Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2020 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 14 to 19 at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton , Saskatchewan . It was the fourth Grand Slam event and third "major" of the 2019–20 season .[ 1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it would end up being the last Grand Slam of the season, and the last Slam to be held until the 2021 Champions Cup held in April 2021.
In the men's final, Team Jacobs won their third straight Grand Slam by beating Team Epping in a tight 6–5 game. In the women's final, Team Hasselborg also won her third straight event defeating young Team Kim 7–5 in an extra end.
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 16, 2019, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 16, the Tier 2 winner of the 2019 Tour Challenge , and a sponsor's exemption. The first matches will be set per the rankings on December 24, 2019[ 2]
Men
Top men's teams as of December 16:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Women
Top women's teams as of December 16:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 7]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Brendan Bottcher
Darren Moulding
Brad Thiessen
Karrick Martin
Edmonton , Alberta
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)
Sven Michel
Peter de Cruz (Skip)
Valentin Tanner
Geneva , Switzerland
Korey Dropkin
Joe Polo
Mark Fenner
Thomas Howell
Alex Fenson
Chaska , United States
Matt Dunstone
Braeden Moskowy
Catlin Schneider
Dustin Kidby
Regina , Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin
Oskar Eriksson
Rasmus Wranå
Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad , Sweden
John Epping
Ryan Fry
Mat Camm
Brent Laing
Toronto , Ontario
Jason Gunnlaugson
Alex Forrest
Adam Casey
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
Marc Kennedy
E. J. Harnden
Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
Kevin Koe
B. J. Neufeld
Colton Flasch
Ben Hebert
Calgary , Alberta
Mike McEwen
Reid Carruthers
Derek Samagalski
Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg , Manitoba
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh , Scotland
Kirk Muyres
Kevin Marsh
Dan Marsh
Dallan Muyres
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Ross Paterson
Kyle Waddell
Craig Waddell [ a]
Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow , Scotland
Yannick Schwaller
Michael Brunner
Romano Meier
Marcel Käufeler
Bern , Switzerland
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00 ).[ 8]
Draw 1
Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 7
Thursday, January 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 9
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 11
Friday, January 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, January 17, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 18, 11:00 am
Semifinals
Saturday, January 18, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 19, 2:30 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 9]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
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
Kim Min-ji
Ha Seung-youn
Kim Hye-rin
Kim Su-jin
Yang Tae-i
Chuncheon , South Korea
Alina Kovaleva
Maria Komarova
Galina Arsenkina
Ekaterina Kuzmina
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Eve Muirhead
Lauren Gray
Jennifer Dodds
Vicky Wright
Stirling , Scotland
Kelsey Rocque
Danielle Schmiemann
Becca Hebert
Jesse Marlow
Edmonton , Alberta
Tabitha Peterson [ b]
Becca Hamilton
Tara Peterson
Aileen Geving
McFarland , United States
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
Kate Cameron
Taylor McDonald
Nadine Scotland
Edmonton , Alberta
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Anna Ohmiya
Yumie Funayama
Sapporo , Japan
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00 ).[ 8]
Draw 2
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 am
Draw 8
Thursday, January 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 10
Friday, January 17, 8:00 am
Draw 12
Friday, January 17, 4:00 pm
Draw 14
Saturday, January 18, 7:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 18, 3:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, January 18, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 19, 11:00 am
Notes
References
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