SASKATOON — We're starting to see some separation in the standings as we enter Day 3 of the HearingLife Canadian Open.
Watch Thursday's action live online at watch.rockchannel.com. Broadcast coverage in Canada on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins with Draw 10 at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT.
Here's your watch guide for Thursday.
QUICK LINKS: DRAW SCHEDULE | STANDINGS
MATCH OF THE DAY
Battle of the Brads, Part 68.
It's always a great Braddle between Brad Jacobs and Brad Gushue, and one that spans the Grand Slam of Curling, Briers, Olympic trials and elsewhere on tour.
With Gushue set to retire at the end of the season, there might not be too many more chapters left to write in their storied rivalry.
Gushue has the slight edge with a 34-33 win-loss record over their previous 67 contests.
Who will come out on top this time? Tune in during Draw 12 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Draw 9: 9:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. CT
• Gim 7, Kang 4: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Retornaz 5, McEwen 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Waddell 7, Kleiter 2: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Ha 6, Kitazawa 4: Watch Replay | Linescore
Draw 10: 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT
• Hasselborg 8, Fujisawa 1: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Muskatewitz 9, Dunstone 4: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Mouat 7, Casper 4: Watch Replay (Sportsnet) | Watch Replay (Rock Channel) | Linescore
• Wang 7, X. Schwaller 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
Draw 11: 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
• Tirinzoni 9, Tabata 2: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Shuster 9, Epping 4: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Whyte 7, Edin 3: Watch Replay | Linescore
• Homan 6, Kim 3: Watch Replay (Sportsnet) | Watch Replay (Rock Channel) | Linescore
Draw 12: 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT
• Yoshimura vs. Morrison: Watch Live | Linescore
• Jacobs vs. Gushue: Watch Live (Sportsnet) | Watch Live (Rock Channel) | Linescore
• Y. Schwaller vs. Hoesli: Watch Live | Linescore
• Einarson vs. Constantini: Watch Live | Linescore
ABOUT THE HEARINGLIFE CANADIAN OPEN
The HearingLife Canadian Open is the fourth stop of the Grand Slam of Curling season, featuring 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from around the world.
Both men’s and women’s divisions were slotted into four pools of four teams using a snake order of the rankings. Teams will play four games during the preliminary round: three against their pool opponents, plus one crossover game.
Crossover games were pre-determined based on the world rankings, with Pool A teams facing Pool D teams and Pool B teams facing Pool C teams. Teams ranked No. 1-4 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 13-16 in their opposing pool. Teams ranked No. 5-8 will play their crossover game against teams ranked No. 9-12 in their opposing pool.
The preliminary round runs through to Friday evening, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. If necessary, one tiebreaker round will be played Saturday morning. The quarterfinals and semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, with both finals on tap Sunday.
Teams can blank only one end per game. If a team blanks again at any other point in the game, they will lose the hammer.
There are no extra ends during the preliminary round. If a game is tied after eight ends, even in the playoffs, a draw-to-the-button shootout will determine the winner. Teams receive three points for a regulation win (in eight ends or fewer), two points for a shootout win, and one point for a shootout loss.
Extra ends will be played during the tiebreakers and playoffs, should a game remain tied after eight ends of play.
