Curling competition at Beausejour, Manitoba
The 2011 Safeway Championship (Manitoba men's provincial curling championship) was held February 9–13, 2011 at the Sun Gro Centre in Beausejour .[ 1] [ 2] The winning team of Jeff Stoughton would represent Manitoba at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario .
Teams
Thirty-two teams qualify for the men's provincial championship in Manitoba. Berths 1–14 represent the rural zones, berths 15–21 represent the Winnipeg zones. There are two separate bonspiels played earlier in the year representing the north and south called the Northern and Southern Bonspiels; these represent berths 22 and 23. Berth 24 is the winner of the Brandon Bonspiel played around the same time of fall as the Northern and Southern floating bonspiels. Number 25 is the prior Manitoba Champion assuming the team meets the requirements to represent themselves. The same goes for berths 26 and 27, which are the Manitoba Curling Tour champion and top Manitoba team on the Canadian Team Ranking System respectively, number 27 must be declared by November 1, 2010. Numbers 28–32 are qualifiers from the MCA Bonspiel , also subject to subset rules and requirements.[ 3]
Once all 32 teams have been qualified, they will be seeded respectively and slotted into the draw format of 1 vs 32, 2 vs 31, and so on.[ 3]
Draw Brackets
32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event
A Event
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 1
Brent Scales
3
Randy Neufeld
9
Randy Neufeld
4
Jeff Stoughton
6
Jeff Stoughton
8
Perry Fisher
3
Jeff Stoughton
8
William Lyburn
1
Rob Atkins
3
William Lyburn
6
William Lyburn
10
Dave Elias
2
Dave Elias
11
Barrie Sigurdson
7
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 2
Ryan Hyde
5
David Hamblin
4
Ryan Hyde
7
Brent Strachan
9
David Bohn
7
Brent Strachan
9
Brent Strachan
2
Rob Fowler
8
Roger Parker
5
Rob Fowler
10
Rob Fowler
8
Dave Boehmer
4
Dave Boehmer
5
Andy Stewart
4
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 3
Rob Ramage
3
Bob Sigurdson
8
Bob Sigurdson
3
Peter Nicholls
6
Peter Nicholls
8
Troy Hamilton
7
Peter Nicholls
5
Vic Peters
7
Greg Todoruk
3
Vic Peters
10
Vic Peters
7
Randy Dutiaume
6
Randy Dutiaume
9
Graham Freeman
7
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 4
Scott Madams
6
Garth Smith
7
Garth Smith
5
Mike McEwen
6
Mike McEwen
11
Don Holmes
2
Mike McEwen
7
Sean Grassie
3
Travis Graham
6
Terry McNamee
3
Travis Graham
4
Sean Grassie
9
Sean Grassie
10
Dean North
1
B Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 5
Brent Scales
8
Perry Fisher
3
Brent Scales
9
Dave Elias
7
Brent Scales
5
Rob Atkins
9
Randy Neufeld
6
Barrie Sigurdson
4
Rob Atkins
2
Randy Neufeld
10
Randy Neufeld
9
William Lyburn
6
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 6
David Hamblin
8
David Bohn
7
David Hamblin
7
Dave Boehmer
6
David Hamblin
7
Roger Parker
4
Andy Stewart
8
Andy Stewart
7
Andy Stewart
10
Ryan Hyde
6
Andy Stewart
6
Brent Strachan
5
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 7
Rob Ramage
5
Troy Hamilton
3
Rob Ramage
3
Randy Dutiaume
8
Randy Dutiaume
4
Greg Todoruk
2
Bob Sigurdson
7
Graham Freeman
10
Graham Freeman
2
Bob Sigurdson
7
Bob Sigurdson
7
Peter Nicholls
4
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 8
Scott Madams
11
Don Holmes
5
Scott Madams
5
Travis Graham
7
Travis Graham
2
Terry McNamee
9
Terry McNamee
8
Dean North
3
Terry McNamee
9
Garth Smith
4
Terry McNamee
9
Sean Grassie
4
Results
Draw 1
February 9, 8:30 am
Draw 2
February 9, 12:15 pm
Draw 3
February 9, 4:00 pm
Draw 4
February 9, 8:15 pm
Draw 5
February 10, 8:30 am
Draw 6
February 10, 12:15 pm
Draw 7
February 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 8
February 10, 7:45 pm
Draw 9
February 11, 8:30 am
Draw 10
February 11, 12:15 pm
Draw 11
February 11, 4:00 pm
Playoffs
Playoff round
8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round
Semifinals
Qualifier 1
1
Jeff Stoughton
6
4
Andy Stewart
1
Jeff Stoughton
7
Rob Fowler
5
3
Rob Fowler
8
2
Randy Neufeld
3
Semifinals
Qualifier 2
1
Mike McEwen
4
4
Bob Sigurdson
3
Mike McEwen
4
Terry McNamee
9
3
Vic Peters
6
2
Terry McNamee
9
Semifinals
Qualifier 3
1
Randy Neufeld
2
2
Andy Stewart
4
Mike McEwen
7
3
Randy Neufeld
7
Semifinals
Qualifier 4
1
Vic Peters
8
2
Vic Peters
9
Rob Fowler
6
3
Bob Sigurdson
4
First round
February 11, 7:45 pm
Second round
February 12, 8:30 am
Third round
February 12, 1:30 pm
Championship Round
1 vs. 2
February 12, 6:30 pm
3 vs. 4
February 12, 6:30 pm
Semifinal
February 13, 9:00 am
Final
February 13, 1:30 pm
Awards
All-Star Team [ 8]
External links
References
^ "Safeway Championship" . Curl Manitoba. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2010 .
^ "Safeway Championship" . Safeway Championship. Retrieved December 14, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Manitoba Men's Championship" . Curl Manitoba. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Clayton Dreger (December 21, 2010). "North Captures Zone" . Steinbach Online. Retrieved December 21, 2010 .
^ Clayton Dreger (November 16, 2010). "Stoughton/Harvey Win Berths" . Steinbach Online. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
^ a b c Clayton Dreger (December 14, 2010). "Lyburn has spot in Beausejour" . Steinbach Online. Retrieved December 14, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f "123rd MCA Men's Bonspiel" . Curl Manitoba. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011 .
^ Paul Wiecek (February 13, 2011). "Gridiron greats meet granite" . Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved February 13, 2011 .
Provincial Championships
MCA Bonspiel (Macdonald Brier Trophy event)British Consols Labatt Tankard Safeway Select Safeway Championships Viterra Championships