2018 Masters (curling)

The 2018 Canadian Beef Masters was held from October 23 to 28, at the Rath Eastlink Arena in Truro, Nova Scotia. This was be the second Grand Slam and first major of the 2018–19 curling season.
On the men's side, John Epping defeated Kevin Koe 7–4 in the final, completing a career Grand Slam for Epping, winning all four major events. On the women's side, Anna Hasselborg defeated Rachel Homan 8–7 to win their second straight Grand Slam.

Qualification

The top 14 men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour order of merit standing as of September 20, 2018 qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor's exemption. In the event that a team declines its invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until the field is complete.

Men

Top Order of Merit men's teams as of September 20:

Niklas Edin
Brad Gushue
Kevin Koe
Bruce Mouat
Jason Gunnlaugson
John Epping
Brad Jacobs
~~Peter de Cruz~~
Reid Carruthers
Steffen Walstad
~~Brendan Bottcher~~
Glenn Howard
John Shuster
~~Thomas Ulsrud~~
~~Rich Ruohonen~~
Ross Paterson
Yannick Schwaller
Matt Dunstone

Sponsor's exemption:

Jamie Murphy
Women

Top Order of Merit women's teams as of September 20:

Sponsor's exemption:

Kaitlyn Jones
Men

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Mike McEwen	Reid Carruthers	Matt Wozniak	Colin Hodgson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Matt Dunstone	Braeden Moskowy	Catlin Schneider	Dustin Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin	Oskar Eriksson	Rasmus Wranå	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping	Matt Camm	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Toronto, Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson	Alex Forrest	Denni Neufeld	Connor Njegovan	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue	Mark Nichols	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard	Scott Howard	David Mathers	Tim March	Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad Jacobs	Ryan Fry	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe	B. J. Neufeld	Colton Flasch	Ben Hebert	Calgary, Alberta
Bruce Mouat	Grant Hardie	Bobby Lammie	Hammy McMillan Jr.	Stirling, Scotland
Jamie Murphy	Paul Flemming	Scott Saccary	Phil Crowell	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ross Paterson	Kyle Waddell	Duncan Menzies	Michael Goodfellow	Glasgow, Scotland
Yannick Schwaller	Michael Brunner	Romano Meier	Marcel Käufeler	Bern, Switzerland
John Shuster	Chris Plys	Matt Hamilton	John Landsteiner	Duluth, United States
Steffen Walstad	Markus Høiberg	Magnus Nedregotten	Magnus Vågberg	Oppdal, Norway

Round robin standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight time.

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, October 24, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 24, 11:30 am

Draw 4

Wednesday, October 24, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, October 25, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Thursday, October 25, 11:30 am

Draw 8

Thursday, October 25, 3:30 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm

Draw 10

Friday, October 26, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Friday, October 26, 11:30 am

Draw 12

Friday, October 26, 3:30 pm

Draw 13

Friday, October 26, 8:00 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, October 27, 8:00 am
Saturday, October 27, 11:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, October 27, 11:30 am
Saturday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Semifinals

Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am

Final

Sunday, October 28, 2:00 pm

Women