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Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2025 WFG Masters will be held from January 14 to 19 at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph , Ontario .[ 1] Grand Slam event and third major of the 2024–25 curling season .
A new scoring rule will be tested at the event where a team will lose the hammer after two consecutive blank ends. The decision was made following three straight blanks between Brad Gushue and Mike McEwen in their round robin match at the 2024 National . The goal is to increase scoring and make the game more entertaining for spectators.[ 2]
For the first time in Slam history, a draft was held to select the round robin pools. The top four seeds on both the men's and women's sides chose their opponents via snake order with the top seeds Bruce Mouat and Rachel Homan getting first pick as well as their choice of crossover pool.[ 3] Yannick Schwaller , Mike McEwen and Brad Gushue on the men's side and Homan, Silvana Tirinzoni , Kerri Einarson and Kim Eun-jung on the women's side.
Teams Jordon McDonald , Kayla Skrlik and Danielle Inglis made their top tier Grand Slam debut.[ 4]
Sixteen teams will compete in the Masters. They include the seven top-ranked teams on the World Curling Federation 's Order of Merit rankings as of December 10, 2024, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 10, the Tier 2 winner of the 2024 Tour Challenge , and a sponsor's exemption. In the women's division, the top eight teams on the Year-to-Date rankings qualified as Tier 2 winner Christina Black accepted an invitation to the 2024 National instead of the Masters as it conflicts with the 2025 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[ 5]
Top men's teams as of December 10:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Sponsor's exemption:
Top women's teams as of December 10:
Sponsor's exemption:
The teams are listed as follows:[ 4] [ 10]
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Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Duluth , Minnesota
Matt Dunstone Colton Lott E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Winnipeg , Manitoba
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan Sudbury , Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brendan Bottcher Geoff Walker St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Philipp Hösli (Fourth)Marco Hösli (Skip)Simon Gloor Justin Hausherr Glarus , Switzerland
Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Calgary , Alberta
Rylan Kleiter Joshua Mattern Matthew Hall Trevor Johnson Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Jordon McDonald Dallas Burgess Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Winnipeg , Manitoba
Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Edinburgh , Scotland
Marc Muskatewitz Benjamin Kapp Felix Messenzehl Johannes Scheuerl Mario Trevisiol Füssen , Germany
Magnus Ramsfjell Martin Sesaker Bendik Ramsfjell Gaute Nepstad Trondheim , Norway
Joël Retornaz Amos Mosaner Sebastiano Arman Mattia Giovanella Trentino , Italy
Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth)Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven Michel Pablo Lachat Geneva , Switzerland
Ross Whyte Robin Brydone Duncan McFadzean Euan Kyle Stirling , Scotland
Round robin standings [ edit ]
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The teams are listed as follows:[ 4] [ 11]
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Stefania Constantini Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Mathis Angela Romei Marta Lo Deserto Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Krysten Karwacki Gimli , Manitoba
Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kitami , Japan
Gim Eun-ji Kim Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu , South Korea
Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Yang Tae-i Kim Su-jin Park Seo-jin Chuncheon , South Korea
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Johanna Heldin Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Ottawa , Ontario
Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Ottawa , Ontario
Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Cho-hi Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Gangneung , South Korea
Ikue Kitazawa Seina Nakajima Ami Enami Minori Suzuki Hasumi Ishigooka Nagano , Japan
Kaitlyn Lawes Selena Njegovan Jocelyn Peterman Kristin Gordon Becca Hebert Winnipeg , Manitoba
Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Zurich , Switzerland
Kayla Skrlik Margot Flemming Ashton Skrlik Geri-Lynn Ramsay Calgary , Alberta
Momoha Tabata (Fourth)Miku Nihira (Skip)Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima Ayami Ito Sapporo , Japan
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Carole Howald Selina Witschonke Aarau , Switzerland
Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Maria Larsson Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg , Sweden
Round robin standings [ edit ]
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^ No sponsor's exemption was qualified on the men's side. The spot was given to the next ranked team on the Year-to-Date standings, Korey Dropkin .
^ "WFG Masters" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "New hammer rule to be tested at next Grand Slam of Curling event" . Sportsnet. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ Jonathan Brazeau (December 17, 2024). "GSOC holds first-ever draft to select pools for WFG Masters" . Sportsnet. Retrieved December 18, 2024 . ^ a b c "The confirmed teams for the WFG Masters!" . Facebook . Grand Slam of Curling. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Format and Qualification" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Men's Order of Merit" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Men's Year-to-Date" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Women's Order of Merit" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Women's Year-to-Date" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Men's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .^ "Women's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .
