The stage is now set for the AMJ Masters Tier 2, with the Grand Slam of Curling announcing Tuesday the draw schedule for the tournament.
The action will take place at the St. Thomas Curling Club, Sept. 24-27, in St. Thomas, Ont. Both men’s and women’s finals will be played alongside the Tier 1 finals Sept. 28 at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ont. Streaming for the Tier 2 finals will be available at thegrandslamofcurling.com.
The Tier 2 division features the next group of teams from World Curling’s rankings and regional invites.
Eight different countries will be represented in the Tier 2, with teams from Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Japan, Scotland, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.
Three teams — Czechia’s Team Klima, Denmark’s Team Dupont, and Scotland’s Team Morrison — already have their tickets punched for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, with an early Olympic preview between Dupont and Morrison in pool play.
One of the marquee men’s matchups in round-robin play will be Team Shuster versus Team Koe as both clubs aim to return to the top flight. Shuster defeated Koe in the semifinals of the 2018 Winter Olympics en route to capturing gold.
Each team will play four round-robin games: three against teams within their pool and one crossover game. Teams from Pool A will face teams from Pool C, and teams from Pool B will face teams from Pool D. Crossover games will be played Sept. 26, with the matchups determined based on the standings following the conclusion of pool play. The first-place team will cross over to play the fourth-place team, with the second-place team facing the third-place team, and vice versa.
The Grand Slam of Curling expanded its events this season, adding Tier 2 tournaments to the AMJ Masters and Canadian Open. The Tour Challenge, which has traditionally included a Tier 2 portion, will instead feature U25 and U15 tournaments.
That’s not all, as the AMJ Masters will also include the inaugural GSOC Wheelchair Curling Invitational. Round-robin play will take place at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ont., with the medal games happening alongside the AMJ Masters Tier 1 and Tier 2 finals Sept. 28 at the Western Fair Sports Centre. Streaming for the medal games will be available at thegrandslamofcurling.com.
AMJ Masters Tier 2 draw schedule
Date Time (ET) Draw Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D Sheet E Sheet F
Wednesday,
Sept. 24
6:30 p.m. 1
Kitazawa
vs.
Artichuk
Henderson
vs.
Hürlimann
Cameron
vs.
MacMillan
Brown
vs.
Strouse
Carruthers
vs.
Mulima
Yamaguchi
vs.
Mooibroek
Thursday,
Sept. 25
8 a.m. 2
Morrison
vs.
Principi
B. Peterson
vs.
Dupont
Lawes
vs.
Inglis
Kang
vs.
T. Peterson
McDonald
vs.
Shuster
Koe
vs.
Maeda
11:15 a.m. 3
Carruthers
vs.
Mooibroek
Yamaguchi
vs.
Mulima
Brunner
vs.
King
Casper
vs.
Klima
Waddell
vs.
Howard
Abe
vs.
Bryce
2:30 p.m. 4
McDonald
vs.
Maeda
Shuster
vs.
Koe
Kitazawa
vs.
Hürlimann
Henderson
vs.
Artichuk
Cameron
vs.
Stouse
Brown
vs.
MacMillan
5:45 p.m. 5
Waddell
vs.
Bryce
Abe
vs.
Howard
Morrison
vs.
Dupont
B. Peterson
vs.
Principi
Brunner
vs.
Klima
Casper
vs.
King
9 p.m. 6
Lawes
vs.
T. Peterson
Kang
vs.
Inglis
Carruthers
vs.
Yamaguchi
Mooibroek
vs.
Mulima
Kitazawa
vs.
Henderson
Hürlimann
vs.
Artichuk
Friday,
Sept. 26
8 a.m. 7
Brunner
vs.
Casper
Klima
vs.
King
Cameron
vs.
Brown
Stouse
vs.
MacMillan
Waddell
vs.
Abe
Bryce
vs.
Howard
11:15 a.m. 8
Morrison
vs.
B. Peterson
Dupont
vs.
Principi
Lawes
vs.
Kang
T. Peterson
vs.
Inglis
McDonald
vs.
Koe
Shuster
vs.
Maeda
2:30 p.m. 9 Crossover Games – TBD
5:45 p.m. 10 Crossover Games – TBD
9 p.m. 11 Crossover Games – TBD
Saturday,
Sept. 27
8:30 a.m. 12 Tiebreakers
12 p.m. 13 Men’s Quarterfinals
3:30 p.m. 14 Women’s Quarterfinals
7:30 p.m. 15 Men’s and Women’s Semifinals
Sunday,
Sept. 28
11:30 a.m. 16 Men’s Final (Western Fair Sports Centre)
3:30 p.m. 17 Women’s Final (Western Fair Sports Centre)
AMJ Masters Tier 2 men’s division
Pool A Pool B
Carruthers Brunner
Yamaguchi Casper
Mooibroek Klima
Mulima King
Pool C Pool D
McDonald Waddell
Shuster Abe
Koe Bryce
Maeda Howard
AMJ Masters Tier 2 women’s division
Pool A Pool B
Kitazawa Morrison
Henderson B. Peterson
Hürlimann Dupont
Artichuk Principi
Pool C Pool D
Cameron Lawes
Brown Kang
Strouse T. Peterson
MacMillan Inglis
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