The 2016 WFG Masters was a curling bonspiel held from October 25 to 30, at the Pason Centennial Arena in Okotoks, Alberta. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2016–17 curling season.

On the men's side, the Niklas Edin rink from Karlstad, Sweden won their first Grand Slam event, and also became the first non-Canadian team to win a men's Grand Slam event. Edin defeated the defending Olympic champion, Brad Jacobs rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The women's final was a battle of Ontario with Caledon's Allison Flaxey upsetting the World #1 Rachel Homan rink from Ottawa to win her first ever Grand Slam event.

The total purse for both the men's and women's event was $125,000 with the winner's share being $30,000. This is the largest purse in Masters history.

Men

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brendan BottcherPat SimmonsBrad ThiessenKarrick MartinAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Claudio PätzPeter de Cruz (Skip)Valentin TannerSwitzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenSweden Karlstad, Sweden
John EppingMat CammPat JanssenTim MarchOntario Toronto, Ontario
Glenn HowardRichard HartDavid MathersScott HowardOntario Penetanguishene, Ontario
Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenOntario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin KoeMarc KennedyBrent LaingBen HebertAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Steve LaycockKirk MuyresColton FlaschDallan MuyresSaskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mike McEwenB. J. NeufeldMatt WozniakDenni NeufeldManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jim Cotter (Fourth)John Morris (Skip)Tyrel GriffithRick SawatskyBritish Columbia Vernon, British Columbia
David MurdochGreg DrummondScott AndrewsMichael GoodfellowScotland Stirling, Scotland
Mark NicholsCharley ThomasBrett GallantGeoff WalkerNewfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerUnited States Duluth, Minnesota
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellCammy SmithScotland Stirling, Scotland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWLPFPA
Pool AWLPFPA Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols312518 Ontario Brad Jacobs311915 Sweden Niklas Edin312312 Alberta Brendan Bottcher131929 Ontario Glenn Howard041123Pool BWLPFPA Saskatchewan Steve Laycock403013 Ontario John Epping312014 Alberta Kevin Koe222018 Switzerland Peter de Cruz131825 United States John Shuster041533Pool CWLPFPA Manitoba Reid Carruthers312314 Manitoba Mike McEwen312423 Scotland David Murdoch222019 British Columbia John Morris132025 Scotland Kyle Smith131925
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols312518
Ontario Brad Jacobs311915
Sweden Niklas Edin312312
Alberta Brendan Bottcher131929
Ontario Glenn Howard041123
Pool BWLPFPA
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock403013
Ontario John Epping312014
Alberta Kevin Koe222018
Switzerland Peter de Cruz131825
United States John Shuster041533
Pool CWLPFPA
Manitoba Reid Carruthers312314
Manitoba Mike McEwen312423
Scotland David Murdoch222019
British Columbia John Morris132025
Scotland Kyle Smith131925

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet D12345678Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨0100201X4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock0022030X7
Sheet E12345678Final
British Columbia John Morris001002003
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨020010328

Draw 2

Wednesday, October 26, 09:00 am

Sheet C12345678Final
United States John Shuster0103100X5
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨5010021X9
Sheet D12345678Final
Scotland Kyle Smith010100XX4
Scotland David Murdoch 🔨304011XX9

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 26, 12:30 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨000010102
Ontario Brad Jacobs000001034
Sheet B12345678Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols 🔨0202032X9
Alberta Brendan Bottcher2020000X4

Draw 4

Wednesday, October 26, 4:00 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 🔨0110100X3
Scotland Kyle Smith1002011X5
Sheet B123456789Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen0200103017
British Columbia John Morris 🔨2011010106
Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario John Epping 🔨100101XX3
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock020040XX6

Draw 5

Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 pm

Sheet A123456789Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨1000020014
Ontario Glenn Howard0100000203
Sheet B12345678Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 🔨2010202X7
United States John Shuster0101010X3

Draw 6

Thursday, October 27, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678Final
Alberta Brendan Bottcher010310207
Ontario Glenn Howard 🔨1010010X3
Sheet C12345678Final
Scotland David Murdoch 🔨100201015
British Columbia John Morris002010104
Sheet D12345678Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨010210004
Ontario John Epping101001115

Draw 7

Thursday, October 27, 12:30 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨000020305
Manitoba Reid Carruthers103101017
Sheet B12345678Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols 🔨021001015
Ontario Brad Jacobs100200104

Draw 8

Thursday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨1030302X9
United States John Shuster0102020X5
Sheet D12345678Final
Sweden Niklas Edin201052XX10
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨020100XX3

Draw 9

Thursday, October 27, 7:30 pm

Sheet C12345678Final
Alberta Kevin Koe0010100X2
Ontario John Epping 🔨0101002X4
Sheet D12345678Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols0210103X7
Ontario Glenn Howard 🔨1001020X4
Sheet E12345678Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen020101026
Scotland Kyle Smith 🔨201010105

