2008 The National

The National 2008
Host cityQuebec City, Quebec
ArenaExpoCité
DatesDecember 3–7, 2008
Winner Team Middaugh
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC,
Toronto, ON
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdJon Mead
SecondJohn Epping
LeadScott Bailey
Finalist Team Gushue

The 2008 edition of The National was held December 3–7, 2008 at the ExpoCité[1] in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the second Grand Slam event of the men's 2008-09 World Curling Tour season.

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn Adams Paul Flemming Craig Burgess Kelly Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kerry Burtnyk Don Walchuk Richard Daneault Garth Smith Winnipeg, Manitoba
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Edmonton, Alberta
Martin Ferland Philippe Lemay Marco Berthelot Christian Cantin Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater, Ontario
Joel Jordison Scott Bitz Aryn Schmidt Dean Hicke Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Blake MacDonald Kevin Koe (skip) Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Edmonton, Alberta
Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Bill Todhunter Seattle, Washington
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Edmonton, Alberta
Greg McAulay Ken Maskiewich Tyrel Griffith Aaron Watson Richmond, British Columbia
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jean-Michel Ménard Martin Crête Éric Sylvain Jean Gagnon Quebec City, Quebec
Wayne Middaugh Jon Mead John Epping Scott Bailey Toronto, Ontario
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Gerry Adam Steve Laycock Davidson, Saskatchewan
Jeff Stoughton Kevin Park Rob Fowler Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jim Cotter Bob Ursel (skip) Kevin Folk Rick Sawatsky Kelowna, British Columbia
Wang Fengchun Liu Rui Xu Xiao Ming Zang Jia Liang Harbin, China

(Money ranking in parentheses)

Pool A

Team W L
Burtnyk (14) 4 1
McEwen (27) 4 1
Middaugh (17) 4 1
Adams (86) 2 3
Howard (1) 1 4
Larway (36) 0 5
  • Howard 6-2 Larway
  • Burtnyk 5-3 McEwen
  • Middaugh 7-2 Adams
  • Middaugh 5-3 Larway
  • McEwen 5-4 Howard (9)
  • Burtnyk 6-3 Adams
  • McEwen 8-4 Middaugh
  • Burtnyk 6-5 Howard (9)
  • Adams 6-1 Larway
  • Middaugh 6-3 Burtnyk
  • Adams 6-0 Howard
  • McEwen 6-3 Larway
  • McEwen 4-3 Adams
  • Burtnyk 7-3 Larway
  • Middaugh 6-5 Howard

Pool B

Team W L
Martin (2) 5 0
Gushue (4) 4 1
McAulay (24) 2 3
Simmons (42) 2 3
Ménard (30) 2 3
Wang (10) 0 5
  • Ménard 7-6 Simmons
  • McAulay 9-8 Wang (9)
  • Martin 7-6 Gushue (9)
  • Martin 6-3 McAulay
  • Simmons 7-5 Wang
  • Gushue 5-4 Ménard
  • Gushue 6-3 McAulay
  • Martin 5-3 Simmons
  • Gushue 6-4 Wang
  • Martin 6-4 Ménard
  • Simmons 6-4 McAulay
  • McAulay 7-6 Ménard
  • Gushue 3-2 Simmons
  • Martin 6-3 Wang
  • Ménard 8-4 Wang

Pool C

Team W L
Stoughton (6) 5 0
Ferbey (3) 3 2
Ferland (137) 3 2
Koe (8) 2 3
Jordison (9) 1 4
Ursel (28) 1 4
  • Ferland 5-2 Koe
  • Stoughton 6-3 Ursel
  • Ferbey 9-4 Jordison
  • Ursel 6-4 Ferland
  • Koe 12-5 Jordison
  • Stoughton 7-5 Ferbey
  • Jordison 5-4 Ursel
  • Stoughton 6-5 Ferland (9)
  • Ferbey 7-3 Ursel
  • Stoughton 8-6 Koe
  • Ferland 5-4 Jordison
  • Koe 6-4 Ursel
  • Ferland 6-3 Ferbey
  • Stoughton 4-3 Jordison
  • Ferbey 6-2 Koe

Playoffs

Playoffs

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Martin 5
Ferland 4
Martin 2
Middaugh 5
Burtnyk 5
Middaugh 6
Middaugh 5
Gushue 3
Stoughton 6
Ferbey 7
Ferbey 5
Gushue 6
Gushue (EE) 5
McEwen 4

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Middaugh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
Gushue 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

References

  1. ^ "Martin edges Gushue in opener at The National | CBC Sports".
  • Results from the CurlingZone database