The Grand Slam of Curling will kick off its 2026-27 season with the GSOC Invitational, Oct. 13-18, at Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Formerly known as the Tour Challenge, the GSOC Invitational is the newest of the five events in the series and has been held in communities from coast to coast across Canada.

Here’s what you need to know for the 2026 GSOC Invitational.

Tickets

Full-event, weekend and day passes are now available! To purchase yours today, CLICK HERE.

Plan your trip

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Qualification

The 2026 GSOC Invitational will feature 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams.

In both divisions, 12 teams will receive open invitations from the GSOC Competition Committee. Click here to see who was selected.

Four teams will also be determined via Satellite Events. The Grand Slam of Curling has partnered with established tour events this season to provide new opportunities for teams to receive entries into Grand Slam events.

Men's Division

Team Lineup Hometown
Bottcher Brendan Bottcher, Jake Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Geoff Walker Edmonton, AB
Casper Danny Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg Chaska, MN
Dunstone Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Mark Nichols, Ryan Harnden Winnipeg, MB
Eriksson Rasmus Wranå, Oskar Eriksson (skip), Christoffer Sundgren, Simon Olofsson Karlstad, SWE
Hardie Ross Whyte, Grant Hardie (skip), Craig Waddell, Euan Kyle Stirling, SCO
Jacobs Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Calgary, AB
Koe Kevin Koe, Johnson Tao, Aaron Sluchinski, Karrick Martin Calgary, AB
Mouat Bruce Mouat, Robin Brydone, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Stirling, SCO
Ramsfjell Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Steffen Walstad, Mathias Braenden Trondheim, NOR
Y. Schwaller Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel, Yannick Schwaller (skip), Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat-Couchepin Geneva, SUI
Waddell Kyle Waddell, Mark Watt, Angus Bryce, Blair Haswell Hamilton, SCO
Yamaguchi Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (skip), Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi Koizumi, Yasumasa Tanida Nagano, JPN
Satellite Event: Euro Super Series (Aug. 20-23; Stirling, SCO)
Satellite Event: AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic (Sept. 16-20; Cornwall, ON)
Satellite Event: Karuizawa International (Sept. 17-20; Karuizawa, JPN)
Satellite Event: Prestige Hotels & Resorts Classic (Oct. 1-4; Vernon, BC)

Women's Division

Team Lineup Hometown
Dupont Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Holtermann, Denise Dupont, Katrine Schmidt Copenhagen, DEN
Einarson Kerri Einarson, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Jocelyn Peterman Gimli, MB
Fujisawa Satsuki Fujisawa, Yako Matsuzawa, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida Kitami, JPN
Gim Eun-ji Gim, Min-ji Kim, Su-ji Kim, Ye-eun Seol, Ye-ji Seol Uijeongbu, KOR
Hasselborg Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Scharback Sundbyberg, SWE
Homan Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Ottawa, ON
MacMillan Kayla MacMillan, Val Sweeting, Lindsay Dubue, Lauren Lenentine Victoria, BC
Nihira Miku Nihira, Momoha Tabata, Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima Sapporo, JPN
Pätz Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Stefanie Berset, Renée Frigo Geneva, SUI
Reese-Hansen Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie Victoria, BC
X. Schwaller Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger Zurich, SUI
Wranå Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Maria Larsson, Moa Dryburgh, Linda Stenlund Sundbyberg, SWE
Satellite Event: Euro Super Series (Aug. 20-23; Stirling, SCO)
Satellite Event: AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic (Sept. 16-20; Cornwall, ON)
Satellite Event: Karuizawa International (Sept. 17-20; Karuizawa, JPN)
Satellite Event: Prestige Hotels & Resorts Classic (Oct. 1-4; Vernon, BC)

Broadcast

Canada: Beginning October 2026, Canadian fans will experience the most extensive television coverage in Grand Slam of Curling history, with Sportsnet returning as the home of all five events during the 2026 season. Expanding on previous years' coverage, Sportsnet will televise three draws daily from Tuesday through Friday at every event. The action then moves to CBC, the free CBC Gem streaming service and Sportsnet+ for Saturday's playoff games, before returning to Sportsnet for the championship finals on Sundays.*

Morning round-robin games and tiebreakers (Tuesday-Saturday) will continue to be live-streamed via Rock Channel.

USA: Beginning this October, ESPN will become the U.S. streaming home of the Grand Slam of Curling, delivering live coverage from all five events throughout the season on ESPN+ on the ESPN App.

International: Full access globally on RockChannel.com.

Stay tuned for more information about Rock Channel streaming packages, as well as more international broadcast partners.

Full broadcast details for the 2026 GSOC Invitational will be announced closer to the event.

*CBC will have select Sunday finals throughout the season. Morning games (Tuesday-Saturday) will continue to be live-streamed via Rock Channel.

History of the GSOC Invitational

The debut event took place in 2015 in Paradise, N.L. Team Koe defeated local favourites Team Gushue in an extra end during the men’s final, and Team Tirinzoni stole to win the women’s final over Team Homan in what has been dubbed the “fog bowl.”

This will be the second time the event runs in B.C. Cranbrook hosted in 2016, with Team Edin and Team Sweeting capturing the titles.

Team Mouat and Team Homan were victorious in the event last season in Nisku, Alberta. Mouat also took the men’s title during the previous season in Charlottetown and will now look to become the first to three-peat in the event.

The event previously included a Tier 2 division. Skip Kerri Einarson won the Tier 2 title twice, in 2015 and 2017, and completed a full-circle moment when she won her sixth Grand Slam in the event’s top-tier division in 2024.