The 2017 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 3 to 8 at the North Battleford Civic Centre in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. This was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third "major" of the 2016–17 curling season.
On the men's side, Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final, defeating the Niklas Edin team from Sweden, who were hoping to win their third Slam of the season. It was Gushue's seventh career Grand Slam. Gushue played a perfect game, curling 100% en route to defeating Edin 8-3.
On the women's side, the little-known Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event (excluding defunct events, which are not counted in media reports). They defeated the Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final.
Men Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rankCurlingZone Greg Balsdon Jonathan Beuk David Staples Scott Chadwick Kingston, Ontario 21 Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Edmonton, Alberta 14 Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden 4 John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario 5 Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 6 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta 3 Bruce Korte Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Matt Lang Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 28 Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8 Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell Blaine, Minnesota 31 Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba 7 Jim Cotter (Fourth) John Morris (Skip) Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Vernon, British Columbia 11 John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota 17 Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith Stirling, Scotland 13 Charley Thomas Nathan Connolly Brandon Klassen Craig Savill Edmonton, Alberta 12
Knockout Draw Brackets A Event
B Event
C Event
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, January 7, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 8, 11:00 am
Women Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rankCurlingZone Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Calgary, Alberta 8 Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Caledon, Ontario 6 Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenna Walsh Amanda Gates Sudbury, Ontario 12 Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Mississauga, Ontario 20 Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sundbyberg, Sweden 7 Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario 1 Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Briane Meilleur Rhonda Varnes Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba 33 Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Edmonton, Alberta 9 Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Stephanie Enright Lethbridge, Alberta 22 Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Raeva Nkeiruka Ezekh Moscow, Russia 11 Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Edmonton, Alberta 4 Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Zürich, Switzerland 3 Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Yang Ying Harbin, China 27
Knockout Draw Brackets A Event
B Event
C Event
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm
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