Curling world championship
The 1999 GMC World Curling Tour Players' Championship , the championship of the men's World Curling Tour (WCT) for the 1998-99 curling season was held March 17–21, 1999 at the Max Bell Centre in Winnipeg , Manitoba .[ 2] The total purse for the event was $150,000[ 3] with $20,000 going to the winning team, plus $1,000 per win and $250 per loss.[ 4]
Ontario's Team Wayne Middaugh went undefeated en route to Middaugh's third tour championship title, and second as a skip. The team defeated the Russ Howard rink (also from Ontario, but with Howard living in New Brunswick) in the final, 9–5. The victory was helped by a three-ender in the third after Howard missed both of his draws, giving Middaugh an easy draw to take a 4–2 lead up to that point. In the fifth, Howard attempted to tie the game with a tap-back for two, but his rock hit a guard, resulting in a steal of one for Middaugh, who took a 5–2 lead.[ 5] Middaugh did not look back from there. With the win, he took home $25,000 for the week, and Howard won $19,250.[ 2]
The event was well attended, with over 18,000 spectators in total, a record for the WCT at that point. It was said more people were turned away from the sold-out final than had attended the entire event in 1997, which was held at Winnipeg's Granite Club .[ 1]
Games were played in eight ends, instead of the usual ten so that all the games could fit into the schedule to accommodate the playoffs, which would be shown on television. This drew criticism from some of the teams, who preferred 10 ends.[ 6] The semifinals were shown on CTV Sportsnet , and the final was shown on CTV . The semis and the final were played in 10 ends.[ 7]
The event included the top 20 teams in the world, plus three European teams. Sweden's Peja Lindholm rink was the sponsor's exemption, after Mike Harris turned it down. Another notable missing team was Ed Werenich .[ 4]
The teams were as follows:[ 8]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale[ 6]
Kerry Burtnyk [ a]
Jeff Ryan
Rob Meakin
Keith Fenton
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Dale Duguid
Doran Johnson [ 10]
Shane Park
Merv Bodnarchuk
Vancouver , British Columbia
Markus Eggler [ 11]
Andy Schwaller
Andreas Östreich
Damian Grichting
Biel , Switzerland
David Nedohin
Randy Ferbey (skip)
Scott Pfeifer
Carter Rycroft
Edmonton , Alberta
Doug Harcourt
Kevin Kalthoff
Greg Harcourt
Brian Wempe
Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
Jeff Hartung
Dean Klippenstine
Marty Derbowka
Bob Hartung
Langenburg, Saskatchewan
Brad Heidt
Eugene Hritzuk
Wes Cowlishaw
Dale Hannon
Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
Guy Hemmings
Pierre Charette
Guy Thibaudeau
Dale Ness
Montreal , Quebec
Russ Howard
Glenn Howard
Peter Corner
Neil Harrison
Midland, Ontario
Bruce Korte
Darrell McKee
Roger Korte
Rory Golanowski
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Peja Lindholm [ b]
Tomas Nordin
Magnus Swartling
Peter Narup
Östersund , Sweden
Kevin Martin
Don Walchuk
Rudy Ramcharan
Don Bartlett
Edmonton , Alberta
Greg McAulay
Brent Pierce
Bryan Miki
Darin Fenton
Vancouver , British Columbia
Wayne Middaugh
Graeme McCarrel
Ian Tetley
Scott Bailey
Toronto , Ontario
Rich Moffatt
Howard Rajala
Chris Fulton
Paul Madden
Ottawa , Ontario
Frank Morissette
Mickey Pendergast
Kevin Pendergast
Eugene Doherty
Calgary , Alberta
Mark Olson
Neil Patterson
Dave Leclair
Paul Kelly
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Vic Peters
Dave Smith
Chris Neufeld
Don Harvey
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pat Ryan
Jay Peachey
Jamie Smith
Kevin MacKenzie
Kelowna , British Columbia
Brent Scales
Ken Tresoor
Doug Harrison
Grant Spicer
Swan River, Manitoba
Gerald Shymko
Gerry Adam
Arnie Geisler
Neil Cursons
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Warwick Smith
Hammy McMillan
Ewan MacDonald
Peter Loudon
Inverness , Scotland
Don Spriggs
Dean Moxham
Dale Michie
Rick Blight
Portage la Prairie , Manitoba
Jeff Stoughton
Jon Mead
Garry Vandenberghe
Doug Armstrong
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Round-robin standings [ edit ]
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs.
