2018 Meridian Canadian Open

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.

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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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.

Teams

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

Knockout Draw Brackets

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A Event

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[1]

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Kim Chang-min 4
  Brad Gushue 9   Brad Gushue 3
  Thomas Ulsrud 3   Peter de Cruz 5
  Peter de Cruz 6   Peter de Cruz 3
  Liu Rui 3   Brad Jacobs 6
  Brad Jacobs 7   Brad Jacobs 7
  Mike McEwen 6   Mike McEwen 3
  Team Bottcher 1
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Niklas Edin 5
  John Shuster 6   John Shuster 5
  John Morris 3   John Epping 6
  John Epping 5   John Epping 7
  Kevin Koe 4   Jason Gunnlaugson 8
  Bruce Mouat 6   Bruce Mouat 4
  Jason Gunnlaugson 9   Jason Gunnlaugson 6
  Reid Carruthers 3

B event

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Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
  Kim Chang-min 2
  Thomas Ulsrud 5   Thomas Ulsrud 2
  Liu Rui 3   Team Bottcher 5
  Team Bottcher 6   Team Bottcher 8
  John Epping 1
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
  Niklas Edin 7
  John Morris 4   Niklas Edin 4
  Kevin Koe 6   Reid Carruthers 8
  Reid Carruthers 7   Reid Carruthers 3
  Peter de Cruz 8
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
  Brad Gushue 3
  Mike McEwen 6   Mike McEwen 6
  Bruce Mouat 8   Bruce Mouat 1
  John Shuster 5

C Event

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Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
  Kim Chang-min 5
  Liu Rui 4   Kim Chang-min 3
  John Shuster 6
  John Shuster 3
  Reid Carruthers 9
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
  John Morris 5
  Kevin Koe 6   Kevin Koe 7
  Brad Gushue 6
  Kevin Koe 7
  John Epping 4
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
  Thomas Ulsrud 5
  Niklas Edin 6   Niklas Edin 8
  Bruce Mouat 7

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   2 0 2 0 3 0 X X 7
  Reid Carruthers 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3
Player percentages
  Brad Jacobs   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
  Peter de Cruz   0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 7
  Team Bottcher 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6
Player percentages
  Peter de Cruz   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
  Jason Gunnlaugson   0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
  Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 6
Player percentages
  Jason Gunnlaugson   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
  Mike McEwen   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Niklas Edin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
Player percentages
  Mike McEwen   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

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
  Peter de Cruz 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
  Brad Jacobs   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
  Kevin Koe 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
  Niklas Edin   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Player percentages
  Kevin Koe   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

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Peter de Cruz   0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
  Niklas Edin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Player percentages
  Peter de Cruz   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

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Teams

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

Knockout Draw Brackets

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A Event

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

B Event

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

C Event

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

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rachel Homan   0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Kim Eun-jung 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
Player percentages
  Rachel Homan   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
  Chelsea Carey 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 X 8
  Laura Crocker   2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Player percentages
  Chelsea Carey   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
  Allison Flaxey   0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
  Michelle Englot 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 6
Player percentages
  Allison Flaxey   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
  Jennifer Jones   0 2 0 3 0 0 1 X 6
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
  Jennifer Jones   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

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Eun-jung 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
  Chelsea Carey   1 0 1 1 0 1 2 X 6
Player percentages
  Kim Eun-jung   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
  Michelle Englot 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 X 10
  Jennifer Jones   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
  Michelle Englot   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

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Chelsea Carey   2 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 10
  Michelle Englot 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
  Chelsea Carey   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

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References

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  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.
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