The 2010 The National

The National (curling)

The Swiss Chalet National is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of four men's Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Champions:* Called the BDO Curling Classic**Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final...

was the second Grand Slam event of the men's 2009-10 curling season

2009-10 curling season

The 2009–10 curling season began in September 2009 and ended in April 2010.-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour events:-Women's World Curling Tour events:...

. It was held January 6-10 at the Sleeman Centre

Sleeman Centre

The Sleeman Centre is a sporting and entertainment facility located in Brisbane, Australia. Construction of the centre was completed in 1982, with several upgrades and improvements having been carried out since that date...

 in Guelph, Ontario

Guelph, Ontario

Guelph is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Waterloo and west of downtown Toronto at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it...

.

The event featured just two international teams, gearing up for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

. John Shuster

John Shuster

John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...

's Team USA failed to make the playoffs while Great Britain's David Murdoch

David Murdoch

David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...

 lost in the quarter final. Also, Canada's Olympic representative, Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin (curler)

Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...

 failed to make the playoffs at a Slam for the first time since 2003.

The final game featured Brad Gushue

Brad Gushue

Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...

's rink from St. John's, Newfoundland against Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

's Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

 rink. Gushue, who lost last year's event

2008 The National

The 2008 edition of The National was held December 3-7, 2008 in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the second Grand Slam event of the men's 2008-09 World Curling Tour season.-Pool A:*Howard 6-2 Larway*Burtnyk 5-3 McEwen...

 beat Ferbey, and with it won his first Grand Slam title.

Gushue's team won $24,000 out of a total purse of $100,000.

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Ted Appelman Ted Appelman Ted Appelman is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. A former skip, he currently plays second for Randy Ferbey.Appelman has made most of his successes to date as a skip, during the 2008-09 curling season and the 2009-10 curling season. His team was invited to participate in the 2009 Canada...	Tom Appelman	Brandon Klassen	Brendan Melnyk	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip.-Career:...	Don Walchuk Don Walchuk Donald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season...	Richard Daneault	Garth Smith	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
David Nedohin David Nedohin David Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He throws fourth rocks for the Randy Ferbey rink.-Curling career:...	Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion.... *	Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton....	Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque Marcel Rocque is a Canadian curler home to the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
Sean Geall	Brent Pierce Brent Pierce Brent Pierce is a Canadian curler.Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team...	Kevin Recksiedler	Mark Olson	New Westminster
Jason Gunnlaugson Jason Gunnlaugson Jason "the Gunner" Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler.Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics...	Justin Richter	Braden Zawada	Tyler Forrest	Beausejour Beausejour Beausejour or Beauséjour may refer to:*Beauséjour , a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada*Beausejour, Manitoba, a town in Manitoba, Canada...
Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...	Mark Nichols Mark Nichols Mark Nichols, ONL is a Canadian curler from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nichols played third for the Brad Gushue rink from 1999 to 2011, and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships and six Briers...	Ryan Fry Ryan Fry Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing...	Jamie Korab Jamie Korab Jamie A. Korab, ONL is a Canadian curler.Korab was the lead for the Canadian men's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics skipped by Brad Gushue....	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
Glenn Howard Glenn Howard Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...	Richard Hart Richard Hart (curler) Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....	Brent Laing Brent Laing Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....	Craig Savill Craig Savill Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....	Coldwater
Brad Jacobs Brad Jacobs (curler) Brad Jacobs is a Canadian curler. Jacobs is a three-time Northern Ontario "provincial" champion, and one time provincial junior champion....	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Caleb Flaxey	Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
Kevin Koe Kevin Koe Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team....	Blake MacDonald Blake MacDonald Blake MacDonald is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta.For much of the team's history, MacDonald threw last rock for the team, while Koe held the broom. The two switched in 2009, with MacDonald throwing third rocks, but Koe still skipping. MacDonald has been playing with Koe since 2006...	Carter Rycroft Carter Rycroft Carter Rycroft is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics...	Nolan Thiessen Nolan Thiessen Nolan Thiessen is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He currently plays lead for Kevin Koe....	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
Kevin Martin Kevin Martin (curler) Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...	John Morris John Morris (curler) John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...	Marc Kennedy Marc Kennedy Marc Kennedy is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin....	Ben Hebert Ben Hebert Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
Dale Matchett Dale Matchett Dale Matchett is a Canadian curler from Alliston, Ontario. Matchett is a former provincial junior curling champion and a regular on the World Curling Tour....	Ryan Werenich	Jeff Gorda	Shawn Kaufman	Bradford Bradford, Ontario Bradford is the primary country urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, in Canada. It overlooks a beautiful and prosperous farming community, known as The Holland Marsh, located on the Holland River that flows into Lake Simcoe...
Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...	B. J. Neufeld B. J. Neufeld B.J. Neufeld is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Neufeld plays lead for the McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. He started curling around the age of ten and, like older brother Denni Neufeld, cites the achievements of his father as leading...	Matt Wozniak Matt Wozniak Matt Wozniak is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wozniak plays second for the Mike McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-External Links:...	Denni Neufeld Denni Neufeld Denni Neufeld is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Neufeld plays lead for the McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. He started curling around the age of ten and cites the achievements of his father as leading his interest into the game of curling...	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...	Jon Mead Jon Mead Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...	John Epping John Epping John Epping is a Canadian curler from Toronto.Epping was a top junior curler, having won the Ontario Junior championship in 2004. At the 2004 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, his team finished with an 8-4 record, just out of the playoffs. He won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 2006...	Scott Bailey Scott Bailey (curler) Scott Bailey is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. Since 2010, he plays third for John Epping. He is known however for being the long-time lead for Wayne Middaugh. It was with Middaugh that Bailey won the 1998 Ford World Curling Championships.Bailey has been a member of the Middaugh rink...	Islington
David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...	Ewan MacDonald Ewan MacDonald Ewan MacDonald is a Scottish curler. He currently plays third for David Murdoch.At his World Championship debut in 1999, MacDonald played second for Hammy McMillan. Their Scottish team would go all the way and win the gold medal defeating Canada in the final, skipped by Jeff Stoughton...	Peter Smith Peter Smith (curler) Peter "Pete" Smith is a Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed. He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium. Peter Smith is the tallest male curler at the...	Euan Byers Euan Byers Euan Byers is a Scottish curler.Byers started playing curling in 1983. He plays in first position and is right-handed...	Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census...
John Shuster John Shuster John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	Jason Smith Jason Smith (curler) Jason Smith is an American curler from Cape Coral, Florida.He was formerly the third, , of John Shuster's team. His other teammates were Jeff Isaacson and John Benton . As a member of this team, he won the 2009 U.S...	Jeff Isaacson Jeff Isaacson Jeff Isaacson is an internationally elite curler from the United States. He graduated in 2001 from Mesabi East High School in Aurora, Minnesota....	John Benton John Benton (curler) John Benton is an American curler from St. Michael, Minnesota. He started curling in 1975 and made his first US Junior National Championships in 1987. In 1998 he qualified for his first Olympic Trials where he was placed fifth...	Duluth Duluth Duluth may refer to:*Duluth, Minnesota*Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta*Duluth , an album by Trampled by Turtles*Duluth , by Gore Vidal...
Pat Simmons Pat Simmons (curler) Pat Simmons is a Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship...	Gerry Adam	Jeff Sharp	Steve Laycock Steve Laycock Steve Laycock is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his team out of the Tartan Curling Club in Regina....	Davidson Davidson, Saskatchewan Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 km southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11. It is located almost exactly halfway between Saskatoon and Regina and was a popular stopping-off point for travellers before Hwy...
Jeff Stoughton Jeff Stoughton Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...	Kevin Park Kevin Park Kevin Park is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.-Early career:Park was a two time provincial junior champion in his native Alberta, winning in 1983 and 1984....	Rob Fowler Rob Fowler For the curler, see Rob Fowler Rob Fowler is a meteorologist in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and chief meteorologist for WCBD-TV. Fowler is married with three children: Trey,Kylie,and Tate.- Meteorologist with WCBD :...	Steve Gould Steve Gould (curler) Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Jim Cotter	Bob Ursel Bob Ursel Bob "Bobby" Ursel is a Canadian curler who curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia.In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian Junior Curling Championship... *	Kevin Folk Kevin Folk Kevin Folk is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. He plays second for Jim Cotter.Folk won the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing third for Brad Kuhn...	Rick Sawatsky	Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

