Annual Grand Slam of Curling event
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 has not been held since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, the event will revert to its original name.
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 |
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey |
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Doug Armstrong |
Wainwright, Alberta |
$100,000
|
2002 |
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett |
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
$100,000
|
2003 |
Glen Despins, Rod Montgomery, Phillip Germain, Dwayne Mihalicz |
Dave Boehmer, Pat Spring, Richard Daneault, Don Harvey |
Brandon, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2005 |
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett |
Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2006 |
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Steve Gould |
John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2007 (Jan.) |
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2007 (Dec.) |
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
Shawn Adams, Paul Flemming, Craig Burgess, Kelly Mittelstadt |
Quebec City, Quebec |
$100,000
|
2009 |
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2010 |
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert |
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$100,000
|
2011 (Jan.) |
Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
Oshawa, Ontario |
$100,000
|
2011 (Dec.) |
Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld |
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould |
Kingston, Ontario |
$100,000
|
2012 |
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden |
Kelowna, British Columbia |
$100,000
|
2013 |
Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen |
Brad Gushue, Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker |
Medicine Hat, Alberta |
$100,000
|
2014 |
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker |
Steve Laycock, Kirk Muyres, Colton Flasch, Dallan Muyres |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2015 |
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March |
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2017 |
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker |
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren |
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2018 |
Peter de Cruz, Benoît Schwarz, Claudio Pätz, Valentin Tanner |
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren |
Camrose, Alberta |
$100,000
|
2019 |
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin |
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill |
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2020 |
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden |
John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$150,000
|
Women
Year |
Winning team |
Runner-up team |
Location |
Purse
|
2014 |
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Sarah Reid |
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2015 |
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2017 |
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Stephanie Enright |
Silvana Tirinzoni, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht |
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2018 |
Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters |
Michelle Englot, Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott, Raunora Westcott |
Camrose, Alberta |
$100,000
|
2019 |
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Esther Neuenschwander, Melanie Barbezat |
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
$100,000
|
2020 |
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs |
Kim Min-ji, Ha Seung-youn, Kim Hye-rin, Kim Su-jin, Yang Tae-i |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
$150,000
|
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