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 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:- Kevin Koe
- John Epping
- Brendan Bottcher
- Niklas Edin
- Bruce Mouat
- Brad Jacobs
- Peter de Cruz
- Ross Paterson
- Brad Gushue
- Matt Dunstone
- Yannick Schwaller
- Glenn Howard
- Scott McDonald
- John Shuster
- Mike McEwen
Women
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of September 17:- Rachel Homan
- Anna Hasselborg
- Kerri Einarson
- Silvana Tirinzoni
- Jennifer Jones
- Chelsea Carey
- Tracy Fleury
- Satsuki Fujisawa
- Casey Scheidegger
- Robyn Silvernagle
- Eve Muirhead
- Sayaka Yoshimura
- Elena Stern
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Anna Sidorova - Theresa Cannon
- Kelsey Rocque
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | ||||||||||
| Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin |  Round Robin Standings''Final Round Robin Standings''Round Robin ResultsAll 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''PlayoffsQuarterfinals''Saturday, October 26, 12:00 pm''Semifinals''Saturday, October 26, 8:00 pm''Final''Sunday, October 27, 4:30 pm''WomenTeamsThe teams are listed as follows:
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