The 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from February 29 to March 8 at the Leon's Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The winning Brad Gushue rink was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue rink won their third Brier Tankard by defeating Alberta's Brendan Bottcher rink 7–3 in the final. Gushue won the Tankard in and . Bottcher finished runner-up in the past two Briers as well, losing to Gushue in 2018 and Kevin Koe in .

On Tuesday, March 3, Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone curled two perfect games in the same day (Draws 10 and 11) against higher ranked teams Ontario (John Epping) and Canada (Kevin Koe). It was the first time a curler curled two perfect games in the same day in Canadian Men's Curling Championship history.

At the end of the Championship pool round on Friday March 6, four teams were tied for the fourth place berth in the playoffs, requiring three tiebreaker games to determine the final team eligible for the playoff round.

Teams Source: British Columbia ManitobaThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: B.J. Neufeld Second: Colton Flasch Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Ted AppelmanSaville SC, Edmonton Skip: Brendan Bottcher Third: Darren Moulding Second: Brad Thiessen Lead: Karrick Martin Alternate: Pat JanssenVernon CC, Vernon &Kelowna CC, Kelowna Fourth: Jim Cotter Skip: Steve Laycock Second: Andrew Nerpin Lead: Rick Sawatsky Alternate: Brad WoodMorris CC, Morris Skip: Jason Gunnlaugson Third: Alex Forrest Second: Adam Casey Lead: Connor Njegovan New Brunswick Northern Ontario Gage Golf & CC, Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Paul Dobson Second: Andy McCann Lead: Jamie Brannen Alternate: Chris JeffreySt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Jeff ThomasCommunity First CC, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Marc Kennedy Second: E.J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Lee TonerHalifax CC, Halifax Skip: Jamie Murphy Third: Paul Flemming Second: Scott Saccary Lead: Phil Crowell Alternate: Kevin Ouellette Quebec SaskatchewanLeaside CC, Toronto Skip: John Epping Third: Ryan Fry Second: Mat Camm Lead: Brent Laing Alternate: John MorrisCornwall CC, Cornwall Skip: Bryan Cochrane Third: Ian MacAulay Second: Morgan Currie Lead: Mark O'RourkeCC Lacolle, Lacolle,CC Boucherville, Boucherville, &Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Skip: Alek Bédard Third: Louis Quevillon Second: Émile Asselin Lead: Bradley Lequin Alternate: Daniel BédardHighland CC, Regina Skip: Matt Dunstone Third: Braeden Moskowy Second: Catlin Schneider Lead: Dustin Kidby Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: David Aho Second: Shadrach Mcleod Lead: Cole Parsons Alternate: Matt NgIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Jake Higgs Third: Dale Kohlenberg Second: Christian Smitheram Lead: Ed MacDonald Alternate: Sheldon WettigWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Thomas Scoffin Third: Trygg Jensen Second: Brett Winfield Lead: Joe WallinghamWest St. Paul CC, West St. Paul Skip: Mike McEwen Third: Reid Carruthers Second: Derek Samagalski Lead: Colin Hodgson

CTRS ranking Member Association (Skip) Rank Points (Jacobs) 1 460.082 (Epping) 2 438.074 3 320.844 Wild Card (McEwen) 4 311.649 (Bottcher) 5 297.971 (K. Koe) 6 256.585 (Gunnlaugson) 7 230.031 (Dunstone) 8 210.559 (Murphy) 20 114.256 (Laycock) 23 96.552 (Grattan) 49 55.748 (Bédard) 68 38.394 (Cochrane) 89 26.684 (J. Koe) NR 0.000 (Higgs) NR 0.000 (Scoffin) NR 0.000

Wild card game A wild card play-in game was played on February 28. It was contested between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their respective provincial championships: the West St. Paul Curling Club's Mike McEwen rink from West St. Paul, Manitoba; and the Penetanguishene Curling Club's Glenn Howard rink from Penetanguishene, Ontario. Team Wild Card entered the Brier as the number 3 seed.