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Pool A

Skip	W	L
Stoughton	5	0
Middaugh	4	1
Howard	3	2
Shuster	2	3
Appelman	1	4
Matchett	0	5

Scores:

• Howard 5-2 Matchett
• Stoughton 6-3 Middaugh
• Shuster 8-3 Appelman
• Middaugh 6-5 Matchett
• Stoughton 7-4 Howard
• Stoughton 4-3 Appelman
• Shuster 5-4 Matchett
• Middaugh 6-4 Howard
• Stoughton 6-5 Shuster
• Appelman 8-3 Matchett
• Howard 7-1 Shuster
• Middaugh 8-3 Appelman
• Stoughton 8-4 Matchett
• Middaugh 4-3 Shuster
• Howard 9-4 Appelman

Pool B

Skip	W	L
Koe	5	0
McEwen	4	1
Ursel	3	2
Simmons	2	3
Martin	1	4
Jacobs	0	5

• McEwen 8-3 Jacobs
• Koe 8-6 Ursel
• Simmons 6-4 Martin
• Ursel 10-5 Jacobs
• Koe 6-4 McEwen
• Martin 5-2 Jacobs
• McEwen 7-2 Simmons
• Ursel 7-3 Martin
• Ursel 10-6 Simmons
• Koe 10-5 Jacobs
• McEwen 8-5 Martin
• Koe 7-3 Simmons
• McEwen 8-4 Ursel
• Koe 7-4 Martin
• Simmons 7-5 Jacobs

Pool C

Skip	W	L
Ferbey	4	1
Burtnyk	3	2
Gushue	3	2
Murdoch	3	2
Geall	1	4
Gunnlaugson	1	4

• Burtnyk 6-5 Murdoch
• Gushue 7-4 Gunnlaugson
• Ferbey 8-3 Geall
• Burtnyk 7-2 Gunnlaugson
• Murdoch 4-3 Gushue
• Gunnlaugson 7-5 Geall
• Burtnyk 9-3 Ferbey
• Ferbey 7-2 Murdoch
• Gushue 7-1 Geall
• Murdoch 5-4 Geall
• Ferbey 6-1 Gunnlaugson
• Gushue 7-3 Burtnyk
• Geall 5-3 Burtnyk
• Murdoch 6-2 Gunnlaugson
• Ferbey 6-5 Gushue

Playoffs