Nova Scotia will be at the centre of the curling world next week as the sport’s biggest stars travel to Truro for the Canadian Beef Masters – the second event of the 2018-19 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season – from October 23-28. Sportsnet’s live coverage of the Canadian Beef Masters begins Thursday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet NOW. (Full broadcast schedule below).
Taking place at Truro’s Rath Eastlink Community Centre, the Canadian Beef Masters competition will feature 15 elite men’s and 15 elite women’s teams from around the world, including defending champions Team Gushue (St. John’s) and Team J. Jones (Winnipeg), the new-look Team Carruthers (Winnipeg), world No. 1 Team Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) and Halifax’s own Team K. Jones and Team Murphy. All participating teams will compete in a round-robin style bonspiel, contending for a combined $250,000 purse and a berth in the Humpty’s Champions Cup, the final Grand Slam event of the season.
Returning for another must-watch Grand Slamevent, Sportsnet’s expert curling commentators will be at the heart of the action in Truro. Veteran broadcasterRob Faulds will have the play-by-play call while 2010 Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin, 1998 Olympic silver medallist Mike Harris and 1998 Olympic gold medallist Joan McCuskerprovide insight and analysis throughout the bonspiel.
Interviews and Media Accreditation
Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling competitors and Sportsnet’s curling commentators are available to discuss theCanadian Beef Mastersand2018-19 season. For interview requests or media accreditation, please contact [email protected]
Tickets
Tournament passes and single draw tickets are available for purchase at thegrandslamofcurling.com
Pinty’s Cup
First introduced at the start of the 2018-19 season, the race for the Pinty’s Cup is set to continue next week in Truro. A new season-long race between all men’s and women’s teams, the Pinty’s Cup will see teams compete to accumulate points according to their performances at each Grand Slam event. The team that collects the highest total of points by the conclusion of the Players’ Championship in April will capture the winners’ share of the $300,000 Rogers Bonus Pool. The winners of both the men’s and women’s Pinty’s Cup will also receive personalized championship rings to commemorate their win.
Sportsnet Broadcast Schedule – Canadian Beef Masters
*Broadcast schedule subject to change
Thursday, Oct. 25
- Round Robin, 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Round Robin, 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Round Robin, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
Friday, Oct. 26
- Round Robin, 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Round Robin, 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Round Robin, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet 360 & Sportsnet NOW)
Saturday, Oct. 27
- Men’s Quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Women’s Quarterfinals, 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT (CBC)
Sunday, Oct. 28
- Men’s & Women’s Semifinals, 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
- Men’s Final, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT (CBC)
- Women’s Final, 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT (Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW)
I am not impressed with your new commentator – Jill Officer. I know she is new at the job, but I thought she was a real disaster during the Jones-Hasselborg game on Saturday, October 27, in Truro; she was far too biased towards the Jones team; as a commentator, she should not show such partiality. She sounded very smug and tried to be a smart-ass each time she replied to a Mike Harris comment. Let’s face it – she cannot compete with Harris. Unless she changes her know-it-all attitude and shows a little more courtesy towards her fellow commentators, she will not be a pleasant addition to the team. She should listen more and learn from Bruce Rainnie, Kevin Martin and Mike Harris.