2018 Viterra Championship

2018 Viterra Championship
Host city	Winkler, Manitoba
Arena	Winkler Centennial Arena
Dates	January 31–February 4
Winner	Reid Carruthers
Curling club
Skip	Reid Carruthers
Third	Braeden Moskowy
Second	Derek Samagalski
Lead	Colin Hodgson
Finalist	Mike McEwen
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The 2018 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Winkler Centennial Arena in Winkler. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.^[1]

Teams[]

Teams are as follows: ^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
					Fort Rouge
			Andrew Peck		Pembina
David Bohn					Assiniboine
			Daniel Hunt		Assiniboine
Braden Calvert					Deer Lodge
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson		West St Paul
		Daryl Evans			Fort Rouge
					Riverview
Rob Fisher	Jason Yates				Dauphin
					Arborg
					Virden
		Jamie Wall			St Vital
Travis Graham	Grant Brown				Burntwood
Sean Grassie					Deer Lodge
Jason Gunnlaugson	Alex Forrest	Ian McMillan	Connor Njegovan		Granite
Steve Irwin	Travis Taylor	Travis Brooks			Brandon
			Hugh McFarlane		Granite
	Justin Reynolds			Dan Winters	Winnipeg Beach
William Lyburn	Richard Daneault				Assiniboine
					Carberry
Mike McEwen*	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld		Fort Rouge
					Brandon
					Pinawa
Randy Neufeld					La Salle
	Brett MacDonald				Swan River
	Jacques Gauthier	Colin Kurz			Assiniboine
					St Vital
Pat Simmons	Colton Lott		Rob Gordon		Granite
					Fort Rouge
					Morden
	Zachary Wasylik				Elmwood
					Fort Rouge

*McEwen was hospitalized from the second draw until the semifinals due to having chicken pox. Except for the first draw and the final, the team played with just three players, with B. J. Neufeld assuming skipping duties. McEwen skipped and threw third stones in the final.^[3]

Draw[]

32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event[]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
			2
			6
								1
						Reid Carruthers		11
	Reid Carruthers		8
			1
											Reid Carruthers		10
											David Bohn		6
	David Bohn		8
			6
						David Bohn		7
								3
	Sean Grassie		4
			5

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
			5
			7
								9
								3
	Braden Calvert		2
			9
													6
													2
	Jason Gunnlaugson		11
	Travis Graham		1
						Jason Gunnlaugson		5
								8
			6
			10

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
			7
	Randy Neufeld		8
						Randy Neufeld		3
						Pat Simmons		6
	Pat Simmons		10
			2
											Pat Simmons		6
											William Lyburn		2
			7
	William Lyburn		8
						William Lyburn		10
								4
	Steve Irwin		1
			8

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
			7
			6
								6
						Team McEwen		11
			2
	Mike McEwen		9
											Team McEwen		7
													5
			6
			3
								9
								7
			4
			6

B Event[]

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
			4
			12					9
								7
													2
			8										7
	Sean Grassie		5					9
								2
																		3
																David Bohn		8

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
			10
	Braden Calvert		3			Jason Gunnlaugson		6
								8
													11
	Travis Graham		2										3
			8					10
								6
																		3
																		7

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
			7
			4					9
								6
													5
			4								Steve Irwin		6
	Steve Irwin		9			Randy Neufeld		3
						Steve Irwin		4
																Steve Irwin		8
																William Lyburn		5

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
			7
			1					7
								1
													6
			5										7
			11					6
								8
																		9
																		3

Playoffs[]

Playoff Round[]

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

	Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Q1	Reid Carruthers	8
	Q6		0
						Reid Carruthers		8
								4
	Q2		6
	Q5	David Bohn	2

	Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Q3	Pat Simmons	5
	Q8		9
								3
						Team McEwen		5
	Q4	Team McEwen	8
	Q7	Steve Irwin	2

	Semifinals					Qualifier 3
								5
								7
			6
	David Bohn		5

	Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						Steve Irwin		8
								5
	Pat Simmons		8
	Steve Irwin		9

Championship round[]

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Reid Carruthers	7
	2	Team McEwen	4								1	Reid Carruthers	7
						2	Team McEwen	6			2	Team McEwen	6
						3		2
	3		5
	4	Steve Irwin	3

1 vs. 2[]

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Reid Carruthers	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	X	7
Team McEwen	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	X	4

3 vs. 4[]

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	5
Steve Irwin	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3

Semifinal[]

Sunday, February 4, 8:30 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Team McEwen	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	6
	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	2

Final[]

Sunday, February 4, 3:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Reid Carruthers	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7
Mike McEwen	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6

2018 Viterra Championship
Reid Carruthers 5th Manitoba Provincial Championship title

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