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2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

The 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Men's Curling Championship (also known as the Tankard), the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 29 to February 4[1] at the St. John's Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Greg Smith team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier at the Brandt Centre in Regina.

2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
Host citySt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
ArenaSt. John's Curling Club
DatesJanuary 29 – February 4
WinnerGreg Smith
Curling clubSt. John's Curling Club
SkipGreg Smith
ThirdMatthew Hunt
SecondAndrew Taylor
LeadIan Withycombe
FinalistAndrew Symonds
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It was the first time since 2006 that the event was not won by Brad Gushue, as his team represented Team Canada at the 2018 Brier as defending champions.

Teams

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Teams are as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Club
Adam Boland Stephen Trickett Zach Young John Sheppard St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Paul Harvey Steve Bragg Andrew Manuel Mike Day St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Justin Lockyer Stephen Spratt Matthew Walsh Jason Noel St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Frank O'Driscoll Rick Rowsell Craig Dowden Ken Peddigrew St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Trent Skanes Nick Lane Jeff Rose Mike Mosher St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Greg Smith Matthew Hunt Andrew Taylor Ian Withycombe St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Andrew Symonds Mark Healy David Noftall Keith Jewer St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Colin Thomas Cory Schuh Chris Ford Spencer Wicks St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Dave Thomas David Power Cody Parsons Travis Cormier Gateway Curling Club, Port aux Basques

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip W L
Smith 8 0
Boland 6 2
Symonds 6 2
O'Driscoll 4 4
Harvey 4 4
C. Thomas 3 5
Skanes 3 5
Lockyer 2 6
D. Thomas 0 8

Round-robin results

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January 29

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Draw 1
  • Symonds 8-6 C. Thomas
  • Harvey 4-10 O'Driscoll
  • Smith 11-3 D. Thomas
  • Lockyer 1-8 Boland

January 30

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Draw 2
  • Harvey 10-3 Lockyer
  • Skanes 4-6 Smith
  • Boland 7-4 C. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 10-4 D. Thomas
Draw 3
  • Boland 8-4 O'Driscoll
  • Lockyer 2-7 Symonds
  • Harvey 4-5 Skanes
  • Smith 9-7 C. Thomas

January 31

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Draw 4
  • Skanes 3-7 C. Thomas
  • Boland 10-2 D. Thomas
  • Lockyer 8-5 O'Driscoll
  • Harvey 9-10 Symonds
Draw 5
  • Harvey 11-4 D. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 8-7 C. Thomas
  • Smith 8-6 Symonds
  • Lockyer 6-13 Skanes

February 1

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Draw 6
  • O'Driscoll 3-9 Smith
  • Skanes 4-7 Symonds
  • Boland 7-8 Harvey
  • C. Thomas 9-3 D. Thomas
Draw 7
  • Boland 7-5 Symonds
  • Lockyer 12-8 D. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 10-7 Skanes
  • Harvey 10-11 Smith

February 2

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Draw 8
  • Skanes 7-6 D. Thomas
  • Boland 8-9 Smith
  • Lockyer 3-12 C. Thomas
  • O'Driscoll 3-5 Symonds
Draw 9
  • Lockyer 2-10 Smith
  • Harvey 6-4 C. Thomas
  • Symonds 7-5 D. Thomas
  • Boland 6-4 Skanes

Playoffs

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Due to finishing the round robin undefeated, Smith must be defeated twice.

Semifinal Final Final 2
2 Adam Boland 4
3 Andrew Symonds 6 1 Greg Smith 4
3 Andrew Symonds 9
1 Greg Smith 9
3 Andrew Symonds 6

Semifinal

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Boland   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Andrew Symonds 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 6

Final

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Smith   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Andrew Symonds 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 X 9

Final 2

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Smith 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 9
Andrew Symonds   0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 6
2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
 
Greg Smith
1st Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship title

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Newfoundland & Labrador Tankard: Teams".
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