2008 The National

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.

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

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Shawn AdamsPaul FlemmingCraig BurgessKelly Mittelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kerry BurtnykDon WalchukRichard DaneaultGarth Smith Winnipeg, Manitoba
David NedohinRandy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferMarcel Rocque Edmonton, Alberta
Martin FerlandPhilippe LemayMarco BerthelotChristian Cantin Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Brad GushueMark NicholsRyan FryJamie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill Coldwater, Ontario
Joel JordisonScott BitzAryn SchmidtDean Hicke Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Blake MacDonaldKevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan Thiessen Edmonton, Alberta
Jason LarwayColin HufmanJoel LarwayBill Todhunter Seattle, Washington
Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen Hebert Edmonton, Alberta
Greg McAulayKen MaskiewichTyrel GriffithAaron Watson Richmond, British Columbia
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jean-Michel MénardMartin CrêteÉric SylvainJean Gagnon Quebec City, Quebec
Wayne MiddaughJon MeadJohn EppingScott Bailey Toronto, Ontario
Pat SimmonsJeff SharpGerry AdamSteve Laycock Davidson, Saskatchewan
Jeff StoughtonKevin ParkRob FowlerSteve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jim CotterBob Ursel (skip)Kevin FolkRick Sawatsky Kelowna, British Columbia
Wang FengchunLiu RuiXu Xiao MingZang Jia Liang Harbin, China

(Money ranking in parentheses)

Pool A

Team W L
Burtnyk (14)41
McEwen (27)41
Middaugh (17)41
Adams (86)23
Howard (1)14
Larway (36)05
  • 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)50
Gushue (4)41
McAulay (24)23
Simmons (42)23
Ménard (30)23
Wang (10)05
  • 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)50
Ferbey (3)32
Ferland (137)32
Koe (8)23
Jordison (9)14
Ursel (28)14
  • 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
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References

  • Results from the CurlingZone database
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