CHAMPION: Whyte Wins 2026 Crown Royal Players' Championship

Stirling, Scotland

SKIP
Ross
Whyte

Third
Robin
Brydone

Second
Duncan
McFadzean

Lead
Euan
Kyle

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	7.78
PA/G:	5.87
Hammer Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Defense:	0.07
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.15

Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) won 6-3 over Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) in the Final of the Crown Royal Players' Championship, held January 6 - 11, 2026 in Steinbach, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Whyte won 5-4 over Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2026 Crown Royal Players' Championship in Steinbach, Manitoba; and won 6-4 over John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2026 Crown Royal Players' Championship in Steinbach, Manitoba;

Whyte are currently . In their opening game, Whyte plays Brad Jacobs (Calgary, AB) on Tuesday at 4pm Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) on Wednesday at 1pm Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) on Thursday at 1pm Waddell on Friday at 9:30am and Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) at 9pm.

For winning the Crown Royal Players' Championship Championship title, Whyte earned 75.000 world rankings points along with the $40,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 54.3 after improving upon their best so far this season. Whyte ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 311.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	48	18	0	0.727	8-0	1-2	2-0	1-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	475	409	288	8.61	6.06	2.55	4.65	4.36	1.85	1.39	0.99

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	246	328	66	19	10-0	26-3	67-7	1.33	0.27	0.45	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	229	81	222	28	2-1	8-8	10-49	0.35	0.97	0.62	0.21

2026: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle, Craig Waddell, Alistair Scott
Stirling, SCO
2025: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Stirling, SCO
2024: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2023: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Calgary, AB
2022: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2017: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2016: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden , Tom Coulterman
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2014: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2012: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2011: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert , Jules Owchar
Edmonton, AB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2004: John Morris
John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt
Calgary, AB
2003: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Jim Spencer
Winnipeg, MB
2002: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
2000: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
1999: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
1998: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
1997: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark
Penatanguishene, ON
1995: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
1995: Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Kronau, SK
1994: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, James Pahl, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg
Edmonton, AB
1993: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner
Penetanguishene, ON