The tournament will be played with 24 teams, starting with a Round Robin in 6 groups (4 Teams each), continuing with 2 Qualifier Rounds and finishing with a regular Play Off Format in the marvelous Curling Club Hamburg. Hosting several Olympic Teams & Medalists, World & European Champions as well as high competitive teams on the TOUR over the past years the GERMAN MASTERS proudly became an established event on the WORLD CURLING TOUR. Even more the 2018 GERMAN MASTERS will be one of the last testing fields for the 2018 Olympic Teams.