The 2017 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 3 to 8 at the

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. This was the fourth

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event and third "major" of the

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. On the men's side, Newfoundland's

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rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final, defeating the

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team from Sweden, who were hoping to win their third Slam of the season. It was Gushue's seventh career Grand Slam. Gushue played a perfect game, curling 100% en route to defeating Edin 8-3. On the women's side, the little-known

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rink from

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won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event (excluding defunct events, which are not counted in media reports). They defeated the

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rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final.

Men

Teams

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

B Event

C Event

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, January 7, 12:00 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, January 8, 11:00 am''

Women

Teams

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

B Event

C Event

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm''

References

External links

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