2000 Players' Championship

2000 GMC WCT Players' Championship
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaMax Bell Centre
DatesMarch 14–19
WinnerAlberta Kevin Martin
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipKevin Martin
ThirdDon Walchuk
SecondCarter Rycroft
LeadDon Bartlett
FinalistOntario Wayne Middaugh
« 1999
2001 »

The 2000 GMC WCT Players' Championship, the championship of the men's World Curling Tour for the 1999-00 curling season was held March 14–19, 2000 at the Max Bell Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $42,400 going to the winning team.[2]

Alberta's Kevin Martin defeated Ontario's Wayne Middaugh in the final, 6–4 in front of a "sparse crowd". It was Martin's third career Player's Championship title. Middaugh missed a draw for two in the seventh which would've tied the game. Martin made a double in the tenth to win the game. Team Martin third Don Walchuk struggled throughout the game with back pain, but persevered. With the win, the Martin rink earned a berth in the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials,[2] which he would go on to win, and then went on to win the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Only two rinks in the top 20 tour money rankings did not participate, Team Greg McAulay and Team Russ Howard, who were coming off playing in the 2000 Labatt Brier final held on March 12. They were replaced by the Brad Hannah and Howard Restall.[3]

The semifinals and finals were aired on television on CTV.

Teams

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The teams were as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale[5] Season earnings to date ($CA)[1]
Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $48,500
Glen Despins Art Paulsen Dwayne Mihalicz Phillip Germain Saskatchewan Strongfield, Saskatchewan $42,000
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Alberta Edmonton, Alberta $46,700
Paul Flemming Mark Dacey Blayne Iskiw Tom Fetterly Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia $20,000
Brad Hannah Warren Hassall Bryan Blaylock Chris Hassall Alberta Edmonton, Alberta $18,500[3]
Mike Harris Richard Hart Collin Mitchell George Karrys Ontario Toronto, Ontario $23,500
Guy Hemmings Don Westphal Guy Thibaudeau Dale Ness Quebec Saint-Aimé, Quebec $23,000
Bruce Korte Darrell McKee Roger Korte Rory Golanowski Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $33,000
Peja Lindholm[6] Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Sweden Östersund, Sweden N/A
Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Alberta Edmonton, Alberta $41,980
Hammy McMillan Warwick Smith Ewan MacDonald Peter Loudon Scotland Inverness, Scotland N/A
Chad McMullan Travis Graham Ross McFadyen Jeff Steski Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $19,825
Wayne Middaugh Graeme McCarrel Ian Tetley Scott Bailey Ontario Midland, Ontario $50,400
Rich Moffatt Howard Rajala Chris Fulton Paul Madden Ontario Ottawa, Ontario $27,500
Dale Duguid[a] Mark Olson Peter Nicholls Dean Dunstone Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba N/A
Shane Park Scott Park (skip) Kerry Park Pat McCallum[b] Alberta Edmonton, Alberta $21,375
Lowell Peterman Rob Armitage Keith Glover Steve Matejka Alberta Red Deer, Alberta N/A
Vic Peters Dave Smith Chris Neufeld Don Harvey Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $46,800
Howard Restall Stan Walker Dave Kristy Andy Hick Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $18,350[3]
Ulrik Schmidt Lasse Lavrsen Brian Hansen Carsten Svensgaard Denmark Holte, Denmark $22,896
Kelly Skinner Kerry Hunka William Lyburn Gary Poole Manitoba Brandon, Manitoba $20,125
Adam Spencer Brad Savage Jason Boyce Trevor Wall Ontario Guelph, Ontario $20,300
Pat Spiring Ken Tresoor Jim Spencer Scott Grant Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $19,500
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe
Bob Jenion[c]		 Doug Armstrong Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba $47,000

Round-robin standings

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The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs.[1]

Final round-robin standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool A W L
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 4 1
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 3 2
Manitoba Kelly Skinner 3 2
Scotland Hammy McMillan 2 3
Manitoba Team Olson 2 3
Nova Scotia Paul Flemming 1 4
Pool B W L
Alberta Kevin Martin 3 2
Manitoba Chad McMullan 3 2
Ontario Rich Moffatt 3 2
Ontario Adam Spencer 3 2
Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 2 3
Alberta Lowell Peterman 1 4
Pool C W L
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 4 1
Alberta Team Park 4 1
Sweden Peja Lindholm 3 2
Ontario Mike Harris 2 3
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 2 3
Manitoba Pat Spiring 0 5
Pool D W L
Alberta Brad Hannah 4 1
Quebec Guy Hemmings 4 1
Manitoba Vic Peters 3 2
Denmark Ulrik Schmidt 2 3
Alberta Team Nedohin 1 4
Manitoba Howard Restall 1 4

