Canada’s Homan and Einarson fall in quarterfinals at Grand Slam stop

By Canadian Press on December 20, 2025.

SASKATOON — Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa beat defending champion Rachel Homan 5-4 in women’s quarterfinal play Saturday afternoon at the HearingLife Canadian Open.

Homan, from Ottawa, needed a deuce to force an extra end but her double-runback was heavy and she settled for a single.

Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., was also eliminated after dropping a 9-6 decision to Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura.

In other quarterfinals, Japan’s Momoha Tabata topped Seung-youn Ha of South Korea 7-6 in an extra end and Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni beat China’s Wang Rui 7-4.

The men’s quarterfinals were scheduled for later in the afternoon at Merlis Belsher Place.

The semifinal draw was set for the evening. The finals will go Sunday at the Grand Slam of Curling competition.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 20, 2025.

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