1999 Players' Championship

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1999 GMC WCT Players' Championship
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
ArenaMax Bell Centre
DatesMarch 17–21
Attendance18,045[1]
WinnerOntario Team Middaugh
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC, Etobicoke
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdGraeme McCarrel
SecondIan Tetley
LeadScott Bailey
FinalistOntario Russ Howard
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The 1999 GMC World Curling Tour Players' Championship, the championship of the men's World Curling Tour (WCT) for the 1998-99 curling season was held March 17–21, 1999 at the Max Bell Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] The total purse for the event was $150,000[3] with $20,000 going to the winning team, plus $1,000 per win and $250 per loss.[4]

Ontario's Team Wayne Middaugh went undefeated en route to Middaugh's third tour championship title, and second as a skip. The team defeated the Russ Howard rink (also from Ontario, but with Howard living in New Brunswick) in the final, 9–5. The victory was helped by a three-ender in the third after Howard missed both of his draws, giving Middaugh an easy draw to take a 4–2 lead up to that point. In the fifth, Howard attempted to tie the game with a tap-back for two, but his rock hit a guard, resulting in a steal of one for Middaugh, who took a 5–2 lead.[5] Middaugh did not look back from there. With the win, he took home $25,000 for the week, and Howard won $19,250.[2]

The event was well attended, with over 18,000 spectators in total, a record for the WCT at that point. It was said more people were turned away from the sold-out final than had attended the entire event in 1997, which was held at Winnipeg's Granite Club.[1]

Games were played in eight ends, instead of the usual ten so that all the games could fit into the schedule to accommodate the playoffs, which would be shown on television. This drew criticism from some of the teams, who preferred 10 ends.[6] The semifinals were shown on CTV Sportsnet, and the final was shown on CTV. The semis and the final were played in 10 ends.[7]

Teams[edit]

The event included the top 20 teams in the world, plus three European teams. Sweden's Peja Lindholm rink was the sponsor's exemption, after Mike Harris turned it down. Another notable missing team was Ed Werenich.[4]

The teams were as follows:[8]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale[6]
Kerry Burtnyk[a] Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dale Duguid Doran Johnson[10] Shane Park Merv Bodnarchuk British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Markus Eggler[11] Andy Schwaller Andreas Östreich Damian Grichting Switzerland Biel, Switzerland
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Carter Rycroft Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Doug Harcourt Kevin Kalthoff Greg Harcourt Brian Wempe Saskatchewan Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
Jeff Hartung Dean Klippenstine Marty Derbowka Bob Hartung Saskatchewan Langenburg, Saskatchewan
Brad Heidt Eugene Hritzuk Wes Cowlishaw Dale Hannon Saskatchewan Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
Guy Hemmings Pierre Charette Guy Thibaudeau Dale Ness Quebec Montreal, Quebec
Russ Howard Glenn Howard Peter Corner Neil Harrison Ontario Midland, Ontario
Bruce Korte Darrell McKee Roger Korte Rory Golanowski Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Peja Lindholm[b] Tomas Nordin Magnus Swartling Peter Narup Sweden Östersund, Sweden
Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Rudy Ramcharan Don Bartlett Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Greg McAulay Brent Pierce Bryan Miki Darin Fenton British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Wayne Middaugh Graeme McCarrel Ian Tetley Scott Bailey Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Rich Moffatt Howard Rajala Chris Fulton Paul Madden Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Frank Morissette Mickey Pendergast Kevin Pendergast Eugene Doherty Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Mark Olson Neil Patterson Dave Leclair Paul Kelly Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vic Peters Dave Smith Chris Neufeld Don Harvey Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pat Ryan Jay Peachey Jamie Smith Kevin MacKenzie British Columbia Kelowna, British Columbia
Brent Scales Ken Tresoor Doug Harrison Grant Spicer Manitoba Swan River, Manitoba
Gerald Shymko Gerry Adam Arnie Geisler Neil Cursons Saskatchewan Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Warwick Smith Hammy McMillan Ewan MacDonald Peter Loudon Scotland Inverness, Scotland
Don Spriggs Dean Moxham Dale Michie Rick Blight Manitoba Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Doug Armstrong Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

Round-robin standings[edit]

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs.

Final round-robin standings[12]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
M&M Meat Shops Division W L
Ontario Russ Howard 4 1
Manitoba Mark Olson 4 1
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 3 2
Saskatchewan Gerald Shymko 2 3
Alberta Kevin Martin 2 3
Manitoba Don Spriggs 0 5
Molson Division W L
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 5 0
Ontario Rich Moffatt 3 2
Alberta Team Nedohin 3 2
Saskatchewan Doug Harcourt 2 3
Switzerland Markus Eggler 1 4
Saskatchewan Jeff Hartung 1 4
Bell Express Vu Division W L
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 4 1
Quebec Guy Hemmings 3 2
Scotland Team McMillan 3 2
British Columbia Pat Ryan 3 2
Alberta Frank Morissette 1 4
Manitoba Brent Scales 1 4
Canadian Airlines Division W L
Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 4 1
Manitoba Vic Peters 4 1
Manitoba Dale Duguid 3 2
Saskatchewan Brad Heidt 3 2
Sweden Peja Lindholm 1 4
British Columbia Greg McAulay 0 5