Scores

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Scores were as follows:

Draw 1

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  • Middaugh 8, McMillan 2
  • Team Olson 6, Skinner 5
  • Korte 8, Flemming 4
  • Harris 7, Spiring 3
  • Peters 10, Schmidt 2

Draw 2

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  • Martin 7, McMullan 3
  • Despins 10, Lindholm 5
  • Team Park 10, Stoughton 7
  • Moffatt 8, Peterman 4
  • Spencer 6, Burtnyk 3

Draw 3

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  • Hannah 10, Team Nedohin 6
  • Hemmings 9, Restall 2
  • Skinner 4, McMillan 3
  • Korte 8, Team Olson 2
  • Flemming 10, Middaugh 6

Draw 4

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  • Moffatt 5, Burtnyk 4
  • Spencer 7, Martin 6
  • Peterman 8, McMullan 5
  • Team Park 10, Despins 4
  • Stoughton 9, Spiring 7

Draw 5

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  • Lindholm 9, Harris 3
  • Hannah 7, Peters 6
  • Team Nedohin 8, Restall 7
  • Hemmings 8, Schmidt 6
  • Korte 4, McMillan 3

Draw 6

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  • Team Olson 7, Flemming 4
  • Skinner 8, Middaugh 5
  • Martin 7, Moffatt 6
  • McMullan 8, Spencer 5
  • Burtnyk 9, Peterman 2

Draw 7

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  • Despins 7, Spiring 5
  • Harris 8, Stoughton 7
  • Lindholm 5, Team Park 4
  • Peters 6, Restall 5
  • Hemmings 8, Team Nedohin 2

Draw 8

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  • Schmidt 9, Hannah 1
  • McMillan 10, Flemming 2
  • Middaugh 8, Team Olson 3
  • Korte 4, Skinner 3
  • McMullan 8, Moffatt 3

Draw 9

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  • Spencer 9, Peterman 7
  • Burtnyk 6, Martin 5
  • Despins 10, Harris 1
  • Stoughton 8, Lindholm 1
  • Team Park 11, Spiring 8

Draw 10

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  • Hemmings 8, Peters 6
  • Schmidt 7, Team Nedohin 4
  • Hannah 7, Restall 3
  • McMillan 11, Team Olson 4
  • Skinner 9, Flemming 6

Draw 11

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  • Team Park 8, Harris 5
  • Lindholm 7, Spiring 5
  • Moffatt 7, Spencer 6
  • Martin 8, Peterman 5
  • Despins 7, Stoughton 6

Draw 12

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  • Middaugh 8, Korte 3
  • Hannah 10, Hemmings 5
  • McMullan 6, Burtnyk 5
  • Peters 9, Team Nedohin 4
  • Restall 6, Schmidt 3

Tiebreakers

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[12]

  • Martin 5, Spencer 4
  • Middaugh 7, Skinner 6
  • McMullan 10, Moffatt 5


Playoffs

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[13]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Alberta Brad Hannah 3
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 5
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 6
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 5
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 7
Quebec Guy Hemmings 6
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 4
Alberta Kevin Martin 6
Alberta Kevin Martin 7
Alberta Team Park 6
Alberta Kevin Martin 6
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 5
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 7
Manitoba Chad McMullan 1

Final

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March 19, 11:30am[14]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 6

Notes

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  1. ^ Team Olson lead Charlie Salina could not play, so Duguid spared and skipped the team.[7]
  2. ^ Regular skip Kevin Park left the team, so McCallum was recruited to play lead, with the rest of the line-up being re-arranged.[8]
  3. ^ Jenion spared for Vandenberghe who had to go to Kelowna for a job interview, missing the first couple of days of competition.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WCT field event outclasses men's Brier championship". Winnipeg Sun. March 13, 2000. p. 36. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mission Accomplished". Winnipeg Sun. March 20, 2000. p. 35. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Restall eyes WCT prize". Winnipeg Sun. March 10, 2000. p. 75. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "GMC Players' Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Curling". Winnipeg Sun. March 18, 2000. p. 60. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Eighteen years, now that's longevity". Winnipeg Sun. March 18, 2000. p. 41. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "New Duguid rink to debut, replacing missing McAulay". Winnipeg Sun. March 14, 2000. p. 53. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Teams logjammed with 2-2 record". Winnipeg Sun. March 17, 2000. p. 76. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Middaugh is money in the bank". Winnipeg Sun. March 15, 2000. p. 55. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Stoughton too tough to stomp". Winnipeg Sun. March 16, 2000. p. 59. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "GMC Players' Championship -- Round-Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "GMC Players' Championship -- Tie-Breakers". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "GMC Players' Championship -- Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "GMC Players' Championship -- Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
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