Grand Slam of Curling Invitational 2026: full schedule and live scores

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• Where and how to watch the GSOC Invitational live
• Daily schedule and full results — GSOC Invitational (Victoria, Oct. 13–18)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 13 — Opening day results
  • Wednesday, Oct. 14 — Midweek play
  • Thursday, Oct. 15 — Key matches and broadcast pick
  • Friday, Oct. 16 — Final round-robin sessions
  • Saturday, Oct. 17 — Tiebreakers and quarterfinals
  • Sunday, Oct. 18 — Finals
• Top contenders and full team rosters for 2026–27
  • Men’s rosters to watch
  • Women’s rosters to follow
• GSOC season calendar 2026–27 — key dates and venues

The Grand Slam of Curling season kicks off in Victoria this week as the GSOC Invitational brings the sport’s elite to British Columbia. Fans will see Olympic champions, world medalists and top-ranked rinks battling for early-season momentum on the ice and online.

Where and how to watch the GSOC Invitational live

Broadcasters and streaming platforms are carrying the Invitational across multiple feeds. If you want live coverage, here are the main options.

• Television: ESPNU (will carry Draw 10)
• Live streaming: ESPN app (ESPN+), Rock Channel

Most afternoon and evening draws will have a featured match highlighted on the ESPN+ stream. Other games play concurrently on Rock Channel. The Draw 10 matchup between Team Casper and Team Dunstone will also be shown on ESPNU.

Daily schedule and full results — GSOC Invitational (Victoria, Oct. 13–18)

The schedule below lists sessions in Eastern Time. Featured broadcast picks are emphasized.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 — Opening day results

Early action produced a mix of decisive wins and close finishes.

• Draw 1 — 11:30 a.m.

  • Hasselborg 7, Zardini Lacedelli 3
  • Fujisawa 8, Dupont 5
  • Casper 10, Yamaguchi 6
  • Bottcher 6, Eriksson 4

• Draw 2 — 3:00 p.m.

  • Reese-Hansen 8, Paetz 4
  • Einarson 7, Nihira 3
  • Hoesli 6, Mouat 4
  • Y. Schwaller 7, Epping 6

• Draw 3 — 6:30 p.m.

  • Kang 5, X. Schwaller 3
  • Hardie 9, Koe 4
  • Maeda 6, Dunstone 3
  • Gim 5, Miura 3

• Draw 4 — 10:00 p.m.

  • Ueno 6, Wrana 1
  • MacMillan 6, Homan 5
  • Ramsfjell 8, Waddell 6
  • Jacobs 6, Carson 3

Wednesday, Oct. 14 — Midweek play

Several teams posted statement wins as the round-robin progressed.

• Draw 5 — 11:30 a.m.

  • Hardie 6, Epping 5
  • Casper 9, Maeda 3
  • Kang 10, Fujisawa 5
  • X. Schwaller 10, Dupont 7

• Draw 6 — 3:00 p.m.

  • Hoesli 5, Waddell 4
  • Paetz 8, Zardini Lacedelli 3
  • Ueno 9, Einarson 4
  • Ramsfjell 7, Mouat 2

• Draw 7 — 6:30 p.m.

  • Y. Schwaller 8, Koe 2
  • Carson 7, Eriksson 6
  • Jacobs 6, Bottcher 3
  • Dunstone 7, Yamaguchi 4

• Draw 8 — 10:00 p.m.

  • Gim 6, MacMillan 4
  • Hasselborg 7, Reese-Hansen 6
  • Wrana 9, Miura 5
  • Homan 8, Nihira 7

Thursday, Oct. 15 — Key matches and broadcast pick

Thursday featured a slate of afternoon games and the ESPN-televised draw.

• Draw 9 — 11:00 a.m.

  • Bottcher 5, Carson 4
  • Y. Schwaller 7, Ramsfjell 6
  • Epping 10, Waddell 5
  • Hoesli 7, Hardie 4

• Draw 10 — 2:30 p.m. — ESPNU air

  • Wrana 8, Nihira 5
  • Maeda 9, Eriksson 3
  • Dunstone 8, Casper 7
  • Gim 9, Ueno 3

• Draw 11 — 6:00 p.m.

  • Miura 6, Homan 3
  • Jacobs 9, Yamaguchi 4
  • X. Schwaller 6, Paetz 3
  • Hasselborg 8, Fujisawa 7

• Draw 12 — 10:00 p.m.

  • Kang 8, Reese-Hansen 7
  • Einarson 5, MacMillan 4
  • Mouat 7, Koe 3
  • Zardini Lacedelli 9, Dupont 7

Friday, Oct. 16 — Final round-robin sessions

The last pool games decided quarterfinal berths and tiebreaker candidates.

• Draw 13 — 11:30 a.m.

