Brad Gushue and his Team Canada are Brier champions again.
The defending champions from 2022 went back-to-back at the tournament, defeating Matt Dunstone and Team Manitoba 7-5 in the final of the 2023 competition.
Gushue became the first skip ever to win five Briers. He has won five in the last seven years and will once again represent Canada at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship.
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The Sporting News has all the details on the Brier playoff format and schedule.
2023 Brier playoff schedule, results
Playoff 1 (Friday, March 10, 1 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Ontario — 9
Alberta — 8
Sheet B
Northern Ontario — 5
Wild Card 1 — 8
Playoff 2 (Friday, March 10, 7 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Wild Card 1 — 3
Manitoba — 5
Sheet B
Ontario — 3
Canada — 9
Page 3/4 game (Saturday, March 11, 1 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Wild Card 1 — 6
Ontario — 3
Page 1/2 game (Saturday, March 11, 7 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba — 4
Canada — 5
Semifinal (Sunday, March 12, 12 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Wild Card 1 — 5
Manitoba — 7
Final (Sunday, March 12, 7 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Canada — 7
Manitoba — 5
2023 Brier playoff format
The top three teams from each pool advanced from pool play to the playoffs of the Brier.
The No. 2 team in Pool A faced the No. 3 team in Pool B and the No. 2 team in Pool B faced the No. 3 team in Pool A to determine who advanced to the page playoff. The No. 1 seeds received byes.
Here is how the page playoff works. It determined the champion:
- In Game 1, the third- and fourth-placed teams play against each other. The loser is eliminated.
- In Game 2, the first- and second-placed teams play against each other. The winner qualifies directly for the final.
- In Game 3 (the semifinal), the winner of Game 1 plays against the loser of Game 2. The loser is eliminated.
- Game 4 (the final) is then played between the winners of Games 2 and 3.
2023 Brier pool play
Here are the final standings for the pool play portion of the competition.
Pool A
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Dunstone)* | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Alberta (K. Koe)* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Northern Ontario (Horgan)* | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Saskatchewan (Knapp) | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Wild Card 2 (Carruthers) | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Nova Scotia (Manuel) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador (Young) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Northwest Territories (J. Koe) | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Nunavut (Higgs) | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Pool B
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Gushue)* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Wild Card 1 (Bottcher)* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Ontario (McEwen)* | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Quebec (Asselin) | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| British Columbia (Gauthier) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Wild Card 3 (Sturmay) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Yukon (Scoffin) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island (Smith) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| New Brunswick (Jones) | 8 | 1 | 7 |
* = advanced to playoffs
What channel is the 2023 Briers on?
The Briers will air on TSN, with live streaming available on TSN.ca and in the TSN app.
Longtime curling announcer Vic Rauter is set to be in the booth, splitting play-by-play duties with Bryan Mudryk. Cathy Gauthier and Russ Howard join the team as analysts.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
| Friday, March 10 | 8:30 a.m. | Tiebreaker | TSN1/4 |
| 1 p.m. | Playoff 1 | TSN1/4 | |
| 7 p.m. | Playoff 2 | TSN1 | |
| Saturday, March 11 | 1 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1/3 |
| 7 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1 | |
| Sunday, March 12 | 12 p.m. | Semifinal | TSN1/3 |
| 7 p.m. | Final | TSN1/4 |
Where is the 2023 Brier taking place?
The 42nd edition of the tournament is being played at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. The arena is the home of the OHL's London Knights.
This was the third time that London has hosted the Brier, previously holding the event in 1874 and 2011.
What is the purse for the 2023 Brier?
The 18 teams compete for a share of a $300,000 purse.
Here is the breakdown of prize money for the event:
1st: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
In addition to $100,000, the winner of the 2023 Brier will represent Canada at the 2023 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. That tournament will be played at the beginning of April in Ottawa.
2023 Brier odds
Entering the tournament, Gushue's Team Canada was the favorite to win the Brier yet again, according to Sports Interaction.
Here are the odds to win it all for the team remaining in the tournament.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Canada | +165 |
| Manitoba | +184 |
| Wild Card 1 | +266 |
| Alberta | +507 |
| Ontario | +1500 |
| Northern Ontario | +3800 |