2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

The 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Men's Curling Championship (also known as the Tankard), the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 29 to February 4[1] at the St. John's Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Greg Smith team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier at the Brandt Centre in Regina.

2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
Host citySt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
ArenaSt. John's Curling Club
DatesJanuary 29 – February 4
WinnerGreg Smith
Curling clubSt. John's Curling Club
SkipGreg Smith
ThirdMatthew Hunt
SecondAndrew Taylor
LeadIan Withycombe
FinalistAndrew Symonds
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It was the first time since 2006 that the event was not won by Brad Gushue, as his team represented Team Canada at the 2018 Brier as defending champions.

Teams

Teams are as follows:[2]

SkipThirdSecondLeadClub
Adam BolandStephen TrickettZach YoungJohn SheppardSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Paul HarveySteve BraggAndrew ManuelMike DaySt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Justin LockyerStephen SprattMatthew WalshJason NoelSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Frank O'DriscollRick RowsellCraig DowdenKen PeddigrewSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Trent SkanesNick LaneJeff RoseMike MosherSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Greg SmithMatthew HuntAndrew TaylorIan WithycombeSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Andrew SymondsMark HealyDavid NoftallKeith JewerSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Colin ThomasCory SchuhChris FordSpencer WicksSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Dave ThomasDavid PowerCody ParsonsTravis CormierGateway Curling Club, Port aux Basques

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip W L
Smith80
Boland62
Symonds62
O'Driscoll44
Harvey44
C. Thomas35
Skanes35
Lockyer26
D. Thomas08

Round Robin Results

January 29

Draw 1
  • Symonds 8-6 C. Thomas
  • Harvey 4-10 O'Driscoll
  • Smith 11-3 D. Thomas
  • Lockyer 1-8 Boland

January 30

Draw 2
  • Harvey 10-3 Lockyer
  • Skanes 4-6 Smith
  • Boland 7-4 C. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 10-4 D. Thomas
Draw 3
  • Boland 8-4 O'Driscoll
  • Lockyer 2-7 Symonds
  • Harvey 4-5 Skanes
  • Smith 9-7 C. Thomas

January 31

Draw 4
  • Skanes 3-7 C. Thomas
  • Boland 10-2 D. Thomas
  • Lockyer 8-5 O'Driscoll
  • Harvey 9-10 Symonds
Draw 5
  • Harvey 11-4 D. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 8-7 C. Thomas
  • Smith 8-6 Symonds
  • Lockyer 6-13 Skanes

February 1

Draw 6
  • O'Driscoll 3-9 Smith
  • Skanes 4-7 Symonds
  • Boland 7-8 Harvey
  • C. Thomas 9-3 D. Thomas
Draw 7
  • Boland 7-5 Symonds
  • Lockyer 12-8 D. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 10-7 Skanes
  • Harvey 10-11 Smith

February 2

Draw 8
  • Skanes 7-6 D. Thomas
  • Boland 8-9 Smith
  • Lockyer 3-12 C. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 3-5 Symonds
Draw 9
  • Lockyer 2-10 Smith
  • Harvey 6-4 C. Thomas
  • Symonds 7-5 D. Thomas
  • Boland 6-4 Skanes

Playoffs

Due to finishing the round robin undefeated, Smith must be defeated twice.

Semifinal Final Final 2
2 Adam Boland 4  
3 Andrew Symonds 6     1 Greg Smith 4  
        3 Andrew Symonds 9  
          1 Greg Smith 9
          3 Andrew Symonds 6
           
               
     

Semifinal

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Boland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Andrew Symonds 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 6

Final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Smith 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Andrew Symonds 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 X 9

Final 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Smith 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 9
Andrew Symonds 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 6
2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

Greg Smith
1st Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship title

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Teams&eventid=4857#1
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