2018 Masters (curling) – Wikipedia

Grand Slam of Curling event

The 2018 Canadian Beef Masters was held from October 23 to 28, at the Rath Eastlink Arena in Truro, Nova Scotia. This was be the second Grand Slam and first major of the 2018–19 curling season.

On the men’s side, John Epping defeated Kevin Koe 7–4 in the final, completing a career Grand Slam for Epping, winning all four major events. On the women’s side, Anna Hasselborg defeated Rachel Homan 8–7 to win their second straight Grand Slam.

Qualification[edit]

The top 14 men’s and women’s teams on the World Curling Tour order of merit standing as of September 20, 2018 qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor’s exemption. In the event that a team declines its invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete.^[1]

Men[edit]

Top Order of Merit men’s teams as of September 20:^[2]

1. Niklas Edin
2. Brad Gushue
3. Kevin Koe
4. Bruce Mouat
5. Jason Gunnlaugson
6. John Epping
7. Brad Jacobs
8. Peter de Cruz
9. Reid Carruthers
10. Steffen Walstad
11. Brendan Bottcher
12. Glenn Howard
13. John Shuster
14. Thomas Ulsrud
15. Rich Ruohonen
16. Ross Paterson
17. Yannick Schwaller
18. Matt Dunstone

Sponsor’s exemption:

Women[edit]

Top Order of Merit women’s teams as of September 20:^[4]

1. Anna Hasselborg
2. Jennifer Jones
3. Rachel Homan
4. Tracy Fleury
5. Eve Muirhead
6. Jamie Sinclair
7. Laura Walker
8. Nina Roth
9. Kim Eun-jung
10. Satsuki Fujisawa
11. Kerri Einarson
12. Silvana Tirinzoni
13. Darcy Robertson
14. Casey Scheidegger
15. Chelsea Carey

Sponsor’s exemption:

Teams[edit]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Mike McEwen (Fourth)	Reid Carruthers (Skip)	Matt Wozniak	Colin Hodgson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Matt Dunstone	Braeden Moskowy	Catlin Schneider	Dustin Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin	Oskar Eriksson	Rasmus Wranå	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping	Mat Camm	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Toronto, Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson	Alex Forrest	Denni Neufeld	Connor Njegovan	Winnipeg, Manitoba
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.	Stirling, Scotland
Jamie Murphy	Paul Flemming	Scott Saccary	Phil Crowell	Halifax, Nova Scotia
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
Steffen Walstad	Markus Høiberg	Magnus Nedregotten	Magnus Vågberg	Oppdal, Norway

Round-robin standings[edit]

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreakers

Round-robin results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight time (UTC-3).

Draw 1[edit]

Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm

Draw 2[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 8:00 am

Draw 3[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 11:30 am

Draw 4[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 3:30 pm

Draw 5[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 pm

Draw 6[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 8:00 am

Draw 7[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 11:30 am

Draw 8[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 3:30 pm

Draw 9[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm

Draw 10[edit]

Friday, October 26, 8:00 am

Draw 11[edit]

Friday, October 26, 11:30 am

Draw 12[edit]

Friday, October 26, 3:30 pm

Draw 13[edit]

Friday, October 26, 8:00 pm

Tiebreakers[edit]

Saturday, October 27, 8:00 am

Saturday, October 27, 11:30 am

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Saturday, October 27, 11:30 am

Saturday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Semifinals[edit]

Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am

Final[edit]

Sunday, October 28, 2:00 pm

Teams[edit]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Chelsea Carey	Sarah Wilkes	Dana Ferguson	Heather Rogers	Edmonton, Alberta
Kerri Einarson	Val Sweeting	Shannon Birchard	Briane Meilleur	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tracy Fleury	Selena Njegovan	Liz Fyfe	Kristin MacCuish	Winnipeg, 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
Kaitlyn Jones	Lauren Lenentine	Karlee Burgess	Lindsey Burgess	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eve Muirhead	Jennifer Dodds	Vicki Chalmers	Lauren Gray	Stirling, Scotland
Darcy Robertson	Karen Klein	Vanessa Foster	Theresa Cannon	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nina Roth	Tabitha Peterson	Aileen Geving	Becca Hamilton	Chaska, United States
Casey Scheidegger	Cary-Anne McTaggart	Jessie Haughian	Kristie Moore	Lethbridge, Alberta
Jamie Sinclair	Alex Carlson	Sarah Anderson	Monica Walker	Chaska, United States
Alina Pätz (Fourth)	Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)	Esther Neuenschwander	Melanie Barbezat	Aarau, Switzerland
Laura Walker	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Lori Olson-Johns	Laine Peters	Edmonton, Alberta

Round-robin standings[edit]

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreakers

Round-robin results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight time (UTC-3).

Draw 1[edit]

Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm

Draw 2[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 8:00 am

Draw 3[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 11:30 am

Draw 4[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 3:30 pm

Draw 5[edit]

Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 pm

Draw 6[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 8:00 am

Draw 7[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 11:30 am

Draw 8[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 3:30 pm

Draw 9[edit]

Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm

Draw 10[edit]

Friday, October 26, 8:00 am

Draw 11[edit]

Friday, October 26, 11:30 pm

Draw 12[edit]

Friday, October 26, 3:30 pm

Tiebreakers[edit]

Friday, October 26, 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 27, 8:00 am

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Saturday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Semifinals[edit]

Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am

Final[edit]

Sunday, October 28, 6:00 pm

References[edit]

External links[edit]