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 2018âÂÂ19 curling season.
On the menâÂÂs side, Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton defeated John Epping of Toronto 6-3 in seven ends to win his first Grand Slam. On the womenâÂÂs 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.
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.
Top men's teams as of December 3:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Top women's teams as of December 3:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
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Thursday, January 10, 7:00 pm
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Saturday, January 12, 11:30 am
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 13, 3:00pm