32 teams ready to rock Red Deer for Co-op Canadian Open
The field has been finalized for the Co-op Canadian Open taking place Jan. 16-21, 2024, at Servus Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.
The fourth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season features 16 of the top men’s teams and 16 of the top women’s teams from around the world.
Teams were invited based on the WCF’s world team rankings with one spot in each division reserved for this season’s HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 winners. Team Casper from the United States (men’s division) and South Korea’s Team Kim (women’s division) captured the titles in October in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Team Bottcher and Team Fujisawa return as the defending Co-op Canadian Open champions. Bottcher defeated Team Edin 5-3 with family and friends on hand while Fujisawa beat Team Einarson 5-3 as well to become the first club from Japan to capture a title in the series during last year’s event in Camrose, Alberta.
Team Retornaz, winners of three straight Grand Slam men’s championships to start this season, now aim for the record books as the club from Italy could become the first to win four consecutive titles in the series during a single season.
Now that the teams are set, a full match schedule will be announced Friday, Dec. 22.
Full-event and weekend passes plus single draw tickets are now available. Purchase your tickets online at reddeergsoc.goigniter.com.
Broadcast coverage begins Jan. 18 on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ (Canada) or gsoclive.com (international).
Men’s Division
| Team | Country |
|---|---|
| Bottcher | Canada |
| Brunner | Switzerland |
| Carruthers | Canada |
| Casper | USA |
| Craik | Scotland |
| Dropkin | USA |
| Dunstone | Canada |
| Edin | Sweden |
| Gushue | Canada |
| Koe | Canada |
| McEwen | Canada |
| Mouat | Scotland |
| Ramsfjell | Norway |
| Retornaz | Italy |
| Schwaller | Switzerland |
| Whyte | Scotland |
Women’s Division
| Team | Country |
|---|---|
| Cameron | Canada |
| Campbell | Canada |
| Einarson | Canada |
| Fujisawa | Japan |
| Gim | South Korea |
| Hasselborg | Sweden |
| Homan | Canada |
| Jones | Canada |
| Lawes | Canada |
| Kim | South Korea |
| Morrison | Scotland |
| Peterson | USA |
| Strouse | USA |
| Sturmay | Canada |
| Tirinzoni | Switzerland |
| Wrana | Sweden |
UPDATE (Jan. 14): Team Constantini, the No. 9 seed, withdrew from the event due to medical reasons. Finding out a few days before the start of the event, the Grand Slam of Curling decided to invite the highest-ranked team in Alberta at the Dec. 18 deadline. Team Sturmay was invited in place of Team Constantini. The Grand Slam of Curling will not be changing the draw schedule based on the timelines.
