The 2003 M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling was held from January 9 to 12, 2003 in Sudbury, Ontario. The event was one of the four men's Grand Slams of the 2002–03 curling season.
The total purse for the event was $100,000, with $25,000 going to the winning team. The format was a triple knockout.
Edmonton, Alberta's Kevin Martin rink defeated Vic Peters of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the final, 8–7. Peters played in the event with a broken foot. It was Martin's seventh straight event win on the World Curling Tour, and his second slam title of the season.
The semifinals and finals were shown on Sportsnet. The event was held on the same weekend as the 2003 Canada Cup of Curling, another major Canadian curling tournament. The Canada Cup, which was televised on CBC won the ratings battle with 350,000 viewers for the women's final on the Saturday and 435,000 for the men's final on Sunday, while 145,000 viewed the Masters semi (same time slot as the Canada Cup men's final) and 288,000 viewed the Masters final on Sunday night.
Teams The teams were as follows: SkipThirdSecondLeadLocaleKerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Fowler Keith Fenton Winnipeg, Manitoba Martin Ferland Pierre Charette (skip) Michel Ferland Marco Berthelot Buckingham, Quebec Glen Despins Rod Montgomery Phillip Germain Dwayne Mihalicz Strongfield, Saskatchewan Dale Duguid Brad Hannah (?) Ryan Fry (?) Kyle Werenich (?) Winnipeg, Manitoba Glenn Howard Richard Hart Collin Mitchell Jason Mitchell Coldwater, Ontario Bruce Korte Art Paulsen Roger Korte Rory Golanowski Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Allan Lyburn Mark Taylor Mike Horn Ross Granger Brandon, Manitoba William Lyburn Brent Braemer Dean Klippenstine Mark Kennedy Brandon, Manitoba Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta Greg McAulay Grant Dezura Mike Bradley Jody Sveistrup Richmond, British Columbia Wayne Middaugh Graeme McCarrel Ian Tetley Scott Bailey Midland, Ontario Kevin Park Shane Park Scott Park Kerry Park Edmonton, Alberta Vic Peters Mark Olson Chris Neufeld Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba Brent Pierce Bryan Miki Dean Koyanagi Ross Graham New Westminster, British Columbia Peter Steski Chad McMullan Jeff Steski Andy Ormsby Toronto, Ontario Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Jim Spencer Winnipeg, Manitoba
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