2019 Players' Championship


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.

Men

Top Year-to-Date men's teams as of March 11:
  1. Kevin Koe
  2. Brad Jacobs
  3. Brendan Bottcher
  4. Bruce Mouat
  5. Niklas Edin
  6. John Epping
  7. Brad Gushue
  8. Ross Paterson
  9. Glenn Howard
  10. Matt Dunstone
  11. Peter de Cruz
  12. Reid Carruthers

    Women

Top Year-to-Date women's teams as of March 11:
  1. Rachel Homan
  2. Anna Hasselborg
  3. Kerri Einarson
  4. Silvana Tirinzoni
  5. Jennifer Jones
  6. Chelsea Carey
  7. Satsuki Fujisawa
  8. Tracy Fleury
  9. Robyn Silvernagle
  10. Casey Scheidegger
  11. Alina Kovaleva
  12. Sayaka Yoshimura
  13. Elena Stern

    Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBrad ThiessenKarrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwenReid CarruthersDerek SamagalskiColin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz Sven MichelPeter de Cruz Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland
Matt DunstoneBraeden MoskowyCatlin SchneiderDustin Kidby Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMatt CammBrent LaingCraig Savill Toronto, Ontario
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn HowardScott HowardDavid MathersTim March Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE.J. HarndenRyan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeB.J. NeufeldColton FlaschBen Hebert Calgary, Alberta
Bruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh, Scotland
Ross PatersonKyle WaddellDuncan MenziesMichael Goodfellow Glasgow, Scotland

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 12, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 12, 12:00 pm

Draw 13

Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, April 13, 8:30 am
Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 13, 4:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, April 14, 12:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Chelsea CareySarah WilkesDana FergusonRachel Brown Calgary, Alberta
Kerri EinarsonVal SweetingShannon BirchardBriane Meilleur Gimli, Manitoba
Tracy FleurySelena NjegovanTaylor McDonaldKristin MacCuish East St. Paul, Manitoba
Satsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika Yoshida Kitami, Japan
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleLaura Walker Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJocelyn PetermanDawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Casey ScheideggerCary-Anne McTaggartJessie HaughianKristie Moore Lethbridge, Alberta
Robyn SilvernagleStefanie LawtonJessie HunkinKara Thevenot North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Briar Hürlimann Elena Stern Lisa GislerCéline Koller Brig, Switzerland
Alina Pätz Silvana Tirinzoni Esther NeuenschwanderMelanie Barbezat Aarau, Switzerland
Sayaka YoshimuraKaho OnoderaAnna OhmiyaYumie Funayama Sapporo, Japan

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 11, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 12, 8:30 am

Draw 12

Friday, April 12, 4:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 12, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 13, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, April 14, 4:00 pm