2016 Boost National

The 2016 National (branded as the 2016 BOOST National for sponsorship reasons) was held from December 6 to 11 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. This was the third Grand Slam of Curling event and the second major of the 2016–17 curling season.

On the men's side, the defending Olympic champion Brad Jacobs rink won their second career Grand Slam event. The team won the event on home ice, as they are from the Soo. To win, they defeated the Reid Carruthers rink from Manitoba, who had just come from winning the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling a week earlier. On the women's side, the Manitoba-based Kerri Einarson rink won their first career Grand Slam event, defeating the Silvana Tirinzoni team from Switzerland in the final. Both the Jacobs and Einarson rink took home $30,000 for their championship wins.

Qualification
The top 14 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's "Order of Merit" rankings as of October 31, 2016 as well as a sponsor's exemption qualified for the event. 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.

Men
Top order of merit men's teams:
 * 1) Brad Gushue
 * 2) Kevin Koe
 * 3) Reid Carruthers
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Niklas Edin
 * 5) John Epping
 * 6) Brad Jacobs
 * 7) Mike McEwen
 * 8) Steve Laycock
 * 9) David Murdoch
 * 10) Charley Thomas
 * 11) John Morris
 * 12) Brendan Bottcher
 * 13) 🇳🇴 Thomas Ulsrud
 * 14) Peter de Cruz
 * 15) 🇺🇸 John Shuster

Tanner Horgan's rink from Sudbury, Ontario was invited as a sponsor exemption. His team was ranked 64th and was the 2nd best team from Northern Ontario after Brad Jacobs.

Women
Top order of merit women's teams:
 * 1) Rachel Homan
 * 2) Jennifer Jones
 * 3) Silvana Tirinzoni
 * 4) Eve Muirhead
 * 5) Val Sweeting
 * 6) Allison Flaxey
 * 7) Chelsea Carey
 * 8) 🇸🇪 Anna Hasselborg
 * 9) Kelsey Rocque
 * 10) 🇷🇺 Anna Sidorova
 * 11) 🇰🇷 Kim Eun-jung
 * 12) Tracy Fleury
 * 13) Kerri Einarson
 * 14) Binia Feltscher

Krista McCarville's rink from Thunder Bay, Ontario was invited as a sponsor exemption. Her team was ranked 22nd and was the 2nd best team from Northern Ontario after Tracy Fleury.

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings

Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).

Draw 1
Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 pm

Draw 2
Wednesday, December 7, 8:30 am

Draw 3
Wednesday, December 7, 12:00 pm

Draw 4
Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 pm

Draw 5
Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 6
Thursday, December 8, 8:30 am

Draw 7
Thursday, December 8, 12:00 pm

Draw 8
Thursday, December 8, 3:30 pm

Draw 9
Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 10
Friday, December 9, 8:30 am

Draw 11
Friday, December 9, 12:00 pm

Draw 12
Friday, December 9, 3:30 pm

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings

Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).

Draw 1
Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 pm

Draw 2
Wednesday, December 7, 8:30 am

Draw 3
Wednesday, December 7, 12:00 pm

Draw 4
Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 pm

Draw 5
Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 6
Thursday, December 8, 8:30 am

Draw 7
Thursday, December 8, 12:00 pm

Draw 8
Thursday, December 8, 3:30 pm

Draw 9
Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 10
Friday, December 9, 8:30 am

Draw 11
Friday, December 9, 12:00 pm

Draw 13
Friday, December 9, 7:00 pm