The 2016
WFG Masters was a curling
bonspiel
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held from October 25 to 30, at the
Pason Centennial Arena in
Okotoks, Alberta
Okotoks (, originally ) is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to the 2016 Census, the town has a population ...
. This was the first
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
of the
2016–17 curling season
The 2016–17 curling season began in August 2016 and ended in April 2017.
''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.''
Curling Canada sanctioned events
This section lis ...
.
On the men's side, the
Niklas Edin
Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. He currently resides in Karlstad, which has been his curling home base since 2008. He holds several sport distinctions. He is the first and the only skip in World Curling Federation (WCF ...
rink from
Karlstad
Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...
, 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
Bradley Robert Jacobs (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacobs is also the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier championshi ...
rink from
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is at the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants ...
. The women's final was a battle of Ontario with
Caledon's
Allison Flaxey
Allison "Alli" Flaxey ( Nimik; born February 13, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Caledon, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Carly Howard. She is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and World Mixed Doubles bronze medallist.
Career
Flaxey ...
upsetting the World #1
Rachel Homan
Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a three-time Canadian national champion, and the 2017 world champion, all as a skip. She was also the skip of the Cana ...
rink from
Ottawa
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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
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
Draw 1
''Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Wednesday, October 26, 09:00 am''
Draw 3
''Wednesday, October 26, 12:30 pm''
Draw 4
''Wednesday, October 26, 4:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 pm''
Draw 6
''Thursday, October 27, 9:00 am''
Draw 7
''Thursday, October 27, 12:30 pm''
Draw 8
''Thursday, October 27, 4:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Thursday, October 27, 7:30 pm''
Draw 10
''Friday, October 28, 9:00 am''
Draw 11
''Friday, October 28, 12:30 pm''
Draw 12
''Friday, October 28, 4:00 pm''
Tiebreaker
''Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm''
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
''Saturday, October 29, 11:00 am''
Semifinals
''Saturday, October 29, 7:00 pm''
Final
''Sunday, October 30, 11:00 am''
Women
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
Draw 1
''Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Wednesday, October 26, 9:00 am''
Draw 3
''Wednesday, October 26, 12:30 pm''
Draw 4
''Wednesday, October 26, 4:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 pm''
Draw 6
''Thursday, October 27, 9:00 am''
Draw 7
''Thursday, October 27, 12:30 pm''
Draw 8
''Thursday, October 27, 4:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Thursday, October 27, 7:30 pm''
Draw 10
''Friday, October 28, 9:00 am''
Draw 11
''Friday, October 28, 12:30 pm''
Draw 12
''Friday, October 28, 4:00 pm''
Draw 13
''Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm''
Tiebreaker
''Saturday, October 29, 9:30 am''
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
''Saturday, October 29, 3:00 pm''
Semifinals
''Saturday, October 29, 7:00 pm''
Final
''Sunday, October 30, 3:00 pm''
References
External links
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October 2016 sports events in Canada
2016 in Canadian curling
Okotoks
Curling competitions in Alberta
2016 in sports in Alberta
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