Tim Hortons Brier 2023 playoffs: TV channel, schedule, format, scores for men’s curling championship
Pool play at Tim Hortons Brier 2023 is complete and six teams are still in contention to be crowned the 2023 Canada Men’s Curling Champion.
The field that survived the group stage has advanced to the playoffs, where not only a significant cash prize awaits at the end, but also a ticket to the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship 2023.
Brad Gushue and his Team Canada crew remain the favorites to enter the playoff portion of the competition. Gushue won the competition last season and has been the Brier Champion four of the last six seasons.
MORE: Tim Horton’s Brier 2023 pool game results
The Sporting News has all the details on Brier’s playoff format and schedule.
2023 Brier Playoff Schedule, Results
Playoff 1 (Friday, March 10, 1pm ET)
Sheet A
Ontario – 9th
Albert — 8
Sheet B
Northern Ontario – 5th
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Playoff 2 (Friday, March 10, 7pm ET)
Sheet A
Placeholder 1 – 3
Manitoba – 5th
Sheet B
Ontario – 3rd
Canada – 9th
Page 3/4 Game (Saturday, March 11, 1 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Placeholder 1 —
Canada —
Game Page 1/2 (Saturday, March 11, 7pm ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba —
Canada —
Semifinals (Sunday, March 12, 12 p.m. ET)
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Finals (Sunday, March 12, 7pm ET)
Sheet A
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2023 Brier Playoff format
The top three teams from each pool advanced from pool play to the Brier’s playoffs.
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 sides playoffs. The #1 seeds received byes.
This is how the side playoff works. It determined the champion:
- In Game 1, the third and fourth place teams play against each other. The loser is eliminated.
- In game 2, the first and second place winners play against each other. The winner qualifies directly for the final.
- In game 3 (semi-finals), 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 game
Here are the final standings for the pool portion of the competition.
Pelvis A
| team | games | wins | losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Dunstone)* | 8th | 8th | 0 |
| Alberta (K.Koe)* | 8th | 7 | 1 |
| Northern Ontario (Horgan)* | 8th | 6 | 2 |
| Saskatchewan (Scarce) | 8th | 4 | 4 |
| Wildcard 2 (Carruthers) | 8th | 4 | 4 |
| Nova Scotia (Manuel) | 8th | 3 | 5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador (boy) | 8th | 2 | 6 |
| Northwest Territories (J. Koe) | 8th | 1 | 7 |
| Nunavut (Higgs) | 8th | 1 | 7 |
basin B
| team | games | wins | losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Gushue)* | 8th | 7 | 1 |
| Wild card 1 (botcher)* | 8th | 7 | 1 |
| Ontario (McEwen)* | 8th | 6 | 2 |
| Quebec (Asselin) | 8th | 5 | 3 |
| British Columbia (Gauthier) | 8th | 3 | 5 |
| Wildcard 3 (Sturmay) | 8th | 3 | 5 |
| Yukon (Scoffin) | 8th | 2 | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island (Smith) | 8th | 2 | 6 |
| New Brunswick (Jones) | 8th | 1 | 7 |
* = advanced to the playoffs
What channel is the Briers 2023 on?
The Briers airs on TSN, with live streaming on TSN.ca and on the TSN App.
Longtime curling announcer Vic Rauter will be in the dressing room, sharing play-by-play duties with Bryan Mudryk. Cathy Gauthier and Russ Howard join the team as analysts.
| Date | time (ET) | Match | channel |
| Friday March 10th | 8:30 am | Tiebreaker | TSN1/4 |
| 13 o’clock | final 1 | TSN1/4 | |
| 19 o’clock | endgame 2 | TSN1 | |
| Saturday March 11th | 13 o’clock | side playoff | TSN1/3 |
| 19 o’clock | side playoff | TSN1 | |
| Sunday March 12th | 12 o’clock | semifinals | TSN1/3 |
| 19 o’clock | final | TSN1/4 |
Where will Brier 2023 take place?
The 42nd edition of the tournament will be held at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. The arena is home to the OHL’s London Knights.
This was the third time London had hosted the Brier, having previously held 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 prize pool.
Here is the prize money breakdown for the event:
1: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
In addition to the $100,000, the winner of the Brier 2023 will represent Canada at the 2023 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. This tournament will be held in Ottawa in early April.
2023 Brier Odds
According to Sports Interaction, Gushue’s Team Canada was once again the favorite to win the Brier when entering the tournament.
Here are the chances to win it all for the team remaining in the tournament.
| team | opportunities |
|---|---|
| Canada | +165 |
| Manitoba | +184 |
| wildcard 1 | +266 |
| alberta | +507 |
| ontario | +1500 |
| Northern Ontario | +3800 |