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Grand Slam of Curling Set to Rock with Biggest Season Yet; Masters Gets Underway in Selkirk, MB, Oct. 28

TORONTO (October 24, 2014) Curling fans will be swept off their feet this season, as the Grand Slam of Curling returns for its best year yet with more events, more stars, and more prize money than ever before. The first event of the 2014-15 season, the Masters, hits the ice at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, MB from Tuesday, Oct. 28 to Sunday, Nov. 2.



2014-15 Grand Slam of Curling – Bigger and Better

New additions to the series this year include:
•Expansion to five events, with the Elite 10 joining the Masters, National, Canadian Open (which will now include women’s teams) and Players’ Championship. (See below for dates, venues and ticket information)
•Total prize money increases to a record $1 million purse
•Implementation of five rock rule: teams cannot hit a guard rock out of play until the sixth rock of the end. This will leave more rocks on the ice, making for better play
•Recently-retired skip Kevin Martin debuts as Sportsnet curling analyst and Grand Slam of Curling ambassador, following a historic career that included an Olympic gold medal, a World Curling Championship, four Brier titles and 18 Grand Slam wins



Masters – Key Details
•Kicking off the Grand Slam of Curling season, the Masters features 30 of the world’s most elite men’s and women’s curling teams competing in a round-robin style bonspiel for a combined purse of $200,000
•Competition field includes fan favourites and 2014 Sochi gold medallists Team Jones and Team Jacobs, as well as 2014 Masters champs Team Homan and Team Howard
•Sportsnet’s coverage begins Thursday, Oct. 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific (full broadcast schedule is below)
•Rob Faulds calls play-by-play alongside 1998 Olympic silver medallist Mike Harris , 1998 Olympic gold medallist Joan McCusker, and curling icon Kevin Martin
•Sportsnet’s curling hosts and commentators are available for interviews to discuss the Masters and the Grand Slam of Curling





2014-15 Grand Slam of Curling Event Schedule

*Tickets for all events are available at thegrandslamofcurling.com
•Masters – Selkirk, MB (October 28 – November 2 at Selkirk Recreation Complex)
•National – Sault Ste. Marie, ON (November 19-23 at Essar Centre)
•Canadian Open – Yorkton, SK (December 9-14 at Gallagher Centre)
•Elite 10 – Fort McMurrary, AB (March 19-22, 2015 at MacDonald Island Park)
•Players’ Championship – Toronto (April 7-12, 2015 at Mattamy Athletic Centre)





Masters – Sportsnet Broadcast Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 30
•Round Robin, 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)
•Round Robin, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)
•Round Robin, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)



Friday, Oct. 31
•Round Robin, 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)
•Round Robin, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT (Sportsnet West and ONE)
•Round Robin, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)



Saturday, Nov. 1
•Women’s Quarter-Finals, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)
•Men’s Quarter-Finals, 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)
•Men’s and Women’s Semifinals, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and ONE)



Sunday, Nov. 2
•Women’s Final, 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)
•Men’s Final, 3 p.m. ET/Noon ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)

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