2017 Players' Championship

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Host cityToronto, Ontario
ArenaMattamy Athletic Centre
DatesApril 11–16
Men's winnerSweden Niklas Edin
2017 Players' Championship
Host cityToronto, Ontario
ArenaMattamy Athletic Centre
DatesApril 11–16
Men's winnerSweden Niklas Edin
Curling clubKarlstads Curlingklubb, Karlstad
SkipNiklas Edin
ThirdOskar Eriksson
SecondRasmus Wranå
LeadChristoffer Sundgren
FinalistManitoba Mike McEwen
Women's winnerManitoba Jennifer Jones
Curling clubSt. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn McEwen
FinalistAlberta Val Sweeting
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The 2017 WestJet Players' Championship was held from April 11 to 16 at Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.[1] It was the seventh men's and sixth women's Grand Slam event of the 2016–17 curling season.

Sweden's Niklas Edin won the men's event, becoming the first non-Canadian skip to do so. On the women's side, Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones won her six Players' title, the most for any female skip.

Men's

The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's year to date ranking as of March 13 qualify:[2]

Top men's teams as of March 13:[3][4]

  1. Sweden Niklas Edin
  2. Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
  3. Manitoba Reid Carruthers
  4. Ontario Brad Jacobs
  5. Ontario John Epping
  6. Manitoba Mike McEwen
  7. Alberta Kevin Koe
  8. Saskatchewan Steve Laycock
  9. Scotland Kyle Smith
  10. British Columbia John Morris
  11. Norway Thomas Ulsrud[a]
  12. Switzerland Peter de Cruz
  13. Alberta Brendan Bottcher

Women's

Top 12 women's teams as of March 13:[5]

  1. Ontario Rachel Homan
  2. Sweden Anna Hasselborg
  3. Manitoba Jennifer Jones
  4. Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
  5. Ontario Allison Flaxey
  6. Alberta Val Sweeting
  7. Alberta Casey Scheidegger
  8. Scotland Eve Muirhead
  9. Manitoba Michelle Englot
  10. China Wang Bingyu
  11. Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson
  12. Ontario Tracy Fleury

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [6]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingScott Pfeifer[b]Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni NeufeldManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBrad ThiessenKarrick MartinAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Claudio PätzPeter de Cruz (Skip)Valentin TannerSwitzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Jim CotterJohn MorrisCatlin Schneider[c]Tyrel GriffithBritish Columbia Kelowna / Vernon, British Columbia
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenOntario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellCammy SmithScotland Stirling, Scotland
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresMatt DunstoneDallan MuyresSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
John EppingMat CammPat JanssenTim MarchOntario Toronto, Ontario

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool AWLPFPASO
Manitoba Mike McEwen4136192
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue3224174
Alberta Kevin Koe3216225
British Columbia John Morris2326283
Manitoba Reid Carruthers2328196
Alberta Brendan Bottcher14193111
Pool BWLPFPASO
Ontario Brad Jacobs4132238
Switzerland Peter de Cruz3225211
Sweden Niklas Edin3224207
Scotland Kyle Smith3223179
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock23181410
Ontario John Epping05142712

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Kyle Smith 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 X 8
Ontario John Epping 🔨 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 X 7
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨 0 0 0 3 0 4 X X 7
British Columbia John Morris 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 3 0 1 0 3 1 X X 8
Scotland Kyle Smith 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X 2
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨 1 1 0 0 4 1 X X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 6
Ontario John Epping 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 1
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 2 1 1 0 4 X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 2 X X 7
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 6
British Columbia John Morris 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4

Draw 6

Thursday, April 13, 8:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 7

Draw 7

Thursday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 X 7
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 7
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia John Morris 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 9

Draw 8

Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Scotland Kyle Smith 🔨 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨 0 2 0 2 1 3 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6

Draw 9

Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia John Morris 🔨 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 8
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 5 0 1 3 X X X X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6

Draw 10

Friday, April 14, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Scotland Kyle Smith 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5

Draw 11

Friday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
British Columbia John Morris 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 X 7

Draw 12

Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 8
Scotland Kyle Smith 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 4 1 0 1 0 2 X X 8
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario John Epping 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 4 0 2 0 5 X X 11
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Team Carruthers Saskatchewan Team Laycock
Colin Hodgson98% Dallan Muyres80%
Derek Samagalski87% Matt Dunstone79%
Braeden Moskowy81% Kirk Muyres56%
Reid Carruthers99% Steve Laycock61%
Total69% Total91%

Tiebreaker 2

Saturday, April 15, 11:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia John Morris 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 9
Player percentages
British Columbia Team Morris Manitoba Team Carruthers
Tyrel Griffith93% Colin Hodgson93%
Caitlin Schneider85% Derek Samagalski94%
John Morris89% Braeden Moskowy91%
Jim Cotter72% Reid Carruthers73%
Total85% Total88%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Manitoba Mike McEwen 4
8 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 2
1 Manitoba Mike McEwen 5
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 6
5 Alberta Kevin Koe 1
1 Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 5
2 Ontario Brad Jacobs 6
7 Scotland Kyle Smith 7
7 Scotland Kyle Smith 2
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 6
3 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 3
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 4

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 15, 3:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Manitoba Team Carruthers
Denni Neufeld85% Colin Hodgson98%
Matt Wozniak96% Derek Samagalski84%
B.J. Neufeld82% Braeden Moskowy76%
Mike McEwen96% Reid Carruthers87%
Total90% Total86%
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 0 2 1 1 0 2 X X 6
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Alberta Team Koe
Geoff Walker100% Scott Pfeifer94%
Brett Gallant88% Brent Laing93%
Mark Nichols94% Marc Kennedy72%
Brad Gushue95% Kevin Koe69%
Total95% Total82%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Player percentages
Switzerland Team de Cruz Sweden Team Edin
Valentin Tanner93% Christoffer Sundgren88%
Peter de Cruz91% Rasmus Wranå94%
Claudio Pätz75% Oskar Eriksson95%
Benoît Schwarz82% Niklas Edin96%
Total85% Total93%
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Scotland Kyle Smith 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
Player percentages
Ontario Team Jacobs Scotland Team Smith
Ryan Harnden82% Cammy Smith71%
E.J. Harnden85% Kyle Waddell90%
Ryan Fry77% Thomas Muirhead82%
Brad Jacobs82% Kyle Smith98%
Total81% Total85%

Semifinals

Sunday, April 16, 11:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Kyle Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6
Player percentages
Scotland Team Smith Sweden Team Edin
Cammy Smith96% Christoffer Sundgren80%
Kyle Waddell76% Rasmus Wranå88%
Thomas Muirhead76% Oskar Eriksson94%
Kyle Smith82% Niklas Edin96%
Total82% Total90%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Denni Neufeld95% Geoff Walker100%
Matt Wozniak85% Brett Gallant87%
B.J. Neufeld88% Mark Nichols93%
Mike McEwen100% Brad Gushue95%
Total92% Total94%

Final

Sunday, April 16, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 5
Player percentages
Manitoba Team McEwen Sweden Team Edin
Denni Neufeld92% Christoffer Sundgren92%
Matt Wozniak82% Rasmus Wranå88%
B.J. Neufeld80% Oskar Eriksson81%
Mike McEwen68% Niklas Edin82%
Total80% Total86%

Women

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