2002 Players' Championship

{{short description|Grand Slam of Curling event}}

{{Infobox curling

| Name = 2002 WCT Players' Championship

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Strathroy, Ontario

| Arena = Strathroy Gemini Sportsplex

| Dates = February 27–March 3, 2002

| Attendance =

| Winner = {{flagicon|ON}} Team Middaugh

| Curling club = St. George's G&CC

| Skip = Wayne Middaugh

| Third = Graeme McCarrel

| Second = Ian Tetley

| Lead = Scott Bailey

| Alternate =

| Coach =

| Finalist = {{flagicon|MB}} Vic Peters

| prev = 2001

| next = 2003

}}

The 2002 WCT Players' Championship was held February 27 to March 3 at the Strathroy Gemini Sportsplex{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariocurlingtour.com/player.php?playerid=2108&view=News&articleid=1057|title=Ontario Curling Tour -- Powered by CurlingZone.com|publisher=ontariocurlingtour.com|accessdate=2016-04-16}} in Strathroy, Ontario. It was the final Grand Slam event of the 2001-02 World Curling Tour season.

The total purse for the event was $150,000. The winning rink would be the Wayne Middaugh team from Midland, Ontario which beat Winnipeg's Vic Peters in the final.

Teams entered

Playoffs

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|MB}} Jeff Stoughton

| RD1-score1= 7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|MB}} Kerry Burtnyk

| RD1-score2= 6

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3= {{flagicon|MB}} Vic Peters

| RD1-score3= 6

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|ON}} Glenn Howard

| RD1-score4= 5

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5= {{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Martin

| RD1-score5= 9

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6= {{flagicon|BC}} Greg McAulay

| RD1-score6= 3

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7= {{flagicon|SK}} Glen Despins

| RD1-score7= 2

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8= {{flagicon|ON}} Wayne Middaugh

| RD1-score8= 4

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1= {{flagicon|MB}} Jeff Stoughton

| RD2-score1= 7

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|MB}} Vic Peters

| RD2-score2= 8

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3= {{flagicon|AB}} Kevin Martin

| RD2-score3= 8

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4= {{flagicon|ON}} Wayne Middaugh

| RD2-score4= 9

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1= {{flagicon|MB}} Vic Peters

| RD3-score1= 4

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2= {{flagicon|ON}} Wayne Middaugh

| RD3-score2= 6

}}

References

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