On the men's side, Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final, defeating the Niklas Edin team from Sweden, who were hoping to win their third Slam of the season. It was Gushue's seventh career Grand Slam. Gushue played a perfect game, curling 100% en route to defeating Edin 8-3.[1]
On the women's side, the little-known Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event[2] (excluding defunct events, which are not counted in media reports). They defeated the Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final.
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The 2017 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 3 to 8 at the North Battleford Civic Centre in North Battleford Saskatchewan This was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third major of the 2016 17 curling season 2017 Meridian Canadian OpenHost cityNorth Battleford SaskatchewanArenaNorth Battleford Civic CentreDatesJanuary 3 8Men s winnerTeam GushueCurling clubBally Haly G amp CC St John s Newfoundland and LabradorSkipBrad GushueThirdMark NicholsSecondBrett GallantLeadGeoff WalkerFinalistNiklas EdinWomen s winnerTeam ScheideggerCurling clubLethbridge CC Lethbridge AlbertaSkipCasey ScheideggerThirdCary Anne McTaggartSecondJessie ScheideggerLeadStephanie EnrightFinalistSilvana Tirinzoni 2015 2018 On the men s side Newfoundland s Brad Gushue rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final defeating the Niklas Edin team from Sweden who were hoping to win their third Slam of the season It was Gushue s seventh career Grand Slam Gushue played a perfect game curling 100 en route to defeating Edin 8 3 1 On the women s side the little known Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge Alberta won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event 2 excluding defunct events which are not counted in media reports They defeated the Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final Contents 1 Men 1 1 Teams 1 2 Knockout Draw Brackets 1 2 1 A Event 1 2 2 B Event 1 2 3 C Event 1 3 Playoffs 1 3 1 Quarterfinals 1 3 2 Semifinals 1 3 3 Final 2 Women 2 1 Teams 2 2 Knockout Draw Brackets 2 2 1 A Event 2 2 2 B Event 2 2 3 C Event 2 3 Playoffs 2 3 1 Quarterfinals 2 3 2 Semifinals 2 3 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksMen editTeams edit Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank 3 Greg Balsdon Jonathan Beuk David Staples Scott Chadwick nbsp Kingston Ontario 21Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin nbsp Edmonton Alberta 14Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 2Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wrana Christoffer Sundgren nbsp Karlstad Sweden 4John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March nbsp Toronto Ontario 5Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker nbsp St John s Newfoundland and Labrador 1Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E J Harnden Ryan Harnden nbsp Sault Ste Marie Ontario 6Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert nbsp Calgary Alberta 3Bruce Korte Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Matt Lang nbsp Saskatoon Saskatchewan 28Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres nbsp Saskatoon Saskatchewan 8Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell nbsp Blaine Minnesota 31Mike McEwen B J Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 7Jim Cotter Fourth John Morris Skip Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky nbsp Vernon British Columbia 11John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner nbsp Duluth Minnesota 17Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith nbsp Stirling Scotland 13Charley Thomas Nathan Connolly Brandon Klassen Craig Savill nbsp Edmonton Alberta 12Knockout Draw Brackets edit A Event edit First KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 1 nbsp Brad Gushue8 nbsp Bruce Korte7 nbsp Brad Gushue4 nbsp Brad Jacobs5 nbsp Brad Jacobs5 nbsp Kyle Smith4 nbsp Brad Jacobs8 nbsp Kevin Koe7 nbsp Kevin Koe4 nbsp Charley Thomas6 nbsp Kevin Koe8 nbsp John Epping4 nbsp Greg Balsdon2 nbsp Greg Balsdon7First KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 2 nbsp Niklas Edin4 nbsp Heath McCormick3 nbsp Niklas Edin7 nbsp Mike McEwen5 nbsp Mike McEwen5 nbsp John Morris3 nbsp Niklas Edin7 nbsp Reid Carruthers7 nbsp John Shuster6 nbsp John Shuster8 nbsp John Shuster5 nbsp Steve Laycock4 nbsp Brendan Bottcher3 nbsp Brendan Bottcher7B Event edit Second KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 3 nbsp Bruce Korte9 nbsp Kyle Smith5 nbsp Bruce Korte4 nbsp John Epping5 nbsp Charley Thomas5 nbsp Charley Thomas6 nbsp Charley Thomas4 nbsp John Shuster7Second KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 4 nbsp Heath McCormick3 nbsp John Morris9 nbsp John Morris6 nbsp Reid Carruthers8 nbsp Reid Carruthers3 nbsp Steve Laycock3 nbsp John Morris6 nbsp Kevin Koe2Second KnockoutQualifier 5 nbsp Brad Gushue5 nbsp Greg Balsdon4 nbsp Brad Gushue6 nbsp Mike McEwen8 nbsp Mike McEwen4 nbsp Brendan Bottcher7C Event edit Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 6 nbsp Kyle Smith3 nbsp John Epping6 nbsp John Epping3 nbsp Brendan Bottcher8 nbsp Brendan Bottcher6 nbsp Kevin Koe4Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 7 nbsp Heath McCormick1 nbsp Steve Laycock9 nbsp Steve Laycock8 nbsp Greg Balsdon4 nbsp Steve Laycock7 nbsp Charley Thomas3Third KnockoutQualifier 8 nbsp Reid Carruthers4 nbsp Bruce Korte8 nbsp Bruce Korte1 nbsp Mike McEwen7Playoffs edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal A2 nbsp Niklas Edin7C1 nbsp Brendan Bottcher1A2 nbsp Niklas Edin7B2 nbsp John Morris4B2 nbsp John Morris7B1 nbsp John Shuster1A2 nbsp Niklas Edin4B3 nbsp Brad Gushue8A1 nbsp Brad Jacobs7C3 nbsp Mike McEwen3A1 nbsp Brad Jacobs0B3 nbsp Brad Gushue4B3 nbsp Brad Gushue5C2 nbsp Steve Laycock2Quarterfinals edit Saturday January 7 12 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp John Morris nbsp 0 2 0 0 1 4 X X 7 nbsp John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1Player percentages nbsp Team Morris nbsp Team ShusterRick Sawatsky 73 John Landsteiner 94 Tyrel Griffith 88 Matt Hamilton 64 John Morris 77 Tyler George 74 Jim Cotter 84 John Shuster 78 Total 81 Total 77 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Brad Jacobs nbsp 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 7 nbsp Mike McEwen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3Player percentages nbsp Team Jacobs nbsp Team McEwenRyan Harnden 82 Denni Neufeld 95 E J Harnden 82 Matt Wozniak 84 Ryan Fry 100 B J Neufeld 87 Brad Jacobs 99 Mike McEwen 90 Total 92 Total 89 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Niklas Edin nbsp 2 0 0 4 1 X X X 7 nbsp Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1Player percentages nbsp Team Edin nbsp Team BottcherChristoffer Sundgren 87 Karrick Martin 86 Rasmus Wrana 84 Brad Thiessen 75 Oskar Eriksson 91 Darren Moulding 68 Niklas Edin 97 Brendan Bottcher 69 Total 89 Total 75 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Brad Gushue nbsp 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 5 nbsp Steve Laycock 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2Player percentages nbsp Team Gushue nbsp Team LaycockGeoff Walker 87 Dallan Muyres 85 Brett Gallant 84 Colton Flasch 85 Mark Nichols 76 Kirk Muyres 81 Brad Gushue 100 Steve Laycock 80 Total 87 Total 83 Semifinals edit Saturday January 7 8 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Niklas Edin nbsp 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7 nbsp John Morris 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4Player percentages nbsp Team Edin nbsp Team MorrisChristoffer Sundgren 91 Rick Sawatsky 82 Rasmus Wrana 67 Tyrel Griffith 92 Oskar Eriksson 83 John Morris 86 Niklas Edin 82 Jim Cotter 84 Total 81 Total 86 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Brad Jacobs nbsp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 nbsp Brad Gushue 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 4Player percentages nbsp Team Jacobs nbsp Team GushueRyan Harnden 79 Geoff Walker 93 E J Harnden 86 Brett Gallant 92 Ryan Fry 71 Mark Nichols 90 Brad Jacobs 70 Brad Gushue 92 Total 77 Total 92 Final edit Sunday January 8 11 00 am Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Niklas