2015 Players' Championship

The 2015 Players' Championship was held from April 7 to 12 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the fifth and final Grand Slam of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour.

2015 Players' Championship
Host cityToronto, Ontario
ArenaMattamy Athletic Centre
DatesApril 7–12
Men's winnerOntario Team Jacobs
Curling clubSoo CA, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
SkipBrad Jacobs
ThirdRyan Fry
SecondE. J. Harnden
LeadRyan Harnden
FinalistManitoba Mike McEwen
Women's winnerScotland Team Muirhead
Curling clubDunkeld CC, Pitlochry
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdAnna Sloan
SecondVicki Adams
LeadSarah Reid
FinalistRussia Anna Sidorova
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Sault Ste. Marie's Brad Jacobs rink won their first men's title, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead rink won their second women's title.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[1]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan BottcherTom AppelmanBrad ThiessenKarrick MartinAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonManitoba West St. Paul, Manitoba
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonKristian LindströmChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMat CammPatrick JanssenTim MarchOntario Toronto, Ontario
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardRichard HartJon MeadCraig SavillOntario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenOntario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen HebertAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresColton FlaschDallan MuyresSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni NeufeldManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven MichelFlorian MeisterSimon GempelerStefan MeienbergSwitzerland Adelboden, Switzerland
Jeff StoughtonRob FowlerAlex ForrestConnor NjegovanManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

Round-robin standings

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Final Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool AWLPFPA
Manitoba Mike McEwen502714
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue322018
Alberta Kevin Koe323120
Alberta Brendan Bottcher323022
Switzerland Sven Michel141833
Sweden Niklas Edin052036
Pool BWLPFPA
Ontario Brad Jacobs412615
Ontario John Epping322414
Ontario Glenn Howard321923
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock231421
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton231621
Manitoba Reid Carruthers141823

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 7
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 2 0 2 0 4 X X 8
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 2

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Wednesday, April 8, 8:30 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 X 11

Draw 3

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Wednesday, April 8, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 2 2 0 1 1 1 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
Ontario John Epping 🔨 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3

Draw 4

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Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 3 X X 7
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 8
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 2 4 0 2 0 X X X 8
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 2 0 1 X X X 3

Draw 5

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Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 X 10
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4
Ontario John Epping 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5

Draw 7

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Thursday, April 9, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 7
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 7
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 6
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Ontario John Epping 🔨 0 1 2 0 3 1 X X 7

Draw 9

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Thursday, April 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 2 0 0 0 0 3 X X 5
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 🔨 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 X 7
Switzerland Sven Michel 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 11

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Friday, April 10, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 🔨 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 6
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6
Ontario John Epping 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 5
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3

Draw 12

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Friday, April 10, 4:00 pm

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Sven Michel 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 5

Draw 13

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Friday, April 10, 7:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1 0 3 1 0 2 X X 7
Ontario John Epping 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4

Tiebreaker

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Saturday, April 20, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 7
Alberta Kevin Koe 4 Ontario John Epping 3
Ontario John Epping 6 Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
Ontario Brad Jacobs 4
Ontario Brad Jacobs 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4 Alberta Brendan Bottcher 5
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 6

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, April 11, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
Ontario John Epping 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 6

Semifinals

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Sunday, April 12, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 X 7
Ontario John Epping 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5

Final

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Sunday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Ontario Brad Jacobs 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[1]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Binia FeltscherIrene SchoriFranziska KaufmannChristine UrechSwitzerland Flims, Switzerland
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleOntario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwenManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kristy McDonaldKate CameronLisa BlixhavnRaunora WestcottManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongOntario Coldwater, Ontario
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsSarah ReidScotland Pitlochry, Scotland
Heather NedohinAmy NixonJocelyn PetermanLaine PetersAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Alina PätzNadine LehmannMarisa WinkelhausenNicole SchwägliSwitzerland Baden, Switzerland
Anna SidorovaMargarita FominaAleksandra SaitovaEkaterina GalkinaRussia Moscow, Russia
Maria Prytz (fourth)Christina BertrupAlison KreviazukMargaretha Sigfridsson (skip)Sweden Skellefteå, Sweden
Valerie SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle BrownAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana TirinzoniManuela SiegristEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene AlbrechtSwitzerland Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool AWLPFPA
Switzerland Alina Pätz413725
Alberta Heather Nedohin322828
Scotland Eve Muirhead323522
Russia Anna Sidorova322928
Manitoba Jennifer Jones142235
Switzerland Binia Feltscher142437
Pool BWLPFPA
Alberta Valerie Sweeting413122
Ontario Rachel Homan413525
Ontario Sherry Middaugh323029
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni232931
Manitoba Kristy McDonald232328
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson052134

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 X 10
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 X 9
Manitoba Kristy McDonald 🔨 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 X 5

Draw 2

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Wednesday, April 8, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 8
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Heather Nedohin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 3

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Wednesday, April 8, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Manitoba Kristy McDonald 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 🔨 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7

Draw 4

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Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 1 2 0 4 0 2 X X 9
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨 0 0 1 0 3 0 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Heather Nedohin 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 X 7

Draw 5

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Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 🔨 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 X 9
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 1 3 2 0 3 X X 9

Draw 6

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Thursday, April 9, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5
Manitoba Kristy McDonald 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 🔨 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 X 7
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6

Draw 7

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Thursday, April 9, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Heather Nedohin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 8

Draw 8

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Thursday, April 9, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kristy McDonald 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 6
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 🔨 2 0 4 0 3 X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Russia Anna Sidorova 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5

Draw 10

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Friday, April 10, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
Alberta Heather Nedohin 🔨 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨 1 0 4 0 1 5 X X 11
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 5
Manitoba Kristy McDonald 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4

Draw 11

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Friday, April 10, 12:00 pm

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5

Draw 12

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Friday, April 10, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Heather Nedohin 🔨 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 X 8
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 6
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 5
Switzerland Alina Pätz 🔨 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 9
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6

Tiebreaker

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Saturday, April 11, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 7
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 7
Alberta Heather Nedohin 4 Scotland Eve Muirhead 8
Scotland Eve Muirhead 7 Scotland Eve Muirhead 4
Russia Anna Sidorova 2
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 3
Switzerland Alina Pätz 3 Russia Anna Sidorova 5
Russia Anna Sidorova 6

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, April 11, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Heather Nedohin 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 6

Semifinals

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Sunday, April 12, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 7
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Valerie Sweeting 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 X 5

Final

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Sunday, April 12, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4
Russia Anna Sidorova 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

References

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  1. 1 2 "Players' Championship Teams 2015". thegrandslamofcurling.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.