The 2017
Masters of Curling was held from October 24 to 29, at the
Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre in
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administra ...
. This was the second
Grand Slam
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and first major of the
2017–18 curling season
The 2017–18 curling season began in May 2017 and ended in May 2018.
''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.''
Curling Canada sanctioned events
This section lists ev ...
.
Qualification
The top 14 men's and women's teams on the
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and Doubles curling, mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later ass ...
order of merit standing as of September 19, 2017, qualified for the event, along with the winners of the
2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
The 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2017–18 curling season.
There were two tiers in each of the men's and women' ...
Tier 2 event (
Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The deal which was announced ...
and
Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson (; born Kerri Flett; October 3, 1987) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is a four-time women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to victory in the , , ...
respectively). One team, the
Steffen Walstad
Steffen Walstad (born 10 February 1989 in Oppdal Municipality) is a Norwegian curler from Oppdal.
Career Juniors
Walstad played in three World Junior Curling Championships, from 2008 to 2010 inclusive. At the 2008 World Junior Curling Champio ...
rink from Norway declined their invitation and were replaced with the next best team on the WCT OOM ranking (
Pat Simmons).
Men
Teams
Round-robin standings
Final Standings
Tiebreaker
''Friday, Oct 27, 8:00pm ''
Playoffs
=Quarterfinals
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''Saturday, Oct 28, 3:00pm ''
=Semifinals
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''Saturday, Oct 28, 7:00pm ''
=Final
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''Sunday, Oct 29, 11:00am''
Women
Teams
Round-robin standings
Tiebreaker
''Friday, Oct 27, 8:00pm ''
Playoffs
=Quarterfinals
=
''Saturday, Oct 28, 11:00am''
=Semifinals
=
''Saturday, Oct 28, 7:00pm ''
=Final
=
''Sunday, Oct 29, 11:00am''
Notes
References
External links
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Masters of Curling
2017 in Canadian curling
Sport in Lloydminster
Curling competitions in Saskatchewan
2017 in sports in Saskatchewan
2017
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