2003 Nokia Brier
The 2003 Nokia Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 1 to 9 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.
The event was the second and final Brier to be boycotted by many of the top teams in the country, such as Kevin Martin, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Jeff Stoughton, who were protesting a lack of prize money. The boycott ended in September.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round robin standings''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time.
Draw 1
''Saturday, March 1, 3:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Saturday, March 1, 8:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Sunday, March 2, 9:00 am''
Draw 4
''Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Monday, March 3, 9:00 am''
Draw 7
''Monday, March 3, 3:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Monday, March 3, 8:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Tuesday, March 4, 9:00 am''
Draw 10
''Tuesday, March 4, 3:00 pm''
Draw 11
''Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 pm''
Draw 12
''Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 am''
Draw 13
''Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm''
Draw 14
''Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 pm''
Draw 15
''Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am''
Draw 16
''Thursday, March 6, 3:00 pm''
Draw 17
''Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm''
Playoffs
3 vs. 4
''Friday, March 7, 3:00 pm''
1 vs. 2
''Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm''
Semifinal
''Saturday, March 8, 2:30 pm''
Final
''Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm''
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round Robin only