2008 Masters of Curling (January)
{{short description|Grand Slam of Curling event}}
The 2008 Masters of Curling was held January 23–27, 2008 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was the third Grand Slam event of the 2007-08 curling season.
Glenn Howard's rink won their second straight Masters tournament, defeating Kevin Koe's rink in the final. Howard's rink won $C24,000 and the total purse of the event was $100,000.
The Masters would be held again in November 2008, in the following season in which the same two teams would play in the final.
Draw
=Pool A=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width="200px"|Team
!width="25px"|W !width="25px"|L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Glenn Howard | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} Brad Gushue | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Quebec}} Martin Ferland | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Greg McAulay | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Jeff Stoughton | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Team Corner | 1 | 4 |
=Pool B=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width="200px"|Team
!width="25px"|W !width="25px"|L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Ontario}} Wayne Middaugh | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Randy Ferbey | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Koe | 4 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Joel Jordison | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Reid Carruthers | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Jamie King | 1 | 4 |
=Pool C=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width="200px"|Team
!width="25px"|W !width="25px"|L | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Kerry Burtnyk | 5 | 0 |
| {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Pat Simmons | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Alberta}} Kevin Martin | 3 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Ulsrud | 2 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}} Shawn Adams | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Larway | 1 | 4 |
=Playoffs=
Tie breakers:
- Ferland 6-5 Gushue
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
| RD1= Quarterfinals
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Finals
| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Burtnyk
| RD1-score1= 9
| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|Quebec}} Ferland
| RD1-score2= 3
| RD1-team3= {{flagicon|Alberta}} Ferbey
| RD1-score3= 1
| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|Alberta}} Koe
| RD1-score4= 8
| RD1-team5= {{flagicon|Ontario}} Howard
| RD1-score5= 4
| RD1-team6= {{flagicon|Alberta}} Martin
| RD1-score6= 3
| RD1-team7= {{flagicon|Ontario}} Middaugh
| RD1-score7= 5
| RD1-team8= {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Simmons
| RD1-score8= 4
| RD2-team1= {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Burtnyk
| RD2-score1= 3
| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|Alberta}} Koe
| RD2-score2= 9
| RD2-team3= {{flagicon|Ontario}} Howard
| RD2-score3= 5
| RD2-team4= {{flagicon|Ontario}} Middaugh
| RD2-score4= 3
| RD3-team1= {{flagicon|Alberta}} Koe
| RD3-score1= 3
| RD3-team2= {{flagicon|Ontario}} Howard
| RD3-score2= 7
}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421115606/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/events.php?task=Event&eventid=1629 WCT Event site]
{{Grand Slam of Curling}}
Masters Of Curling (January), 2008