Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2019 Players' Championship was held from April 9 to 14 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto , Ontario . It was the seventh Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season .
In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe 6–1. Team Bottcher was playing in their third straight Grand Slam final. In the women's final, Kerri Einarson defeated Anna Hasselborg 5–4 in an extra end. It was the second final that Team Einarson played in that season.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour 's Year-to-Date ranking as of March 11 qualified for the event.[ 1]
Men
Top Year-to-Date men's teams as of March 11:[ 2]
Kevin Koe Brad Jacobs Brendan Bottcher Bruce Mouat Niklas Edin John Epping Brad Gushue Ross Paterson Glenn Howard Matt Dunstone Peter de Cruz Reid Carruthers
Women
Top Year-to-Date women's teams as of March 11:
Rachel Homan Anna Hasselborg Kerri Einarson Silvana Tirinzoni Jennifer Jones Chelsea Carey Satsuki Fujisawa Tracy Fleury Robyn Silvernagle Casey Scheidegger Alina Kovaleva Sayaka Yoshimura Elena Stern
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 3]
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Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton , Alberta
Mike McEwen Reid Carruthers Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg , Manitoba
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 Matt Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill Toronto , Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E.J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe B.J. Neufeld Colton Flasch Ben Hebert Calgary , Alberta
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh , Scotland
Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Michael Goodfellow Glasgow , Scotland
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-4 ).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am
Draw 7
Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, April 12, 8:30 am
Draw 11
Draw 11 action Friday, April 12, 12:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, April 13, 8:30 am
Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 13, 4:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, April 14, 12:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
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Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Chelsea Carey Sarah Wilkes Dana Ferguson Rachel Brown Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury Selena Njegovan Taylor McDonald [ a] 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 Laura Walker [ b] Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Dawn McEwen Winnipeg , Manitoba
Casey Scheidegger 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-4 ).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Draw 5 action; Team Jennifer Jones discussing a shot Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am
Draw 7
Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, April 12, 8:30 am
Draw 12
Draw 12 action Friday, April 12, 4:00 pm
Tiebreaker
Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm
Final
Sunday, April 14, 4:00 pm
Notes
^ Taylor McDonald replaced Team Fleury's second, Liz Fyfe , who was due to give birth.[ 5]
^ Laura Walker was added on Friday to replace Team Homan's second, Joanne Courtney , who was feeling fatigued due to her pregnancy.[ 6]
References
^ "Qualification for the Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .^ CurlingZone ^ "Players' Championship: Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .^ "Players' Championship: Women's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .^ "Team Tracy Fleury" . Facebook . April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .^ Brazeau, Jonathan (April 12, 2019). "Walker to sub on Team Homan at Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
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