Draw 10

Friday, October 28, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678Final
Scotland David Murdoch 🔨0100000X1
Manitoba Reid Carruthers1000004X5
Sheet C12345678Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨100232XX8
Switzerland Peter de Cruz010000XX1
Sheet D12345678Final
Ontario Glenn Howard 🔨0100000X1
Sweden Niklas Edin0002111X5

Draw 11

Friday, October 28, 12:30 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
British Columbia John Morris 🔨4010020X7
Scotland Kyle Smith0201101X5
Sheet D12345678Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs102003017
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 🔨010030105
Sheet E12345678Final
United States John Shuster01010XXX2
Ontario John Epping 🔨20204XXX8

Draw 12

Friday, October 28, 4:00 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨200021016
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols011100104
Sheet D123456789Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨3100001016
Scotland David Murdoch0002100205
Sheet E12345678Final
Alberta Kevin Koe300110117
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 🔨020002004

Tiebreaker

Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm

Team12345678Final
Scotland David Murdoch 🔨102031XX7
Alberta Kevin Koe010200XX3
Player percentages
Scotland Team MurdochAlberta Team Koe
Michael Goodfellow90%Ben Hebert92%
Scott Andrews79%Brent Laing93%
Greg Drummond90%Marc Kennedy86%
David Murdoch100%Kevin Koe71%
Total90%Total86%

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Saskatchewan Steve Laycock5
8Scotland David Murdoch3
1Saskatchewan Steve Laycock4
5Ontario Brad Jacobs5
4Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols5
5Ontario Brad Jacobs6
5Ontario Brad Jacobs4
7Sweden Niklas Edin5
2Ontario John Epping4
7Sweden Niklas Edin6
7Sweden Niklas Edin8
3Manitoba Reid Carruthers3
3Manitoba Reid Carruthers5
6Manitoba Mike McEwen3

Quarterfinals

Saturday, October 29, 11:00 am

Team12345678Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨010210105
Scotland David Murdoch001001013
Player percentages
Saskatchewan Team LaycockScotland Team Murdoch
Dallan Muyres84%Michael Goodfellow87%
Colton Flasch84%Scott Andrews77%
Kirk Muyres88%Greg Drummond83%
Steve Laycock88%David Murdoch70%
Total86%Total79%
Team12345678Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols 🔨100020205
Ontario Brad Jacobs001102026
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team NicholsOntario Team Jacobs
Geoff Walker84%Ryan Harnden86%
Brett Gallant79%E. J. Harnden75%
Charley Thomas82%Ryan Fry70%
Mark Nichols64%Brad Jacobs75%
Total77%Total77%
Team12345678Final
Ontario John Epping 🔨100010204
Sweden Niklas Edin020102016
Player percentages
Ontario Team EppingSweden Team Edin
Tim March85%Christoffer Sundgren96%
Pat Janssen76%Rasmus Wranå81%
Mat Camm86%Oskar Eriksson85%
John Epping70%Niklas Edin84%
Total79%Total87%
Team12345678Final
Manitoba Reid Carruthers0120002X5
Manitoba Mike McEwen 🔨1000200X3
Player percentages
Manitoba Team CarruthersManitoba Team McEwen
Colin Hodgson78%Denni Neufeld89%
Derek Samagalski86%Matt Wozniak78%
Braeden Moskowy80%B. J. Neufeld91%
Reid Carruthers88%Mike McEwen65%
Total83%Total81%

Semifinals

Saturday, October 29, 7:00 pm

Team123456789Final
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 🔨0200000204
Ontario Brad Jacobs1000201015
Player percentages
Saskatchewan Team LaycockOntario Team Jacobs
Dallan Muyres90%Ryan Harnden78%
Colton Flasch82%E.J. Harnden72%
Kirk Muyres79%Ryan Fry76%
Steve Laycock67%Brad Jacobs83%
Total80%Total77%
Team12345678Final
Sweden Niklas Edin 🔨1003103X8
Manitoba Reid Carruthers0200010X3
Player percentages
Sweden Team EdinManitoba Team Carruthers
Christoffer Sundgren82%Colin Hodgson94%
Rasmus Wranå81%Derek Samagalski73%
Oskar Eriksson92%Braeden Moskowy83%
Niklas Edin90%Reid Carruthers83%
Total86%Total83%

Final

Sunday, October 30, 11:00 am

Sheet C123456789Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs 🔨0001102004
Sweden Niklas Edin1000010215
Player percentages
Ontario Team JacobsSweden Team Edin
Ryan Harnden78%Christoffer Sundgren86%
E.J. Harnden71%Rasmus Wranå78%
Ryan Fry74%Oskar Eriksson76%
Brad Jacobs79%Niklas Edin84%
Total75%Total81%

