The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 15 to 18 at

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. It was the fifth

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event held in the 2017–18 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams.

Format

Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 uses a

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system in which scoring is based on ends won, rather than rocks scored. An end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. In the event of a tie, a draw to the button competition is held to determine the winner. In the standings, wins are worth three points, draw to the button wins are worth two points, and draw to the button losses are worth one point.

Teams

The top 10 teams in the

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's year-to-date rankings as of February 5, 2018, were invited to compete in the Elite 10. If any teams declined, the next-highest team was be invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.

Round-robin standings

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC-6).

Draw 1

''Thursday, March 15, 12:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Thursday, March 15, 4:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Thursday, March 15, 8:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Friday, March 16, 8:30 am''

Draw 5

''Friday, March 16, 12:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Friday, March 16, 4:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Friday, March 16, 8:00 pm''

Tiebreaker

''Saturday, March 17, 8:30 am''

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

''Saturday, March 17, 4:00 pm''

Final

'' Sunday March 18, 9:30 am''

References

External links

* {{2017–18 curling season 2018 in Canadian curling Curling competitions in Winnipeg 2018 in Manitoba March 2018 sports events in Canada