2017 Meridian Canadian Open

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 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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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.

Teams

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

Knockout Draw Brackets

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A Event

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First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Brad Gushue 8
  Bruce Korte 7   Brad Gushue 4
  Brad Jacobs 5   Brad Jacobs 5
  Kyle Smith 4   Brad Jacobs 8
  Kevin Koe 7   Kevin Koe 4
  Charley Thomas 6   Kevin Koe 8
  John Epping 4   Greg Balsdon 2
  Greg Balsdon 7
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Niklas Edin 4
  Heath McCormick 3   Niklas Edin 7
  Mike McEwen 5   Mike McEwen 5
  John Morris 3   Niklas Edin 7
  Reid Carruthers 7   John Shuster 6
  John Shuster 8   John Shuster 5
  Steve Laycock 4   Brendan Bottcher 3
  Brendan Bottcher 7

B Event

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Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
  Bruce Korte 9
  Kyle Smith 5   Bruce Korte 4
  John Epping 5   Charley Thomas 5
  Charley Thomas 6   Charley Thomas 4
  John Shuster 7
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
  Heath McCormick 3
  John Morris 9   John Morris 6
  Reid Carruthers 8   Reid Carruthers 3
  Steve Laycock 3   John Morris 6
  Kevin Koe 2
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
  Brad Gushue 5
  Greg Balsdon 4   Brad Gushue 6
  Mike McEwen 8   Mike McEwen 4
  Brendan Bottcher 7

C Event

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

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A2   Niklas Edin 7
C1   Brendan Bottcher 1
A2   Niklas Edin 7
B2   John Morris 4
B2   John Morris 7
B1   John Shuster 1
A2   Niklas Edin 4
B3   Brad Gushue 8
A1   Brad Jacobs 7
C3   Mike McEwen 3
A1   Brad Jacobs 0
B3   Brad Gushue 4
B3   Brad Gushue 5
C2   Steve Laycock 2

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, January 7, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Morris   0 2 0 0 1 4 X X 7
  John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Player percentages
  Team Morris   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
  Brad Jacobs   0 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 7
  Mike McEwen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
  Team Jacobs   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
  Niklas Edin   2 0 0 4 1 X X X 7
  Brendan Bottcher 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Player percentages
  Team Edin   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
  Brad Gushue   0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 5
  Steve Laycock 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Player percentages
  Team Gushue   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

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Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7
  John Morris 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
Player percentages
  Team Edin   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
  Brad Jacobs   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
  Brad Gushue 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 4
Player percentages
  Team Jacobs   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

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Sunday, January 8, 11:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
  Brad Gushue 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X 8
Player percentages
  Team Edin   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

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Teams

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

Knockout Draw Brackets

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A Event

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

B Event

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

C Event

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

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

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Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
  Jacqueline Harrison 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2
Player percentages
  Team Tirinzoni   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
  Anna Hasselborg   2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
  Allison Flaxey 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
  Team Hasselborg   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
  Val Sweeting   2 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 7
  Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
Player percentages
  Team Sweeting   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
  Jennifer Jones   0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
  Casey Scheidegger 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 6
Player percentages
  Team Jones   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

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Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   2 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 7
  Anna Hasselborg 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Player percentages
  Team Tirinzoni   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
  Val Sweeting   0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
  Casey Scheidegger 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 X 7
Player percentages
  Team Sweeting   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

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Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
  Casey Scheidegger 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
Player percentages
  Team Tirinzoni   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

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  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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