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 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 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
Pool C
W
L
PF
PA
Brendan Bottcher 3
1
22
17
Matt Dunstone 3
1
22
16
Brad Gushue 2
2
21
15
Niklas Edin 1
3
15
23
Mike McEwen 1
3
19
28
Round Robin Results [ ] All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00 ).[6]
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher 3
2
0
6
0
X
X
X
11
Mike McEwen
0
0
1
0
3
X
X
X
4
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
Matt Dunstone 0
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
5
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 am
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
Mike McEwen 0
0
3
0
0
0
3
2
8
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin 0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Brad Gushue 0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Matt Dunstone 0
2
4
1
0
X
X
X
7
Brendan Bottcher
1
0
0
0
1
X
X
X
2
Draw 6 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 8:00 am
Draw 7 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 12:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
Brendan Bottcher 1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
4
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue 0
3
0
1
0
4
X
X
8
Mike McEwen 1
0
1
0
1
0
X
X
3
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Draw 9 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 8:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Matt Dunstone 0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
5
Mike McEwen 0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
Draw 10 [ ] Friday, October 25, 8:00 am
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, October 25, 12:00 pm
Draw 12 [ ] Friday, October 25, 4:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher 0
3
0
0
1
0
1
X
5
Brad Gushue 1
0
0
0
0
2
0
X
3
Tiebreakers [ ] Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, October 26, 12:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher 0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
2
Brad Gushue 0
0
1
0
3
1
1
X
6
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
John Epping
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
5
Brad Gushue 0
2
0
3
0
1
0
1
7
Final [ ] Sunday, October 27, 4:30 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Matt Dunstone 1
0
3
0
2
0
1
1
8
Brad Gushue
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
Women [ ] Teams [ ] The teams are listed as follows:[7]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
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] 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
Pool A
W
L
PF
PA
Tracy Fleury 3
1
24
17
Sayaka Yoshimura 3
1
19
22
Elena Stern 2
2
20
19
Rachel Homan 1
3
24
21
Chelsea Carey 1
3
18
26
Pool B
W
L
PF
PA
Anna Hasselborg 4
0
22
10
Jennifer Jones 3
1
20
16
Satsuki Fujisawa 2
2
19
17
1
3
16
27
Eve Muirhead 0
4
16
23
Round Robin Results [ ] All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00 ).[6]
Draw 1 [ ] Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 0
0
3
0
3
0
1
X
7
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
4
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan 2
2
0
1
0
2
3
X
10
Sayaka Yoshimura
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
3
Draw 2 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury 0
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
7
Elena Stern
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
5
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
0
1
0
2
0
2
X
5
Satsuki Fujisawa 0
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
3
Draw 3 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey 0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
Sayaka Yoshimura 0
0
2
0
1
2
0
1
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 0
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
5
Eve Muirhead 0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
4
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan 0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
Elena Stern 0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
5
Draw 5 [ ] Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa 3
0
0
0
2
2
0
X
7
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
X
4
Draw 6 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 8:00 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
X
3
Elena Stern 0
2
0
1
0
3
0
X
6
Draw 7 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 12:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
0
1
1
2
3
X
X
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
X
1
Draw 8 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 4:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
6
Chelsea Carey 2
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Tracy Fleury 1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
Sayaka Yoshimura 0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
5
Draw 9 [ ] Thursday, October 24, 8:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
Eve Muirhead 0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones 0
1
1
2
1
0
0
X
5
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
X
2
Draw 10 [ ] Friday, October 25, 8:00 am
Draw 11 [ ] Friday, October 25, 12:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Chelsea Carey
0
0
0
0
3
0
X
X
3
Tracy Fleury 2
1
0
3
0
2
X
X
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Eve Muirhead
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
6
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
1
7
Draw 13 [ ] Friday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Satsuki Fujisawa 0
2
0
1
2
0
2
X
7
Eve Muirhead 0
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
2
0
1
1
0
2
X
6
Jennifer Jones
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
X
3
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
4
Tracy Fleury 1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
5
Tiebreaker [ ] Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Team Scheidegger
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Satsuki Fujisawa 1
0
1
0
3
0
2
X
7
Playoffs [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Saturday, October 26, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
4
Sayaka Yoshimura 0
1
0
0
2
0
2
1
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni 3
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
7
Satsuki Fujisawa
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
2
1
0
4
X
X
X
7
Kerri Einarson
0
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
1
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury 4
1
0
0
2
0
X
X
7
Elena Stern
0
0
1
1
0
1
X
X
3
Semifinals [ ] Saturday, October 26, 8:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Anna Hasselborg 0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
5
Tracy Fleury 0
0
2
0
2
2
1
0
7
Player percentages
Team Hasselborg
Team Fleury
Sofia Mabergs 88%
Kristin MacCuish 82%
Agnes Knochenhauer 85%
Liz Fyfe 85%
Sara McManus 87%
Selena Njegovan 80%
Anna Hasselborg 62%
Tracy Fleury 86%
Total 81%
Total 83%
Final [ ] Sunday, October 27, 12:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sayaka Yoshimura
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
5
Tracy Fleury 2
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
7
Notes [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
Category
Team Dunstone
Brad Gushue
Team Fleury
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kevin Koe
John Epping
Niklas Edin
Bruce Mouat
Peter de Cruz
Brad Gushue
Matt Dunstone
John Shuster
Mike McEwen
Satsuki Fujisawa
Brendan Bottcher 
Bruce Mouat 
Yannick Schwaller
Scott McDonald
Niklas Edin
John Shuster 
