The 2019 Players' Championship was held from April 9 to 14 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto , Ontario . It was the seventh Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season .
In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe 6–1. Team Bottcher was playing in their third straight Grand Slam final. In the women's final, Kerri Einarson defeated Anna Hasselborg 5–4 in an extra end. It was the second final that Team Einarson played in that season.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour 's Year-to-Date ranking as of March 11 qualified for the event.[ 1]
Men
Top Year-to-Date men's teams as of March 11:[ 2]
Kevin Koe
Brad Jacobs
Brendan Bottcher
Bruce Mouat
Niklas Edin
John Epping
Brad Gushue
Ross Paterson
Glenn Howard
Matt Dunstone
Peter de Cruz
Reid Carruthers
Women
Top Year-to-Date women's teams as of March 11:
Rachel Homan
Anna Hasselborg
Kerri Einarson
Silvana Tirinzoni
Jennifer Jones
Chelsea Carey
Satsuki Fujisawa
Tracy Fleury
Robyn Silvernagle
Casey Scheidegger
Alina Kovaleva
Sayaka Yoshimura
Elena Stern
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 3]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Mike McEwen
Reid Carruthers
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Matt Camm
Brent Laing
Craig Savill
Toronto , Ontario
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.
Edinburgh , Scotland
Ross Paterson
Kyle Waddell
Duncan Menzies
Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow , Scotland
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4 ).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Jacobs
1
0
2
2
1
0
X
X
6
Matt Dunstone
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
X
2
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Ross Paterson
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
3
Team Carruthers
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
X
6
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
John Epping
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
5
Matt Dunstone
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Niklas Edin
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
6
Ross Paterson
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
4
Draw 5
Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Matt Dunstone
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
X
1
Peter de Cruz
1
0
4
3
X
X
X
X
8
Draw 7
Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Bruce Mouat
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
Ross Paterson
2
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
7
Draw 8
Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
7
Matt Dunstone
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
0
6
Draw 9
Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, April 12, 8:30 am
Draw 11
Draw 11 action
Friday, April 12, 12:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kevin Koe
4
0
2
1
0
X
X
X
7
Ross Paterson
0
2
0
0
1
X
X
X
3
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brad Gushue
2
0
2
1
1
X
X
X
6
Matt Dunstone
0
1
0
0
0
X
X
X
1
Draw 13
Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Glenn Howard
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
X
2
Ross Paterson
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
X
4
Tiebreakers
Saturday, April 13, 8:30 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Ross Paterson
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
X
5
John Epping
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 13, 4:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Brad Jacobs
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
5
Ross Paterson
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
6
Semifinals
Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Ross Paterson
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
X
4
Brendan Bottcher
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
X
7
Final
Sunday, April 14, 12:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 4]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Chelsea Carey
Sarah Wilkes
Dana Ferguson
Rachel Brown
Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury
Selena Njegovan
Taylor McDonald[ a]
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul , 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
Laura Walker [ b]
Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Casey Scheidegger
Cary-Anne McTaggart
Jessie Haughian
Kristie Moore
Lethbridge , Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle
Stefanie Lawton
Jessie Hunkin
Kara Thevenot
North Battleford , Saskatchewan
Briar Hürlimann (fourth)
Elena Stern (skip)
Lisa Gisler
Céline Koller
Brig , Switzerland
Alina Pätz (fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Anna Ohmiya
Yumie Funayama
Sapporo , Japan
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4 ).
Draw 1
Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Rachel Homan
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Robyn Silvernagle
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
5
Draw 2
Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
4
2
1
0
X
X
X
7
Elena Stern
1
0
0
0
1
X
X
X
2
Draw 3
Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Rachel Homan
2
0
1
0
1
0
3
X
7
Elena Stern
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Draw 5
Draw 5 action; Team Jennifer Jones discussing a shot
Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jennifer Jones
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
4
Robyn Silvernagle
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
7
Draw 6
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
3
Elena Stern
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
X
5
Draw 7
Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Robyn Silvernagle
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
5
Elena Stern
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
Draw 9
Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, April 12, 8:30 am
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
7
Robyn Silvernagle
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
Draw 12
Draw 12 action
Friday, April 12, 4:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Tracy Fleury
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
7
Elena Stern
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Silvana Tirinzoni
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
5
Robyn Silvernagle
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
6
Tiebreaker
Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Robyn Silvernagle
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
Chelsea Carey
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
4
Semifinals
Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kerri Einarson
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
X
7
Robyn Silvernagle
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
4
Final
Sunday, April 14, 4:00 pm
Notes
^ Taylor McDonald replaced Team Fleury's second, Liz Fyfe , who was due to give birth.[ 5]
^ Laura Walker was added on Friday to replace Team Homan's second, Joanne Courtney , who was feeling fatigued due to her pregnancy.[ 6]
References
^ "Qualification for the Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ CurlingZone
^ "Players' Championship: Men's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Players' Championship: Women's Teams" . Grand Slam of Curling . March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Team Tracy Fleury" . Facebook . April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
^ Brazeau, Jonathan (April 12, 2019). "Walker to sub on Team Homan at Players' Championship" . Grand Slam of Curling . Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
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