2023 WFG Masters
Host citySaskatoon, Saskatchewan
ArenaMerlis Belsher Place
DatesDecember 12–17
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The 2023 WFG Masters will be held from December 12 to 17 at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1] It will be the third Grand Slam event and second major of the 2023–24 curling season.

The event will a return of tiebreaker games, after a number of curlers complained about their removal from previous grand slam events that season.[2]

Qualification

The top 16 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of November 13, 2023 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 their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.[3]

Men

Top world team ranking men's teams:[4]

  1. Italy Joël Retornaz
  2. Alberta Brendan Bottcher
  3. Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue
  4. Sweden Niklas Edin
  5. Scotland Bruce Mouat
  6. Switzerland Yannick Schwaller
  7. Scotland Ross Whyte
  8. Manitoba Matt Dunstone
  9. Alberta Kevin Koe
  10. United States Korey Dropkin
  11. Norway Magnus Ramsfjell
  12. Scotland James Craik
  13. Manitoba Reid Carruthers
  14. Alberta Aaron Sluchinski
  15. Saskatchewan Mike McEwen
  16. Scotland Cameron Bryce

Women

Top world team ranking women's teams:[5]

  1. Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
  2. South Korea Gim Eun-ji
  3. Manitoba Kerri Einarson
  4. Ontario Rachel Homan
  5. Sweden Anna Hasselborg
  6. Manitoba Jennifer Jones
  7. Japan Satsuki Fujisawa
  8. Sweden Isabella Wranå
  9. Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes
  10. Italy Stefania Constantini
  11. United States Tabitha Peterson
  12. South Korea Kim Eun-jung
  13. Scotland Rebecca Morrison
  14. Manitoba Kate Cameron
  15. South Korea Ha Seung-youn
  16. United States Delaney Strouse
  17. Nova Scotia Christina Black
  18. British Columbia Clancy Grandy

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6][7]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brendan BottcherMarc KennedyBrett GallantBen HebertAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Cameron BryceDuncan MenziesLuke CarsonRobin McCallScotland Border, Scotland
Reid CarruthersBrad JacobsDerek SamagalskiConnor NjegovanManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
James CraikMark WattAngus BryceBlair HaswellScotland Forfar, Scotland
Korey Dropkin (Fourth)Andrew Stopera (Skip)Mark FennerThomas HowellUnited States Duluth, Minnesota
Matt DunstoneB. J. NeufeldColton LottRyan HarndenManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
Brad GushueMark NicholsE. J. HarndenGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Kevin KoeTyler TardiJacques GauthierKarrick MartinAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwenColton FlaschKevin MarshDan MarshSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Scotland Stirling, Scotland
Magnus RamsfjellMartin SesakerBendik RamsfjellGaute NepstadNorway Trondheim, Norway
Joël RetornazAmos MosanerSebastiano ArmanMattia GiovanellaItaly Trentino, Italy
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo LachatSwitzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Aaron SluchinskiJeremy HartyKerr DrummondDylan WebsterAlberta Airdrie, Alberta
Ross WhyteRobin BrydoneDuncan McFadzeanEuan KyleScotland Stirling, Scotland

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWLPFPA
Scotland Cameron Bryce0000
Scotland James Craik0000
Scotland Bruce Mouat0000
Italy Joël Retornaz0000
Pool DWLPFPA
Manitoba Reid Carruthers0000
Manitoba Matt Dunstone0000
Sweden Niklas Edin0000
Alberta Kevin Koe0000
Pool BWLPFPA
Alberta Brendan Bottcher0000
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen0000
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell0000
Scotland Ross Whyte0000
Pool CWLPFPA
United States Team Dropkin0000
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue0000
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller0000
Alberta Aaron Sluchinski0000

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[8]

Draw 2

Tuesday, December 12, 11:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0
Scotland Cameron Bryce 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat 0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Scotland James Craik 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Joël Retornaz 0
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0

Draw 4

Tuesday, December 12, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0
Alberta Aaron Sluchinski 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 0
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Ross Whyte 0
United States Team Dropkin 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0

Draw 5

Wednesday, December 13, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Joël Retornaz 0
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland James Craik 0
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0
Scotland Bruce Mouat 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Scotland Cameron Bryce 0

Draw 7

Wednesday, December 13, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Ross Whyte 0
Alberta Aaron Sluchinski 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0
United States Team Dropkin 0

Draw 9

Thursday, December 14, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Scotland Ross Whyte 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Team Dropkin 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0
Alberta Aaron Sluchinski 0

