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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.

Men

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Teams

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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

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A Event

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[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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Teams

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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

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A Event

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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