2019 Masters (curling)
The 2019 Masters were held from October 22 to 27, at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario. It was the first Grand Slam and first major of the 2019–20 season.
| 2019 Masters | |
|---|---|
| Host city | North Bay, Ontario |
| Arena | North Bay Memorial Gardens |
| Dates | October 22–27 |
| Men's winner | Team Dunstone |
| Curling club | Highland CC, Saskatoon |
| Skip | Matt Dunstone |
| Third | Braeden Moskowy |
| Second | Catlin Schneider |
| Lead | Dustin Kidby |
| Finalist | Brad Gushue |
| Women's winner | Team Fleury |
| Curling club | East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul |
| Skip | Tracy Fleury |
| Third | Selena Njegovan |
| Second | Liz Fyfe |
| Lead | Kristin MacCuish |
| Finalist | Sayaka Yoshimura |
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In the Men's final, Matt Dunstone beat Brad Gushue 8–5 to win the title. It is Dunstone's first Grand Slam final appearance and victory, having only made it as far as the quarterfinals in all of his previous slams.
In the Women's final, Tracy Fleury defeated Sayaka Yoshimura 7–5 to claim the title. It was Fleury's first Grand Slam victory, having finished runner-up at two previous slams. It was also a record set by Yoshimura who is the first women's team from Asia to make a Grand Slam final, excluding defunct events.
The total attendance for the event was about 40,000, a record for any Grand Slam event.