2019 Canadian Open (curling)
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:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Women
Top women's teams as of December 3:
Sponsor's exemption:
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
Men
Teams
Knockout brackets
A Event
| A Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Kevin Koe | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Rylan Kleiter | 1 | 9 | Kevin Koe | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Brad Jacobs | 5 | 9 |  Peter de Cruz | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Peter de Cruz | 6 | 13 | Peter de Cruz | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brendan Bottcher | 8 | 13 | Brendan Bottcher | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Reid Carruthers | 4 | 10 | Brendan Bottcher | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Matt Dunstone | 5 | 10 | Matt Dunstone | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Braden Calvert | 4 | ||||||||||||
| A Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | John Epping | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kirk Muyres | 1 | 11 | John Epping | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 |  Bruce Mouat | 8 | 11 | Bruce Mouat | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Scott McDonald | 5 | 14 | Bruce Mouat | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 |  Niklas Edin | 7 | 14 | Glenn Howard | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 6 | 12 | Niklas Edin | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Glenn Howard | 5 | 12 | Glenn Howard | 4 | |||||||||
| 8 |  Brad Gushue | 4 | ||||||||||||
B Event
| B Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Rylan Kleiter | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Brad Jacobs | 7 | 19 | Brad Jacobs | 7 | |||||||||
| 16 | Reid Carruthers | 6 | 19 | Braden Calvert | 6 | |||||||||
| 16 | Braden Calvert | 7 | 23 | Brad Jacobs | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 | Glenn Howard | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Kirk Muyres | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Scott McDonald | 8 | 20 | Scott McDonald | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 3 | 20 | Brad Gushue | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 | Brad Gushue | 4 | 24 | Brad Gushue | 4 | |||||||||
| 24 | Peter de Cruz | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B Event | Qualifier 5 | ||||||||
| 21 | Kevin Koe | 6 | |||||||
| 21 | Matt Dunstone | 2 | 25 | Kevin Koe | 7 | ||||
| 22 | John Epping | 4 | 25 | Niklas Edin | 2 | ||||
| 22 | Niklas Edin | 8 | |||||||
C Event
| C Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Rylan Kleiter | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Reid Carruthers | 5 | 28 | Reid Carruthers | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 | John Epping | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | John Epping | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Peter de Cruz | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Kirk Muyres | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 9 | 29 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 | Matt Dunstone | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Matt Dunstone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Brad Jacobs | 8 | ||||||||||||
| C Event | Qualifier 8 | ||||||||
| 30 | Braden Calvert | 8 | |||||||
| 30 | Scott McDonald | 5 | 33 | Braden Calvert | 5 | ||||
| 33 | Niklas Edin | 7 | |||||||
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 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Brad Jacobs | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Brendan Bottcher | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Brad Gushue | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Brad Gushue | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Glenn Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Brendan Bottcher | 6 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | John Epping | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Bruce Mouat | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Niklas Edin | 5 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Niklas Edin | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | John Epping | 9 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Kevin Koe | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | John Epping | 6 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 12, 3:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 13, 11:30 am
Women
Teams
Knockout brackets
A Event
| A Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Anna Hasselborg | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Eve Muirhead | 7 | 9 | Eve Muirhead | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Chelsea Carey | 3 | 9 | Casey Scheidegger | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Casey Scheidegger | 8 | 13 | Eve Muirhead | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 3 | 13 |  Satsuki Fujisawa | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Satsuki Fujisawa | 8 | 10 | Satsuki Fujisawa | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jennifer Jones | 8 | 10 | Jennifer Jones | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Isabella Wranå | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kerri Einarson | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Nina Roth | 5 | 11 | Nina Roth | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Tracy Fleury | 3 | 11 | Robyn Silvernagle | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 | Robyn Silvernagle | 6 | 14 | Robyn Silvernagle | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Rachel Homan | 8 | 14 | Rachel Homan | 8 | |||||||||
| 7 | Laura Walker | 5 | 12 | Rachel Homan | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Darcy Robertson | 8 | 12 | Darcy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Elena Stern | 5 | ||||||||||||
B Event
| B Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Anna Hasselborg | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Chelsea Carey | 3 | 19 | Anna Hasselborg | 4 | |||||||||
| 16 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 6 | 19 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 5 | |||||||||
| 16 | Isabella Wranå | 4 | 23 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 4 | |||||||||
| 23 | Robyn Silvernagle | 8 | ||||||||||||
| B Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Kerri Einarson | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Tracy Fleury | 8 | 20 | Tracy Fleury | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | Laura Walker | 7 | 20 | Laura Walker | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 | Elena Stern | 5 | 24 | Laura Walker | 8 | |||||||||
| 24 | Satsuki Fujisawa | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B Event | Qualifier 5 | ||||||||
| 21 | Casey Scheidegger | 8 | |||||||
| 21 | Jennifer Jones | 4 | 25 | Casey Scheidegger | 4 | ||||
| 22 | Nina Roth | 7 | 25 | Nina Roth | 5 | ||||
| 22 | Darcy Robertson | 5 | |||||||
C Event
| C Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Chelsea Carey | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Isabella Wranå | 5 | 28 | Chelsea Carey | 7 | |||||||||
| 28 | Darcy Robertson | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Chelsea Carey | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Satsuki Fujisawa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C Event | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Kerri Einarson | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Elena Stern | 2 | 29 | Kerri Einarson | 4 | |||||||||
| 29 | Jennifer Jones | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Jennifer Jones | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 6 | ||||||||||||
| C Event | Qualifier 8 | ||||||||
| 30 | Anna Hasselborg | 5 | |||||||
| 30 | Tracy Fleury | 7 | 33 | Tracy Fleury | 4 | ||||
| 33 | Casey Scheidegger | 6 | |||||||
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 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Rachel Homan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Casey Scheidegger | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Rachel Homan | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Nina Roth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Laura Walker | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Nina Roth | 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Rachel Homan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Eve Muirhead | 10 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Chelsea Carey | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Eve Muirhead | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 8 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Robyn Silvernagle | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 6 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 12, 11:30 am
Semifinals
Saturday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 13, 3:00pm