The 2013 National was held from January 23 to 27 at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. It was the third men's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling season.[1] The purse for the event was CAD$100,000.[2] In the final, Jeff Stoughton defeated a struggling Mike McEwen with a score of 8–2 in six ends.

2013 The National
Host cityPort Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
ArenaPort Hawkesbury Civic Centre
DatesJanuary 23–27
WinnerManitoba Jeff Stoughton
Curling clubCharleswood CC, Winnipeg
SkipJeff Stoughton
ThirdJon Mead
SecondReid Carruthers
LeadMark Nichols
FinalistManitoba Mike McEwen
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Greg Balsdon Mark Bice Tyler Morgan Jamie Farnell   Toronto, Ontario
Jim Cotter Jason Gunnlaugson Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky   Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Peter de Cruz (skip) Dominik Märki Valentin Tanner   Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Scott Bailey Scott Howard David Mathers   Toronto, Ontario
Rob Fowler Allan Lyburn Richard Daneault Derek Samagalski   Brandon, Manitoba
Brad Gushue Adam Casey Brett Gallant Geoff Walker   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill   Coldwater, Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden   Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Mark Kean Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March   Toronto, Ontario
Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen   Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert   Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel Claudio Pätz Sandro Trolliet Simon Gempeler   Adelboden, Switzerland
Rob Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Scott Hodgson Greg Robinson   Guelph, Ontario
Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Mark Nichols   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson   Oslo, Norway

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L PF PA
  Rob Fowler 4 0 29 13
  Niklas Edin 3 2 24 25
  Greg Balsdon 2 3 24 31
  Glenn Howard 2 3 27 29
  Sven Michel 2 3 30 28
  John Epping 1 4 21 34
Pool B W L PF PA
  Brad Jacobs 4 1 25 12
  Mike McEwen 4 1 27 15
  Jeff Stoughton 3 2 22 22
  Jim Cotter 2 3 21 26
  Peter de Cruz 1 4 20 30
  Mark Kean 1 4 19 29
Pool C W L PF PA
  Kevin Martin 5 0 35 23
  Kevin Koe 3 2 27 23
  Brad Gushue 3 2 27 28
  Steve Laycock 3 2 25 22
  Thomas Ulsrud 1 4 28 30
  Rob Rumfeldt 0 5 16 32

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).[5]

Draw 1

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Wednesday, January 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Martin   3 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
  Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Glenn Howard   2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
  John Epping 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
  Brad Jacobs 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Kevin Koe   0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
  Thomas Ulsrud 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6
  Sven Michel   0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 2

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Thursday, January 24, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jim Cotter   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Peter de Cruz 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mark Kean 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 3
  Mike McEwen   1 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Kevin Martin 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 10
  Thomas Ulsrud   0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rob Rumfeldt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
  Steve Laycock   0 1 0 1 1 1 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Greg Balsdon 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Rob Fowler   2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6

Draw 3

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Thursday, January 24, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 X 6
  Greg Balsdon   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock   2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
  Brad Gushue 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
  Sven Michel   1 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping 0 0 3 0 0 X X X 3
  Rob Fowler   0 2 0 3 4 X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 7
  Rob Rumfeldt   1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 4

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Thursday, January 24, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sven Michel   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7
  John Epping 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jim Cotter 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
  Brad Jacobs   4 1 0 4 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   1 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 7
  Brad Gushue 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
  Mike McEwen   1 1 0 3 4 X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mark Kean   7 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 9
  Peter de Cruz 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 X 6

Draw 5

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Thursday, January 24, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
  Mark Kean 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Thomas Ulsrud   2 2 0 0 2 1 X X 7
  Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  Mike McEwen 1 1 0 3 0 1 X X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard   1 0 2 1 0 0 3 X 7
  Niklas Edin 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Martin 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 6
  Steve Laycock   1 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 6

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Friday, January 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
  Rob Fowler   1 0 0 0 2 3 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jim Cotter 0 3 0 2 0 2 X X 7
  Mike McEwen   1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
  Greg Balsdon 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
  Peter de Cruz   1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
  Rob Rumfeldt 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 5

Draw 7

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Friday, January 25, 12:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard   1 0 1 0 3 0 4 X 9
  Greg Balsdon 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock   2 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 6
  Thomas Ulsrud 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
  Peter de Cruz   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jim Cotter   4 0 0 2 0 1 X X 7
  Mark Kean 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sven Michel 0 1 2 0 0 1 X X 4
  Rob Fowler   2 0 0 3 2 0 X X 7

