| 2011 Safeway Championship | |
| Host City: | Beausejour, Manitoba |
| Arena: | Sun Gro Centre |
| Dates: | February 9–13 |
| Winner: | Jeff Stoughton |
| Curling Club: | Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Skip: | Jeff Stoughton |
| Third: | Jon Mead |
| Second: | Reid Carruthers |
| Lead: | Steve Gould |
| Finalist: | Mike McEwen |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
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.
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.
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.
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club(s) | Berth Number | Seed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carman C.C. | 1 | 24 | Zone 1 winner | |||||
| Beausejour C.C. | 2 | 16 | Zone 2 winner[3] [4] | |||||
| East St. Paul C.C. | 3 | 26 | Zone 3 winner | |||||
| Rosser C.C. | 4 | 19 | Zone 4 winner | |||||
| Portage C.C. | 5 | 22 | Zone 5 winner | |||||
| Wawanesa C.C. | 6 | 31 | Zone 6 winner | |||||
| Baldur C.C. | 7 | 20 | Zone 7 winner | |||||
| Brandon C.C. | 8 | 8 | Zone 8 winner | |||||
| Virden C.C. | 9 | 21 | Zone 9 winner | |||||
| Hamiota C.C. | 10 | 27 | Zone 10 winner | |||||
| Dauphin C.C. | 11 | 30 | Zone 11 winner | |||||
| Swan River C.C. | 12 | 15 | Zone 12 winner | |||||
| Willow Park C.C. | 13 | 32 | Zone 13 winner | |||||
| Burntwood C.C. | 14 | 25 | Zone 14 winner | |||||
| Pembina C.C. | 15 | 4 | Zone 15 winner | |||||
| Fort Garry C.C. | 16 | 5 | Zone 16 winner | |||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. | 17 | 6 | Zone 17 winner | |||||
| Deer Lodge C.C. | 18 | 9 | Zone 18 winner | |||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. | 19 | 17 | Zone 19 winner | |||||
| Thistle C.C. | 20 | 12 | Zone 20 winner | |||||
| Granite C.C. | 21 | 13 | Zone 21 winner | |||||
| Charleswood C.C. | 22 | 2 | Southern Berth Bonspiel winner[5] | |||||
| Dauphin C.C. | 23 | 28 | Northern Berth Bonspiel winner | |||||
| Deer Lodge C.C. | 24 | 7 | Brandon Men's Berth Bonspiel winner[6] | |||||
| West Kildonan C.C. | 25 | 10 | Prior Manitoba Champion Will be deferred to the MCA Bonspiel MCA Bonspiel Asham Event qualifier[7] | |||||
| Charleswood C.C. | 26 | 3 | Manitoba Curling Tour winner. Jan 7–9 | |||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. | 27 | 1 | Manitoba's top team from the Canadian Team Ranking System | |||||
| Petersfield C.C. | 28 | 14 | MCA Bonspiel Asham Event qualifier | |||||
| Fort Rouge C.C. | 29 | 29 | MCA Bonspiel Safeway-Lucerne Event qualifier | |||||
| La Salle C.C. | 30 | 18 | MCA Bonspiel Safeway-Lucerne Event qualifier | |||||
| Gimli C.C. | 31 | 23 | MCA Bonspiel Winnipeg Free Press Event qualifier | |||||
| Morris C.C. | 32 | 11 | MCA Bonspiel Winnipeg Free Press Event qualifier |
32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event
February 9, 8:30 am
February 9, 12:15 pm
February 9, 4:00 pm
February 9, 8:15 pm
February 10, 8:30 am
February 10, 12:15 pm
February 10, 4:00 pm
February 10, 7:45 pm
February 11, 8:30 am
February 11, 12:15 pm
February 11, 4:00 pm
8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round
February 11, 7:45 pm
February 12, 8:30 am
February 12, 1:30 pm
February 12, 6:30 pm
February 12, 6:30 pm
February 13, 9:00 am
February 13, 1:30 pm
All-Star Team[8]