2006 Players' Championship

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The 2006 Players' Championships Grand Slam[1] of curling tournament, was held April 13–16 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. Following the merger of the World Curling Tour and the Women's World Curling Tour, it became the first Players' Championship to feature a women's event.[2] It was the last event of the 2005-06 curling season. The men's event, sponsored by the Calgary Herald, featured a purse of $150,000, with the winning team receiving $50,000, while the women's event, called the BDO Classic Women's Players' Championship had a purse of $100,000 with the top team receiving $30,000.[2]

The men's final was an all-Edmonton affair, with Randy Ferbey and his foursome defeating the rival Kevin Martin rink 8–5. It was Ferbey's first Players' title. The team had not played many Grand Slam events prior to the season, due to the prior conflict between the Tour and the Brier, which saw many of the top teams in the country boycott Canada's national men's championship. Ferbey, who was not part of the boycott had won four Briers during this period, but due to his lack of Tour success, his team had critics of their abilities. With the win, Ferbey said "the critics now can shove it you know where. There's not questioning anything now".[3]

In the women's final, Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg defeated Cheryl Bernard of Calgary 10–8. The two finals were played at the same time in front of about 1,000 spectators.[3]

The playoffs were shown television on Rogers Sportsnet.[1]

Format[edit]

For both the men's and women's events, there were 15 teams divided into three round-robin pools of five. The top two teams in each pool made the 8-team single-elimination playoff, plus two wild card teams.[2]

Men's[edit]

Round-robin standings[edit]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Kevin Albrecht Pool W L
Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 4 0
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 2 2
United States Pete Fenson 2 2
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 1 3
Alberta Mark Johnson 1 3
Warren Hansen Pool W L
Ontario Glenn Howard 4 0
Scotland Tom Brewster 2 2
Alberta Randy Ferbey 2 2
British Columbia Jim Cotter 2 2
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 4
Bruce Saville Pool W L
Alberta John Morris 3 1
Alberta Kevin Martin 3 1
Quebec Pierre Charette 2 2
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 2 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 4

Tie breakers

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Ontario Glenn Howard 8
8 Quebec Pierre Charette 9
8 Quebec Pierre Charette 5
4 Alberta Kevin Martin 7
4 Alberta Kevin Martin 6
5 Scotland Tom Brewster 3
4 Alberta Kevin Martin 5
6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 8
2 Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 7
7 United States Pete Fenson 6
2 Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 7
6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 8
3 Alberta John Morris 5
6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 6
Final[4]
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Randy Ferbey 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 X 8
Alberta Kevin Martin 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5


Women's[edit]

Round-robin standings[edit]

Source: [1]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Anne Merklinger Pool W L
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 3 1
Alberta Heather Rankin 2 2
Manitoba Janet Harvey 2 2
Ontario Anne Merklinger 2 2
Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson 1 3
Robin Wilson Pool W L
Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 3 1
Alberta Renee Sonnenberg 2 2
British Columbia Kelly Scott 2 2
Alberta Cathy King 2 2
Ontario Jenn Hanna 1 3
Marilyn Bodogh Pool W L
Saskatchewan Jan Betker 3 1
Alberta Cheryl Bernard 3 1
Saskatchewan Amber Holland 2 2
United States Debbie McCormick 2 2
Switzerland Mirjam Ott 0 4

Tie breakers

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Saskatchewan Jan Betker 5
8 Alberta Cathy King 7
8 Alberta Cathy King 2
4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 8
4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 9
5 United States Debbie McCormick 5
4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 10
3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 8
2 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 8
7 British Columbia Kelly Scott 2
2 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 6
3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 8
3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 6
6 Alberta Renee Sonnenberg 5
Final[4]
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alberta Cheryl Bernard 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sweeping up some big bucks!". Calgary Herald. April 10, 2006. p. D2. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Players' Championship title toughest to get your hands on". Calgary Herald. April 13, 2006. p. F3. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ferbey tops archrival Martin to win Players (sic) Championship". Calgary Herald. April 17, 2006. p. D7. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Curling". Calgary Herald. April 17, 2006. p. D11. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

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