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2005 Players' Championship

The 2005 PharmAssist Players' Championship was held March 23–27 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It would be the final Championship featuring just a men's event.

The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $50,000 going to the winning team, which would be Kevin Martin's Edmonton rink. He defeated the hometown rink of Brad Gushue, whose team earned $30,000.

Draw

Pool A

Skip Wins Losses
Alberta Kevin Martin 5 0
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 4 1
British Columbia Pat Ryan 3 2
Ontario Wayne Middaugh 2 3
Norway Pal Trulsen 1 4
Nova Scotia Mark Dacey 0 5

Pool B

Skip Wins Losses
Scotland Tom Brewster 4 1
Ontario Glenn Howard 4 1
Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 3 2
Manitoba Dave Boehmer 2 3
New Brunswick Russ Howard 1 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Noseworthy 1 4

Pool C

Skip Wins Losses
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4 1
United States Pete Fenson 3 2
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 3 2
Alberta John Morris 2 3
Saskatchewan Pat Simmons 2 3
Sweden Peja Lindholm 1 4

Tie breakers

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Alberta Kevin Martin 9
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 8
Alberta Kevin Martin 8
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 5
Saskatchewan Glen Despins 6
Scotland Tom Brewster 5
Alberta Kevin Martin 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 9
Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 8
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 7
Ontario Glenn Howard 6
Ontario Glenn Howard 9
United States Pete Fenson 7