2023 Canadian Open (curling)


The 2023 Co-op Canadian Open was held from January 10 to 15 at the Encana Arena in Camrose, Alberta. It was the fourth Grand Slam event and third major of the 2022–23 curling season.
In the women's final, Satsuki Fujisawa and her team from Japan became the first Asian team to win a Grand Slam title, defeating the Canadian champion Kerri Einarson rink. On the men's side, the home province Brendan Bottcher rink defeated Sweden's Niklas Edin team in the final.

Qualification

Sixteen teams competed in the Canadian Open. They included the seven top-ranked teams on the World Curling Federation's Order of Merit rankings as of December 5, 2022, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 5, the Tier 2 winner of the 2022 Tour Challenge, and a sponsor's exemption. The first matches were set per the rankings on December 12, 2022.

Men

Top men's teams as of December 5:
#Order of MeritYear-to-Date
1

Women

Top women's teams as of December 5:
#Order of MeritYear-to-Date
1

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Brendan BottcherMarc KennedyBrett GallantBen Hebertefn|Brad Jacobs replaced Jason Gunnlaugson, who parted ways with Team Carruthers following the 2022 Masters.

Knockout brackets

Source:

Knockout results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time.

Draw 3

''Tuesday, January 10, 3:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Tuesday, January 10, 6:30 pm''

Draw 7

''Wednesday, January 11, 4:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Wednesday, January 11, 8:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Thursday, January 12, 12:00 pm''

Draw 12

''Thursday, January 12, 8:00 pm''

Draw 13

''Friday, January 13, 8:30 am''

Draw 14

''Friday, January 13, 12:30 pm''

Draw 16

''Friday, January 13, 8:30 pm''

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, January 14, 12:00 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, January 14, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, January 15, 11:00 am''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Meghan WalterAbby AcklandSara OliverMackenzie Elias

Knockout brackets

Source:

Knockout results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time.

Draw 1

''Tuesday, January 10, 8:00 am''

Draw 2

''Tuesday, January 10, 11:30 am''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, January 11, 8:30 am''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, January 11, 12:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Thursday, January 12, 8:30 am''

Draw 11

''Thursday, January 12, 4:00 pm''

Draw 13

''Friday, January 13, 8:30 am''

Draw 15

''Friday, January 13, 4:30 pm''

Draw 17

''Saturday, January 14, 8:30 am''

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, January 14, 4:00 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, January 14, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, January 15, 3:00 pm''