2022 Masters (curling) explained

2022 WFG Masters
Host City:Oakville, Ontario
Arena:Sixteen Mile Sports Complex
Dates:December 6–11
Men's Winner: Team Retornaz
Curling Club:Trentino Curling, Cembra
Skip:Joël Retornaz
Third:Amos Mosaner
Second:Sebastiano Arman
Lead:Mattia Giovanella
Finalist: Bruce Mouat
Women's Winner: Team Einarson
Curling Club2:Gimli CC, Gimli
Skip2:Kerri Einarson
Third2:Val Sweeting
Second2:Shannon Birchard
Lead2:Briane Harris
Coach2:Reid Carruthers
Finalist2: Tracy Fleury
Prev:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 WFG Masters was held from December 6 to 11 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario.[1] It was the third Grand Slam event and second major of the 2022–23 curling season.

Qualification

The top 16 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of November 7, 2022 qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.[2]

Men

Top world team ranking men's teams:[3]

  1. Brad Gushue
  2. Niklas Edin
  3. Brendan Bottcher
  4. Bruce Mouat
  5. Matt Dunstone
  6. Kevin Koe
  7. Joël Retornaz
  8. Reid Carruthers
  9. Yannick Schwaller
  10. Ross Whyte
  11. Colton Flasch
  12. Korey Dropkin
  13. Steffen Walstad
  14. Magnus Ramsfjell
  15. Michael Brunner
  16. Marco Hösli
  17. John Epping

Women

Top world team ranking women's teams:[4]

  1. Kerri Einarson
  2. Anna Hasselborg
  3. Silvana Tirinzoni
  4. Satsuki Fujisawa
  5. Kaitlyn Lawes
  6. Tracy Fleury
  7. Gim Eun-ji
  8. Jennifer Jones
  9. Kim Eun-jung
  10. Isabella Wranå
  11. Casey Scheidegger
  12. Raphaela Keiser
  13. Clancy Grandy
  14. Chelsea Carey
  15. Michèle Jäggi
  16. Tabitha Peterson

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Calgary, Alberta
Bern, Switzerland
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Duluth, Minnesota
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Karlstad, Sweden
Toronto, Ontario
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Philipp Hösli (Fourth) Marco Hösli (Skip) Martin Rios Glarus, Switzerland
Calgary, Alberta
Stirling, Scotland
Trondheim, Norway
Trentino, Italy
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip) Geneva, Switzerland
Stirling, Scotland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
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width=150Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
2 2 21 16
2 2 19 21
1 3 10 26
1 3 15 23
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool D !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
3 1 24 17
3 1 25 13
3 1 22 14
1 3 15 21
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
3 1 23 15
1 3 17 30
1 3 19 27
0 4 19 29
va0lign=top width=10%
width=150Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
4 0 27 17
3 1 30 21
3 1 28 17
1 3 16 23

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time .[6]

Draw 2

Tuesday, December 6, 11:30 am

Draw 4

Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, December 7, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, December 8, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Thursday, December 8, 3:30 pm

Draw 14

Friday, December 9, 11:30 am

Draw 16

Friday, December 9, 7:30 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, December 10, 8:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 10, 11:30 am

Semifinals

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, December 11, 5:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[7]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gimli, Manitoba
Kotomi Ishizaki Kitami, Japan
Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu, South Korea
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel Homan (Fourth) Tracy Fleury (Skip) Ottawa, Ontario
Lara Stocker Bern, Switzerland
Lauren Lenentine Winnipeg, Manitoba
Selina Witschonke (Fourth) Raphaela Keiser (Skip) St. Moritz, Switzerland
Kim Cho-hi Gangneung, South Korea
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Chaska, Minnesota
Lethbridge, Alberta
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Aarau, Switzerland
Sundbyberg, Sweden

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
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width=150Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
4 0 32 20
3 1 29 15
3 1 24 16
0 4 15 24
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool D !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
3 1 26 19
1 3 17 27
1 3 15 28
1 3 17 26
valign=top width=10%
width=160Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
4 0 28 16
2 2 19 22
2 2 20 22
2 2 23 15
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA
3 1 24 17
2 2 17 22
1 3 20 24
0 4 14 27

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time .[6]

Draw 1

Tuesday, December 6, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Tuesday, December 6, 3:00 pm

Draw 6

Wednesday, December 7, 11:30 am

Draw 8

Wednesday, December 7, 7:30 pm

Draw 10

Thursday, December 8, 11:30 am

Draw 12

Thursday, December 8, 7:30 pm

Draw 13

Friday, December 9, 8:00 am

Draw 15

Friday, December 9, 3:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, December 10, 8:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 10, 3:30 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, December 11, 1:00 pm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WFG Masters. Grand Slam of Curling. November 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Format and Qualification. Grand Slam of Curling. November 26, 2022.
  3. Web site: World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking. CurlingZone. November 26, 2022.
  4. Web site: World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking. CurlingZone. November 26, 2022.
  5. Web site: Men's Teams. CurlingZone. September 18, 2022.
  6. Web site: Draw Schedule. Grand Slam of Curling. 6 November 2017 . November 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Women's Teams. CurlingZone. September 18, 2022.