| 2023 KIOTI National | |
| Host City: | Westville Road, Nova Scotia |
| Arena: | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
| Dates: | November 7–12 |
| Men's Winner: |  Team Retornaz |
| Curling Club: | Trentino Curling, Cembra |
| Skip: | Joël Retornaz |
| Third: | Amos Mosaner |
| Second: | Sebastiano Arman |
| Lead: | Mattia Giovanella |
| Coach: | Ryan Fry |
| Finalist: |  Niklas Edin |
| Women's Winner: |  Team Gim |
| Curling Club2: | Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu |
| Skip2: | Gim Eun-ji |
| Third2: | Kim Min-ji |
| Second2: | Kim Su-ji |
| Lead2: | Seol Ye-eun |
| Alternate2: | Seol Ye-ji |
| Coach2: | Shin Dong-ho & Guy Hemmings |
| Finalist2: | Rachel Homan |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 KIOTI National was held from November 7 to 12 at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia.[1] It was the second Grand Slam event and first major of the 2023–24 curling season.
In the men's final, Italy's Joël Retornaz team continued their strong season by defeating the Niklas Edin rink from Sweden, 6–5. It was their second straight Slam victory, and third ever.[2]
In the women's final, South Korea's Gim Eun-ji rink continued their strong play from the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships the week prior, defeating the previously undefeated Rachel Homan rink from Ontario 7–6 in the championship game. It was Gim's first Slam title, and the first Slam title for a South Korean team at the Tier 1 level.[3]
The top 16 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of October 9, 2023 qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor's exemption. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete.[4]
Top world team ranking men's teams:[5]
Brad Gushue Joël Retornaz Niklas Edin
Korey Dropkin
John Shuster
Riku YanagisawaSponsor's exemption:
Top world team ranking women's teams:[6]
Gim Eun-ji Satsuki Fujisawa Isabella Wranå Anna Hasselborg Tabitha Peterson Ha Seung-youn Stefania Constantini Delaney StrouseThe teams are listed as follows:[7] [8]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||
| Forfar, Scotland | |||||
| Korey Dropkin (Fourth) | Andrew Stopera (Skip) | Duluth, Minnesota | |||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||
| Karlstad, Sweden | |||||
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||
| Stirling, Scotland | |||||
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||
| Trentino, Italy | |||||
| Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (Skip) | Geneva, Switzerland | |||
| – | Duluth, Minnesota | ||||
| Airdrie, Alberta | |||||
| Stirling, Scotland | |||||
| Karuizawa, Japan |
Final Round Robin Standings
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All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time .[9]
Tuesday, November 7, 8:00 am
Tuesday, November 7, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 8, 12:00 pm
Wednesday, November 8, 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 9, 12:00 pm
Thursday, November 9, 8:00 pm
Friday, November 10, 8:30 am
Friday, November 10, 4:00 pm
Saturday, November 11, 12:00 pm
Saturday, November 11, 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 12, 11:00 am
The teams are listed as follows:[10]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Angela Romei | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |||||
| Gimli, Manitoba | ||||||
| Kotomi Ishizaki | Kitami, Japan | |||||
| Seol Ye-ji | Uijeongbu, South Korea | |||||
| Rachelle Brown | Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||
| Chuncheon, South Korea | ||||||
| Sundbyberg, Sweden | ||||||
| Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||||
| Susan Dudt | Traverse City, Michigan | |||||
| Alina Pätz (Fourth) | Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) | Aarau, Switzerland | ||||
| Sundbyberg, Sweden |
Final Round Robin Standings
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All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time .[9]
Tuesday, November 7, 11:30 am
Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, November 8, 8:30 am
Wednesday, November 8, 4:00 pm
Thursday, November 9, 8:30 am
Thursday, November 9, 4:00 pm
Friday, November 10, 12:00 pm
Friday, November 10, 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 11, 4:00 pm
Saturday, November 11, 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 12, 3:30 pm