Edin nbsp 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 nbsp Brad Gushue 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X 8Player percentages nbsp Team Edin nbsp Team GushueChristoffer Sundgren 93 Geoff Walker 95 Rasmus Wrana 91 Brett Gallant 90 Oskar Eriksson 70 Mark Nichols 91 Niklas Edin 77 Brad Gushue 100 Total 83 Total 95 Women editTeams edit Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank 4 Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters nbsp Calgary Alberta 8Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 10Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson Westcott Raunora Westcott nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 14Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court nbsp Caledon Ontario 6Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenna Walsh Amanda Gates nbsp Sudbury Ontario 12Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster nbsp Mississauga Ontario 20Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs nbsp Sundbyberg Sweden 7Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle nbsp Ottawa Ontario 1Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 2Briane Meilleur Rhonda Varnes Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld nbsp Winnipeg Manitoba 33Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates nbsp Edmonton Alberta 9Casey Scheidegger Cary Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Stephanie Enright nbsp Lethbridge Alberta 22Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Raeva Nkeiruka Ezekh nbsp Moscow Russia 11Val Sweeting Lori Olson Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown nbsp Edmonton Alberta 4Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton Clapham Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht nbsp Zurich Switzerland 3Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Yang Ying nbsp Harbin China 27Knockout Draw Brackets edit A Event edit First KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 1 nbsp Rachel Homan4 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison5 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison6 nbsp Kelsey Rocque5 nbsp Kelsey Rocque4 nbsp Casey Scheidegger4 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison3 nbsp Anna Hasselborg3 nbsp Val Sweeting6 nbsp Wang Bingyu5 nbsp Wang Bingyu5 nbsp Val Sweeting10 nbsp Val Sweeting6 nbsp Anna Sidorova2First KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 2 nbsp Jennifer Jones4 nbsp Briane Meilleur5 nbsp Briane Meilleur5 nbsp Michelle Englot5 nbsp Michelle Englot6 nbsp Chelsea Carey4 nbsp Michelle Englot3 nbsp Allison Flaxey9 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni8 nbsp Tracy Fleury7 nbsp Allison Flaxey5 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni5 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni7 nbsp Kerri Einarson4B Event edit Second KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 3 nbsp Rachel Homan4 nbsp Casey Scheidegger10 nbsp Casey Scheidegger6 nbsp Anna Hasselborg7 nbsp Anna Hasselborg7 nbsp Anna Sidorova5 nbsp Anna Hasselborg4 nbsp Michelle Englot2Second KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 4 nbsp Jennifer Jones8 nbsp Chelsea Carey3 nbsp Jennifer Jones6 nbsp Kerri Einarson5 nbsp Kerri Einarson5 nbsp Tracy Fleury2 nbsp Jennifer Jones8 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison4Second KnockoutQualifier 5 nbsp Kelsey Rocque4 nbsp Wang Bingyu3 nbsp Kelsey Rocque3 nbsp Briane Meilleur5 nbsp Allison Flaxey7 nbsp Allison Flaxey11C Event edit Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 6 nbsp Rachel Homan8 nbsp Anna Sidorova3 nbsp Rachel Homan6 nbsp Briane Meilleur0 nbsp Rachel Homan3 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison7Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 7 nbsp Chelsea Carey2 nbsp Tracy Fleury8 nbsp Tracy Fleury5 nbsp Wang Bingyu4 nbsp Tracy Fleury6 nbsp Michelle Englot5Third KnockoutQualifier 8 nbsp Casey Scheidegger7 nbsp Kerri Einarson4 nbsp Casey Scheidegger9 nbsp Kelsey Rocque4Playoffs edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal A2 