2018 Meridian Canadian Open

2018 Meridian Canadian Open
Host cityCamrose, Alberta
ArenaEncana Arena
DatesJanuary 16–21
Men's winnerSwitzerland Team de Cruz
Curling clubCC Genève, Geneva
SkipPeter de Cruz
FourthBenoît Schwarz
ThirdClaudio Pätz
LeadValentin Tanner
FinalistSweden Niklas Edin
Women's winnerAlberta Team Carey
Curling clubThe Glencoe Club, Calgary
SkipChelsea Carey
ThirdCathy Overton-Clapham
SecondJocelyn Peterman
LeadLaine Peters
FinalistManitoba Michelle Englot
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The 2018 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 16–21 at the Encana Arena in Camrose, Alberta. This was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third "major" of the 2017–18 curling season.

In the Men's final Peter de Cruz and his team from Geneva, Switzerland won their first Grand Slam title and the first by a Swiss men's team. They also became just the third non-Canadian team to win a Grand Slam as they defeated Niklas Edin. This marked the second straight Grand Slam event in which two non-Canadian men's teams contested the final.

In the Women's final Chelsea Carey and her rink from Calgary won their first Grand Slam title of the season, the second of Carey's career, as they defeated Michelle Englot who was looking to win her first Grand Slam title since 2008.

Men

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM Ranking[dead link‍]
Steve Laycock[a] Darren Moulding Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 12
Benoit Schwarz (Fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland 5
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 7
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden 2
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March Ontario Toronto, Ontario 13
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 10
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Alberta Calgary, Alberta 3
Jason Gunnlaugson Alex Forrest Ian McMillan Connor Njegovan Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 6
Kim Chang-min Seong Se-hyeon Oh Eun-soo Lee Ki-bok South Korea Uiseong, South Korea 8
Liu Rui Xu Xiaoming Jiang Dongxu Zang Jialiang China Harbin, China 11
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 4
John Morris Matt Dunstone[b] Catlin Schneider Don Bartlett[c] British Columbia Vernon, British Columbia 29
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner United States Duluth, Minnesota 20
Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 9
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Håvard Vad Petersson Christoffer Svae Norway Oslo, Norway 14

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

[1]

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
South Korea Kim Chang-min 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 9 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 3 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 5
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 6 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 3
China Liu Rui 3 Ontario Brad Jacobs 6
Ontario Brad Jacobs 7 Ontario Brad Jacobs 7
Manitoba Mike McEwen 6 Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
Alberta Team Bottcher 1
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
Sweden Niklas Edin 5
United States John Shuster 6 United States John Shuster 5
British Columbia John Morris 3 Ontario John Epping 6
Ontario John Epping 5 Ontario John Epping 7
Alberta Kevin Koe 4 Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 8
Scotland Bruce Mouat 6 Scotland Bruce Mouat 4
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 9 Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 6
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3

B event

Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
South Korea Kim Chang-min 2
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 5 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 2
China Liu Rui 3 Alberta Team Bottcher 5
Alberta Team Bottcher 6 Alberta Team Bottcher 8
Ontario John Epping 1
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Sweden Niklas Edin 7
British Columbia John Morris 4 Sweden Niklas Edin 4
Alberta Kevin Koe 6 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 8
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 7 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 8
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 3
Manitoba Mike McEwen 6 Manitoba Mike McEwen 6
Scotland Bruce Mouat 8 Scotland Bruce Mouat 1
United States John Shuster 5

