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The Grand Slam of Curling is back, with the GSOC Invitational set to open the season this week in British Columbia.

The world's top men's and women's teams will be in action in Victoria, where the field will include teams skipped by 2026 Olympic gold medalists Brad Jacobs of Canada and Anna Hasselborg of Sweden.

The remaining medalists from Milano Cortina 2026 also are in the mix, with Bruce Mouat (Scotland), Yannick Schwaller (Switzerland), Alina Paetz (Switzerland) and Rachel Homan (Canada) set to take the ice at the Invitational. 

Here's all you need to know to watch all the action this week. 

Where to watch Grand Slam of Curling Invitational

Fans can stream the Grand Slam of Curling Invitational via Rock Channel and ESPN+, which is available via the ESPN app. Each afternoon and evening draw will see a featured game spotlighted on the ESPN+ broadcast, with other games available on Rock Channel. Draw 10's featured game between Team Casper and Team Dunstone on Thursday also will air on ESPNU. 

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Grand Slam of Curling Invitational schedule, scores 2026

All times listed below are Eastern. The featured game for the broadcast is in bold.

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Draw 1 (11:30 a.m.)

  • Hasselborg vs. Zardini Lacedelli
  • Fujisawa vs. Dupont
  • Casper vs. Yamaguchi
  • Eriksson vs. Bottcher

Draw 2 (3 p.m.)

  • Paetz vs. Reese-Hansen
  • Einarson vs. Nihira
  • Mouat vs. Hoesli
  • Y. Schwaller vs. Epping

Draw 3 (6:30 p.m.)

  • X. Schwaller vs. Kang
  • Hardie vs. Koe
  • Dunstone vs. Maeda
  • Gim vs. Miura

Draw 4 (10 p.m.)

  • Wrana vs. Ueno
  • Homan vs. MacMillan
  • Waddell vs. Ramsfjell 
  • Jacobs vs. Carson

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Draw 5 (11:30 a.m.)

  • Hardie vs. Epping
  • Casper vs. Maeda
  • Fujisawa vs. Kang
  • X. Schwaller vs. Dupont

Draw 6 (3 p.m.)

  • Waddell vs. Hoesli
  • Paetz vs. Zardini Lacedelli
  • Einarson vs. Ueno
  • Mouat vs. Ramsfjell

Draw 7 (6:30 p.m.) 

  • Y. Schwaller vs. Koe
  • Eriksson vs. Carson
  • Jacobs vs. Bottcher
  • Dunstone vs. Yamaguchi

Draw 8 (10 p.m.)

  • Gim vs. MacMillan
  • Hasselborg vs. Reese-Hansen
  • Wrana vs. Miura
  • Homan vs. Nihira

Thursday, Oct. 15

Draw 9 (11 a.m.)

  • Bottcher vs. Carson
  • Y. Schwaller vs. Ramsfjell
  • Waddell vs. Epping
  • Hardie vs. Hoesli

Draw 10 (2:30 p.m.)

  • Wrana vs. Nihira
  • Eriksson vs. Maeda
  • Dunstone vs. Casper
  • Gim vs. Ueno

Draw 11 (6 p.m.)

  • Homan vs. Miura 
  • Jacobs vs. Yamaguchi
  • X. Schwaller vs. Paetz
  • Hasselborg vs. Fujisawa

Draw 12 (10 p.m.)

  • Reese-Hansen vs. Kang
  • Einarson vs. MacMillan
  • Mouat vs. Koe
  • Dupont vs. Zardini Lacedelli

Friday, Oct. 16

Draw 13 (11:30 a.m.)

  • Mouat vs. Waddell
  • Paetz vs. Kang
  • Nihira vs. Miura
  • Yamaguchi vs. Maeda

Draw 14 (3 p.m.)

  • Ramsfjell vs. Hoesli
  • Fujisawa vs. Zardini Lacedelli
  • Y. Schwaller vs. Hardie
  • Koe vs. Epping

Draw 15 (6:30 p.m.)

  • MacMillan vs. Ueno 
  • Homan vs. Wrana
  • Einarson vs. Gim
  • Casper vs. Carson

Draw 16 (10 p.m.)

  • Hasselborg vs. Dupont
  • Dunstone vs. Bottcher
  • Jacobs vs. Eriksson 
  • X. Schwaller vs. Reese-Hansen

Saturday, Oct. 17

Tiebreakers (11 a.m.)

  • Women's TBD vs. TBD
  • Men's TBD vs. TBD

Women's Quarterfinals (3 p.m.)

  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD

Men's Quarterfinals (7 p.m.)

  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD

Semifinals (10:30 p.m.)

  • Women's TBD vs. TBD
  • Women's TBD vs. TBD
  • Men's TBD vs. TBD
  • Men's TBD vs. TBD

Sunday, Oct. 18

Women's Final (3 p.m.)

  • Semifinal winners

Men's Final (7 p.m.)

  • Semifinal winners

Grand Slam of Curling teams 2026-27

Participating teams will vary from event to event, but some of the top contenders expected to compete this season include:

Men's teams

  • 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): Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel, Yannick Schwaller, 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 teams

  • 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

Grand Slam of Curling season schedule 2026-27

DatesTournamentLocation
Oct. 13-18GSOC InvitationalVictoria, British Columbia
Nov. 3-8GSOC MastersMedicine Hat, Alberta
Nov. 17-22GSOC NationalSydney, Nova Scotia
Dec. 1-6GSOC OpenThunder Bay, Ontario
Dec. 15-20GSOC Players' CupKingston, Ontario