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:

#	Order of Merit	Year-to-Date
1	Niklas Edin	Kevin Koe
2	Brad Gushue	John Epping
3	~~Kevin Koe~~ Bruce Mouat	~~Niklas Edin~~ Brendan Bottcher
4	~~John Epping~~ ~~Brendan Bottcher~~ Brad Jacobs	Matt Dunstone
5	Peter de Cruz	Glenn Howard
6	~~Glenn Howard~~ Reid Carruthers	~~Bruce Mouat~~ ~~Brad Jacobs~~ ~~Peter de Cruz~~ Scott McDonald
7	~~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 Merit	Year-to-Date
1	Anna Hasselborg	~~Anna Hasselborg~~ Kerri Einarson
2	Rachel Homan	~~Rachel Homan~~ Silvana Tirinzoni
3	Jennifer Jones	~~Jennifer Jones~~ ~~Sayaka Yoshimura~~
4	~~Kerri Einarson~~ ~~Silvana Tirinzoni~~ Tracy Fleury	Darcy Robertson
5	~~Darcy Robertson~~ Chelsea Carey	~~Alina Kovaleva~~
6	Laura Walker	~~Tracy Fleury~~ ~~Chelsea Carey~~ Casey Scheidegger
7	Satsuki Fujisawa	~~Robyn Silvernagle~~
8	~~Casey Scheidegger~~ Nina Roth	~~Elena Stern~~
9	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	Sven Michel	Peter de Cruz	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	Rylan Kleiter	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