Scores[edit]

Scores were as follows:[13][14][15]

Draw 1[edit]

  • Howard 6, Spriggs 3
  • Shymko 5, Martin 4
  • Olson 4, Korte 2
  • Moffatt 3, Hartung 2
  • Duguid 5, Peters 4

Draw 2[edit]

  • Hemmings 7, Scales 3
  • Eggler 5, Harcourt 4
  • Middaugh 5, Nedohin 4
  • Morissette 8, McMillan 5
  • Stoughton 6, Ryan 3

Draw 3[edit]

  • Burtnyk 5, Heidt 4
  • Lindholm 8, McAulay 7
  • Shymko 6, Spriggs 5
  • Martin 6, Korte 4
  • Howard 7, Olson 6

Draw 4[edit]

  • Stoughton 6, Morissette 4
  • Hemmings 5, Ryan 4
  • McMillan 4, Scales 1
  • Nedohin 6, Harcourt 4
  • Middaugh 7, Hartung 1

Draw 5[edit]

  • Moffatt 5, Eggler 4
  • Peters 6, Heidt 5
  • Burtnyk 6, Lindholm 3
  • Duguid 6, McAulay 5
  • Korte 6, Spriggs 2

Draw 6[edit]

  • Olson 6, Martin 4
  • Howard 4, Shymko 1
  • Hemmings 7, Morissette 5
  • Ryan 6, Scales 1
  • McMillan 6, Stoughton 2

Draw 7[edit]

  • Harcourt 5, Hartung 2
  • Middaugh 6, Moffatt 5
  • Nedohin 5, Eggler 3
  • Peters 6, Lindholm 4
  • Burtnyk 8, McAulay 4

Draw 8[edit]

  • Heidt 9, Duguid 4
  • Olson 8, Spriggs 5
  • Howard 6, Martin 4
  • Korte 9, Shymko 5
  • Scales 6, Morissette 4

Draw 9[edit]

  • Ryan 4, McMillan 3
  • Stoughton 6, Hemmings 3
  • Harcourt 5, Moffatt 4
  • Middaugh 8, Eggler 2
  • Nedohin 7, Hartung 2

Draw 10[edit]

  • Peters 6, McAulay 4
  • Burtnyk 5, Duguid 3
  • Heidt 8, Lindholm 3
  • Martin 8, Spriggs 3
  • Olson 5, Shymko 2

Draw 11[edit]

  • Moffatt 5, Nedohin 2
  • Hartung 7, Eggler 3
  • Ryan 7, Morissette 6
  • McMillan 6, Hemmings 1
  • Middaugh 6, Harcourt 2

Draw 12[edit]

  • Korte 6, Howard 5
  • Heidt 7, McAulay 5
  • Stoughton 7, Scales 1
  • Peters 6, Burtnyk 5
  • Duguid 7, Lindholm 5

Tiebreakers[edit]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia Pat Ryan 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 7
Scotland Hammy McMillan 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rich Moffatt 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Alberta Team Nedohin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Quebec Guy Hemmings 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
British Columbia Pat Ryan 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[16] Semifinals Finals
         
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 9
Quebec Guy Hemmings 7
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 10
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 5
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 8
Alberta Team Nedohin 4
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 9
Ontario Russ Howard 5
Manitoba Vic Peters 8
Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk 5
Manitoba Vic Peters 4
Ontario Russ Howard 6
Ontario Russ Howard 8
Manitoba Mark Olson 7

Semifinals[edit]

March 20[17]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Russ Howard 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 6
Manitoba Vic Peters 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X X 10
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 5

Final[edit]

March 21[18]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Russ Howard 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 9

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Team not listed in source. Roster as of Feb 1999.[9]
  2. ^ Team not listed in source. Roster as of the 1998 European Curling Championships

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tour coming of age". Winnipeg Sun. March 22, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "He's the cashspiel king". Winnipeg Sun. March 22, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "B.C.'s trio has just one win after four draws". Vancouver Sun. March 18, 1999. p. F5. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Brier warmup for WCT champ". Winnipeg Sun. March 12, 1999. p. 66. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Middaugh red-hot in Winnipeg". Calgary Herald. March 22, 1999. p. 49. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "WCT squeezes games into eight ends". Winnipeg Sun. March 17, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Going for high dough". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 18, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "WCT Players' Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "There are no losers in chase for Heart". Winnipeg Sun. February 15, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Curling's travellin' man". Winnipeg Sun. March 19, 1999. p. 70. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "'Win one game'". Winnipeg Sun. March 17, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "World Curling Players Championship". Edmonton Journal. March 20, 1999. p. 41. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Curling". Calgary Herald. March 18, 1999. p. 48. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Curling". Calgary Herald. March 19, 1999. p. 82. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Curling". Calgary Herald. March 20, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Stoughton squares off with world champ". Winnipeg Sun. March 20, 1999. p. 62. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Saturday". Calgary Herald. March 21, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "World Tour Players Championship". Calgary Herald. March 22, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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