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. Additionally, the format of the event was changed from a round robin to a triple-knockout.

Qualification process

Source:

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout brackets

Sources:

A event

B event

C event

Knockout results

All draw times are listed in

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Draw 1

''Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Wednesday, February 13, 9:00 am''

Draw 3

''Wednesday, February 13, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Wednesday, February 13, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Thursday, February 14, 2:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Thursday, February 14, 7:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Friday, February 15, 2:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Friday, February 15, 7:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Saturday, February 16, 2:00 pm''

Playoffs

Source:

A vs. B

''Saturday, February 16, 7:00 pm''

C1 vs. C2

''Saturday, February 16, 7:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 17, 9:30 am''

Final

''Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm''

References

External links

* {{Brier playdowns

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