2026 GSOC National
| 2026 HearingLife National | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Arena | Centre 200 |
| Dates | November 17–22 |
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The 2026 HearingLife National will be held from November 17 to 22 at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It will be the third Grand Slam event of the 2026–27 curling season.
Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of October 20, 2026, qualified for the event. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the twelve spots have been filled. The next two spots were given out to two sponsor's exemptions, while the remaining two spots were given out to winners of two GSOC satellite events. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| World Rankings | 12 |  Yannick Schwaller  Grant Hardie  Matt Dunstone  Brad Jacobs Bruce Mouat  Daniel Casper  Oskar Eriksson Marco Hösli Brendan Bottcher John Epping  Stefano Spiller  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
| Sponsor's Exemptions | 2 | Jordon McDonald Kyle Waddell |
| St. Paul Cashspiel | 1 | John Shuster |
| Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Women
| Means of Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| World Rankings | 12 |  Gim Eun-ji Kerri Einarson Xenia Schwaller  Rachel Homan Alina Pätz Anna Hasselborg Miku Nihira Isabella Wranå Team Kang Park You-been Satsuki Fujisawa Mina Kobayashi |
| Sponsor's Exemptions | 2 |  Christina Black Selena Sturmay |
| St. Paul Cashspiel | 1 | Anne O'Hara |
| Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round robin standings
| Key | |
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| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 17, 8:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yannick Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Grant Hardie |
0 | ||||||||
| Oskar Eriksson |
0 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, November 17, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Marco Hösli |
0 | ||||||||
| Brendan Bottcher |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | ||||||||
| Kyle Waddell |
0 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, November 17, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs |
0 | ||||||||
| Jordon McDonald |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matt Dunstone |
0 | ||||||||
| Stefano Spiller |
0 |
Draw 4
Tuesday, November 17, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
0 | ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| John Epping |
0 | ||||||||
| John Shuster |
0 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 18, 8:30 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Marco Hösli |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | ||||||||
| Stefano Spiller |
0 |
Draw 6
Wednesday, November 18, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yannick Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Brendan Bottcher |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matt Dunstone |
0 | ||||||||
| Kyle Waddell |
0 |
Draw 7
Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
0 | ||||||||
| Jordon McDonald |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Grant Hardie |
0 | ||||||||
| John Epping |
0 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, November 18, 8:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs |
0 | ||||||||
| Bruce Mouat |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Oskar Eriksson |
0 | ||||||||
| John Shuster |
0 |
Draw 9
Thursday, November 19, 8:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Marco Hösli |
0 | ||||||||
| Jordon McDonald |
0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Stefano Spiller |
0 | ||||||||
| Kyle Waddell |
0 |
Draw 10
Thursday, November 19, 11:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
Draw 11
Thursday, November 19, 3:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Grant Hardie |
0 | ||||||||
| John Shuster |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matt Dunstone |
0 | ||||||||
| Daniel Casper |
0 |
Draw 12
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yannick Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Oskar Eriksson |
0 | ||||||||
| John Epping |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs |
0 | ||||||||
| Brendan Bottcher |
0 |
Draw 13
Friday, November 20, 8:30 am
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Grant Hardie |
0 | ||||||||
| Stefano Spiller |
0 |
Draw 14
Friday, November 20, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Matt Dunstone |
0 | ||||||||
| John Epping |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brendan Bottcher |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yannick Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Marco Hösli |
0 |
Draw 15
Friday, November 20, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Bruce Mouat |
0 | ||||||||
| Jordon McDonald |
0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | ||||||||
| John Shuster |
0 |
Draw 16
Friday, November 20, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kyle Waddell |
0 | ||||||||
| Oskar Eriksson |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brad Jacobs |
0 | ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
0 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 21, 3:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Semifinals
Saturday, November 21, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Final
Sunday, November 22, 3:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
|
|
|
|
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 17, 8:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kerri Einarson |
0 | ||||||||
| Anne O'Hara |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
0 | ||||||||
| Satsuki Fujisawa |
0 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, November 17, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
0 | ||||||||
| Selena Sturmay |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Gim Eun-ji |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, November 17, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Miku Nihira |
0 | ||||||||
| Park You-been |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Isabella Wranå |
0 | ||||||||
| Team Kang |
0 |
Draw 4
Tuesday, November 17, 8:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Xenia Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Christina Black |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Alina Pätz |
0 | ||||||||
| Mina Kobayashi |
0 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 18, 8:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Miku Nihira |
0 | ||||||||
| Anne O'Hara |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Isabella Wranå |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
Draw 6
Wednesday, November 18, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Xenia Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Satsuki Fujisawa |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Gim Eun-ji |
0 | ||||||||
| Team Kang |
0 |
Draw 7
Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kerri Einarson |
0 | ||||||||
| Park You-been |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Alina Pätz |
0 | ||||||||
| Selena Sturmay |
0 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, November 18, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
0 | ||||||||
| Christina Black |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
0 | ||||||||
| Mina Kobayashi |
0 |
Draw 9
Thursday, November 19, 8:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Xenia Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Park You-been |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Alina Pätz |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
Draw 10
Thursday, November 19, 11:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kerri Einarson |
0 | ||||||||
| Satsuki Fujisawa |
0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Gim Eun-ji |
0 | ||||||||
| Mina Kobayashi |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Anna Hasselborg |
0 | ||||||||
| Anne O'Hara |
0 |
Draw 11
Thursday, November 19, 3:30 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Isabella Wranå |
0 | ||||||||
| Selena Sturmay |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
0 | ||||||||
| Team Kang |
0 |
Draw 12
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Miku Nihira |
0 | ||||||||
| Christina Black |
0 |
Draw 13
Friday, November 20, 8:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Mina Kobayashi |
0 | ||||||||
| Selena Sturmay |
0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Team Kang |
0 | ||||||||
| Satellite Qualifier #2 | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Park You-been |
0 | ||||||||
| Anne O'Hara |
0 |
Draw 14
Friday, November 20, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Xenia Schwaller |
0 | ||||||||
| Anna Hasselborg |
0 |
Draw 15
Friday, November 20, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Gim Eun-ji |
0 | ||||||||
| Isabella Wranå |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Satsuki Fujisawa |
0 | ||||||||
| Christina Black |
0 |
Draw 16
Friday, November 20, 8:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Rachel Homan |
0 | ||||||||
| Alina Pätz |
0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kerri Einarson |
0 | ||||||||
| Miku Nihira |
0 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 21, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Semifinals
Saturday, November 21, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Final
Sunday, November 22, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 |
Notes
- ↑ Duncan McFadzean spared for Angus Bryce who was recovering from an injury.
- ↑ Kim Kyeong-ae skipped Team Kang as Kang Bo-bae was training with the mixed doubles national team. Kim Min-seo moved from alternate to third.
References
- ↑ "HearingLife National". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualification dates set for GSOC events". Grand Slam of Curling. August 31, 2026. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Teams announced for HearingLife National". Grand Slam of Curling. October 29, 2026. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "World Curling Team Rankings: Week 11 (Oct 13 – Oct 19)". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "Sturmay, Shuster, O'Hara win Satellite qualifiers". Grand Slam of Curling. October 11, 2026. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "HearingLife National Standings". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "Draw schedule set for 2026 HearingLife National in Sydney". Grand Slam of Curling. October 30, 2026. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
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