2019 Masters (curling)

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 curling 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.

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.

Men

Top Order of Merit men's teams as of September 17:

Top Order of Merit women's teams as of September 17:

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Brendan Bottcher	Darren Moulding	Brad Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Edmonton, Alberta
Benoît Schwarz	Sven Michel	Peter de Cruz	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	Mathew Camm	Brent Laing	Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Scott Howard	Adam Spencer	David Mathers	Tim March	Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs	Marc Kennedy	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe	Kirk Muyres	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

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

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