Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2019 Masters were held from October 22 to 27, at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay , Ontario . It was the first Grand Slam and first major of the 2019–20 season .
In the Men's final, Matt Dunstone beat Brad Gushue 8–5 to win the title. It is Dunstone's first Grand Slam final appearance and victory, having only made it as far as the quarterfinals in all of his previous slams.
In the Women's final, Tracy Fleury defeated Sayaka Yoshimura 7–5 to claim the title. It was Fleury's first Grand Slam victory, having finished runner-up at two previous slams. It was also a record set by Yoshimura who is the first women's team from Asia to make a Grand Slam final, excluding defunct events.
The total attendance for the event was about 40,000, a record for any Grand Slam event.[ 1]
Qualification
The top 15 men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour order of merit standings as of September 17, 2019 qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete.[ 2]
Men
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of September 17:[ 3]
Kevin Koe
John Epping
Brendan Bottcher
Niklas Edin
Bruce Mouat
Brad Jacobs
Peter de Cruz
Ross Paterson
Brad Gushue
Matt Dunstone
Yannick Schwaller
Glenn Howard
Scott McDonald
John Shuster
Mike McEwen
Women
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of September 17:[ 4]
Rachel Homan
Anna Hasselborg
Kerri Einarson
Silvana Tirinzoni
Jennifer Jones
Chelsea Carey
Tracy Fleury
Satsuki Fujisawa
Casey Scheidegger
Robyn Silvernagle
Eve Muirhead
Sayaka Yoshimura
Elena Stern
Anna Sidorova
Theresa Cannon
Kelsey Rocque
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 5]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Ryan Fry
Mat Camm
Brent Laing
Toronto , Ontario
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Scott Howard
Adam Spencer [ a]
David Mathers
Tim March
Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs
Marc Kennedy
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe
Kirk Muyres [ b]
Colton Flasch
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Scott McDonald
Jonathan Beuk
Wesley Forget
Scott Chadwick
Kingston , Ontario
Mike McEwen
Reid Carruthers
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh , Scotland
Ross Paterson
Kyle Waddell
Duncan Menzies
Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow , Scotland
Yannick Schwaller
Michael Brunner
Romano Meier
Marcel Käufeler
Bern , Switzerland
John Shuster
Chris Plys
Matt Hamilton
John Landsteiner
Duluth , United States
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 6]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, October 24, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, October 24, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, October 24, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, October 25, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, October 25, 12:00 pm
Draw 12
Friday, October 25, 4:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 26, 12:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 27, 4:30 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 7]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Theresa Cannon
Karen Klein
Vanessa Foster
Raunora Westcott
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Chelsea Carey
Sarah Wilkes
Dana Ferguson
Rachelle Brown
Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury
Selena Njegovan
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul , Manitoba
Satsuki Fujisawa
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
Yurika Yoshida
Kitami , Japan
Anna Hasselborg
Sara McManus
Agnes Knochenhauer
Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Joanne Courtney
Lisa Weagle
Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Eve Muirhead
Lauren Gray
Jennifer Dodds
Vicky Wright
Stirling , Scotland
Kelsey Rocque
Danielle Schmiemann
Jen Gates [ c]
Jesse Marlow
Edmonton , Alberta
Amber Holland [ d]
Cary-Anne McTaggart
Jessie Haughian
Kristie Moore
Lethbridge , Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle
Stefanie Lawton
Jessie Hunkin
Kara Thevenot
North Battleford , Saskatchewan
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)
Elena Stern (Skip)
Lisa Gisler
Céline Koller
Brig , Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Anna Ohmiya
Yumie Funayama
Sapporo , Japan
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00 ).[ 6]
Draw 1
Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, October 24, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, October 24, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, October 24, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, October 25, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, October 25, 12:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 26, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 27, 12:00 pm
Notes
References
^ "North Bay breaks attendance records for the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling" . 29 October 2019.
^ "Masters: Rules & Regulations" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019 .
^ "Men's Rankings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
^ "Women's Rankings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
^ "Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
^ a b "Draw Schedule" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
^ "Women's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
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