2008 The National
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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.
(Money ranking in parentheses)
Final
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 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
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
season.
(Money ranking in parentheses)
Pool A
Team | W | L |
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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:... (14) |
4 | 1 |
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:... (27) |
4 | 1 |
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... (17) |
4 | 1 |
Adams Shawn Adams Shawn Adams is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol... (86) |
2 | 3 |
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:... (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 |
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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... (2) |
5 | 0 |
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... (4) |
4 | 1 |
McAulay Greg McAulay Greg McAulay is a Canadian World champion curler from Richmond, British Columbia.McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 finish before losing to Saskatchewan in a tie-breaker.Two years later, McAulay was back at... (24) |
2 | 3 |
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... (42) |
2 | 3 |
Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:... (30) |
2 | 3 |
Wang Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun is a Chinese curler. He is the skip of the national team.Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling. In China, the national team curls as their profession. By 2002, he played in his first international event- when he played third for Xu Xiaoming at the... (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 |
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Stoughton Jeff Stoughton Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:... (6) |
5 | 0 |
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.... (3) |
3 | 2 |
Ferland Martin Ferland Martin Ferland is a Canadian curler from Trois-Rivières.Ferland was a member of the 2007 Quebec champion team, that was skipped by Pierre Charette. Ferland threw last stones for the team. At that first Brier, Ferland's team finished with a 4-7 record.Ferland was also the 1989 provincial junior... (137) |
3 | 2 |
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.... (8) |
2 | 3 |
Jordison (9) | 1 | 4 |
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... (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
PlayoffsFinal