2006 Players' Championship

Grand Slam of Curling event March 2026 The 2006 Players' Championships Grand SlamSweeping up some big bucks! April 10, 2006 D2 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76355010/calgary-herald/ April 23, 2021 of curling tournament, was held April 13–16 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. Following the merger of the World Curling Tour and the Women's World Curling Tour, it became the first Players' Championship to feature a women's event.Players' Championship title toughest to get your hands on April 13, 2006 F3 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76351086/calgary-herald/ April 23, 2021 It was the last event of the 2005-06 curling season. The men's event, sponsored by the Calgary Herald, featured a purse of $150,000, with the winning team receiving $50,000, while the women's event, called the BDO Classic Women's Players' Championship had a purse of $100,000 with the top team receiving $30,000. The men's final was an all-Edmonton affair, with Randy Ferbey and his foursome defeating the rival Kevin Martin rink 8–5. It was Ferbey's first Players' title. The team had not played many Grand Slam events prior to the season, due to the prior conflict between the Tour and the Brier, which saw many of the top teams in the country boycott Canada's national men's championship. Ferbey, who was not part of the boycott had won four Briers during this period, but due to his lack of Tour success, his team had critics of their abilities. With the win, Ferbey said "the critics now can shove it you know where. There's not questioning anything now".Ferbey tops archrival Martin to win Players (sic) Championship April 17, 2006 D7 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76352722/calgary-herald/ April 23, 2021 In the women's final, Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg defeated Cheryl Bernard of Calgary 10–8. The two finals were played at the same time in front of about 1,000 spectators. The playoffs were shown television on Rogers Sportsnet. Format For both the men's and women's events, there were 15 teams divided into three round-robin pools of five. The top two teams in each pool made the 8-team single-elimination playoff, plus two wild card teams. Men's Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Kevin Albrecht Pool W L Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 4 0Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 2 2USA Pete Fenson 2 2Ontario Wayne Middaugh 1 3Alberta Mark Johnson 1 3 Warren Hansen Pool W L Ontario Glenn Howard 4 0SCO Tom Brewster 2 2Alberta Randy Ferbey 2 2British Columbia Jim Cotter 2 2Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 4 Bruce Saville Pool W L Alberta John Morris 3 1Alberta Kevin Martin 3 1Quebec Pierre Charette 2 2Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 2 2Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 4 Tie breakers Alberta Randy Ferbey 7-6 British Columbia Jim Cotter Quebec Pierre Charette 7-6 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton USA Pete Fenson 6-4 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 Ontario Glenn Howard 8 8 Quebec Pierre Charette 9 4 Alberta Kevin Martin 6 5 SCO Tom Brewster 3 2 Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 7 7 USA Pete Fenson 6 3 Alberta John Morris 5 6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 6 8 Quebec Pierre Charette 5 4 Alberta Kevin Martin 7 2 Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 7 6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 8 4 Alberta Kevin Martin 5 6 Alberta Randy Ferbey 8 FinalCurling April 17, 2006 D11 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76356753/calgary-herald/ April 23, 2021 Alberta Randy Ferbey 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 X 8 Alberta Kevin Martin 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 Women's Round-robin standings Source: KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Anne Merklinger Pool W L Manitoba Jennifer Jones 3 1Alberta Heather Rankin 2 2Manitoba Janet Harvey 2 2Ontario Anne Merklinger 2 2Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson 1 3 Robin Wilson Pool W L Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 3 1Alberta Renee Sonnenberg 2 2British Columbia Kelly Scott 2 2Alberta Cathy King 2 2Ontario Jenn Hanna 1 3 Marilyn Bodogh Pool W L Saskatchewan Jan Betker 3 1Alberta Cheryl Bernard 3 1Saskatchewan Amber Holland 2 2USA Debbie McCormick 2 2SUI Mirjam Ott 0 4 Tie breakers British Columbia Kelly Scott 6-2 Manitoba Janet Harvey Alberta Renee Sonnenberg 7-6 Saskatchewan Amber Holland Alberta Cathy King 9-4 Alberta Heather Rankin USA Debbie McCormick 7-4 Ontario Anne Merklinger Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 Saskatchewan Jan Betker 5 8 Alberta Cathy King 7 4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 9 5 USA Debbie McCormick 5 2 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 8 7 British Columbia Kelly Scott 2 3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 6 6 Alberta Renee Sonnenberg 5 8 Alberta Cathy King 2 4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 8 2 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 6 3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 8 4 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 10 3 Alberta Cheryl Bernard 8 Final Alberta Cheryl Bernard 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 10 References External links Men's event results Women's event results Players Championships, 2006 Category:Curling competitions in Calgary Category:Players' Championship Category:2006 in sports in Alberta