2017 Meridian Canadian Open
Host cityNorth Battleford, Saskatchewan
ArenaNorth Battleford Civic Centre
DatesJanuary 3–8
Men's winnerNewfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly G&CC, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrett Gallant
LeadGeoff Walker
FinalistSweden Niklas Edin
Women's winnerAlberta Team Scheidegger
Curling clubLethbridge CC, Lethbridge, Alberta
SkipCasey Scheidegger
ThirdCary-Anne McTaggart
SecondJessie Scheidegger
LeadStephanie Enright
FinalistSwitzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
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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.

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.

Men

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank[3]
Greg Balsdon Jonathan Beuk David Staples Scott Chadwick Ontario Kingston, Ontario 21
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 14
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 2
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden 4
John Epping Mat Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario 5
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 6
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta 3
Bruce Korte Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Matt Lang Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 28
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8
Heath McCormick Christopher Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell United States Blaine, Minnesota 31
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 7
Jim Cotter (Fourth) John Morris (Skip) Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky British Columbia Vernon, British Columbia 11
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner United States Duluth, Minnesota 17
Kyle Smith Thomas Muirhead Kyle Waddell Cammy Smith Scotland Stirling, Scotland 13
Charley Thomas Nathan Connolly Brandon Klassen Craig Savill Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 12

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 8
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 7 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
Ontario Brad Jacobs 5 Ontario Brad Jacobs 5
Scotland Kyle Smith 4 Ontario Brad Jacobs 8
Alberta Kevin Koe 7 Alberta Kevin Koe 4
Alberta Charley Thomas 6 Alberta Kevin Koe 8
Ontario John Epping 4 Ontario Greg Balsdon 2
Ontario Greg Balsdon 7
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
Sweden Niklas Edin 4
United States Heath McCormick 3 Sweden Niklas Edin 7
Manitoba Mike McEwen 5 Manitoba Mike McEwen 5
British Columbia John Morris 3 Sweden Niklas Edin 7
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 7 United States John Shuster 6
United States John Shuster 8 United States John Shuster 5
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 4 Alberta Brendan Bottcher 3
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 7

B Event

Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 9
Scotland Kyle Smith 5 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 4
Ontario John Epping 5 Alberta Charley Thomas 5
Alberta Charley Thomas 6 Alberta Charley Thomas 4
United States John Shuster 7
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
United States Heath McCormick 3
British Columbia John Morris 9 British Columbia John Morris 6
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 8 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3 British Columbia John Morris 6
Alberta Kevin Koe 2
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 5
Ontario Greg Balsdon 4 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 6
Manitoba Mike McEwen 8 Manitoba Mike McEwen 4
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 7

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
Scotland Kyle Smith 3
Ontario John Epping 6 Ontario John Epping 3
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 8
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 6
Alberta Kevin Koe 4
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
United States Heath McCormick 1
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 9 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 8
Ontario Greg Balsdon 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 7
Alberta Charley Thomas 3
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 4
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 8 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte 1
Manitoba Mike McEwen 7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2 Sweden Niklas Edin 7
C1 Alberta Brendan Bottcher 1
A2 Sweden Niklas Edin 7
B2 British Columbia John Morris 4
B2 British Columbia John Morris 7
B1 United States John Shuster 1
A2 Sweden Niklas Edin 4
B3 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 8
A1 Ontario Brad Jacobs 7
C3 Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
A1 Ontario Brad Jacobs 0
B3 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 4
B3 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 5
C2 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 7, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia John Morris (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 4 X X 7
United States John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
British Columbia Team Morris United States Team Shuster
Rick 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
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 7
Manitoba Mike McEwen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
Ontario Team Jacobs Manitoba Team McEwen
Ryan 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
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 2 0 0 4 1 X X X 7
Alberta Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Player percentages
Sweden Team Edin Alberta Team Bottcher
Christoffer Sundgren 87% Karrick Martin 86%
Rasmus Wranå 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
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 5
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Player percentages
Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue Saskatchewan Team Laycock
Geoff 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

Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7
British Columbia John Morris 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
Player percentages
Sweden Team Edin British Columbia Team Morris
Christoffer Sundgren 91% Rick Sawatsky 82%
Rasmus Wranå 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
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 4
Player percentages
Ontario Team Jacobs Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Ryan 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

