2024 Players' Championship

The 2024 Princess Auto Players' Championship was held from April 9 to 14 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It is the fifth and final Grand Slam event of the 2023–24 curling season.

Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni rink defeated Sweden's Isabella Wranå rink in the women's final, 6–5. It was a re-match of the 2023 Players' Championship final, in which Team Wranå was victorious. Team Tirinzoni opened up the scoring in the second end when last rock thrower Alina Pätz made a hit and stick for two. Wranå made a double in the third end to get a single, but nearly gave up a steal. Wranå missed a double in the fourth, and Pätz responded with a draw for two to take a 4–1 lead into the break. In the fifth, Wranå's last rock crashed on a guard, but rolled into the house, resulting in a score of two after a measurement. Wranå scored a steal of one in the sixth after Pätz missed a hit and roll, tying the game at four. In the seventh, Pätz made a bump of two Wranå stones that were close together, scoring two points in the process to take a 6–4 lead into the final frame. In the eighth, Wranå missed her last shot, scoring just a single point to lose the game. It was third straight Slam final for the Swiss team, after losing the previous two. It was the fourth career Slam title for Tirinzoni.

In the men's final, Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue won his 15th Grand Slam title after defeating the World #1 ranked Joël Retornaz team from Italy, 7–6. Team Gushue started the game off by getting forced to a single in the first after Gushue made a hit against two Retornaz rocks which sat across the rings. Retornaz scored a deuce in the second after making a hit on his last rock, which was followed by Gushue scoring a deuce of his own in the third after making a draw for two to take a 3–2 lead. Retornaz scored another deuce in the fourth after removing a Gushue stone off the button. Gushue scored another two in the next end with another draw, to take a 5–4 lead after five. In the sixth, Retornaz attempted to make a run double on his last, but missed, giving up a steal of one, to go down 6–4. In the seventh, with the team already sitting two, Retornaz attempted a raise on a guard to get a third point, but missed. The team still scored the two points, tying the game going into the last end. In the final end, Gushue missed a runback on his first shot, allowing Retornaz to draw to sit three to make things more difficult for Gushue. Gushue did not miss his last shot however, a draw to the back four which "pinballed" off of a Retornaz stone to come to a rest, winning the game.

Qualification The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on World Curling's Year-to-Date rankings as of March 11, 2024 qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.

Men Top Year-to-Date men's teams: Joël Retornaz Brendan Bottcher Bruce Mouat Ross Whyte Yannick Schwaller Brad Gushue Niklas Edin Matt Dunstone Mike McEwen Kevin Koe Brad Jacobs James Craik

Women Top Year-to-Date women's teams: Rachel Homan Silvana Tirinzoni Gim Eun-ji Jennifer Jones Anna Hasselborg Kim Eun-jung Kerri Einarson Isabella Wranå Stefania Constantini Kaitlyn Lawes Xenia Schwaller Satsuki Fujisawa

Men

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Brendan Bottcher Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta James Craik Mark Watt Angus Bryce Blair Haswell Forfar, Scotland 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 Brad Jacobs Reid Carruthers Scott Howard Connor Njegovan Winnipeg, Manitoba Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Jacques Gauthier Karrick Martin Calgary, Alberta Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Stirling, Scotland 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 Duncan McFadzean Craig Waddell Stirling, Scotland

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L PF PA Mike McEwen 4 1 33 23 7 Ross Whyte 3 2 28 22 11 Joël Retornaz 3 2 33 30 12 Yannick Schwaller 2 3 27 28 3 Matt Dunstone 2 3 24 26 5 James Craik 1 4 18 34 2 Pool B W L PF PA Bruce Mouat 4 1 32 22 8 Niklas Edin 3 2 26 21 6 Brad Gushue 3 2 27 27 9 Brad Jacobs 2 3 18 30 4 Brendan Bottcher 2 3 26 24 1 Kevin Koe 1 4 21 26 10

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

Draw 1 Tuesday, April 9, 11:30 am

Draw 2 Tuesday, April 9, 3:00 pm

Draw 3 Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 pm

Draw 4 Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 am

Draw 5 Wednesday, April 10, 11:30 am

Draw 6 Wednesday, April 10, 3:30 pm

Draw 7 Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 pm

Draw 8 Thursday, April 11, 8:30 am

Draw 9 Thursday, April 11, 11:30 am

Draw 10 Thursday, April 11, 3:30 pm

Draw 11 Thursday, April 11, 7:30 pm

Draw 12 Friday, April 12, 7:30 am

Draw 13 Friday, April 12, 11:00 am

Draw 14 Friday, April 12, 3:00 pm

Draw 15 Friday, April 12, 7:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Saturday, April 13, 3:30 pm

Semifinals Saturday, April 13, 7:30 pm

Final Sunday, April 14, 2:30 pm

Women

Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Stefania Constantini Elena Mathis Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Marta Lo Deserto Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Krysten Karwacki Gimli, Manitoba Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kotomi Ishizaki Kitami, Japan Gim Eun-ji Kim Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu, South Korea Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Ottawa, Ontario Jennifer Jones Karlee Burgess Emily Zacharias Lauren Lenentine Winnipeg, Manitoba Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Cho-hi Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Gangneung, South Korea Kaitlyn Lawes Selena Njegovan Jocelyn Peterman Kristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Marion Wüest Zurich, Switzerland Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Selina Witschonke Carole Howald Aarau, Switzerland Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Maria Larsson Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg, Sweden

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L PF PA Rachel Homan 5 0 35 14 4 Isabella Wranå 4 1 34 23 1 Anna Hasselborg 3 2 26 30 12 Jennifer Jones 1 4 23 38 5 Satsuki Fujisawa 1 4 27 32 6 Stefania Constantini 1 4 22 30 9 Pool B W L PF PA Gim Eun-ji 4 1 30 32 3 Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 36 24 7 Kim Eun-jung 3 2 26 20 10 Kerri Einarson 2 3 24 29 2 Kaitlyn Lawes 1 4 25 30 11 Xenia Schwaller 1 4 21 27 8