2008 The National Explained

The National 2008
Host City:Quebec City, Quebec
Arena:ExpoCité
Dates:December 3–7, 2008
Winner: Team Middaugh
Curling Club:St. George's G&CC,
Toronto, ON
Skip:Wayne Middaugh
Third:Jon Mead
Second:John Epping
Lead:Scott Bailey
Finalist: Team Gushue
Prev:2007 (Dec)
Next:2010 (Jan)

The 2008 edition of The National was held December 3–7, 2008 at the ExpoCité[1] in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the second Grand Slam event of the men's 2008-09 World Curling Tour season.

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Randy Ferbey (skip) Edmonton, Alberta
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Coldwater, Ontario
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Kevin Koe (skip) Edmonton, Alberta
Seattle, Washington
Edmonton, Alberta
Richmond, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Quebec City, Quebec
Toronto, Ontario
Davidson, Saskatchewan
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bob Ursel (skip) Kelowna, British Columbia
Harbin, China

(Money ranking in parentheses)

Pool A

TeamWL
Burtnyk (14) 4 1
McEwen (27) 4 1
Middaugh (17) 4 1
Adams (86) 2 3
Howard (1) 1 4
Larway (36) 0 5

Pool B

TeamWL
Martin (2) 5 0
Gushue (4) 4 1
McAulay (24) 2 3
Simmons (42) 2 3
Ménard (30) 2 3
Wang (10) 0 5

Pool C

TeamWL
Stoughton (6) 5 0
Ferbey (3) 3 2
Ferland (137) 3 2
Koe (8) 2 3
Jordison (9) 1 4
Ursel (28) 1 4

Playoffs

Playoffs

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin edges Gushue in opener at The National CBC Sports.