Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2025 AMJ Masters was held from September 23 to 28 at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ontario .[ 1] It was the first Grand Slam event and first major of the 2025–26 curling season .
The field included sixty-four teams from thirteen different nations (Canada, China, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States). Of note, all fourteen teams confirmed to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics qualified. It was also the first time since the 2017–18 season that both the Chinese men's and women's teams competed in a Slam.[ 2]
For the first time since 2012 , the event featured a Tier 2 bracket, hosted at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Ontario . The event also held the inaugural GSOC Wheelchair Curling Invitational at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo .[ 2]
For this event, a number of new rules were implemented:[ 3]
Games tied after eight ends go to a draw-to-the-button shootout rather than extra ends. This does not apply to playoff games.
Games will be worth three points in the standings, with three points being awarded to "regulation wins", two points for a shootout win, and one point for a shootout loss.
"Thinking time" will be reduced from 33 to 31 minutes.
The Masters consists of two tiers of 16 teams. For Tier 1, the top 16 men's and top 16 women's teams from the World Curling Federation 's world rankings based on the final standings of the 2024–25 curling season were invited to participate. In the event that a team declined their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking was invited until the field was complete. Once the Tier 1 field was confirmed, Tier 2 invites were sent out to the next thirteen ranked teams. The final three spots in the Tier 2 event were regional invites sent out to Ontario based teams. The Grand Slam of Curling reserves the right to implement two sponsor's exemption in the Tier 1 men's and women's events in which one spot can be filled at their discretion.[ 4]
Teams were put into four pots based on their rankings, with teams then drafted into four pools of four teams. Each team plays the three other teams in their pool, plus a cross over game based on their ranking after playing the teams in their pool. Teams in Pool A will play teams in Pool C and teams in Pool B will play teams in Pool D based on their inverse ranking (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd).[ 3]
Following pool play, the top 8 teams qualify for the playoffs.
The teams are listed as follows:[ 2] [ 7]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
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
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 Craig Waddell [ a] Euan Kyle Stirling , Scotland
Xu Xiaoming Fei Xueqing Li Zhichao Xu Jingtao Yang Bohao Beijing , China
Round robin standings [ edit ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Round robin results [ edit ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00 ).[ 8]
Tuesday, September 23, 8:00 am
Tuesday, September 23, 11:30 am
Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 am
Wednesday, September 24, 11:30 am
Wednesday, September 24, 3:30 pm
Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Thursday, September 25, 11:30 am
Thursday, September 25, 3:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm
Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Friday, September 26, 11:30 am
Friday, September 26, 3:30 pm
Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 8:00 am
Saturday, September 27, 11:30 am
Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 28, 11:30 am
The teams are listed as follows:[ 2]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth)Shinya Abe (Skip)Hayato Sato Haruto Ouchi Sota Tsuruga Sapporo , Japan
Michael Brunner Anthony Petoud Romano Meier Andreas Gerlach Bern , Switzerland
Cameron Bryce Duncan Menzies Scott Hyslop Robin McCall Kelso , Scotland
Reid Carruthers B. J. Neufeld Catlin Schneider Connor Njegovan Winnipeg , Manitoba
Daniel Casper Luc Violette Ben Richardson Aidan Oldenburg Rich Ruohonen Chaska, Minnesota
Scott Howard Mat Camm Jason Camm Scott Chadwick Navan, Ontario
Jayden King Dylan Niepage Owen Henry Victor Pietrangelo London, Ontario
Lukáš Klíma Marek Černovský Martin Jurík Lukáš Klípa Radek Boháč Prague , Czech Republic
Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Aaron Sluchinski Karrick Martin Calgary , Alberta
Takumi Maeda Hiroki Maeda Uryu Kamikawa Gakuto Tokoro Tokoro , Japan
Jordon McDonald Jacques Gauthier Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Winnipeg , Manitoba
Sam Mooibroek Ryan Wiebe Scott Mitchell Nathan Steele Whitby, Ontario
Kibo Mulima Wyatt Small Wyatt Wright Nathan Kim Adam Moor Waterloo, Ontario
John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton Duluth, Minnesota
Kyle Waddell Mark Watt Angus Bryce Blair Haswell Hamilton , Scotland
Riku Yanagisawa –[ b] Takeru Yamamoto Satoshi Koizumi Karuizawa , Japan
Round robin standings [ edit ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Round robin results [ edit ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00 ).[ 8]
Wednesday, September 24, 6:30 pm
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Reid Carruthers 🔨
2
0
0
2
2
0
2
X
8
Kibo Mulima
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
X
4
Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Sheet F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Kevin Koe
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
X
6
Takumi Maeda 🔨
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Thursday, September 25, 11:15 am
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Team Yamaguchi 🔨
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
X
8
Kibo Mulima
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
X
2
Thursday, September 25, 2:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Jordon McDonald
