2017_Meridian_Canadian_Open
2017 Meridian Canadian Open
Grand Slam of Curling event
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.
Quick Facts Host city, Arena ...
| 2017 Meridian Canadian Open | |
|---|---|
| Host city | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | North Battleford Civic Centre |
| Dates | January 3–8 |
| Men's winner |  Team Gushue |
| Curling club | Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Skip | Brad Gushue |
| Third | Mark Nichols |
| Second | Brett Gallant |
| Lead | Geoff Walker |
| Finalist |  Niklas Edin |
| Women's winner |  Team Scheidegger |
| Curling club | Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Skip | Casey Scheidegger |
| Third | Cary-Anne McTaggart |
| Second | Jessie Scheidegger |
| Lead | Stephanie Enright |
| Finalist |  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
More information Skip, Third ...
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Knockout Draw Brackets
A Event
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Morris ...
| 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% |
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| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Jacobs ...
| 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% |
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| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Edin ...
| 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% |
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| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Gushue ...
| 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% |
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Semifinals
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Edin ...
| 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% |
Close
| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Jacobs ...
| 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% |
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Final
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Edin ...
| 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% |
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Teams
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Knockout Draw Brackets
A Event
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Tirinzoni ...
| 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% |
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| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Hasselborg ...
| 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% |
Close
| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Sweeting ...
| 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% |
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| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Jones ...
| 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% |
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Semifinals
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Tirinzoni ...
| 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% |
Close
| 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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Sweeting ...
| 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% |
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Final
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 |
More information Player percentages, Team Tirinzoni ...
| 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% |
Close
- "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.
- Official website
- Men's results from the CurlingZone database
- Women's results from the CurlingZone database