Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2018 Boost National was held from December 11 to 16 at the in Conception Bay South , Newfoundland and Labrador . This will be the fourth Grand Slam and second major of the 2018–19 curling season .
The first all-Scottish Grand Slam final[1] Ross Paterson of Glasgow beat defending champions Bruce Mouat of Edinburgh 4–3 in an extra end to win his team's first Grand Slam. Rachel Homan beat Kerri Einarson 4–1 in the women's final, to win her ninth slam.
The event was sold out all week, owing to the popularity of the hometown Brad Gushue rink.[2] [3]
Qualification [ ] The top 14 men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour order of merit standing as of November 5, 2018 qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor's exemption. In the event that a team declines its invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete.[4]
Men [ ] Top Order of Merit men's teams as of November 5:[5]
Niklas Edin Brad Gushue Kevin Koe John Epping Bruce Mouat Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs Peter de Cruz Jason Gunnlaugson Brendan Bottcher Steffen Walstad Matt Dunstone Glenn Howard John Shuster Yannick Schwaller Scott McDonald Braden Calvert Thomas Ulsrud Ross Paterson Rich Ruohonen Kirk Muyres Women [ ] Top Order of Merit women's teams as of November 5:[6]
Anna Hasselborg Jennifer Jones Rachel Homan Kerri Einarson Tracy Fleury Silvana Tirinzoni Chelsea Carey Satsuki Fujisawa Casey Scheidegger Laura Walker Eve Muirhead Darcy Robertson Jamie Sinclair Nina Roth Isabella Wranå Allison Flaxey Anna Sidorova Kim Eun-jung Sayaka Yoshimura Jacqueline Harrison Men [ ] Teams [ ]
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Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Braden Calvert Ian McMillan Rob Gordon Winnipeg , Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Sven Michel Peter de Cruz (Skip)Valentin Tanner Geneva , Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping Mathew Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill Toronto , Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Denni Neufeld Connor Njegovan Morris, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Matt Wozniak [7] Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Calgary , Alberta
Scott McDonald Jonathan Beuk Kingston , Ontario
Mike McEwen Reid Carruthers Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg , Manitoba
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh , Scotland
Kirk Muyres Dallan Muyres Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Michael Goodfellow Glasgow , Scotland
Yannick Schwaller Michael Brunner Romano Meier Marcel Käufeler Bern , Switzerland
[8]
Round robin standings [ ] Final round robin standings
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Round robin results [ ] All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30 ).
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Brad Gushue 2
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
6
Yannick Schwaller 0
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
2
8
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 9:00 am
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 12:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Team Carruthers 0
2
0
1
0
4
1
X
8
Scott McDonald 2
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
4
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 4:30 pm
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 8:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 2
0
1
3
0
2
X
X
8
Ross Paterson
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
1
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin 0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
5
Team Carruthers 0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
4
Draw 7 [ ] Thursday, December 13, 12:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Team Carruthers 1
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
2
Braden Calvert 0
1
1
1
1
0
2
X
6
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm
Draw 9 [ ] Thursday, December 13, 8:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
5
Peter de Cruz 1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs 1
1
3
0
0
3
X
X
8
Team Carruthers
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
1
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, December 14, 12:30 pm
Draw 12 [ ] Friday, December 14, 4:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
Bruce Mouat 1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
6
Tiebreakers [ ] Friday, December 14, 8:30pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Yannick Schwaller
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
1
Brad Gushue 2
0
0
0
0
0
2
X
4
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, December 15, 11:00 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Bruce Mouat 2
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
7
Brad Gushue
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, December 15, 7:30 pm
Final [ ] Sunday, December 16, 1:30 pm
Women [ ] Teams [ ]
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Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Chelsea Carey Sarah Wilkes Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul , Manitoba
Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kitami , Japan
Jacqueline Harrison Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Toronto , Ontario
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Winnipeg , Manitoba
Eve Muirhead Jennifer Dodds Vicki Chalmers Lauren Gray Stirling , Scotland
Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Chaska , United States
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Haughian Kristie Moore Lethbridge , Alberta
Jamie Sinclair Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Monica Walker Chaska , United States
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Aarau , Switzerland
Isabella Wranå Jennie Wåhlin Almida de Val Fanny Sjöberg Stockholm , Sweden
Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya Yumie Funayama Sapporo , Japan
[9]
Round robin standings [ ] Final round robin standings
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Round robin results [ ] All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30 ).
