The 2025 AMJ Masters was held from September 23 to 28 at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ontario. 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.
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.
New rules For this event, a number of new rules were implemented: 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.
Qualification 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.
Men
Tier 1 Top world team ranking men's teams: Bruce Mouat Yannick Schwaller Brad Jacobs Matt Dunstone Ross Whyte Mike McEwen Brad Gushue Marc Muskatewitz Marco Hösli John Epping Joël Retornaz Korey Dropkin Niklas Edin Magnus Ramsfjell Rylan Kleiter Xu Xiaoming
Tier 2 World Team Rankings teams: Reid Carruthers Michael Brunner Jordon McDonald Kyle Waddell Shinya Abe John Shuster Daniel Casper Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Sam Mooibroek Lukáš Klíma Kevin Koe Cameron Bryce Scott Howard Takumi Maeda
Regional teams: Jayden King Kibo Mulima
Women
Tier 1 Top world team ranking women's teams: Rachel Homan Silvana Tirinzoni Anna Hasselborg Kim Eun-jung Kerri Einarson Gim Eun-ji Satsuki Fujisawa Sayaka Yoshimura Momoha Tabata Ha Seung-youn Xenia Schwaller Isabella Wranå Kayla Skrlik Wang Rui Christina Black Stefania Constantini
Tier 2 World Team Rankings teams: Ikue Kitazawa Rebecca Morrison Kate Cameron Kaitlyn Lawes Kang Bo-bae Corryn Brown Miyu Ueno Beth Peterson Fay Henderson Corrie Hürlimann Madeleine Dupont Marianne Rørvik Delaney Strouse Tabitha Peterson Danielle Inglis Kayla MacMillan
Regional teams: Chelsea Principi Emma Artichuk
Format 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).
Following pool play, the top 8 teams qualify for the playoffs.
Men
Tier 1
Teams The teams are listed as follows: 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 Euan Kyle Stirling, Scotland Xu Xiaoming Fei Xueqing Li Zhichao Xu Jingtao Yang Bohao Beijing, China
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L PF PA Pts Joël Retornaz 3 1 0 0 28 16 11 Yannick Schwaller 2 0 0 2 24 28 6 Xu Xiaoming 1 1 0 2 25 25 5 Brad Gushue 1 0 0 3 15 21 3 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Bruce Mouat 1 1 2 0 27 23 7 Niklas Edin 2 0 0 2 17 26 6 Marc Muskatewitz 1 0 1 2 22 22 4 Marco Hösli 0 1 0 3 18 35 2 Pool C W L PF PA Pts Matt Dunstone 3 0 0 1 25 18 9 Magnus Ramsfjell 2 0 1 1 21 22 7 Mike McEwen 2 0 0 2 21 18 6 Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 3 13 24 1 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Ross Whyte 4 0 0 0 33 7 12 John Epping 3 0 0 1 18 16 9 Brad Jacobs 2 0 0 2 25 17 6 Rylan Kleiter 0 1 0 3 15 29 2
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, September 23, 8:00 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, September 23, 11:30 am
Draw 3 Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, September 24, 11:30 am
Draw 7 Wednesday, September 24, 3:30 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Draw 10 Thursday, September 25, 11:30 am
Draw 11 Thursday, September 25, 3:30 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm
Draw 13 Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Draw 14 Friday, September 26, 11:30 am
Draw 15 Friday, September 26, 3:30 pm
Draw 16 Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Tiebreakers Saturday, September 27, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, September 27, 11:30 am
Semifinals Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Final Sunday, September 28, 11:30 am
Tier 2
Teams The teams are listed as follows: 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 – Takeru Yamamoto Satoshi Koizumi Karuizawa, Japan
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L PF PA Pts Sam Mooibroek 3 0 0 1 27 17 9 Team Yamaguchi 2 1 0 1 27 21 8 Reid Carruthers 1 0 1 2 21 26 4 Kibo Mulima 0 0 0 4 13 30 0 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Jayden King 3 0 0 1 30 15 9 Daniel Casper 2 0 1 1 27 25 7 Lukáš Klíma 2 0 0 2 23 24 6 Michael Brunner 0 1 0 3 15 28 2 Pool C W L PF PA Pts John Shuster 3 0 0 1 25 17 9 Kevin Koe 3 0 0 1 23 20 9 Jordon McDonald 2 0 0 2 23 21 6 Takumi Maeda 1 0 0 3 18 25 3 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Kyle Waddell 4 0 0 0 31 13 12 Scott Howard 2 0 0 2 22 26 6 Cameron Bryce 1 0 0 3 20 24 3 Shinya Abe 1 0 0 3 13 26 3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).
Draw 1 Wednesday, September 24, 6:30 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Draw 3 Thursday, September 25, 11:15 am
Draw 4 Thursday, September 25, 2:30 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, September 25, 5:45 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, September 25, 9:00 pm
Draw 7 Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Draw 8 Friday, September 26, 11:15 am
Draw 9 Friday, September 26, 2:30 pm
Draw 10 Friday, September 26, 5:45 pm
Tiebreaker Saturday, September 27, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, September 27, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Final Sunday, September 28, 11:30 am
Women
Tier 1
Teams The teams are listed as follows: 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 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 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) 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 Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L PF PA Pts Anna Hasselborg 3 0 0 1 20 13 9 Xenia Schwaller 2 0 0 2 18 19 6 Kerri Einarson 1 0 0 3 18 27 3 Stefania Constantini 1 0 0 3 15 21 3 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Rachel Homan 2 2 0 0 28 19 10 Isabella Wranå 2 0 1 1 23 21 7 Kayla Skrlik 1 0 0 3 21 28 3 Sayaka Yoshimura 1 0 0 3 18 25 3 Pool C W L PF PA Pts Kim Eun-jung 3 0 0 1 22 11 9 Gim Eun-ji 3 0 0 1 26 14 9 Christina Black 1 1 0 2 17 24 5 Ha Seung-youn 1 0 1 2 16 23 4 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Silvana Tirinzoni 4 0 0 0 25 14 12 Team Tabata 2 0 1 1 26 22 7 Satsuki Fujisawa 1 0 0 3 16 26 3 Wang Rui 0 1 1 2 22 24 3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, September 23, 8:00 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, September 23, 11:30 am
Draw 3 Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, September 24, 11:30 am
Draw 7 Wednesday, September 24, 3:30 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, September 25, 8:00 am
Draw 10 Thursday, September 25, 11:30 am
Draw 11 Thursday, September 25, 3:30 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm
Draw 13 Friday, September 26, 8:00 am
Draw 14 Friday, September 26, 11:30 am
Draw 16 Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Playoffs