2023 Players' Championship

The 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held from April 11 to 16 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the fifth Grand Slam event and final major of the 2022–23 curling season.

In the women's final, Sweden's Isabella Wranå won her first Slam title, defeating the World Champion Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland 6–5. In the game, Wranå took a commanding lead in the fourth end, making an open hit for three to take a 4–1 lead. Tirinzoni scored a single in the fifth, but Wranå replied by getting a deuce in the sixth. The Tirinzoni rink had a chance to score three in the seventh to even the gap, but fourth thrower Alina Pätz missed a split attempt, but did end up getting two, as at least her shooter rolled in the house to score. In the final end, Wranå only had to hit one Tirinzoni rock on her last to win the title.

In the men's final, Calgary's Kevin Koe rink, defeated Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller team 5–4, giving Koe his fifth Grand Slam title as a skip. Up 1–0 after the first, Koe missed a long raise takeout in the second, allowing Schwaller's last rock thrower Benoît Schwarz to draw for two. Schwaller went up 3–1 after Koe missed an angle raise double in the fourth. Koe made a hit and stick for one in the fifth, and Schwarz replied with a draw to the button in the sixth to go up 4–2. The seventh end was blanked, and in the eighth and final end, Koe with his clock in the single digits on his last rock, made a triple takeout to score three to give his team the win. Koe was in a similar situation in the semifinal, where he had to make a slash double against the Brad Gushue rink with only seconds on remaining on his clock. The game would be the last for Koe's second Bradley Thiessen who stepped back from the game.

Both Teams Wranå and Koe won $40,000 with their wins.

Qualification The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's Year-to-Date rankings as of March 13, 2023 qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking was invited until the field was complete.

Men Top Year-to-Date men's teams: Niklas Edin Matt Dunstone Joël Retornaz Brad Gushue Brendan Bottcher Yannick Schwaller Bruce Mouat Kevin Koe Korey Dropkin Ross Whyte Reid Carruthers Magnus Ramsfjell

Women Top Year-to-Date women's teams: Kerri Einarson Silvana Tirinzoni Tracy Fleury Gim Eun-ji Jennifer Jones Satsuki Fujisawa Kaitlyn Lawes Clancy Grandy Anna Hasselborg Isabella Wranå Casey Scheidegger Meghan Walter Tabitha Peterson

Men

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Brendan Bottcher Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta Reid Carruthers Brad Jacobs Derek Samagalski – Winnipeg, Manitoba Korey Dropkin (Fourth) Andrew Stopera (Skip) Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Duluth, Minnesota Matt Dunstone B. J. Neufeld Colton Lott Ryan Harnden Winnipeg, Manitoba Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden Brad Gushue Mark Nichols E. J. Harnden Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Calgary, Alberta Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Stirling, Scotland Magnus Ramsfjell Martin Sesaker James Craik Gaute Nepstad Trondheim, Norway Joël Retornaz Amos Mosaner Sebastiano Arman Mattia Giovanella Trentino, Italy Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip) Sven Michel Pablo Lachat Geneva, Switzerland Ross Whyte Robin Brydone Duncan McFadzean Euan Kyle Stirling, Scotland

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Brad Gushue 4 1 35 16 Kevin Koe 4 1 32 24 Niklas Edin 3 2 32 25 Brendan Bottcher 2 3 22 26 Magnus Ramsfjell 2 3 25 30 Team Dropkin 0 5 16 41 Pool B W L PF PA Joël Retornaz 4 1 28 17 Yannick Schwaller 4 1 31 23 Matt Dunstone 3 2 24 20 Ross Whyte 3 2 24 24 Reid Carruthers 1 4 19 30 Bruce Mouat 0 5 20 32

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).

Draw 1 Tuesday, April 11, 11:30 am

Draw 2 Tuesday, April 11, 3:00 pm

Draw 3 Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 pm

Draw 4 Wednesday, April 12, 8:00 am

Draw 5 Wednesday, April 12, 11:30 am

Draw 6 Wednesday, April 12, 3:30 pm

Draw 7 Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Draw 8 Thursday, April 13, 8:00 am

Draw 9 Thursday, April 13, 11:30 am

Draw 10 Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Draw 11 Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Draw 12 Friday, April 14, 8:00 am

Draw 13 Friday, April 14, 11:30 am

Draw 14 Friday, April 14, 3:30 pm

Draw 15 Friday, April 14, 7:30 pm

Tiebreaker Saturday, April 15, 11:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Saturday, April 15, 3:30 pm

Semifinals Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm

Final Sunday, April 16, 5:00 pm

Women

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Harris 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 Clancy Grandy Kayla MacMillan Lindsay Dubue Sarah Loken Vancouver, British Columbia Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan (Fourth) Tracy Fleury (Skip) Emma Miskew Rachelle Brown Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Karlee Burgess Mackenzie Zacharias Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine Winnipeg, Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes Laura Walker Jocelyn Peterman Kristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Becca Hamilton – Cathy Overton-Clapham Chaska, Minnesota Chelsea Carey Kate Cameron Jamie Sinclair Taylor McDonald Lethbridge, Alberta Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Carole Howald Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Aarau, Switzerland Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Maria Larsson Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg, Sweden

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Isabella Wranå 4 1 35 23 Satsuki Fujisawa 3 2 31 25 Silvana Tirinzoni 3 2 28 28 Team Homan 2 3 24 28 Kaitlyn Lawes 2 3 28 26 Team Scheidegger 1 4 19 35 Pool B W L PF PA Gim Eun-ji 4 1 29 22 Tabitha Peterson 3 2 32 25 Kerri Einarson 3 2 21 35 Clancy Grandy 3 2 33 24 Anna Hasselborg 1 4 28 30 Jennifer Jones 1 4 26 33