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Canadian Open (curling)

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Canadian Open
Established2001
2024 host cityRed Deer, Alberta
2024 arenaServus Arena
Men's purseCAD $200,000
Women's purseCAD $200,000
Current champions (2024)
MenScotland Bruce Mouat
WomenOntario Rachel Homan
Current edition

The Canadian Open, 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. In 2021, when it was supposed to be held outside of Canada for the first time, it was going to just be called the Open. However, the event was not held in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the event was named the Co-op Canadian open for sponsorship reasons.

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

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  • 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
  • Co-op Canadian Open: 2023

Past champions

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Men

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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, Jason Mitchell Thunder Bay, Ontario $100,000
2003 Saskatchewan Glen Despins, Rod Montgomery, Phillip Germain, Dwayne Mihalicz Manitoba Dave Boehmer, Pat Spring, Richard Daneault, Don Harvey 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, Craig Burgess, 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, Mat 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, Mat 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, Mat Camm, Brent Laing Yorkton, Saskatchewan $150,000
2021 Cancelled
2022 Cancelled
2023 Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Camrose, Alberta $150,000
2024 (Jan.) Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert Red Deer, Alberta $200,000

Women

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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
2021 Cancelled
2022 Cancelled
2023 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris Camrose, Alberta $150,000
2024 (Jan.) Ontario Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald Red Deer, Alberta $200,000

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification for the Canadian Open". Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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