Draw 8

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Friday, January 25, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Thomas Ulsrud 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
  Brad Gushue   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  John Epping 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5
  Niklas Edin   1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
  Steve Laycock   0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Martin   2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
  Rob Rumfeldt 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4
  Mark Kean   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 3

Draw 9

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Friday, January 25, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Peter de Cruz   0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 3
  Mike McEwen 2 0 1 2 0 4 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
  Kevin Martin 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  Rob Fowler   0 1 0 3 0 3 X X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sven Michel 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
  Greg Balsdon   1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton   2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
  Jim Cotter 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

Tiebreaker

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Saturday, January 26, 10:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Gushue 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 6
  Steve Laycock   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Player percentages
  Brad Gushue   Steve Laycock
Geoff Walker 94% Dallan Muyres 88%
Adam Casey 86% Colton Flasch 88%
Brett Gallant 71% Kirk Muyres 91%
Brad Gushue 90% Steve Laycock 74%
Total 86% Total 85%

Playoffs

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The playoffs draw is listed as follows:[6]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Kevin Martin 5
  Brad Gushue 4
  Kevin Martin 4
  Mike McEwen 5
  Mike McEwen 7
  Niklas Edin 1
  Mike McEwen 2
  Jeff Stoughton 8
  Rob Fowler 3
  Kevin Koe 4
  Kevin Koe 3
  Jeff Stoughton 5
  Brad Jacobs 4
  Jeff Stoughton 6

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, January 26, 4:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Martin   0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5
  Brad Gushue 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4
Player percentages
  Kevin Martin   Brad Gushue
Ben Hebert 95% Geoff Walker 88%
Marc Kennedy 96% Adam Casey 93%
John Morris 93% Brett Gallant 89%
Kevin Martin 84% Brad Gushue 86%
Total 92% Total 89%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   0 3 0 1 0 0 3 X 7
  Niklas Edin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1
Player percentages
  Mike McEwen   Niklas Edin
Denni Neufeld 76% Viktor Kjäll 82%
Matt Wozniak 85% Fredrik Lindberg 55%
B. J. Neufeld 87% Sebastian Kraupp 78%
Mike McEwen 87% Niklas Edin 81%
Total 84% Total 74%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rob Fowler   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
  Kevin Koe 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Player percentages
  Rob Fowler   Kevin Koe
Derek Samagalski 88% Nolan Thiessen 85%
Richard Daneault 64% Carter Rycroft 81%
Allan Lyburn 70% Pat Simmons 90%
Rob Fowler 70% Kevin Koe 84%
Total 73% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Jeff Stoughton   2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6
Player percentages
  Brad Jacobs   Jeff Stoughton
Ryan Harnden 81% Mark Nichols 89%
E.J. Harnden 90% Reid Carruthers 85%
Ryan Fry 75% Jon Mead 89%
Brad Jacobs 73% Jeff Stoughton 88%
Total 80% Total 88%

Semifinals

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Saturday, January 26, 8:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Martin   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
  Mike McEwen 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Player percentages
  Kevin Martin   Mike McEwen
Ben Hebert 90% Denni Neufeld 90%
Marc Kennedy 78% Matt Wozniak 98%
John Morris 80% B. J. Neufeld 86%
Kevin Martin 82% Mike McEwen 90%
Total 82% Total 91%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 3
  Jeff Stoughton   0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5
Player percentages
  Kevin Koe   Jeff Stoughton
Nolan Thiessen 87% Mark Nichols 86%
Carter Rycroft 93% Reid Carruthers 99%
Pat Simmons 84% Jon Mead 77%
Kevin Koe 78% Jeff Stoughton 94%
Total 86% Total 86%

Final

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Sunday, January 27, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Jeff Stoughton 0 0 2 0 4 2 X X 8
Player percentages
  Mike McEwen   Jeff Stoughton
Denni Neufeld 88% Mark Nichols 90%
Matt Wozniak 86% Reid Carruthers 91%
B. J. Neufeld 82% Jon Mead 90%
Mike McEwen 54% Jeff Stoughton 99%
Total 78% Total 92%

References

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  1. ^ "Sportsnet Announces 2012-13 Grand Slam of Curling Event Schedule". Sportsnet. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 The National – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ "2013 The National – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ "2013 The National – Round Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 The National – Round Robin Draw". CurlingZone. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ^ "2013 The National – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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