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni6C1 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison2A2 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni7B1 nbsp Anna Hasselborg4B1 nbsp Anna Hasselborg7B3 nbsp Allison Flaxey5A2 nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni4C3 nbsp Casey Scheidegger5A1 nbsp Val Sweeting7C2 nbsp Tracy Fleury4A1 nbsp Val Sweeting3C3 nbsp Casey Scheidegger7B2 nbsp Jennifer Jones5C3 nbsp Casey Scheidegger6Quarterfinals edit Saturday January 7 4 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni nbsp 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6 nbsp Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2Player percentages nbsp Team Tirinzoni nbsp Team HarrisonMarlene Albrecht 79 Melissa Foster 94 Esther Neuenschwander 77 Stephanie Matheson 84 Cathy Overton Clapham 88 Janet Murphy 90 Silvana Tirinzoni 78 Jacqueline Harrison 77 Total 81 Total 86 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Anna Hasselborg nbsp 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7 nbsp Allison Flaxey 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5Player percentages nbsp Team Hasselborg nbsp Team FlaxeySofia Mabergs 89 Morgan Court 94 Agnes Knochenhauer 76 Lynn Kreviazuk 73 Sara McManus 84 Clancy Grandy 82 Anna Hasselborg 78 Allison Flaxey 77 Total 82 Total 79 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Val Sweeting nbsp 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 7 nbsp Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4Player percentages nbsp Team Sweeting nbsp Team FleuryRachelle Brown 76 Amanda Gates 86 Dana Ferguson 93 Jenna Walsh 66 Lori Olson Johns 80 Crystal Webster 52 Val Sweeting 91 Tracy Fleury 70 Total 85 Total 68 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Jennifer Jones nbsp 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 nbsp Casey Scheidegger 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 6Player percentages nbsp Team Jones nbsp Team ScheideggerDawn McEwen 92 Stephanie Enright 79 Jill Officer 80 Jessie Scheidegger 77 Kaitlyn Lawes 77 Cary Anne McTaggart 85 Jennifer Jones 63 Casey Scheidegger 80 Total 78 Total 80 Semifinals edit Saturday January 7 8 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni nbsp 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 7 nbsp Anna Hasselborg 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4Player percentages nbsp Team Tirinzoni nbsp Team HasselborgMarlene Albrecht 72 Sofia Mabergs 97 Esther Neuenschwander 77 Agnes Knochenhauer 81 Cathy Overton Clapham 87 Sara McManus 69 Silvana Tirinzoni 87 Anna Hasselborg 64 Total 81 Total 78 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Val Sweeting nbsp 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 nbsp Casey Scheidegger 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 X 7Player percentages nbsp Team Sweeting nbsp Team ScheideggerRachelle Brown 89 Stephanie Enright 95 Dana Ferguson 93 Jessie Scheidegger 98 Lori Olson Johns 61 Cary Anne McTaggart 98 Val Sweeting 45 Casey Scheidegger 89 Total 72 Total 95 Final edit Sunday January 8 3 00 pm Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final nbsp Silvana Tirinzoni nbsp 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 nbsp Casey Scheidegger 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5Player percentages nbsp Team Tirinzoni nbsp Team ScheideggerMarlene Albrecht 77 Stephanie Enright 87 Esther Neuenschwander 98 Jessie Scheidegger 80 Cathy Overton Clapham 87 Cary Anne McTaggart 79 Silvana Tirinzoni 58 Casey Scheidegger 86 Total 80 Total 83 References edit Gushue pitches perfect game to win Canadian Open title www thegrandslamofcurling com Archived from the original on 2017 01 09 Canadian Open Live Homan faces Harrison in C qualifier www thegrandslamofcurling com Archived from the original on 2017 01 07 CurlingZone CurlingZoneExternal links editOfficial website Men s results from the CurlingZone database Women s results from the CurlingZone database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Meridian Canadian Open amp oldid 1210395593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
