NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher beat Saskatoon's Steve Laycock 7-4 on Tuesday in the first draw of the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open.
The event features a triple knockout preliminary round where teams must win three games before they lose three in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Bottcher's rink stays in the A event of the triple knockout preliminary round while Laycock drops to B.
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