Women

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Chelsea CareyAmy NixonJocelyn PetermanLaine PetersAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Kerri EinarsonSelena KaatzLiz FyfeKristin MacCuishManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Binia FeltscherIrene SchoriFranziska KaufmannChristine UrechSwitzerland Flims, Switzerland
Allison FlaxeyClancy GrandyLynn KreviazukMorgan CourtOntario Caledon, Ontario
Tracy FleuryCrystal WebsterJenna WalshJennifer WylieOntario Sudbury, Ontario
Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsSweden Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachel HomanEmma MiskewJoanne CourtneyLisa WeagleOntario Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwenManitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-miSouth Korea Uiseong, South Korea
Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsLauren GrayScotland Stirling, Scotland
Alina PätzNadine LehmannMarisa WinkelhausenNicole SchwägliSwitzerland Zürich, Switzerland
Kelsey RocqueLaura CrockerTaylor McDonaldJen GatesAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Anna SidorovaMargarita FominaAlexandra RaevaNkeiruka EzekhRussia Moscow, Russia
Val SweetingLori Olson-JohnsDana FergusonRachelle BrownAlberta Edmonton, Alberta
Silvana TirinzoniManuela SiegristEsther NeuenschwanderMarlene AlbrechtSwitzerland Zürich, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWLPFPA
Pool AWLPFPA South Korea Kim Eun-jung402614 Ontario Rachel Homan312420 Scotland Eve Muirhead132521 Switzerland Alina Pätz131223 Alberta Kelsey Rocque131726Pool BWLPFPA Switzerland Binia Feltscher312523 Manitoba Jennifer Jones222627 Alberta Chelsea Carey221922 Ontario Allison Flaxey222627 Russia Anna Sidorova132522Pool CWLPFPA Sweden Anna Hasselborg402720 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni312417 Manitoba Kerri Einarson222120 Ontario Tracy Fleury132025 Alberta Val Sweeting041525
South Korea Kim Eun-jung402614
Ontario Rachel Homan312420
Scotland Eve Muirhead132521
Switzerland Alina Pätz131223
Alberta Kelsey Rocque131726
Pool BWLPFPA
Switzerland Binia Feltscher312523
Manitoba Jennifer Jones222627
Alberta Chelsea Carey221922
Ontario Allison Flaxey222627
Russia Anna Sidorova132522
Pool CWLPFPA
Sweden Anna Hasselborg402720
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni312417
Manitoba Kerri Einarson222120
Ontario Tracy Fleury132025
Alberta Val Sweeting041525

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey 🔨010011014
Russia Anna Sidorova100100103
Sheet B12345678Final
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 🔨040111XX7
Switzerland Alina Pätz001000XX1

Draw 2

Wednesday, October 26, 9:00 am

Sheet A123456789Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 🔨0202001005
Sweden Anna Hasselborg1020010116
Sheet B12345678Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead200002015
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨011210106

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 26, 12:30 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Alberta Val Sweeting 🔨1000111X4
Ontario Tracy Fleury0331000X7
Sheet B12345678Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨110100115
Switzerland Alina Pätz001002003
Sheet E12345678Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones001010406
Ontario Allison Flaxey 🔨210202029

Draw 4

Wednesday, October 26, 4:00 pm

Sheet C12345678Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey011021027
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨300100105
Sheet D12345678Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨0030210X6
Manitoba Kerri Einarson0002001X3

Draw 5

Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 🔨032010219
Russia Anna Sidorova200203007
Sheet C12345678Final
Alberta Val Sweeting001020115
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 🔨020301006
Sheet E123456789Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨3100101017
Alberta Kelsey Rocque0013010106

Draw 6

Thursday, October 27, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678Final
Switzerland Binia Feltscher010200418
Ontario Allison Flaxey 🔨101022006

Draw 7

Thursday, October 27, 12:30 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung0103211X8
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 🔨1010000X2
Sheet B12345678Final
Ontario Tracy Fleury003002005
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 🔨210120017
Sheet C12345678Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨100202005
Switzerland Alina Pätz020020116

Draw 8

Thursday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones010012026
Alberta Chelsea Carey 🔨102100105
Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario Allison Flaxey0030000X3
Russia Anna Sidorova 🔨1001026X10
Sheet D12345678Final
Alberta Val Sweeting 🔨1011000X3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni0200112X6

Draw 9

Thursday, October 27, 7:30 pm

Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario Rachel Homan002010115
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨210102006
Sheet E12345678Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 🔨230001017
Ontario Tracy Fleury001120105

