The long wait for Canadian curling fans is over, as the latest edition of popular national men’s curling championship is finally kicked off this Friday in Ontario. Here you can find the latest information related to the ongoing 2023 Tim Hortons Brier.
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Tim Hortons Brier is Canada’s biggest national level men’s curling competition. The national curling tournament was first established in 1927 and has been running annually since.
The upcoming Tim Hortons Brier 2023 will feature 18 total teams. While the 15 teams will be featured from 15 different states of Canada, rest of 3 will be decided on wild card. Winning team of the event will represent the next edition of Team Canada.
St. John’s CC is Team Canada representative of the ongoing iteration of the Canadian national curling competition. The competition will be divided into two stages – round robin stage, and championship round.
Let us look through more detailed information on the upcoming new curling tournament.
When will the event be held?
- Start Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
- End Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023
2023 Tim Hortons Brier is scheduled start on this Friday, March 3. This year’s event didn’t host any opening ceremony. The event will run till upcoming Sunday, March 12, 2023.
2023 Tim Hortons Brier Schedule:
| Date | Round | Time (ET) |
| Friday, March 3 | Draw 1 | 07:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 4 | Draw 2, 3 | 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 5 | Draw 4, 5, 6 | 09:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Monday, March 6 | Draw 7, 8, 9 | 09:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 7 | Draw 10, 11, 12 | 09:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 8 | Draw 13, 14, 15 | 09:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 9 | Draw 16, 17, 18 | 09:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Friday, March 10 | Playoff | 08:30 a.m., 01:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 11 | Semifinals | 01:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 12 | Final | 12:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. |
How to Live Stream 2023 Tim Hortons Brier?
- TSN
The popular Canadian news & sports network, TSN will provide live tv broadcast of the ongoing Tim Hortons Brier competition games via their TSN 1, 3, 4, and 5 channels based on the state’s locations.
Where will the event be held?
- TSN
- DirecTV
- Sling TV
- YouTube TV
Within Canada, TSN will provide exclusive live stream of Canada’s ongoing national curling event through TSN.ca and their official streaming app. For international fans, DirecTV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV will provide live stream of the event. Some may require a decent VPN service like NordVPN or ExpressVPN to bypass geo-restrictions.
Group Distribution of 2023 Tim Hortons Brier:
The official group distribution chart for the round robin stage of 2023 Tim Hortons Brier was recently published. It is listed below –
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Alberta | Wild Card 1 |
| Manitoba | Canada |
| Northern Ontario | Wild Card 3 |
| Nova Scotia | Quebec |
| Wild Card 2 | Prince Edward Island |
| Saskatchewan | Ontario |
| Nunavut | Yukon |
| Northwest Territories | British Columbia |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | New Brunswick |
