Canada's Brendan Bottcher earned a 5-3 victory over Sweden's Niklas Edin to claim the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open title on Sunday in Camrose, Alta.

After falling behind 2-1, Bottcher scored in three consecutive ends, including two in the third, to take a 5-2 advantage.

After a scoreless sixth end, Edin put a single on the board before conceding after the seventh.

Brendan Bottcher's rink outlasts Sweden to take Canadian Open curling title

Bottcher made some stellar shots to best Sweden's Niklas Edin in the men's Grand Slam of Curling final

The two were the lone undefeated rinks entering the final.

Bottcher ousted Italy's Joel Retornaz 3-2 in Saturday's semifinal. Meanwhile, Edin topped Canadian Brad Gushue for the second time in the competition in order to advance.

Einarson, Bottcher advance to Canadian Open curling finals

Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man. will play Satsuki Fujsawa of Kitami, Japan in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling in Camrose, Alta. Brendan Bottcher's Calgary crew will play Nicklas Edin's team from Karlstad, Sweden in the men's final.

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Kerri Einarson, pictured during the Pan Continental Curling Championships in November 2022, beat Isabella Wrana's team from Sundbyberg, Sweden 8-2 on Saturday at the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open in Camrose, Alta.

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Emma Miskew throws a red curling rock while wearing a blue sweater during the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

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On the women's side, Satsuki Fujisawa of Japan defeated Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., 5-3 in the final.

Fujisawa scored two in the first end, nabbed one in the second, and counted singles in the fifth and seventh ends. Einarson scored one in the fourth and two in the sixth end.

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Canada's Brendan Bottcher beat Sweden's Niklas Edin 5-3 in the men's final at the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open in Camrose, Alta., on Sunday.

Bottcher defeats Edin to claim Canadian Open men's title

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