Open (curling)

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Meridian Open
Canadian Open (curling) logo.jpg
Established2001
2022 host cityCamrose, Alberta
2022 arena
PurseCAD $150,000
Current champions (2020)
MenOntario Brad Jacobs
WomenSweden Anna Hasselborg
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
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The Open, currently referred to as the Meridian Open for sponsorship reasons, is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament. It is one of the seven Grand Slams and four "majors" on the World Curling Tour, and the only one to use a triple knockout format. A women's event was introduced in the 2014–15 curling season. It was known as the Canadian Open until 2021 when it was supposed to be held outside of Canada for the first time. The event has not been held since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation in 2021 and 2022.

The event features 16 men's and women's teams. The top seven teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking and the top seven on the WCT Year-to-date ranking qualify, plus the winner of the previous Tour Challenge Tier 2 event plus a sponsor's exemption.[1]

The event has had its current format since 2014.

Event names[]

  • Telus Canadian Open: 2001
  • M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open: 2002
  • Canadian Open: 2003, 2005
  • BDO Classic Canadian Open: 2006, 2007 (Dec)
  • BDO Classic Canadian Open of Curling: 2007 (Jan)
  • BDO Canadian Open of Curling: 2009–2011
  • Canadian Open of Curling: 2012
  • Canadian Open: 2013–2014
  • Meridian Canadian Open: 2015-2020
  • Meridian Open: 2021

Past champions[]

Men[]

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2001 Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Doug Armstrong Wainwright, Alberta $100,000
2002 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2003 Saskatchewan Glen Despins, , , Manitoba , , Richard Daneault, Brandon, Manitoba $100,000
2005 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2006 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Steve Gould Alberta John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2007 (Jan.) Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2007 (Dec.) Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Nova Scotia Shawn Adams, Paul Flemming, , Kelly Mittelstadt Quebec City, Quebec $100,000
2009 Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2010 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Winnipeg, Manitoba $100,000
2011 (Jan.) Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Oshawa, Ontario $100,000
2011 (Dec.) Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Kingston, Ontario $100,000
2012 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Kelowna, British Columbia $100,000
2013 Alberta Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker Medicine Hat, Alberta $100,000
2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Saskatchewan Steve Laycock, Kirk Muyres, Colton Flasch, Dallan Muyres Yorkton, Saskatchewan $100,000
2015 Ontario John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Yorkton, Saskatchewan $100,000
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren North Battleford, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018 Switzerland Peter de Cruz, Benoît Schwarz, Claudio Pätz, Valentin Tanner Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Camrose, Alberta $100,000
2019 Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin Ontario John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill North Battleford, Saskatchewan $100,000
2020 Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Ontario John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing Yorkton, Saskatchewan $150,000

Women[]

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse
2014 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Sarah Reid Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Yorkton, Saskatchewan $100,000
2015 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Yorkton, Saskatchewan $100,000
2017 Alberta Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Stephanie Enright Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht North Battleford, Saskatchewan $100,000
2018 Alberta Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters Manitoba Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott Camrose, Alberta $100,000
2019 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat North Battleford, Saskatchewan $100,000
2020 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs South Korea Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i Yorkton, Saskatchewan $150,000

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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