Draw 11

Thursday, December 14, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat 0
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Scotland Cameron Bryce 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Joël Retornaz 0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 0
Scotland James Craik 0

Draw 14

Friday, December 15, 11:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Team Dropkin 0
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Aaron Sluchinski 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Ross Whyte 0
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 0

Draw 16

Friday, December 15, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Scotland James Craik 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Joël Retornaz 0
Sweden Niklas Edin 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0
Scotland Cameron Bryce 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Bruce Mouat 0
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1    
8    
     
     
4    
5    
     
     
2    
7    
     
     
3    
6    

Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 16, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Semifinals

Saturday, December 16, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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Final

Sunday, December 17, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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0
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Total Total

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6][9]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Kate CameronMeghan WalterTaylor McDonaldMackenzie EliasManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stefania ConstantiniElena MathisAngela RomeiGiulia Zardini LacedelliMarta Lo DesertoItaly Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Kerri EinarsonVal SweetingShannon BirchardBriane HarrisManitoba Gimli, Manitoba
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaJapan Kitami, Japan
Gim Eun-jiKim Min-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eunSeol Ye-jiSouth Korea Uijeongbu, South Korea
Clancy GrandyKayla MacMillanLindsay DubueSarah LokenRachelle BrownBritish Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanTracy FleuryEmma MiskewSarah WilkesOntario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren LenentineManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Cho-hiKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-miSouth Korea Gangneung, South Korea
Kaitlyn LawesSelena NjegovanJocelyn PetermanKristin MacCuishManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Rebecca MorrisonJennifer DoddsGina AitkenSophie JacksonSophie SinclairScotland Stirling, Scotland
Tabitha PetersonCory ThiesseTara PetersonBecca HamiltonUnited States St. Paul, Minnesota
Delaney StrouseAnne O'HaraSydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan DudtUnited States Traverse City, Michigan
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Selina WitschonkeCarole HowaldSwitzerland Aarau, Switzerland
Isabella WranåAlmida de ValMaria LarssonLinda StenlundSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWLPFPA
British Columbia Clancy Grandy0000
Sweden Anna Hasselborg0000
South Korea Kim Eun-jung0000
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni0000
Pool DWLPFPA
Ontario Rachel Homan0000
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes0000
Scotland Rebecca Morrison0000
Sweden Isabella Wranå0000
Pool BWLPFPA
South Korea Gim Eun-ji0000
Manitoba Jennifer Jones0000
United States Tabitha Peterson0000
United States Delaney Strouse0000
Pool CWLPFPA
Manitoba Kate Cameron0000
Italy Stefania Constantini0000
Manitoba Kerri Einarson0000
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa0000

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[8]

Draw 1

Tuesday, December 12, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 0
United States Delaney Strouse 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
United States Tabitha Peterson 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Gim Eun-ji 0
Italy Stefania Constantini 0

Draw 3

Tuesday, December 12, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
British Columbia Clancy Grandy 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Isabella Wranå 0
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0
Scotland Rebecca Morrison 0

Draw 6

Wednesday, December 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Stefania Constantini 0
United States Delaney Strouse 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Gim Eun-ji 0
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
United States Tabitha Peterson 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0

Draw 8

Wednesday, December 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Rebecca Morrison 0
British Columbia Clancy Grandy 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0
Sweden Isabella Wranå 0

Draw 10

Thursday, December 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0
Sweden Isabella Wranå 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0
Scotland Rebecca Morrison 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
British Columbia Clancy Grandy 0

Draw 12

Thursday, December 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Italy Stefania Constantini 0
United States Tabitha Peterson 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Gim Eun-ji 0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
United States Delaney Strouse 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 0

Draw 13

Friday, December 15, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0
Scotland Rebecca Morrison 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Isabella Wranå 0
British Columbia Clancy Grandy 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0

Draw 15

Friday, December 15, 3:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Gim Eun-ji 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 0
United States Tabitha Peterson 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 0
Italy Stefania Constantini 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
United States Delaney Strouse 0

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1    
8    
     
     
4    
5    
     
     
2    
7    
     
     
3    
6    

Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 16, 10:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Semifinals

Saturday, December 16, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
0
0
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Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Final

Sunday, December 17, 10:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total

References

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  2. "After athletes voice concerns, Grand Slam of Curling organizers change course". TSN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. "Format and Qualification". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Field finalized for WFG Masters in Saskatoon". Grand Slam of Curling. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Draw Schedule". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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