The 2018 BOOST National was held from December 11 to 16 at the Conception Bay South Arena in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador. This will be the fourth Grand Slam and second major of the 2018–19 curling season.
The first all-Scottish Grand Slam final saw Ross Paterson of Glasgow beat defending champions Bruce Mouat of Edinburgh 4–3 in an extra end to win his team's first Grand Slam. Rachel Homan beat Kerri Einarson 4–1 in the women's final, to win her ninth slam.
The event was sold out all week, owing to the popularity of the hometown Brad Gushue rink. The total attendance was 23,500 which was a Grand Slam record at the time.
Qualification The top 14 men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour order of merit standing as of November 5, 2018 qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor's exemption. In the event that a team declines its invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete. The sponsor's exemption was not used, and the spot was allocated to the highest-ranked remaining team on the order of merit.
Men Top Order of Merit men's teams as of November 5: Niklas Edin Brad Gushue Kevin Koe John Epping Bruce Mouat Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs Peter de Cruz Jason Gunnlaugson Brendan Bottcher Steffen Walstad Matt Dunstone Glenn Howard John Shuster Yannick Schwaller Scott McDonald Braden Calvert Thomas Ulsrud Ross Paterson Rich Ruohonen Kirk Muyres
Women Top Order of Merit women's teams as of November 5: Anna Hasselborg Jennifer Jones Rachel Homan Kerri Einarson Tracy Fleury Silvana Tirinzoni Chelsea Carey Satsuki Fujisawa Casey Scheidegger Laura Walker Eve Muirhead Darcy Robertson Jamie Sinclair Nina Roth Isabella Wranå Allison Flaxey Anna Sidorova Kim Eun-jung Sayaka Yoshimura Jacqueline Harrison
Men
Teams
Skip Third Second Lead Locale Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon Winnipeg, Manitoba Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Sven Michel Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden John Epping Mathew Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill Toronto, Ontario Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Denni Neufeld Connor Njegovan Morris, Manitoba Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Penetanguishene, Ontario Brad Jacobs E. J. Harnden Matt Wozniak Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Kevin Koe B. J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta Scott McDonald Jonathan Beuk Wesley Forget Scott Chadwick Kingston, Ontario Mike McEwen Reid Carruthers Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland Kirk Muyres Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Michael Goodfellow Glasgow, Scotland Yannick Schwaller Michael Brunner Romano Meier Marcel Käufeler Bern, Switzerland
Round robin standings Final round robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Brad Jacobs 4 0 29 14 Niklas Edin 3 1 23 20 Scott McDonald 1 3 19 25 Team Carruthers 1 3 15 23 Braden Calvert 1 3 18 22 Pool B W L PF PA Bruce Mouat 4 0 27 14 Ross Paterson 2 2 16 23 Yannick Schwaller 2 2 24 27 Brad Gushue 2 2 24 18 Peter de Cruz 0 4 14 23 Pool C W L PF PA Kevin Koe 3 1 23 16 Jason Gunnlaugson 2 2 15 16 Glenn Howard 2 2 19 18 Kirk Muyres 2 2 15 20 John Epping 1 3 22 24
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30).
Draw 1 Tuesday, December 11, 7:00p.m.
Draw 2 Wednesday, December 12, 9:00a.m.
Draw 3 Wednesday, December 12, 12:30p.m.
Draw 4 Wednesday, December 12, 4:30p.m.
Draw 5 Wednesday, December 12, 8:30p.m.
Draw 7 Thursday, December 13, 12:30p.m.
Draw 8 Thursday, December 13, 4:30p.m.
Draw 9 Thursday, December 13, 8:30p.m.
Draw 11 Friday, December 14, 12:30p.m.
Draw 12 Friday, December 14, 4:30p.m.
Tiebreakers Friday, December 14, 8:30p.m.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, December 15, 11:00a.m.
Semifinals Saturday, December 15, 7:30p.m.
Final Sunday, December 16, 1:30p.m.
Women
Teams
Skip Third Second Lead Locale Chelsea Carey Sarah Wilkes Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Calgary, Alberta Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Gimli, Manitoba Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kitami, Japan Jacqueline Harrison Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Toronto, Ontario Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba Eve Muirhead Jennifer Dodds Vicki Chalmers Lauren Gray Stirling, Scotland Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Chaska, United States Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Haughian Kristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta Jamie Sinclair Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Monica Walker Chaska, United States Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat Aarau, Switzerland Isabella Wranå Jennie Wåhlin Almida de Val Fanny Sjöberg Stockholm, Sweden Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya Yumie Funayama Sapporo, Japan
Round robin standings Final round robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Anna Hasselborg 4 0 21 15 Silvana Tirinzoni 3 1 25 16 Chelsea Carey 1 3 17 23 Nina Roth 1 3 26 25 Isabella Wranå 1 3 13 23 Pool B W L PF PA Satsuki Fujisawa 3 1 30 17 Jennifer Jones 3 1 23 17 Jamie Sinclair 2 2 19 28 Tracy Fleury 1 3 17 25 Sayaka Yoshimura 1 3 20 22 Pool C W L PF PA Rachel Homan 3 1 22 19 Eve Muirhead 3 1 21 19 Jacqueline Harrison 2 2 23 21 Kerri Einarson 2 2 24 19 Casey Scheidegger 0 4 15 27
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30).
Draw 1 Tuesday, December 11, 7:00p.m.
Draw 2 Wednesday, December 12, 9:00a.m.
Draw 3 Wednesday, December 12, 12:30p.m.
Draw 4 Wednesday, December 12, 4:30p.m.
Draw 5 Wednesday, December 12, 8:30p.m.
Draw 6 Thursday, December 13, 9:00a.m.
Draw 8 Thursday, December 13, 4:30p.m.
Draw 10 Friday, December 14, 9:00a.m.
Draw 11 Friday, December 14, 12:30p.m.
Draw 13 Friday, December 14, 8:30p.m.
Tiebreaker Saturday, December 15, 11:00a.m.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, December 15, 3:00p.m.
Semifinals Saturday, December 15, 7:30p.m.
Final Sunday, December 16, 5:30p.m.
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