2020 Canadian Open (curling)
The 2020 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 14 to 19 at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. It was the fourth Grand Slam event and second "major" of the 2019–20 season.
In the men's final, Team Jacobs won their third straight Grand Slam by beating Team Epping in a tight 6-5 game. In the women's final, Team Hasselborg also won her third straight event defeating young Team Kim 7-5 in an extra end.
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 16, 2019, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 16, the Tier 2 winner of the 2019 Tour Challenge, and a sponsor's exemption. The first matches will be set per the rankings on December 24, 2019Men
Top men's teams as of December 16:# | Order of Merit | Year-to-Date |
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Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
- Korey Dropkin
Women
# | Order of Merit | Year-to-Date |
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Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner:
- Kim Min-ji
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
Brendan Bottcher | Darren Moulding | Brad Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta | |
Benoît Schwarz | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland | |
Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Joe Polo | Chaska, United States |
Matt Dunstone | Braeden Moskowy | Catlin Schneider | Dustin Kidby | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
Niklas Edin | Oskar Eriksson | Rasmus Wranå | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden | |
John Epping | Ryan Fry | Mat Camm | Brent Laing | Toronto, Ontario | |
Jason Gunnlaugson | Alex Forrest | Adam Casey | 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 | Marc Kennedy | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
Kevin Koe | B. J. Neufeld | Colton Flasch | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Alberta | |
Mike McEwen | Reid Carruthers | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
Bruce Mouat | Grant Hardie | Bobby Lammie | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
Kirk Muyres | Kevin Marsh | Dan Marsh | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
Ross Paterson | Kyle Waddell | Craig Waddell | Michael Goodfellow | Glasgow, Scotland | |
Yannick Schwaller | Michael Brunner | Romano Meier | Marcel Käufeler | Bern, Switzerland |
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
All draw times are listed in Central Time.Draw 1
Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pmDraw 2
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 amDraw 3
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pmDraw 4
Wednesday, January 15, 4:00 pmDraw 5
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pmDraw 7
Thursday, January 16, 12:00 pmDraw 9
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 pmDraw 11
Friday, January 17, 12:00 pmDraw 13
Friday, January 17, 8:00 pmPlayoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 18, 11:00 amSemifinals
Saturday, January 18, 7:00 pmFinal
Sunday, January 19, 2:30 pmWomen
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
Chelsea Carey | Sarah Wilkes | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Brown | Calgary, Alberta | |
Kerri Einarson | Val Sweeting | Shannon Birchard | Briane Meilleur | Gimli, Manitoba | |
Tracy Fleury | Selena Njegovan | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish | East St. Paul, Manitoba | |
Satsuki Fujisawa | Chinami Yoshida | Yumi Suzuki | Yurika Yoshida | Kitami, Japan | |
Anna Hasselborg | Sara McManus | Agnes Knochenhauer | Sofia Mabergs | Sundbyberg, Sweden | |
Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Ottawa, Ontario | |
Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jocelyn Peterman | Dawn McEwen | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
Kim Min-ji | Ha Seung-youn | Kim Hye-rin | Kim Su-jin | Yang Tae-i | Chuncheon, South Korea |
Alina Kovaleva | Maria Komarova | Galina Arsenkina | Ekaterina Kuzmina | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Eve Muirhead | Lauren Gray | Jennifer Dodds | Vicky Wright | Stirling, Scotland | |
Kelsey Rocque | Danielle Schmiemann | Becca Hebert | Jesse Marlow | Edmonton, Alberta | |
Tabitha Peterson | Becca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Aileen Geving | McFarland, United States | |
Briar Hürlimann | Elena Stern | Lisa Gisler | Céline Koller | Brig, Switzerland | |
Alina Pätz | Silvana Tirinzoni | Esther Neuenschwander | Melanie Barbezat | Aarau, Switzerland | |
Laura Walker | Kate Cameron | Taylor McDonald | Nadine Scotland | Edmonton, Alberta | |
Sayaka Yoshimura | Kaho Onodera | Anna Ohmiya | Yumie Funayama | Sapporo, Japan |