Canadian Open (curling)

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.

Canadian Open
Established	2001
2023 host city	Camrose, Alberta
2023 arena	Encana Arena
Purse	CAD $150,000
Current champions (2023)
Men	Brendan Bottcher
Women	Satsuki Fujisawa
Current edition
2023 Canadian Open (curling)

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
• Co-op Canadian Open: 2023

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
2021	Cancelled
2022	Cancelled
2023	Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert	Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren	Camrose, Alberta	$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
2021	Cancelled
2022	Cancelled
2023	Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida, Kotomi Ishizaki	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris	Camrose, Alberta	$150,000

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-09.

External links

• Official site 2017-05-11 at the Wayback Machine