2007 The National (March)
{{short description|Grand Slam of Curling event}}
{{Infobox curling
| Name = The National 2007
| Logo =
| Size =
| Host city = Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
| Arena = Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
| Dates = March 22–25, 2007
| Attendance =
| Winner = {{flagicon|Alberta}} Team Martin
| Curling club =
| Skip = Kevin Martin
| Third = John Morris
| Second = Marc Kennedy
| Lead = Ben Hebert
| Finalist = {{flagicon|Alberta}} Team Koe
| prev = 2005
| next = 2007 (Dec)
}}
2007 The National was held March 22–25, 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. It was Martin's second victory in this Grand Slam event, the first with his new team.
Teams
Draw
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=150 | Group A | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Martin | 5 | 0 |
| {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} Brad Gushue | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}} Shawn Adams | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Kerry Burtnyk | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Birr | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Fenson | 0 | 5 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=150 | Group B | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Team Walchuk | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Glenn Howard | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Brewster, Jr. | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Quebec}} Pierre Charette | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Andreas Schwaller | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Pat Simmons | 1 | 4 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=150 | Group C | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Randy Ferbey | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Ulsrud | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Koe | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Mark Johnson | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Quebec}} Robert Desjardins | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} John Base | 1 | 4 |
Tie breakers
- Adams 4–3 Ulsrud
- Brewster 7–2 Johnson
Playoffs
{{8TeamBracket
|RD1= Quarter-Finals || RD2= Semi-Finals || RD3= Final
|RD1-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team1=Martin||RD1-score1= 6
|RD1-seed2={{Flagicon|Nova Scotia}}||RD1-team2=Adams||RD1-score2= 2
|RD1-seed3={{Flagicon|Ontario}}||RD1-team3=Howard||RD1-score3= 2
|RD1-seed4={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team4=Walchuk||RD1-score4= 5
|RD1-seed5={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team5=Ferbey||RD1-score5= 6
|RD1-seed6={{Flagicon|SCO}}||RD1-team6=Brewster||RD1-score6= 2
|RD1-seed7={{Flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}}||RD1-team7=Gushue||RD1-score7= 6
|RD1-seed8={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD1-team8=Koe||RD1-score8= 7
|RD2-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team1=Martin||RD2-score1= 5
|RD2-seed2={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team2= Walchuk||RD2-score2= 3
|RD2-seed3={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team3=Ferbey||RD2-score3= 3
|RD2-seed4={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD2-team4=Koe||RD2-score4= 7
|RD3-seed1={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD3-team1=Martin||RD3-score1= 6
|RD3-seed2={{Flagicon|Alberta}}||RD3-team2=Koe||RD3-score2= 5
}}
Notes
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