The 2026 Co-op Invitational will be held from October 13 to 18 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. It will be the first Grand Slam event of the 2026–27 curling season.
Qualification With this being the first Grand Slam of the new Olympic quadrennial, the qualification process was different than the rest of the Slams with 12 open invites being sent out. The four remaining spots were chosen through the newly create GSOC Satellite Event series. The winners of four select tour events received the final invitations to the Co-op Invitational. In the event that the winning team was already qualified, the next highest finishing team at the event was invited until the spot was filled.
Men Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Open Invites 12 Brendan Bottcher Daniel Casper Matt Dunstone Oskar Eriksson Grant Hardie Brad Jacobs Kevin Koe Bruce Mouat Magnus Ramsfjell Kyle Waddell Yannick Schwaller Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Euro Super Series 1 Stefano Spiller Orrin Carson AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic 1 John Epping Karuizawa International 1 Takumi Maeda Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic 1 Marco Hösli TOTAL 16
Women Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Open Invites 12 Madeleine Dupont Kerri Einarson Satsuki Fujisawa Gim Eun-ji Anna Hasselborg Rachel Homan Kayla MacMillan Miku Nihira Alina Pätz Taylor Reese-Hansen Xenia Schwaller Isabella Wranå Euro Super Series 1 Giulia Zardini Lacedelli AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic 1 Miyu Ueno Karuizawa International 1 Team Kang Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic 1 Yuina Miura TOTAL 16
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Brendan Bottcher Jake Horgan Tanner Horgan Geoff Walker Edmonton, Alberta Orrin Carson Logan Carson Archie Hyslop Charlie Gibb Dumfries, Scotland Daniel Casper Luc Violette Ben Richardson Aidan Oldenburg Chaska, Minnesota Matt Dunstone Colton Lott Mark Nichols Ryan Harnden Winnipeg, Manitoba John Epping B. J. Neufeld Ryan Wiebe Ian McMillan Winnipeg, Manitoba Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Simon Olofsson Christoffer Sundgren Karlstad, Sweden Ross Whyte (Fourth) Grant Hardie (Skip) Craig Waddell Euan Kyle Stirling, Scotland Philipp Hösli (Fourth) Marco Hösli (Skip) Simon Gloor Justin Hausherr Glarus, Switzerland Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Calgary, Alberta Kevin Koe Johnson Tao Aaron Sluchinski Karrick Martin Calgary, Alberta Takumi Maeda Hiroki Maeda Uryu Kamikawa Gakuto Tokoro Ryotaro Shukuya Tokoro, Japan Bruce Mouat Robin Brydone Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Stirling, Scotland Magnus Ramsfjell Steffen Walstad Bendik Ramsfjell Mathias Brænden Trondheim, Norway Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip) Sven Michel Pablo Lachat-Couchepin Geneva, Switzerland Kyle Waddell Mark Watt Angus Bryce Blair Haswell Hamilton, Scotland Riku Yanagisawa (Fourth) Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Skip) Takeru Yamamoto Satoshi Koizumi Karuizawa, Japan
Round robin standings
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L PF PA Pts Marco Hösli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce Mouat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Magnus Ramsfjell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Waddell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Brendan Bottcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orrin Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oskar Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool C W L PF PA Pts Daniel Casper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Dunstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Takumi Maeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool D W L PF PA Pts John Epping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Hardie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yannick Schwaller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 13, 8:30 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 13, 12:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, October 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 14, 8:30 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, October 14, 12:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, October 14, 3:30 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, October 15, 8:00 am
Draw 10 Thursday, October 15, 11:30 am
Draw 11 Thursday, October 15, 3:00 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, October 15, 7:00 pm
Draw 13 Friday, October 16, 8:30 am
Draw 14 Friday, October 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, October 16, 3:30 pm
Draw 16 Friday, October 16, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, October 17, 4:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, October 17, 7:30 pm
Final Sunday, October 18, 4:00 pm
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Madeleine Dupont Mathilde Halse Katrine Schmidt Denise Dupont Hvidovre, Denmark Kerri Einarson Shannon Birchard Karlee Burgess Jocelyn Peterman Gimli, Manitoba Satsuki Fujisawa Yako Matsuzawa Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kitami, Japan Kim Min-ji (Fourth) Gim Eun-ji (Skip) Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu, South Korea Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Scharback Sundbyberg, Sweden Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Ottawa, Ontario Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Min-seo Shim Yu-jeong Kim Ji-soo Jeonbuk, South Korea Kayla MacMillan Val Sweeting Lindsay Dubue Lauren Lenentine Victoria, British Columbia Yuina Miura Kohane Tsuruga Rin Suzuki Aone Nakamura Sapporo, Japan Miku Nihira Momoha Tabata Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima Sapporo, Japan Alina Pätz Selina Witschonke Stefanie Berset Renée Frigo Geneva, Switzerland Taylor Reese-Hansen Megan McGillivray Kim Bonneau Julianna Mackenzie Victoria, British Columbia Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Zurich, Switzerland Miyu Ueno Yui Ueno Yui Ozeki Asuka Kanai Karuizawa, Japan Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Moa Dryburgh Maria Larsson Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg, Sweden Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Mathis Marta Lo Deserto Rachele Scalesse Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Round robin standings
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L PF PA Pts Rachel Homan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yuina Miura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miku Nihira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isabella Wranå 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool B W L PF PA Pts Madeleine Dupont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Satsuki Fujisawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anna Hasselborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giulia Zardini Lacedelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool C W L PF PA Pts Team Kang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alina Pätz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor Reese-Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Xenia Schwaller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool D W L PF PA Pts Kerri Einarson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gim Eun-ji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kayla MacMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miyu Ueno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 13, 8:30 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 13, 12:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, October 13, 3:30 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 14, 8:30 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, October 14, 12:00 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Thursday, October 15, 11:30 am
Draw 11 Thursday, October 15, 3:00 pm
Draw 12 Thursday, October 15, 7:00 pm
Draw 13 Friday, October 16, 8:30 am
Draw 14 Friday, October 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 15 Friday, October 16, 3:30 pm
Draw 16 Friday, October 16, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, October 17, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, October 17, 7:30 pm
Final Sunday, October 18, 12:00 pm
Notes
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