The 2008 edition of The National was held December 3–7, 2008 at the ExpoCité[1] in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the second Grand Slam event of the men's 2008-09 World Curling Tour season.

The National 2008
Host cityQuebec City, Quebec
ArenaExpoCité
DatesDecember 3–7, 2008
WinnerOntario Team Middaugh
Curling clubSt. George's G&CC,
Toronto, ON
SkipWayne Middaugh
ThirdJon Mead
SecondJohn Epping
LeadScott Bailey
FinalistNewfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue

Teams

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Shawn Adams Paul Flemming Craig Burgess Kelly Mittelstadt   Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kerry Burtnyk Don Walchuk Richard Daneault Garth Smith   Winnipeg, Manitoba
David Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque   Edmonton, Alberta
Martin Ferland Philippe Lemay Marco Berthelot Christian Cantin   Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Korab   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill   Coldwater, Ontario
Joel Jordison Scott Bitz Aryn Schmidt Dean Hicke   Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Blake MacDonald Kevin Koe (skip) Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen   Edmonton, Alberta
Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Bill Todhunter   Seattle, Washington
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert   Edmonton, Alberta
Greg McAulay Ken Maskiewich Tyrel Griffith Aaron Watson   Richmond, British Columbia
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jean-Michel Ménard Martin Crête Éric Sylvain Jean Gagnon   Quebec City, Quebec
Wayne Middaugh Jon Mead John Epping Scott Bailey   Toronto, Ontario
Pat Simmons Jeff Sharp Gerry Adam Steve Laycock   Davidson, Saskatchewan
Jeff Stoughton Kevin Park Rob Fowler Steve Gould   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jim Cotter Bob Ursel (skip) Kevin Folk Rick Sawatsky   Kelowna, British Columbia
Wang Fengchun Liu Rui Xu Xiao Ming Zang Jia Liang   Harbin, China

(Money ranking in parentheses)

Pool A

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Team W L
  Burtnyk (14) 4 1
  McEwen (27) 4 1
  Middaugh (17) 4 1
  Adams (86) 2 3
  Howard (1) 1 4
  Larway (36) 0 5
  • Howard 6-2 Larway
  • Burtnyk 5-3 McEwen
  • Middaugh 7-2 Adams
  • Middaugh 5-3 Larway
  • McEwen 5-4 Howard (9)
  • Burtnyk 6-3 Adams
  • McEwen 8-4 Middaugh
  • Burtnyk 6-5 Howard (9)
  • Adams 6-1 Larway
  • Middaugh 6-3 Burtnyk
  • Adams 6-0 Howard
  • McEwen 6-3 Larway
  • McEwen 4-3 Adams
  • Burtnyk 7-3 Larway
  • Middaugh 6-5 Howard

Pool B

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Team W L
  Martin (2) 5 0
  Gushue (4) 4 1
  McAulay (24) 2 3
  Simmons (42) 2 3
  Ménard (30) 2 3
  Wang (10) 0 5
  • Ménard 7-6 Simmons
  • McAulay 9-8 Wang (9)
  • Martin 7-6 Gushue (9)
  • Martin 6-3 McAulay
  • Simmons 7-5 Wang
  • Gushue 5-4 Ménard
  • Gushue 6-3 McAulay
  • Martin 5-3 Simmons
  • Gushue 6-4 Wang
  • Martin 6-4 Ménard
  • Simmons 6-4 McAulay
  • McAulay 7-6 Ménard
  • Gushue 3-2 Simmons
  • Martin 6-3 Wang
  • Ménard 8-4 Wang

Pool C

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Team W L
  Stoughton (6) 5 0
  Ferbey (3) 3 2
  Ferland (137) 3 2
  Koe (8) 2 3
  Jordison (9) 1 4
  Ursel (28) 1 4
  • Ferland 5-2 Koe
  • Stoughton 6-3 Ursel
  • Ferbey 9-4 Jordison
  • Ursel 6-4 Ferland
  • Koe 12-5 Jordison
  • Stoughton 7-5 Ferbey
  • Jordison 5-4 Ursel
  • Stoughton 6-5 Ferland (9)
  • Ferbey 7-3 Ursel
  • Stoughton 8-6 Koe
  • Ferland 5-4 Jordison
  • Koe 6-4 Ursel
  • Ferland 6-3 Ferbey
  • Stoughton 4-3 Jordison
  • Ferbey 6-2 Koe

Playoffs

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Playoffs

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
  Martin 5
  Ferland 4
  Martin 2
  Middaugh 5
  Burtnyk 5
  Middaugh 6
  Middaugh 5
  Gushue 3
  Stoughton 6
  Ferbey 7
  Ferbey 5
  Gushue 6
  Gushue (EE) 5
  McEwen 4

Final

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Middaugh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
  Gushue   0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

References

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  1. ^ "Martin edges Gushue in opener at The National | CBC Sports".
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  • Results from the CurlingZone database