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Men's teams competing at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters in Medicine Hat on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: Jesse Gill/CHAT News)
GSOC 2026

Grand Slam of Curling Masters continues; U-21 Jr. event begins Thursday

Nov 5, 2026 | 1:11 PM

The Grand Slam of Curling Masters continues Thursday in Medicine Hat at Co-op Place, and the U-21 Jr. Grand Slam of Curling begins at the Medicine Hat Curling Centre.

A total of 16 games were played on Wednesday.

On the men’s side, Scotland’s Bruce Mouat defeated Manitoba-based Matt Epping 6-3, while Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone won 6-3 over Japan’s Riku Yamaguchi.

The Calgary-based Brad Jacobs team dropped a 7-5 decision to Manitoba’s Jordon McDonald in the evening draw, while Edmonton-based Brendan Bottcher edged Calgary’s Kevin Koe 5-4 in an all-Alberta battle. Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller also lost a close one, falling 8-7 to fellow Swiss curler Marco Hoesli.

The Daniel Casper American team won 9-3 over the Edmonton-based Evan Van Amsterdam rink.

A close 6-5 contest went to Scotland’s Grant Hardie over Italy’s Stefano Spiller.

Scotland’s Kyle Waddell defeated Edmonton’s Peter Hlushak 6-4.

In early-morning women’s action on Wednesday, Japan’s Satsuki Kitazawa had a 6-2 win over Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson, Switzerland’s Xenia Schwaller defeated Japan’s Mina Kobayashi 6-4, and Sweden’s Isabella Wrana won 8-4 over Ontario’s Grace Lloyd.

South Korea’s Eun-Ji Gim defeated Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay 10-6 in the 11 a.m. draw.

In the early afternoon, Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team defeated Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 7-5, Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg beat South Korea’s You-Been Park 9-7, and Japan’s Miku Nihira had a close 5-4 win over B.C.’s Taylor Reese-Hansen.

Games continued on Thursday with four draws.

The U-21 Jr. Grand Slam of Curling starts at the Medicine Hat Curling Centre with the men at 2 p.m. and the women at 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat’s Team Sherwick is competing in the men’s draw.

Both events wrap up Sunday with the finals.