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Takumi Maeda 🔨
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
6
Thursday, September 25, 5:45 pm
Thursday, September 25, 9:00 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sam Mooibroek 🔨
3
1
1
0
3
X
X
X
8
Kibo Mulima
0
0
0
2
0
X
X
X
2
Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Friday, September 26, 11:15 am
Sheet F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
John Shuster 🔨
1
0
3
0
1
1
1
X
7
Takumi Maeda
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
X
3
Friday, September 26, 2:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 8:30 am
Saturday, September 27, 12:00 pm
Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 28, 11:30 am
The teams are listed as follows:[ 2] [ 9]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Christina Black Jill Brothers Jenn Baxter Karlee Everist Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stefania Constantini Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Mathis Marta Lo Deserto [ c] Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Karlee Burgess 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 Scharback Johanna Heldin Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Ottawa , Ontario
Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Cho-hi Kim Yeong-mi [ d] Gangneung , South Korea
Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Zurich , Switzerland
Kayla Skrlik Margot Flemming Ashton Skrlik Geri-Lynn Ramsay Crystal Rumberg Calgary , Alberta
Momoha Tabata (Fourth)Miku Nihira (Skip)[ e] Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima Sapporo , Japan
Alina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Carole Howald Selina Witschonke Aarau , Switzerland
Wang Rui Han Yu Dong Ziqi Jiang Jiayi Su Tingyu Beijing , China
Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Maria Larsson Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg , Sweden
Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Yuna Kotani Anna Ohmiya Mina Kobayashi Sapporo , Japan
Round robin standings [ edit ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Round robin results [ edit ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00 ).[ 8]
Tuesday, September 23, 8:00 am
Tuesday, September 23, 11:30 am
Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 am
Wednesday, September 24, 11:30 am
Wednesday, September 24, 3:30 pm
Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Thursday, September 25, 11:30 am
Thursday, September 25, 3:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm
Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Friday, September 26, 11:30 am
Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 3:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 28, 3:30 pm
The teams are listed as follows:[ 2]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Emma Artichuk Sarah Bailey Scotia Maltman Tori Zemmelink Logan Shaw Waterloo, Ontario
Corryn Brown Erin Pincott Sarah Koltun Samantha Fisher Kamloops , British Columbia
Kate Cameron Briane Harris Taylor McDonald Mackenzie Elias Winnipeg , Manitoba
Madeleine Dupont Mathilde Halse Jasmin Holtermann [ f] Denise Dupont Hvidovre , Denmark
Fay Henderson Lisa Davie Hailey Duff Katie McMillan Laura Watt Stirling , Scotland
Corrie Hürlimann Marina Lörtscher Stefanie Berset Celine Schwizgebel Zug , Switzerland
Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck Ottawa , Ontario
Kang Bo-bae Shim Yu-jeong Kim Min-seo Kim Ji-soo Lee Bo-young Jeonbuk , South Korea
Ikue Kitazawa Seina Nakajima Minori Suzuki Hasumi Ishigooka Nagano , Japan
Kaitlyn Lawes (Fourth)Selena Njegovan (Skip)[ g] Jocelyn Peterman Kristin Gordon Winnipeg , Manitoba
Kayla MacMillan Brittany Tran Lindsay Dubue Sarah Loken Lauren Lenentine Victoria, British Columbia
Rebecca Morrison (Fourth)Jennifer Dodds Sophie Sinclair Sophie Jackson (Skip)[ h] Stirling , Scotland
Beth Peterson Kelsey Calvert Katherine Remillard Melissa Gordon-Kurz Winnipeg , Manitoba
Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Tara Peterson Taylor Anderson-Heide Saint Paul, Minnesota
Chelsea Principi Lauren Peskett Brenda Chapman Keira McLaughlin Niagara Falls, Ontario
Delaney Strouse (Fourth)Anne O'Hara Sydney Mullaney Madison Bear (Skip)[ i] Traverse City, Michigan
Round robin standings [ edit ]
Final Round Robin Standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Round robin results [ edit ]
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00 ).[ 8]
Wednesday, September 24, 6:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Thursday, September 25, 2:30 pm
Thursday, September 25, 5:45 pm
Thursday, September 25, 9:00 pm
Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Friday, September 26, 11:15 am
Friday, September 26, 2:30 pm
Friday, September 26, 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 27, 8:30 am
Saturday, September 27, 3:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 28, 3:30 pm
↑ "Masters" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jonathan Brazeau (August 14, 2025). "World's best curling teams set for Masters in London" . Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
1 2 "Eight Ends: What you need to know for the 2025 AMJ Masters" . Grand Slam of Curling. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025 .
↑ Jonathan Brazeau (May 23, 2025). "Qualification dates set for 2025-26 GSOC events" . Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
↑ "World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking" . CurlingZone . Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
↑ "World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking" . CurlingZone . Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
↑ "Men's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved August 15, 2025 .
1 2 3 4 "Draw Schedule & Results" . Grand Slam of Curling . Retrieved September 3, 2025 .
↑ "Women's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved August 15, 2025 .