2014 The National (March)

2014 The National
Host cityFort McMurray, Alberta
ArenaMacDonald Island Park
DatesMarch 12–16
WinnerOntario Glenn Howard
Curling clubPenetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
SkipGlenn Howard
ThirdWayne Middaugh
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
FinalistNewfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
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The 2014 Syncrude National was held from March 12 to 16 at the MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was the third men's Grand Slam event of the season. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$100,000.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[1]

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Brendan Bottcher Micky Lizmore Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Mark Dacey Stuart Thompson Stephen Burgess Andrew Gibson Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia
Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Markus Eriksson Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Lit, Sweden
Travis Fanset Chad Allen Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Ontario
Brad Gushue Brett Gallant Adam Casey Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pascal Hess Florian Meister Meico Öhninger Stefan Meienberg Switzerland Zug, Switzerland
Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kim Soo-hyuk Kim Tae-huan Park Jong-duk Nam Yoon-ho South Korea South Korea
Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin David Nedohin Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel Claudio Pätz Sandro Trolliet Simon Gempeler Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Japan Karuizawa, Japan
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Mark Nichols Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brock Virtue Braeden Moskowy Chris Schille D. J. Kidby Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L PF PA
Switzerland Sven Michel 5 0 34 23
Ontario Glenn Howard 4 1 36 26
Alberta Kevin Koe 3 2 32 24
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 2 3 27 33
Switzerland Pascal Hess 1 4 19 31
Ontario Travis Fanset 0 5 20 31
Pool B W L PF PA
Manitoba Mike McEwen 5 0 36 19
Alberta Kevin Martin 4 1 32 23
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3 2 28 26
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 2 3 27 22
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 1 4 18 22
Japan Yusuke Morozumi 0 5 17 38
Pool C W L PF PA
Sweden Oskar Eriksson 4 1 36 13
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4 1 29 27
Sweden Niklas Edin 3 2 29 26
Ontario Brad Jacobs 2 3 22 30
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 2 3 24 28
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue 0 5 24 40

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Mountain Time Zone (UTC−7).[2]

Draw 1

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Wednesday, March 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Travis Fanset 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 6
Japan Yusuke Morozumi 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 5

Draw 2

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Thursday, March 13, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sweden Oskar Eriksson (has hammer) 0 0 3 2 2 0 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Pascal Hess 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 3 2 0 1 1 X X X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 3

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Thursday, March 13, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 2 0 2 0 X X X 4
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 3 0 4 0 4 X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 1 2 1 0 2 0 X X 6
Alberta Brendan Bottcher (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
Ontario Travis Fanset (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Pascal Hess (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Yusuke Morozumi 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 5 0 1 0 4 X X X 10

Draw 4

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Thursday, March 13, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 9
Switzerland Sven Michel (has hammer) 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 8
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 5
Ontario Travis Fanset (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Sweden Oskar Eriksson (has hammer) 1 0 3 3 0 1 X X 8

Draw 5

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Thursday, March 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Yusuke Morozumi 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton (has hammer) 3 0 4 1 X X X X 8

Draw 6

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Friday, March 14, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sweden Oskar Eriksson 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 8
Switzerland Pascal Hess 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Yusuke Morozumi (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 8
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 5
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 7

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Friday, March 14, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Travis Fanset (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 X 10
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Pascal Hess 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Switzerland Sven Michel (has hammer) 2 1 1 1 0 1 X X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 8

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Friday, March 14, 5:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 6
Japan Yusuke Morozumi 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 2 1 2 0 1 2 X X 8
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Oskar Eriksson (has hammer) 3 1 0 4 X X X X 8
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1

Draw 9

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Friday, March 14, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 1 0 X X X X X 1
Sweden Oskar Eriksson (has hammer) 3 0 5 X X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 6
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Travis Fanset (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Switzerland Pascal Hess 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6

Draw 10

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Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk (has hammer) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Alberta Brendan Bottcher (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5

Tiebreaker

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Saturday, March 15, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Player percentages
Alberta Kevin Koe Sweden Niklas Edin
Nolan Thiessen 92% Viktor Kjäll 79%
Carter Rycroft 94% Fredrik Lindberg 94%
Pat Simmons 86% Sebastian Kraupp 82%
Kevin Koe 84% Niklas Edin 81%
Total 89% Total 84%

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Switzerland Sven Michel 9
Alberta Kevin Koe 6
Switzerland Sven Michel 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
Sweden Oskar Eriksson 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 6
Ontario Glenn Howard 7
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 5
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 6
Ontario Glenn Howard 10
Alberta Kevin Martin 3
Ontario Glenn Howard 7

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, March 15, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6
Player percentages
Switzerland Sven Michel Alberta Kevin Koe
Simon Gempeler 92% Nolan Thiessen 93%
Sandro Trolliet 71% Carter Rycroft 91%
Claudio Pätz 82% Pat Simmons 86%
Sven Michel 86% Kevin Koe 75%
Total 83% Total 86%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Oskar Eriksson 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 7
Player percentages
Sweden Oskar Eriksson Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Christoffer Sundgren 92% Geoff Walker 90%
Markus Eriksson 84% Adam Casey 85%
Kristian Lindström 77% Brett Gallant 84%
Oskar Eriksson 72% Brad Gushue 81%
Total 81% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
Manitoba Mike McEwen Saskatchewan Steve Laycock
Denni Neufeld 92% Dallan Muyres 78%
Matt Wozniak 77% Colton Flasch 80%
B.J. Neufeld 79% Kirk Muyres 75%
Mike McEwen 65% Steve Laycock 92%
Total 78% Total 81%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Martin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 7
Player percentages
Alberta Kevin Martin Ontario Glenn Howard
Ben Hebert 92% Craig Savill 70%
Marc Kennedy 93% Brent Laing 88%
David Nedohin 86% Wayne Middaugh 100%
Kevin Martin 77% Glenn Howard 98%
Total 87% Total 89%

Semifinals

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Saturday, March 15, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Player percentages
Switzerland Sven Michel Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
Simon Gempeler 89% Geoff Walker 94%
Sandro Trolliet 79% Adam Casey 89%
Claudio Pätz 86% Brett Gallant 97%
Sven Michel 85% Brad Gushue 92%
Total 85% Total 93%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 6
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 X 10
Player percentages
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock Ontario Glenn Howard
Dallan Muyres 89% Craig Savill 100%
Colton Flasch 70% Brent Laing 100%
Kirk Muyres 86% Wayne Middaugh 92%
Steve Laycock 74% Glenn Howard 90%
Total 80% Total 95%

Final

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Sunday, March 16, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6
Ontario Glenn Howard (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 7
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue Ontario Glenn Howard
Geoff Walker 98% Craig Savill 86%
Adam Casey 91% Brent Laing 93%
Brett Gallant 80% Wayne Middaugh 73%
Brad Gushue 95% Glenn Howard 95%
Total 91% Total 87%

References

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  1. ^ "2014 The Syncrude National – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "National Event Schedule Revised" (PDF). Macdonald Island Park. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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