  • Waddell 6, Mouat 5
  • Paetz 7, Kang 2
  • Miura 7, Nihira 3
  • Yamaguchi 7, Maeda 6

• Draw 14 — 3:00 p.m.

  • Ramsfjell 5, Hoesli 4
  • Zardini Lacedelli 10, Fujisawa 1
  • Hardie 6, Y. Schwaller 2
  • Epping 5, Koe 2

• Draw 15 — 6:30 p.m.

  • MacMillan 7, Ueno 5
  • Wrana 8, Homan 6
  • Einarson 8, Gim 4
  • Carson 8, Casper 3

• Draw 16 — 10:00 p.m.

  • Dupont 7, Hasselborg 4
  • Dunstone 6, Bottcher 5
  • Jacobs 8, Eriksson 3
  • X. Schwaller 6, Reese-Hansen 5

Saturday, Oct. 17 — Tiebreakers and quarterfinals

Tiebreakers settled the final playoff spots before quarterfinal play.

• Tiebreakers — 11:00 a.m.

  • Paetz 5, Zardini Lacedelli 4
  • Ueno 9, Miura 7

• Women’s Quarterfinals — 3:00 p.m.

  • Einarson 6, Ueno 5
  • X. Schwaller 8, Paetz (score not listed)
  • Kang 5, Wrana 4
  • Gim 7, Hasselborg 6

• Men’s Quarterfinals — 7:00 p.m.

  • Hoesli 6, Hardie 5
  • Jacobs 5, Bottcher 3
  • Ramsfjell 8, Epping 2
  • Y. Schwaller 5, Dunstone 3

• Semifinal matchups — 10:30 p.m.

  • Women’s: Einarson vs. Gim
  • Women’s: X. Schwaller vs. Kang
  • Men’s: Y. Schwaller vs. Jacobs
  • Men’s: Ramsfjell vs. Hoesli

Sunday, Oct. 18 — Finals

Championship games close out the Invitational with winners from the semis.

• Women’s Final — 3:00 p.m.

  • Winners of the two women’s semifinals

• Men’s Final — 7:00 p.m.

  • Winners of the two men’s semifinals

Top contenders and full team rosters for 2026–27

Below are many of the rinks expected to headline the Grand Slam circuit this season. Teams may rotate across events.

Men’s rosters to watch

• Team Bottcher (Canada): Brendan Bottcher, Jake Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Geoff Walker
• Team Casper (USA): Danny Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg
• Team Dunstone (Canada): Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Mark Nichols, Ryan Harnden
• Team Eriksson (Sweden): Rasmus Wranå, Oskar Eriksson, Christoffer Sundgren, Simon Olofsson
• Team Hardie (Scotland): Ross Whyte, Grant Hardie, Craig Waddell, Euan Kyle
• Team Jacobs (Canada): Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert
• Team Koe (Canada): Kevin Koe, Johnson Tao, Aaron Sluchinski, Karrick Martin
• Team Mouat (Scotland): Bruce Mouat, Robin Brydone, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
• Team Ramsfjell (Norway): Magnus Ramsfjell, Steffen Walstad, Bendik Ramsfjell, Mathias Braenden
• Team Y. Schwaller (Switzerland): Yannick Schwaller, Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel, Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat-Couchepin
• Team Waddell (Scotland): Kyle Waddell, Mark Watt, Angus Bryce, Blair Haswell
• Team Yamaguchi (Japan): Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi Koizumi, Yasumasa Tanida

Women’s rosters to follow

• Team Dupont (Denmark): Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Holtermann, Denise Dupont, Katrine Schmidt
• Team Einarson (Canada): Kerri Einarson, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Jocelyn Peterman
• Team Fujisawa (Japan): Satsuki Fujisawa, Yako Matsuzawa, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida
• Team Gim (Korea): Eun-ji Gim, Min-ji Kim, Su-ji Kim, Ye-eun Seol, Ye-ji Seol
• Team Hasselborg (Sweden): Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Scharback
• Team Homan (Canada): Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
• Team MacMillan (Canada): Kayla MacMillan, Val Sweeting, Lindsay Dubue, Lauren Lenentine
• Team Nihira (Japan): Miku Nihira, Momoha Tabata, Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima
• Team Pätz (Switzerland): Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Stefanie Berset, Renée Frigo
• Team Reese-Hansen (Canada): Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie
• Team X. Schwaller (Switzerland): Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger
• Team Wranå (Sweden): Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Maria Larsson, Moa Dryburgh, Linda Stenlund

GSOC season calendar 2026–27 — key dates and venues

The Grand Slam schedule maps out major stops across Canada for this season.

• Oct. 13–18 — GSOC Invitational — Victoria, British Columbia
• Nov. 3–8 — GSOC Masters — Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Nov. 17–22 — GSOC National — Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Dec. 1–6 — GSOC Open — Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Dec. 15–20 — GSOC Players’ Cup — Kingston, Ontario