Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2019 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 8 to 13 at the Civic Centre in North Battleford , Saskatchewan. This will be the fifth Grand Slam event and third "major" of the 2018–19 curling season .
On the men’s side, Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton defeated John Epping of Toronto 6-3 in seven ends to win his first Grand Slam. On the women’s side, Rachel Homan of Ottawa edged Silvana Tirinzoni of Aarau 4-3 to win her tenth slam. With the win, Homan passed Jennifer Jones for most career Grand Slam wins, excluding defunct slams. It was also Homan's third straight slam win of the season.
Qualification
Sixteen teams compete in the Canadian Open, including the seven top-ranked teams on the World Curling Tour 's Order of Merit rankings as of December 3, 2018, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 3, the Tier 2 winner of the 2018 Tour Challenge , and a sponsor's exemption.[ 1]
Men
Top men's teams as of December 3:
Sponsor's exemption:[ 4]
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Women
Top women's teams as of December 3:
Sponsor's exemption:[ 4]
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Men
Teams
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Braden Calvert
Kyle Kurz
Ian McMillan
Rob Gordon
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Reid Carruthers
Mike McEwen
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Matt Camm
Brent Laing
Craig Savill
Toronto , Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson
Alex Forrest
Denni Neufeld
Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Brad Gushue
Mark Nichols
Brett Gallant
Geoff Walker
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard
Scott Howard
David Mathers
Tim March
Penetanguishene , Ontario
Brad Jacobs
Ryan Fry
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Trevor Johnson (Fourth)
Rylan Kleiter (Skip)
Joshua Mattern
Matthieu Taillon
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Kevin Koe
B. J. Neufeld
Colton Flasch
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Scott McDonald
Jonathan Beuk
Wesley Forget
Scott Chadwick
Kingston , Ontario
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh , Scotland
Kirk Muyres
Kevin Marsh
Dan Marsh
Dallan Muyres
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
Draw 1
Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, January 9, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, January 9, 11:30 am
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 9, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm
Draw 7
Thursday, January 10, 11:30 am
Draw 9
Thursday, January 10, 7:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, January 11, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, January 11, 11:30 am
Draw 12
Friday, January 11, 3:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, January 11, 6:30 pm
Draw 14
Saturday, January 12, 8:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 12, 3:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 13, 11:30 am
Women
Teams
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Locale
Chelsea Carey
Sarah Wilkes
Dana Ferguson
Rachelle Brown
Calgary , Alberta
Kerri Einarson
Val Sweeting
Shannon Birchard
Briane Meilleur
Gimli , Manitoba
Tracy Fleury
Selena Njegovan
Liz Fyfe
Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul, Manitoba
Satsuki Fujisawa
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
Yurika Yoshida
Kitami , Japan
Anna Hasselborg
Sara McManus
Agnes Knochenhauer
Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg , Sweden
Rachel Homan
Emma Miskew
Joanne Courtney
Lisa Weagle
Ottawa , Ontario
Jennifer Jones
Kaitlyn Lawes
Jocelyn Peterman
Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Eve Muirhead
Jennifer Dodds
Vicki Chalmers
Lauren Gray
Stirling , Scotland
Darcy Robertson
Karen Klein
Vanessa Foster
Theresa Cannon
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Nina Roth
Tabitha Peterson
Becca Hamilton
Tara Peterson
Chaska , United States
Casey Scheidegger
Cary-Anne McTaggart
Jessie Haughian
Kristie Moore
Lethbridge , Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle
Stefanie Lawton
Jessie Hunkin
Kara Thevenot
North Battleford , Saskatchewan
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)
Elena Stern (Skip)
Lisa Gisler
Céline Koller
Brig, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth)
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)
Esther Neuenschwander
Melanie Barbezat
Aarau , Switzerland
Laura Walker
Cathy Overton-Clapham
Lori Olson-Johns
Laine Peters
Edmonton , Alberta
Isabella Wranå
Jennie Wåhlin
Almida de Val
Fanny Sjöberg
Stockholm , Sweden
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
Draw 2
Wednesday, January 9, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, January 9, 11:30 am
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 9, 3:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, January 10, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Thursday, January 10, 11:30 am
Draw 8
Thursday, January 10, 3:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, January 10, 7:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, January 11, 8:00 am
Draw 11
Friday, January 11, 11:30 am
Draw 12
Friday, January 11, 3:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, January 11, 6:30 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 12, 11:30 am
Semifinals
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 13, 3:00pm
References
External links