SASKATOON — It has begun! The HearingLife Canadian Open is now underway at Merlis Belsher Place.
Watch all the action live online at rockchannel.com. Broadcast coverage in Canada on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins Thursday with Draw 10 at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT.
Here’s your watch guide for Day 1 action Tuesday in the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.
QUICK LINKS: DRAW SCHEDULE | STANDINGS
MATCH OF THE DAY
Rachel Homan has won three straight Grand Slam of Curling women’s titles to start 2025-26 and holds an incredible 20-1 record in the series this season.
That one loss came against Stefania Constantini during preliminary play at the CO-OP Tour Challenge in October.
Their teams will clash again when they meet Tuesday night in Draw 4.
It will also be Homan’s first game since becoming Team Canada for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Constantini will represent the home side in Milano-Cortina.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Draw 1
• Ha 5, Wang 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Fujisawa 7, Gim 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Epping 8, Muskatewitz 7 (shootout): Watch Replay | Linescore
• Mouat 9, Hoesli 5: Watch Replay | Linescore
Draw 2: 12:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. CT
• Kitazawa 6, X. Schwaller 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Tirinzoni 5, Yoshimura 4: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Shuster 8, Dunstone 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Y. Schwaller 7, Kleiter 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
Draw 3: 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT
• Einarson vs. Kim: Watch | Linescore
• Hasselborg vs. Kang: Watch | Linescore
• Jacobs vs. McEwen: Watch | Linescore
• Whyte vs. Waddell: Watch | Linescore
Draw 4: 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT
• Homan vs. Constantini: Watch | Linescore
• Tabata vs. Morrison: Watch | Linescore
• Retornaz vs. Gushue: Watch | Linescore
• Casper vs. Edin: Watch | Linescore
ABOUT THE HEARINGLIFE CANADIAN OPEN
The HearingLife Canadian Open is the fourth stop of the Grand Slam of Curling season, featuring 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from around the world.
Both men’s and women’s divisions were slotted into four pools of four teams using a snake order of the rankings. Teams will play four games during the preliminary round: three against their pool opponents, plus one crossover game.
Crossover games were pre-determined based on the world rankings, with Pool A teams facing Pool D teams and Pool B teams facing Pool C teams. Teams ranked No. 1-4 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 13-16 in their opposing pool. Teams ranked No. 5-8 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 9-12 in their opposing pool.
The preliminary round runs through to Friday evening, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. If necessary, one tiebreaker round will be played Saturday morning. The quarterfinals and semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, with both finals on tap Sunday.
Teams can blank only one end per game. If a team blanks again at any other point in the game, they will lose the hammer.
There are no extra ends during the preliminary round. If a game is tied after eight ends, even in the playoffs, a draw-to-the-button shootout will determine the winner. Teams receive three points for a regulation win (in eight ends or fewer), two points for a shootout win, and one point for a shootout loss.
Extra ends will be played during the tiebreakers and playoffs, should a game remain tied after eight ends of play.