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
South Korea Kim Chang-min 5
China Liu Rui 4 South Korea Kim Chang-min 3
United States John Shuster 6
United States John Shuster 3
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 9
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
British Columbia John Morris 5
Alberta Kevin Koe 6 Alberta Kevin Koe 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 6
Alberta Kevin Koe 7
Ontario John Epping 4
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 5
Sweden Niklas Edin 6 Sweden Niklas Edin 8
Scotland Bruce Mouat 7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Ontario Brad Jacobs 7
8 Manitoba Reid Carruthers 3
1 Ontario Brad Jacobs 2
4 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 5
4 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 7
5 Alberta Team Bottcher 6
4 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 4
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 3
2 Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson 3
7 Alberta Kevin Koe 6
7 Alberta Kevin Koe 5
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 6
3 Manitoba Mike McEwen 2
6 Sweden Niklas Edin 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 3 0 X X 7
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3
Player percentages
Ontario Brad Jacobs Manitoba Reid Carruthers
Ryan Harnden 96% Colin Hodgson 79%
E.J. Harnden 88% Derek Samagalski 81%
Ryan Fry 95% Braeden Moskowy 82%
Brad Jacobs 94% Reid Carruthers 92%
Total 93% Total 84%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 7
Alberta Team Bottcher 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6
Player percentages
Switzerland Peter de Cruz Alberta Team Bottcher
Valentin Tanner 81% Karrick Martin 90%
Peter de Cruz 85% Bradley Thiessen 85%
Claudio Pätz 74% Darren Moulding 69%
Benoît Schwarz 78% Steve Laycock 66%
Total 80% Total 78%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 6
Player percentages
Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson Alberta Kevin Koe
Connor Njegovan 77% Ben Hebert 86%
Ian McMillan 78% Brent Laing 69%
Alex Forrest 49% Marc Kennedy 79%
Jason Gunnlaugson 82% Kevin Koe 81%
Total 71% Total 79%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Manitoba Mike McEwen (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Mike McEwen Sweden Niklas Edin
Denni Neufeld 80% Christoffer Sundgren 93%
Matt Wozniak 78% Rasmus Wranå 86%
B.J. Neufeld 83% Oskar Eriksson 83%
Mike McEwen 84% Niklas Edin 92%
Total 81% Total 89%

Semifinals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Brad Jacobs (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
Ontario Brad Jacobs Switzerland Peter de Cruz
Ryan Harnden 82% Valentin Tanner 80%
E.J. Harnden 83% Peter de Cruz 74%
Ryan Fry 96% Claudio Pätz 81%
Brad Jacobs 71% Benoît Schwarz 87%
Total 83% Total 81%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Sweden Niklas Edin (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Player percentages
Alberta Kevin Koe Sweden Niklas Edin
Ben Hebert 95% Christoffer Sundgren 100%
Brent Laing 81% Rasmus Wranå 81%
Marc Kennedy 87% Oskar Eriksson 76%
Kevin Koe 76% Niklas Edin 82%
Total 85% Total 85%

Finals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Peter de Cruz (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
Sweden Niklas Edin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Player percentages
Switzerland Peter de Cruz Sweden Niklas Edin
Valentin Tanner 89% Christoffer Sundgren 84%
Peter de Cruz 76% Rasmus Wranå 68%
Claudio Pätz 69% Oskar Eriksson 92%
Benoît Schwarz 96% Niklas Edin 70%
Total 82% Total 79%

Women

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale OOM Rankings
Chelsea Carey Cathy Overton-Clapham Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters Alberta Calgary, Alberta 3
Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 6
Michelle Englot Kate Cameron Leslie Wilson-Westcott Raunora Westcott Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 26
Allison Flaxey Clancy Grandy Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Ontario Caledon, Ontario 6
Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim-Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi South Korea Uiseong, South Korea 22
Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Marisa Winkelhausen Nicole Schwägli Switzerland Baden, Switzerland 10
Anna Hasselborg Sara McManus Agnes Knochenhauer Sofia Mabergs Sweden Sundbyberg, Sweden 2
Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle Ontario Ottawa, Ontario 5
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes /
Shannon Birchard[2]		 Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 1
Darcy Robertson Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Theresa Cannon Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba 13
Kelsey Rocque (Fourth) Laura Crocker (Skip) Taylor McDonald Jennifer Gates Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 9
Casey Scheidegger Cary-Anne McTaggart Jessie Scheidegger Kristie Moore Alberta Lethbridge, Alberta 19
Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Aileen Geving Becca Hamilton United States Blaine, Minnesota 8
Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 14
Silvana Tirinzoni Manuela Siegrist Esther Neuenschwander Marlene Albrecht Switzerland Aarau, Switzerland 7
Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker United States Blaine, Minnesota 11

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

[3]

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
Manitoba Darcy Robertson 5
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 3 Manitoba Darcy Robertson 4
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 3 Ontario Allison Flaxey 5
Ontario Allison Flaxey 7 Ontario Allison Flaxey 9
Alberta Laura Crocker 8 Manitoba Michelle Englot 4
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 4 Alberta Laura Crocker 3
Manitoba Michelle Englot 9 Manitoba Michelle Englot 8
Alberta Val Sweeting 2
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 8
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 2 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 6 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 8
Alberta Chelsea Carey 4 Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3
United States Jamie Sinclair 2 Ontario Rachel Homan 7
Ontario Rachel Homan 7 Ontario Rachel Homan 8
Switzerland Alina Pätz 0 United States Nina Roth 1
United States Nina Roth 8

B Event

[3]

Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 4
Manitoba Jennifer Jones 5 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 6 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 4
Alberta Val Sweeting 5 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 9
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 1
Alberta Chelsea Carey 9 Alberta Chelsea Carey 9
United States Jamie Sinclair 9 United States Jamie Sinclair 2
Switzerland Alina Pätz 2 Alberta Chelsea Carey 8
Manitoba Michelle Englot 1
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
Manitoba Darcy Robertson 5
Alberta Laura Crocker 7 Alberta Laura Crocker 6
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4
United States Nina Roth 4

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
Alberta Casey Scheidegger 6
Alberta Val Sweeting 3 Alberta Casey Scheidegger 4
United States Nina Roth 7
United States Nina Roth 4
Manitoba Michelle Englot 6
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 7
Switzerland Alina Pätz 4 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 8
Manitoba Darcy Robertson 4
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 6
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 3
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 7
United States Jamie Sinclair 3 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 5
Sweden Anna Hasselborg 4

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Ontario Rachel Homan 4
8 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 7
8 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 4
4 Alberta Chelsea Carey 6
4 Alberta Chelsea Carey 8
5 Alberta Laura Crocker 5
4 Alberta Chelsea Carey 10
7 Manitoba Michelle Englot 5
2 Ontario Allison Flaxey 4
7 Manitoba Michelle Englot 5
7 Manitoba Michelle Englot 10
3 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 4
3 Manitoba Jennifer Jones 6
6 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
Player percentages
Ontario Rachel Homan South Korea Kim Eun-jung
Lisa Weagle 95% Kim Yeong-mi 84%
Joanne Courtney 91% Kim Seon-yeong 83%
Emma Miskew 70% Kim Kyeong-ae 90%
Rachel Homan 57% Kim Eun-jung 81%
Total 79% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 X 8
Alberta Laura Crocker (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Player percentages
Alberta Chelsea Carey Alberta Laura Crocker
Laine Peters 84% Jen Gates 80%
Jocelyn Peterman 56% Taylor McDonald 85%
Cathy Overton-Clapham 71% Laura Crocker 55%
Chelsea Carey 83% Kelsey Rocque 70%
Total 74% Total 73%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Ontario Allison Flaxey (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Manitoba Michelle Englot 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
Ontario Allison Flaxey Manitoba Michelle Englot
Morgan Court 70% Raunora Westcott 70%
Lynn Kreviazuk 75% Leslie Wilson-Westcott 67%
Clancy Grandy 62% Kate Cameron 58%
Allison Flaxey 57% Michelle Englot 75%
Total 66% Total 67%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 X 6
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
Manitoba Jennifer Jones Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni
Dawn McEwen 93% Marlene Albrecht 85%
Jill Officer 87% Manuela Siegrist 74%
Kaitlyn Lawes 91% Esther Neuenschwander 79%
Jennifer Jones 82% Silvana Tirinzoni 74%
Total 88% Total 78%

Semifinals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Alberta Chelsea Carey (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 X 6
Player percentages
South Korea Kim Eun-jung Alberta Chelsea Carey
Kim Yeong-mi 82% Laine Peters 94%
Kim Seon-yeong 87% Jocelyn Peterman 73%
Kim Kyeong-ae 70% Cathy Overton-Clapham 84%
Kim Eun-jung 75% Chelsea Carey 71%
Total 78% Total 80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Manitoba Michelle Englot 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 X 10
Manitoba Jennifer Jones (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
Manitoba Michelle Englot Manitoba Jennifer Jones
Raunora Westcott 91% Dawn McEwen 94%
Leslie Wilson-Westcott 77% Jill Officer 86%
Kate Cameron 72% Kaitlyn Lawes 86%
Michelle Englot 93% Jennifer Jones 55%
Total 83% Total 80%

Finals

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Alberta Chelsea Carey (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 10
Manitoba Michelle Englot 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
Alberta Chelsea Carey Manitoba Michelle Englot
Laine Peters 60% Raunora Westcott 87%
Jocelyn Peterman 76% Leslie Wilson-Westcott 70%
Cathy Overton-Clapham 86% Kate Cameron 81%
Chelsea Carey 77% Michelle Englot 78%
Total 75% Total 79%

Notes

  1. ^ Steve Laycock replaced Brendan Bottcher.
  2. ^ Matt Dunstone replaced Jim Cotter.
  3. ^ Don Bartlett replaced Tyrel Griffith.

References

  1. ^ "2018 Meridian Canadian Open: Men's Triple Knockout Brackets". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27.
  2. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (19 January 2018). "Birchard honoured to sub for Lawes on Team Jones". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Meridian Canadian Open: Women's Triple Knockout Brackets". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29.