CTRS standings for wild card game Rank Team Member Association Eligibility 1 Brad Jacobs Won Provincials 2 John Epping Won Provincials 3 Brad Gushue Won Provincials 4 Mike McEwen Eliminated from Provincials 5 Brendan Bottcher Won Provincials 6 Kevin Koe Qualified as Team Canada (ineligible) 7 Jason Gunnlaugson Won Provincials 8 Matt Dunstone Won Provincials 9 Glenn Howard Eliminated from Provincials

Wild card Game Friday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Map of teams

Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Championship Pool Pool ASkip Wild Card Mike McEwen 6 1 53 30 32 19 8 9 91% Matt Dunstone 6 1 51 32 27 24 10 4 87% Kevin Koe 5 2 44 24 26 20 6 8 89% John Epping 4 3 52 44 27 28 3 5 84% James Grattan 3 4 42 50 29 30 2 7 79% Steve Laycock 2 5 34 52 24 28 6 4 78% Jamie Koe 2 5 36 49 24 29 6 4 77% Thomas Scoffin 0 7 35 66 22 33 5 3 75% Pool BSkip Brendan Bottcher 7 0 48 25 25 19 11 6 86% Brad Gushue 6 1 50 30 26 20 7 6 89% Jason Gunnlaugson 5 2 55 48 33 28 4 7 83% Brad Jacobs 4 3 44 29 23 18 6 6 90% Jamie Murphy 3 4 41 35 24 25 9 5 83% Bryan Cochrane 2 5 42 54 26 26 4 7 80% Alek Bédard 1 6 31 57 23 32 5 4 76% Jake Higgs 0 7 27 60 20 30 6 3 66%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00).

Draw 1 Saturday, February 29, 2:00 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, February 29, 7:00 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, March 1, 9:00 am

Draw 4 Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, March 1, 7:00 pm

Draw 6 Monday, March 2, 9:00 am

Draw 7 Monday, March 2, 2:00 pm

Draw 8 Monday, March 2, 7:00 pm

Draw 9 Tuesday, March 3, 9:00 am

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 3, 2:00 pm

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 pm

Draw 12 Wednesday, March 4, 9:00 am

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 4, 2:00 pm

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 pm

Championship pool standings The top four teams from each pool advance to the Championship pool. All wins and losses earned in the round robin will be carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games are not carried forward.

Final Championship pool standings

KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers TeamSkipWLPFPA Brendan Bottcher 10 1 75 40 40 29 19 10 86% Matt Dunstone 8 3 75 61 42 39 16 6 87% Brad Gushue 8 3 71 51 39 34 12 7 90% John Epping 7 4 82 69 40 43 7 7 85% Brad Jacobs 7 4 70 50 38 30 12 8 90% Kevin Koe 7 4 63 45 38 33 12 10 88% Wild Card Mike McEwen 7 4 67 49 43 32 16 10 91% Jason Gunnlaugson 5 6 75 78 46 43 4 10 83%

Championship pool results Draw 16 Thursday, March 5, 1:00 pm

Draw 17 Thursday, March 5, 7:00 pm

Draw 18 Friday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Draw 19 Friday, March 6, 7:00 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, March 7, 9:00 am

Saturday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Saturday, March 7, 2:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 7, 7:00 pm

Semifinal Sunday, March 8, 12:00 pm

Final Sunday, March 8, 7:00 pm

Statistics Top 5 player percentages After Championship Pool; minimum 5 games KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % WC Colin Hodgson 94 Ben Hebert 94 Connor Njegovan 92 Brent Laing 92 Geoff Walker 92 Seconds % E.J. Harnden 91 WC Derek Samagalski 90 Brett Gallant 88 Catlin Schneider 85 Brad Thiessen 84 Thirds % WC Reid Carruthers 91 Mark Nichols 90 Marc Kennedy 90 B.J. Neufeld 87 Ryan Fry 86 Skips % Brad Gushue 91 WC Mike McEwen 90 Brendan Bottcher 88 Brad Jacobs 88 Kevin Koe 88

Perfect games Round robin and championship pool only Player Team Position Shots Opponent Brett Gallant Second 16 Kevin Koe Skip 16 Brendan Bottcher Skip 19 Brendan Bottcher Skip 15 Matt Dunstone Skip 18 Matt Dunstone Skip 20 Marc Kennedy Third 12 Colin Hodgson Wild Card Lead 20 Darren Moulding Third 16 Brad Gushue Skip 20 Wild Card

Awards The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows:

All-Star Teams First Team Skip: Brendan Bottcher, Alberta Third: Reid Carruthers, Team Wild Card Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario Lead: Colin Hodgson, Team Wild Card

Second Team Skip: Mike McEwen, Team Wild Card Third: Marc Kennedy, Northern Ontario Second: Derek Samagalski, Team Wild Card Lead: Ben Hebert, Team Canada

Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award Colin Hodgson, Team Wild Card Lead

Paul McLean Award Geoff Kamada and Shayne Dilling, TSN video editors

Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award Brad Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador Skip

Final standings Team Rank 4 5 T–6 Wild Card T–6 8 T–9 T–9 T–11 T–11 T–11 14 T–15 T–15

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