2007 The National (December)
{{short description|Grand Slam of Curling event}}
{{Infobox curling
| Name = The National 2007
| Logo =
| Size =
| Host city = Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
| Arena =
| Dates = December 20–23, 2007
| Attendance =
| Winner = {{flagicon|Alberta}} Team Martin
| Curling club =
| Skip = Kevin Martin
| Third = John Morris
| Second = Brent Laing
| Lead = Ben Hebert
| Finalist = {{flagicon|Alberta}} Team Koe
| prev = 2007 (March)
| next = 2008
}}
The 2007–08 The National was held December 20-23, 2007 at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000.
Kevin Martin defeated Kevin Koe in an all-Edmonton final, claiming a total of $25,000 for his team. It would be Martin's third victory in this Grand Slam event.
Teams
Draw
=Group A=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Skip
!W !L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Martin | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Pat Simmons | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Greg McAulay | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}} Shawn Adams | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Joel Jordison | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}} Mark Kehoe | 1 | 4 |
=Group B=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Skip
!W !L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Koe | 5 | 0 |
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Wayne Middaugh | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Kerry Burtnyk | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Reid Carruthers | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Jamie King | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Fenson | 0 | 5 |
=Group C=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Skip
!W !L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Team Corner | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Jeff Stoughton | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} Brad Gushue | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Brewster | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Brent MacDonald | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|New Brunswick}} Russ Howard | 1 | 4 |
Playoffs
{{8TeamBracket
|RD1= Quarter-Finals || RD2= Semi-Finals || RD3= Final
|RD1-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team1=Koe||RD1-score1= 6
|RD1-seed2={{Flagicon|Manitoba}}||RD1-team2=Burtnyk||RD1-score2= 4
|RD1-seed3={{Flagicon|Ontario}}||RD1-team3=Corner||RD1-score3= 5
|RD1-seed4={{Flagicon|Ontario}}||RD1-team4=Middaugh||RD1-score4= 6
|RD1-seed5={{Flagicon|Saskatchewan}}||RD1-team5=Simmons||RD1-score5= 4
|RD1-seed6={{Flagicon|Manitoba}}||RD1-team6=Stoughton||RD1-score6= 9
|RD1-seed7={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team7=Martin||RD1-score7= 6
|RD1-seed8={{Flagicon|British Columbia}}||RD1-team8=McAulay||RD1-score8= 5
|RD2-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team1=Koe||RD2-score1= 6
|RD2-seed2={{Flagicon|Ontario}}||RD2-team2= Middaugh||RD2-score2= 5
|RD2-seed3={{Flagicon|Manitoba}}||RD2-team3=Stoughton||RD2-score3= 5
|RD2-seed4={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team4=Martin||RD2-score4= 6
|RD3-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD3-team1=Koe||RD3-score1= 2
|RD3-seed2={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD3-team2=Martin||RD3-score2= 5
}}
Notes
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External links
{{WCTevent|1628}}
{{Grand Slam of Curling}}
Category:The National (curling)
Category:Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Category:Curling competitions in Nova Scotia
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