The 2018 GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite was held from August 24 to 26 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the second event on the World Curling Tour for the 2018–19 season. The men's event was held in a double knockout format and the women's event was held in a round robin format.
On the men's side, Braden Calvert's rink from Winnipeg defeated John Shuster's team from Duluth 4–3 in the final. Team Calvert also won the event the previous season. On the women's side, Team Darcy Robertson also from Winnipeg defeated Russia's Anna Sidorova from Moscow 9–8 in the final. Team Robertson finished runner-up at the event in 2017.
Men The teams are listed as follows:
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Ian McMillan Rob Gordon Winnipeg, Manitoba Ty Dilello Hayden Forrester Brennan Sampson Brendan Wilson Winnipeg, Manitoba Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Catlin Schneider Dustin Kidby Regina, Saskatchewan Sean Grassie Devin McArthur Lucas Van Den Bosch Chad Barkman Winnipeg, Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Denni Neufeld Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba Kirk Muyres Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, United States Brett Walter Chase Dussesoy Lawson Yates Liam Tod Winnipeg, Manitoba
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool AWL Jason Gunnlaugson 3 1 Braden Calvert 2 2 Kirk Muyres 2 2 Brett Walter 0 4Pool BWL John Shuster 3 1 Sean Grassie 2 2 Ty Dilello 2 2 Matt Dunstone 2 2
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Friday, August 24, 6:00 pm
Draw 2 Friday, August 24, 9:00 pm
Draw 4 Saturday, August 25, 3:30 pm
Draw 5 Saturday, August 25, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Semifinals Sunday, August 26, 12:00 pm
Final Sunday, August 26, 3:00 pm
Women The teams are listed as follows:
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Kaitlyn Bowman Ashley Becker Ashley Green Jade Bloor Weyburn, Saskatchewan Katie Chappellaz Kristin McLellan Kortney Teale Lorelle Pegus Brandon, Manitoba Cory Christensen Vicky Persinger Jenna Martin Madison Bear Blaine, Minnesota Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Gimli, Manitoba Allison Flaxey Kate Cameron Taylor McDonald Raunora Westcott Winnipeg, Manitoba Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba Sherry Just Hanna Anderson Ellen Redlick Kimberly Osemlak Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Beth Peterson Jenna Loder Katherine Doerksen Melissa Gordon Winnipeg, Manitoba Darcy Robertson Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Theresa Cannon Winnipeg, Manitoba Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Raeva Nkeirouka Ezekh Moscow, Russia
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool AWL Anna Sidorova 3 1 Allison Flaxey 3 1 Tracy Fleury 3 1 Katie Chappellaz 1 3 Sherry Just 0 4Pool BWL Darcy Robertson 4 0 Cory Christensen 3 1 Kerri Einarson 2 2 Beth Peterson 1 3 Kaitlyn Bowman 0 4
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Friday, August 24, 6:00 pm
Draw 2 Friday, August 24, 9:00 pm
Draw 3 Saturday, August 25, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 Saturday, August 25, 3:30 pm
Draw 5 Saturday, August 25, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinal Sunday, August 26, 9:00 am
Semifinals Sunday, August 26, 12:00 pm
Final Sunday, August 26, 3:00 pm
References
External links Men's Results Women's Results