina RothTabitha PetersonAileen GevingBecca Hamilton Blaine, United States
Jamie SinclairAlex CarlsonVicky PersingerMonica Walker Blaine, United States
Silvana TirinzoniEsther NeuenschwanderManuela SiegristMarlene Albrecht Aarau, Switzerland

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 11, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 12, 8:30 am

Draw 8

Thursday, April 12, 4:00 pm

Draw 11

Friday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Draw 13

Friday, April 13, 8:00 pm
*Hasselborg missed the game due to illness. The team was skipped by Sara McManus for this game.

Tiebreaker

Saturday, April 14, 8:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, April 15, 5:00 pm
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