KINGSTON, Ont. — Schedule for the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, to be held Feb. 28-Mar. 8 at The Leon’s Centre in Kingston, Ont. (all times Eastern):
ROUND ROBIN
Pool A
British Columbia, Canada, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Wild Card and Yukon.
Pool B
Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
Friday's game
Wild Card Game, 7 p.m.
(winner earns berth in main draw)
Mike McEwen vs. Glenn Howard.
Saturday's games
First Draw, 2 p.m.
Northwest Territories vs British Columbia, Ontario vs Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador vs Manitoba, Quebec vs Nova Scotia.
Second Draw, 7 p.m.
Northern Ontario vs Alberta, Nunavut vs Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan vs Wild Card, Yukon vs New Brunswick.
Sunday's games
Third Draw, 9 a.m.
Wild Card vs Yukon, Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island vs Northern Ontario, Nunavut vs Alberta.
Fourth Draw, 2 p.m.
Manitoba vs Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador vs Nova Scotia, Canada vs Northwest Territories , Ontario vs British Columbia.
Fifth Draw, 7 p.m.
New Brunswick vs Canada, Yukon vs Ontario, Alberta vs Newfoundland & Labrador, Northern Ontario vs Manitoba
Monday, Mar. 2
Sixth Draw, 9 a.m.
Nova Scotia vs Prince Edward Island, Quebec vs Nunavut, British Columbia vs Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories vs Wild Card.
Seventh Draw, 2 p.m.
Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories, Wild Card vs British Columbia, Nunavut vs Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island vs Quebec.
Eighth Draw, 7 p.m.
Newfoundland & Labrador vs Northern Ontario, Manitoba vs Alberta, Ontario vs New Brunswick, Canada vs Yukon.
Tuesday, Mar. 3
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Ninth Draw, 9 a.m.
British Columbia vs New Brunswick, Northwest Territories vs Yukon, Manitoba vs Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador vs Nunavut.
Draw 10, 2 p.m.
Alberta vs Nova Scotia, Northern Ontario vs Quebec, Wild Card vs Canada, Saskatchewan vs Ontario.
Draw 11, 7 p.m.
Ontario vs Wild Card, Canada vs Saskatchewan, Quebec vs Alberta, Nova Scotia vs Northern Ontario.
Wednesday, Mar. 4
Draw 12, 9 a.m.
Nunavut vs Manitoba, Prince Edward Island vs Newfoundland & Labrador, Yukon vs British Columbia, New Brunswick vs Northwest Territories.
Draw 13. 2 p.m.
Quebec vs Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia vs Manitoba, Northern Ontario vs Nunavut, Alberta vs Prince Edward Island.
Draw 14, 7 p.m.
Yukon vs Saskatchewan, New Brunswick vs Wild Card, Northwest Territories vs Ontario, British Columbia vs Canada.
Conclusion of Round Robin
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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Thursday, Mar. 5
Draw 15, 8:30 a.m.
Tiebreaker(s), if required.
Draw 16, 1 p.m.
Third B vs. Fourth A, First B vs. Second A, First A vs. Fourth B, Second B vs. Third A.
Draw 17, 7 p.m.
First B vs. Third A, First A vs. Third B, Second B vs. Fourth A, Second A vs. Fourth B.
Friday, Mar. 6
Draw 18,. 1 p.m.
First A vs. Second B, Third A vs. Fourth B, Second A vs. Third B, First B vs. Fourth A.
Draw 19, 7 p.m.
Fourth A vs. Fourth B, Second A vs. Second B, First A vs. First B, Third A vs. Third B.
Conclusion of Championship Round
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Saturday, Mar. 7
Tiebreaker(s), if required, 9 a.m.
Page Playoffs
Three vs. Four, 2 p.m.
One vs. Two, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 8
Semifinal, 12 p.m.
One-Two Loser vs. Three-Four Winner
Championship, 7 p.m.
One-Two Winner vs. Semifinal Winner
The Canadian Press
Note to readers: CORRECTS spelling of McEwen