Draw 10

Friday, October 28, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678Final
Scotland Eve Muirhead 🔨300403XX10
Alberta Kelsey Rocque010010XX2
Sheet C12345678Final
Russia Anna Sidorova010000405
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨100031016

Draw 11

Friday, October 28, 12:30 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg0021041X8
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨0300200X5
Sheet E12345678Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey0100110X3
Ontario Allison Flaxey 🔨3002003X8

Draw 12

Friday, October 28, 4:00 pm

Sheet A12345678Final
Alberta Val Sweeting0001020X3
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 🔨0010302X6
Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨203010017
Scotland Eve Muirhead020201005

Draw 13

Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm

Sheet B12345678Final
Switzerland Alina Pätz 🔨010001XX2
South Korea Kim Eun-jung101130XX6
Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario Tracy Fleury 🔨1001010X3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni0020203X7
Sheet D123456789Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones0100102105
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨2002010016

Tiebreaker

Saturday, October 29, 9:30 am

Team12345678Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 🔨1010000X2
Ontario Allison Flaxey0101121X6
Player percentages
Manitoba Team EinarsonOntario Team Flaxey
Kristin MacCuish80%Morgan Court72%
Liz Fyfe76%Lynn Kreviazuk67%
Selena Kaatz70%Clancy Grandy86%
Kerri Einarson62%Allison Flaxey88%
Total72%Total78%

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1South Korea Kim Eun-jung2
8Ontario Allison Flaxey8
8Ontario Allison Flaxey8
5Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni1
4Switzerland Binia Feltscher3
5Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni6
8Ontario Allison Flaxey6
3Ontario Rachel Homan3
2Sweden Anna Hasselborg6
7Alberta Chelsea Carey4
2Sweden Anna Hasselborg4
3Ontario Rachel Homan7
3Ontario Rachel Homan7
6Manitoba Jennifer Jones5

Quarterfinals

Saturday, October 29, 3:00 pm

Team12345678Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 🔨0101000X2
Ontario Allison Flaxey2010212X8
Player percentages
South Korea Team KimOntario Team Flaxey
Kim Yeong-mi71%Morgan Court75%
Kim Seon-yeong86%Lynn Kreviazuk79%
Kim Kyeong-ae89%Clancy Grandy60%
Kim Eun-jung50%Allison Flaxey78%
Total74%Total73%
Team12345678Final
Switzerland Binia Feltscher 🔨100100103
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni001012026
Player percentages
Switzerland Team FeltscherSwitzerland Team Tirinzoni
Christine Urech84%Marlene Albrecht83%
Franziska Kaufmann65%Esther Neuenschwander80%
Irene Schori59%Manuela Siegrist78%
Binia Feltscher83%Silvana Tirinzoni96%
Total73%Total84%
Team12345678Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 🔨100301106
Alberta Chelsea Carey010020014
Player percentages
Sweden Team HasselborgAlberta Team Carey
Sofia Mabergs93%Laine Peters80%
Agnes Knochenhauer71%Jocelyn Peterman60%
Sara McManus73%Amy Nixon78%
Anna Hasselborg84%Chelsea Carey65%
Total80%Total71%
Team123456789Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨0001020227
Manitoba Jennifer Jones1010201005
Player percentages
Ontario Team HomanManitoba Team Jones
Lisa Weagle83%Dawn McEwen79%
Joanne Courtney57%Jill Officer80%
Emma Miskew75%Kaitlyn Lawes91%
Rachel Homan85%Jennifer Jones70%
Total75%Total80%

Semifinals

Saturday, October 29, 7:00 pm

Team12345678Final
Ontario Allison Flaxey012401XX8
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 🔨000010XX1
Player percentages
Ontario Team FlaxeySwitzerland Team Tirinzoni
Morgan Court69%Marlene Albrecht79%
Lynn Kreviazuk93%Esther Neuenschwander82%
Clancy Grandy84%Manuela Siegrist65%
Allison Flaxey89%Silvana Tirinzoni62%
Total84%Total72%
Team12345678Final
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 🔨300100004
Ontario Rachel Homan021020117
Player percentages
Sweden Team HasselborgOntario Team Homan
Sofia Mabergs87%Lisa Weagle76%
Agnes Knochenhauer78%Joanne Courtney72%
Sara McManus72%Emma Miskew79%
Anna Hasselborg51%Rachel Homan83%
Total72%Total77%

Final

Sunday, October 30, 3:00 pm

Sheet C12345678Final
Ontario Allison Flaxey1000401X6
Ontario Rachel Homan 🔨0101010X3
Player percentages
Ontario Team FlaxeyOntario Team Homan
Morgan Court80%Lisa Weagle85%
Lynn Kreviazuk82%Joanne Courtney72%
Clancy Grandy84%Emma Miskew70%
Allison Flaxey75%Rachel Homan74%
Total80%Total75%

External links

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