| 2001 Husky WCT Players' Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena | Calgary Curling Club |
| Dates | March 21–25 |
| Winner |  Team Middaugh |
| Curling club | St. George's G&CC |
| Skip | Wayne Middaugh |
| Third | Graeme McCarrel |
| Second | Ian Tetley |
| Lead | Scott Bailey |
| Finalist |  Kevin Martin |
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The 2001 Husky WCT Players' Championship, the championship of the men's World Curling Tour for the 2000-01 curling season was held March 21–25, 2001 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $40,000 going to the winning team. The top Canadian team received a berth into the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.[1]
Wayne Middaugh of Ontario defeated Kevin Martin of Alberta in the final, 10–5. Middaugh made a triple take out in the first end to go up 3–0. In the second end, Martin ticked a guard on his final shot, which was an attempted hit for two. The miss gave Middaugh a steal of one to go up 4–0.[2] Martin got one the scoreboard with a single in the third, but missed a draw attempt in the fourth, allowing Middaugh to make a tap for three to go up 7–1.[3] That put the game out of reach for Martin, as Middaugh played a peel game to protect the lead.
As the two finalist teams had already qualified for the Olympic Trials, the berth went to the winner of a special third place playoff between Russ Howard of New Brunswick and Peter Corner of Ontario. Howard won that game 7–3.[4]
The event was the last Players' Championship to be held before the creation of the Grand Slam of Curling, which included the Players' as one of its events.
The semifinals and finals were aired on Global TV.[5]
- ^ "In the hack..." Calgary Herald. March 21, 2001. p. 55. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "It's Wayne's world, again". Calgary Herald. March 26, 2001. p. 41. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Martin... Viewers Reach for Remotes". Calgary Herald. March 26, 2001. p. 41. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Howard snags Oly berth". Winnipeg Sun. March 26, 2001. p. 30. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Curlers insist future glows". Calgary Herald. March 24, 2001. p. 67. Retrieved April 15, 2022.