2020 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from February 29 to March 8 at the Leon's Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The winning Brad Gushue rink was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue rink won their third Brier Tankard by defeating Alberta's Brendan Bottcher rink 7–3 in the final. Gushue won the Tankard in and. Bottcher finished runner-up in the past two Briers as well, losing to Gushue in 2018 and Kevin Koe in.
On Tuesday, March 3, Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone curled two perfect games in the same day against higher ranked teams Ontario and Canada. It was the first time a curler curled two perfect games in the same day in Canadian Men's Curling Championship history.
At the end of the Championship pool round on Friday March 6, four teams were tied for the fourth place berth in the playoffs, requiring 3 tiebreaker games to determine the final team eligible for the playoff round.
Teams
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- Team Canada's alternate Ted Appelman threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 8.
- Team Alberta's alternate Pat Janssen threw lead stones for the second half of Draw 13.
- Team Newfoundland and Labrador's alternate Jeff Thomas threw lead stones for the last two ends of Draw 9.
- For the last end of Draw 13, Newfoundland and Labrador alternate Jeff Thomas threw lead stones, Geoff Walker threw second stones and Brett Gallant sat out.
- For the last two ends of Draw 13, Team Northern Ontario's alternate Lee Toner threw second stones, E.J. Harnden threw third stones and Marc Kennedy sat out.
- Team Nova Scotia's alternate Kevin Ouellette threw second stones for the last two ends of Draw 7.
- Team Ontario's alternate John Morris threw third stones for the last two ends of the second tiebreaker.
- For the last three ends of Draw 13, Team Quebec's alternate Daniel Bédard threw lead stones, Bradley Lequin threw second stones and Émile Asselin sat out.
- For the last three ends of Draw 7, Team Northwest Territories rotated their lineup.
- Team Nunavut used a five player rotation.
CTRS ranking
Wild card game
A wild card play-in game was played on February 28. It was contested between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their respective provincial championships: the West St. Paul Curling Club's Mike McEwen rink from West St. Paul, Manitoba; and the Penetanguishene Curling Club's Glenn Howard rink from Penetanguishene, Ontario. Team Wild Card entered the Brier as the number 3 seed.;CTRS standings for wild card game:
Rank | Team | Member Association | Eligibility |
1 | Won Provincials | ||
2 | Won Provincials | ||
3 | Won Provincials | ||
4 | Mike McEwen | Eliminated from Provincials | |
5 | Won Provincials | ||
6 | Qualified as Team Canada | ||
7 | Won Provincials | ||
8 | Won Provincials | ||
9 | Glenn Howard | Eliminated from Provincials |
;Wild card Game
Friday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsRound Robin ResultsAll draw times are listed in Eastern Time Zone.Draw 1Saturday, February 29, 2:00 pmDraw 2Saturday, February 29, 7:00 pmDraw 3Sunday, March 1, 9:00 amDraw 4Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pmDraw 5Sunday, March 1, 7:00 pmDraw 6Monday, March 2, 9:00 amDraw 7Monday, March 2, 2:00 pmDraw 8Monday, March 2, 7:00 pmDraw 9Tuesday, March 3, 9:00 amDraw 10Tuesday, March 3, 2:00 pmDraw 11Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 pmDraw 12Wednesday, March 4, 9:00 amDraw 13Wednesday, March 4, 2:00 pmDraw 14Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 pmChampionship Pool StandingsThe top four teams from each pool advance to the Championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin will be carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games are not carried forward.Final Championship Pool Standings Championship Pool ResultsDraw 16Thursday, March 5, 1:00 pmDraw 17Thursday, March 5, 7:00 pmDraw 18Friday, March 6, 1:00 pmDraw 19Friday, March 6, 7:00 pmTiebreakersSaturday, March 7, 9:00 amSaturday, March 7, 2:00 pm
1 vs. 2Saturday, March 7, 2:00 pm3 vs. 4Saturday, March 7, 7:00 pmSemifinalSunday, March 8, 12:00 pmFinalSunday, March 8, 7:00 pmStatisticsTop 5 player percentagesAfter Championship Pool; minimum 5 gamesPerfect gamesRound robin and championship pool only
AwardsThe awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:;All-Star Teams First Team
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