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa 1
0
2
0
4
0
2
X
9
Jamie Sinclair 0
2
0
1
0
1
0
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 0
1
0
2
3
0
2
0
8
Nina Roth
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
2
7
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 9:00 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Sayaka Yoshimura 2
0
3
0
1
2
X
X
8
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 12:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
4
Chelsea Carey
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
5
Casey Scheidegger 0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 4:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
X
2
Satsuki Fujisawa 1
1
2
0
3
1
X
X
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury 1
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
5
Jamie Sinclair 0
3
1
0
2
0
0
1
7
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, December 12, 8:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
1
0
2
0
1
2
X
6
Jacqueline Harrison
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
3
Draw 6 [ ] Thursday, December 13, 9:00am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury 1
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
6
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
2
0
2
1
1
1
X
7
Chelsea Carey 1
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
2
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
4
Isabella Wranå 1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 2
0
2
1
0
0
1
X
6
Sayaka Yoshimura
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
X
3
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
5
Eve Muirhead 0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
8
Draw 10 [ ] Friday, December 14, 9:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan 0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
6
Kerri Einarson
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
5
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa 1
1
0
2
0
0
3
1
8
Sayaka Yoshimura 0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
4
Isabella Wranå 0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 2
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
7
Nina Roth 0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
5
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, December 14, 12:30 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
5
Tracy Fleury
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
4
Draw 13 [ ] Friday, December 14, 8:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 0
5
4
0
1
X
X
X
10
Jamie Sinclair 1
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Anna Hasselborg 1
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
6
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
5
Tiebreaker [ ] Saturday, December 15, 11:00am
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, December 15, 3:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
6
Jacqueline Harrison
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 0
1
0
1
0
6
0
1
9
Satsuki Fujisawa 1
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Eve Muirhead 1
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
2
Jennifer Jones 0
2
0
0
1
1
1
X
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Kerri Einarson 0
0
1
1
1
0
2
3
8
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, December 15, 7:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 0
3
0
1
1
0
1
X
6
Jennifer Jones
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Player percentages
Rachel Homan
Jennifer Jones
Lisa Weagle 69%
Dawn McEwen 91%
Joanne Courtney 87%
Jocelyn Peterman 70%
Emma Miskew 93%
Kaitlyn Lawes 74%
Rachel Homan 95%
Jennifer Jones 68%
Total 86%
Total 76%
Final [ ] Sunday, December 16, 5:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
X
1
Rachel Homan 0
1
1
1
0
1
0
X
4
References [ ]
^ "Boost National Live: Paterson edges Mouat in extra end" .^ Heroux, Devin (December 17, 2018). "Grand Slam proves curling is as popular as ever on the Rock" . CBC . ^ "North Bay breaks attendance records for the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling" . 29 October 2019.^ "Qualification for the National" . www.thegrandslamofcurling.com . Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .^ "CurlingZone" . www.curlingzone.com .^ "CurlingZone" . www.curlingzone.com .^ "Kennedy to join Team Jacobs for Canada Cup" . TSN . November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .^ "2018 Boost National: Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .^ "2018 Boost National: Women's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
External links [ ]
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Ross Paterson
Rachel Homan
Kerri Einarson
Niklas Edin
Brad Gushue
Kevin Koe
John Epping
Bruce Mouat
Reid Carruthers
Peter de Cruz
Satsuki Fujisawa
Brad Gushue 
Yannick Schwaller
Niklas Edin
Kirk Muyres 
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Kitami, Japan
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