Sunday, January 8, 11:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X 8
Player percentages
Sweden Team Edin Newfoundland and Labrador Team Gushue
Christoffer Sundgren 93% Geoff Walker 95%
Rasmus Wranå 91% Brett Gallant 90%
Oskar Eriksson 70% Mark Nichols 91%
Niklas Edin 77% Brad Gushue 100%
Total 83% Total 95%

Women

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM rank[4]
Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Alberta Calgary, Alberta 8
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 10
Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 14
Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Ontario Caledon, Ontario 6
Tracy Fleury Crystal Webster Jenna Walsh Amanda Gates Ontario Sudbury, Ontario 12
Jacqueline Harrison Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Ontario Mississauga, Ontario 20
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sweden Sundbyberg, Sweden 7
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario 1
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 2
Briane Meilleur Rhonda Varnes Janelle Vachon Sarah Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 33
Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 9
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Stephanie Enright Alberta Lethbridge, Alberta 22
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Alexandra Raeva Nkeiruka Ezekh Russia Moscow, Russia 11
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 4
Silvana Tirinzoni Cathy Overton-Clapham Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland 3
Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Yang Ying China Harbin, China 27

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
Ontario Rachel Homan 4
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 5 Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 6
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 5 Alberta Kelsey Rocque 4
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 4 Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 3
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3 Alberta Val Sweeting 6
China Wang Bingyu 5 China Wang Bingyu 5
Alberta Val Sweeting 10 Alberta Val Sweeting 6
Russia Anna Sidorova 2
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 4
Manitoba Briane Meilleur 5 Manitoba Briane Meilleur 5
Manitoba Michelle Englot 5 Manitoba Michelle Englot 6
Alberta Chelsea Carey 4 Manitoba Michelle Englot 3
Ontario Allison Flaxey 9 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 8
Ontario Tracy Fleury 7 Ontario Allison Flaxey 5
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 5 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 7
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 4

B Event

Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Ontario Rachel Homan 4
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 10 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 6
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7
Russia Anna Sidorova 5 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4
Manitoba Michelle Englot 2
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 8
Alberta Chelsea Carey 3 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 5 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 5
Ontario Tracy Fleury 2 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 8
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 4
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 4
China Wang Bingyu 3 Alberta Kelsey Rocque 3
Manitoba Briane Meilleur 5 Ontario Allison Flaxey 7
Ontario Allison Flaxey 11

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
Ontario Rachel Homan 8
Russia Anna Sidorova 3 Ontario Rachel Homan 6
Manitoba Briane Meilleur 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 3
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 7
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
Alberta Chelsea Carey 2
Ontario Tracy Fleury 8 Ontario Tracy Fleury 5
China Wang Bingyu 4
Ontario Tracy Fleury 6
Manitoba Michelle Englot 5
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 7
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 4 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 9
Alberta Kelsey Rocque 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 6
C1 Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 2
A2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 7
B1 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4
B1 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7
B3 Ontario Allison Flaxey 5
A2 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 4
C3 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 5
A1 Alberta Val Sweeting 7
C2 Ontario Tracy Fleury 4
A1 Alberta Val Sweeting 3
C3 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 7
B2 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 5
C3 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 6

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2
Player percentages
Switzerland Team Tirinzoni Ontario Team Harrison
Marlene 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
Sweden Anna Hasselborg (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
Ontario Allison Flaxey 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
Sweden Team Hasselborg Ontario Team Flaxey
Sofia 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
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 7
Ontario Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
Player percentages
Alberta Team Sweeting Ontario Team Fleury
Rachelle 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
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 6
Player percentages
Manitoba Team Jones Alberta Team Scheidegger
Dawn 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

Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 7
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Player percentages
Switzerland Team Tirinzoni Sweden Team Hasselborg
Marlene 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
Alberta Val Sweeting (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 X 7
Player percentages
Alberta Team Sweeting Alberta Team Scheidegger
Rachelle 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

Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
Player percentages
Switzerland Team Tirinzoni Alberta Team Scheidegger
Marlene 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

  1. ^ "Gushue pitches perfect game to win Canadian Open title". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09.
  2. ^ "Canadian Open Live: Homan faces Harrison in C-qualifier". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07.
  3. ^ CurlingZone
  4. ^ CurlingZone

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