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.
Men Top men's teams as of December 3: # Order of MeritCurlingZone Year-to-DateCurlingZone1 Niklas Edin Kevin Koe2 Brad Gushue John Epping 3 Kevin Koe Bruce Mouat Niklas Edin Brendan Bottcher4 John Epping Brendan Bottcher Brad Jacobs Matt Dunstone5 Peter de Cruz Glenn Howard6 Glenn Howard Reid Carruthers Bruce Mouat Brad Jacobs Peter de Cruz Scott McDonald7 Matt Dunstone Jason Gunnlaugson Brad Gushue Braden Calvert
Sponsor's exemption: Rylan Kleiter
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner: Kirk Muyres
Women Top women's teams as of December 3: # Order of MeritCurlingZone Year-to-DateCurlingZone1 Anna Hasselborg Anna Hasselborg Kerri Einarson2 Rachel Homan Rachel Homan Silvana Tirinzoni3 Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones Sayaka Yoshimura4 Kerri Einarson Silvana Tirinzoni Tracy Fleury Darcy Robertson5 Darcy Robertson Chelsea Carey Alina Kovaleva6 Laura Walker Tracy Fleury Chelsea Carey Casey Scheidegger7 Satsuki Fujisawa Robyn Silvernagle8 Casey Scheidegger Nina Roth Elena Stern9 Eve Muirhead Isabella Wranå
Sponsor's exemption: Robyn Silvernagle
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner: Elena Stern
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
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