2019 Viterra Championship Explained

2019 Viterra Championship
Host City:Virden, Manitoba
Arena:Tundra Oil and Gas Place[1]
Dates:February 6–10
Winner:Team Carruthers
Curling Club:West St. Paul Curling Club
Skip:Mike McEwen
Third:Reid Carruthers
Second:Derek Samagalski
Lead:Colin Hodgson
Finalist:William Lyburn
Prev:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 6 to 10 at the Tundra Oil and Gas Place in Virden. The winning Team Carruthers represented Manitoba at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Brandon, Manitoba.

Teams

Teams are as follows:[2]

SkipThirdSecondLead AlternateClub
Daniel Birchard Kelly Fordyce Brody Moore Andrew Peck Pembina
Assiniboine
Neil Kitching Daniel Hunt Assiniboine
Assiniboine
West St. Paul
Devon Wiebe Lorette
Robert Daudet Craig Ross Liam Green Mark Lawson Granite
Ty Dilello Hayden Forrester Brennan Sampson Fort Rouge
Tyler Drews Joshua Drews Daryl Evans Andrew Evans Fort Rouge
Kevin Barkley Dwayne BarkleyBrooks Freeman Virden
Devin McArthur Chad Barkman Deer Lodge
Morris
Travis Taylor Travis Brooks Travis Saban Cale Dunbar Brandon
Stu Gresham Granite
Kennedy BirdWinnipeg Beach
Sheldon Oshanyk Chris Chimuk Kevin Wiebe Rob Atkins Granite
Brendan Bilawka Granite
Bart Witherspoon Carberry
Curtis McCannell Rob Van Kommer Bill Thiessen Anthony Friesen Brian Stephenson Pilot Mound
Terry McNamee Geordie Hargreaves Travis Gouldie Brandon
Brett Moxham La Salle
Dean North Darcy Hayward Wayne Nussey Mike Hutton Carman
Shaun Parsons Kevin Parsons Bronston Jonasson Jim Davidson Burntwood
Darren Perche Jason Perche Shane Perche Bryce Perche Clint Stuart Charleswood
Mark Hadway Neepawa
Grant Shewfelt Warren Alexander Rob Van Deynze Michael Orchard Baldur
Dillon Bednarek Mitch Einarson Justin Reynolds Gimli
Colin Grenkow Fort Rouge
Jeff Stewart Dean Smith Austin Mustard Jefferey Steen Ronald Kulbacki Gladstone
Ryan Thomson Kyle PetersMark Georges Evan Gillis Trevor Calvert Morden
Greg Todoruk Dwight Bottrell Darcy Todoruk Rob Lulashnyk Rob Fisher Dauphin
Zachary Wasylik Terron Stykalo Lawson Yates Elmwood

Draw

The scores are as follows:[3]

32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

B Event

Playoffs

Playoff round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

1 vs. 2

February 9, 6:00pm

3 vs. 4

February 9, 6:00pm

Semifinal

February 10, 8:30am

Final

February 10, 3:00pm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid Carruthers chosen as top seed for Viterra Championship - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca.
  2. https://curlmanitoba.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Viterra-website-team-personnel-1.pdf Team personnel
  3. Web site: Live Scores & Results.