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2005 The National

2005 The National

Grand Slam of Curling event

2005 The National was held November 2–6, 2005, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre[1] in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first (men's) Grand Slam event of the 2005-06 curling season.

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Ontario's Wayne Middaugh rink defeated Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons team. It was Middaugh's third outright victory in four tournaments up to that point in the season.[2] Middaugh's win gave him a career Grand Slam, and his team took home $28,000 for the win. Team Simmons took home $16,000, with semifinalists Randy Ferbey of Edmonton and Ontario's Glenn Howard winning $12,000 each.[3]

The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Sportsnet.[4]

Teams

The teams were as follows:[5]

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Draw

The event was a triple knock out.

Playoffs

The scores for the playoffs were as follows.[6]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Alberta Ferbey 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Gushue 5
Alberta Ferbey 7
Saskatchewan Simmons 9
Saskatchewan Simmons 8
Alberta Martin 3
Saskatchewan Simmons 6
Ontario Middaugh 8
Ontario Howard 12
Norway Trulsen 9
Ontario Howard 6
Ontario Middaugh 9
Ontario Middaugh 8
Manitoba Stoughton 4

References

  1. [1]
    "PORT HAWKESBURY CIVIC CENTRE :: Events :: Upcoming Events". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2005-10-17.
  2. [2]
    Toronto Star, November 7, 2005, pg C7
  3. [3]
    "Wayne Middaugh wins National to complete career Grand Slam". 7 November 2005.
  4. [4]
    Ottawa Citizen, November 6, pg D7
  5. [5]
    CurlingZone
  6. [6]
    Toronto Star, November 7, pg D2
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