2019 Tim Hortons Brier


The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba. In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by Brendan Bottcher 4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since 1992, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule.
The Koe rink represented Canada at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship held from March 30 to April 7 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.
This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since 1982.
This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for Northern Ontario of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record.

Teams

The teams are as follows:

Wildcard game

A play-in game was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championships: the Leaside Curling Club's John Epping rink from Toronto and the Saville Community Sports Centre's Brendan Bottcher rink from Edmonton. Team Wildcard entered the Brier as the number 3 seed.
;CTRS standings for wildcard game:
RankTeamMember AssociationEligibility
1Kevin KoeWon Alberta provincials
2Brad JacobsWon Northern Ontario provincials
3John EppingEliminated from provincials
4Brendan BottcherEliminated from provincials

Source:
;Wildcard Game
''Friday, March 1, 19:00''

Round robin standings


Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 2, 14:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 2, 19:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 3, 09:00''

Draw 4

''Sunday, March 3, 14:00''

Draw 5

''Sunday, March 3, 19:00''

Draw 6

''Monday, March 4, 09:00''

Draw 7

''Monday, March 4, 14:00''

Draw 8

''Monday, March 4, 19:00''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 5, 09:00''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 5, 14:00''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 5, 19:00''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 6, 09:00''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 6, 14:00''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 6, 19:00''

Championship pool standings

All wins and losses earned in the round robin were carried forward into the championship pool.

Championship pool results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 15

''Thursday, March 7, 14:00''

Draw 16

''Thursday, March 7, 19:00''

Draw 17

''Friday, March 8, 14:00''

Draw 18

''Friday, March 8, 19:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, March 9, 19:00''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, March 9, 14:00''

Semifinal

''Sunday, March 10, 13:00''

Final

''Sunday, March 10, 19:00''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Final round robin percentages; minimum 6 games''

Perfect games

Round robin and championship pool only
PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
E.J. HarndenSecond16
Wes ForgetSecond16

Awards

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:
;All-Star Teams
First Team
Second Team
;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award
;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award