Final round-robin standings [ 12]
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Scores were as follows:[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Howard 6, Spriggs 3
Shymko 5, Martin 4
Olson 4, Korte 2
Moffatt 3, Hartung 2
Duguid 5, Peters 4
Hemmings 7, Scales 3
Eggler 5, Harcourt 4
Middaugh 5, Nedohin 4
Morissette 8, McMillan 5
Stoughton 6, Ryan 3
Burtnyk 5, Heidt 4
Lindholm 8, McAulay 7
Shymko 6, Spriggs 5
Martin 6, Korte 4
Howard 7, Olson 6
Stoughton 6, Morissette 4
Hemmings 5, Ryan 4
McMillan 4, Scales 1
Nedohin 6, Harcourt 4
Middaugh 7, Hartung 1
Moffatt 5, Eggler 4
Peters 6, Heidt 5
Burtnyk 6, Lindholm 3
Duguid 6, McAulay 5
Korte 6, Spriggs 2
Olson 6, Martin 4
Howard 4, Shymko 1
Hemmings 7, Morissette 5
Ryan 6, Scales 1
McMillan 6, Stoughton 2
Harcourt 5, Hartung 2
Middaugh 6, Moffatt 5
Nedohin 5, Eggler 3
Peters 6, Lindholm 4
Burtnyk 8, McAulay 4
Heidt 9, Duguid 4
Olson 8, Spriggs 5
Howard 6, Martin 4
Korte 9, Shymko 5
Scales 6, Morissette 4
Ryan 4, McMillan 3
Stoughton 6, Hemmings 3
Harcourt 5, Moffatt 4
Middaugh 8, Eggler 2
Nedohin 7, Hartung 2
Peters 6, McAulay 4
Burtnyk 5, Duguid 3
Heidt 8, Lindholm 3
Martin 8, Spriggs 3
Olson 5, Shymko 2
Moffatt 5, Nedohin 2
Hartung 7, Eggler 3
Ryan 7, Morissette 6
McMillan 6, Hemmings 1
Middaugh 6, Harcourt 2
Korte 6, Howard 5
Heidt 7, McAulay 5
Stoughton 7, Scales 1
Peters 6, Burtnyk 5
Duguid 7, Lindholm 5
March 20 [ 17]
March 21 [ 18]
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^ a b "He's the cashspiel king" . Winnipeg Sun . March 22, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "B.C.'s trio has just one win after four draws" . Vancouver Sun . March 18, 1999. p. F5. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ a b "Brier warmup for WCT champ" . Winnipeg Sun . March 12, 1999. p. 66. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Middaugh red-hot in Winnipeg" . Calgary Herald . March 22, 1999. p. 49. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ a b "WCT squeezes games into eight ends" . Winnipeg Sun . March 17, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Going for high dough" . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 18, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "WCT Players' Championship -- Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "There are no losers in chase for Heart" . Winnipeg Sun . February 15, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Curling's travellin' man" . Winnipeg Sun . March 19, 1999. p. 70. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ " 'Win one game' " . Winnipeg Sun . March 17, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "World Curling Players Championship" . Edmonton Journal . March 20, 1999. p. 41. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Curling" . Calgary Herald . March 18, 1999. p. 48. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Curling" . Calgary Herald . March 19, 1999. p. 82. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Curling" . Calgary Herald . March 20, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Stoughton squares off with world champ" . Winnipeg Sun . March 20, 1999. p. 62. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "Saturday" . Calgary Herald . March 21, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ "World Tour Players Championship" . Calgary Herald . March 22, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .