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 third "major" of the 2019–20 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it would end up being the last Grand Slam of the season, and the last Slam to be held until the 2021 Champions Cup held in April 2021.
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, 2019
Men Top men's teams as of December 16: {| class=wikitable ! # !! Order of Merit !!Year-to-Date |- !1 | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs John Epping |- !2 | John Epping Kevin Koe | Brad Gushue |- !3 | Brendan Bottcher | Bruce Mouat |- !4 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin Brendan Bottcher Kevin Koe Yannick Schwaller |- !5 | Bruce Mouat Brad Gushue Peter de Cruz | Mike McEwen |- !6 | Mike McEwen Ross Paterson | Peter de Cruz Ross Paterson Ross Whyte Matt Dunstone |- !7 | Yannick Schwaller Matt Dunstone Glenn Howard | Korey Dropkin Jason Gunnlaugson
Sponsor's exemption: Kirk Muyres
Tour Challenge Tier 2 winner: Korey Dropkin
Women Top women's teams as of December 16: {| class=wikitable ! # !! Order of Merit !!Year-to-Date |- !1 | Anna Hasselborg | Tracy Fleury |- !2 | Tracy Fleury Silvana Tirinzoni | Anna Hasselborg Silvana Tirinzoni Satsuki Fujisawa |- !3 | Kerri Einarson | Kerri Einarson Jennifer Jones |- !4 | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan Eve Muirhead |- !5 | Jennifer Jones Satsuki Fujisawa Chelsea Carey | Elena Stern |- !6 | Eve Muirhead Elena Stern Sayaka Yoshimura | Chelsea Carey Kelsey Rocque |- !7 | Kelsey Rocque Team Roth | Sayaka Yoshimura Gim Un-chi Team Roth Alina Kovaleva
Sponsor's exemption: Laura Walker
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 (Fourth) Sven Michel Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Geneva, Switzerland Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Alex Fenson 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 (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 am
Draw 3 Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 7 Thursday, January 16, 12:00 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, January 16, 8:00 pm
Draw 11 Friday, January 17, 12:00 pm
Draw 13 Friday, January 17, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, January 18, 11:00 am
Semifinals Saturday, January 18, 7:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 19, 2:30 pm
Women
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 (Fourth) Elena Stern (Skip) Lisa Gisler Céline Koller Brig, Switzerland Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) 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
Knockout brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 2 Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 am
Draw 3 Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 15, 4:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, January 16, 8:00 am
Draw 8 Thursday, January 16, 4:00 pm
Draw 10 Friday, January 17, 8:00 am
Draw 12 Friday, January 17, 4:00 pm
Draw 14 Saturday, January 18, 7:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, January 18, 3:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, January 18, 7:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 19, 11:00 am
Notes
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