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 city	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Arena	North Battleford Civic Centre
Dates	Jan. 3–8
Men's winner	Brad 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	Casey 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.

Men

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale	OOM rank[3]
Greg Balsdon	Jonathan Beuk	David Staples	Scott Chadwick	Kingston, Ontario	21
Brendan Bottcher	Darren Moulding	Bradley 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	Mathew 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	Daniel 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	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	Cameron Smith	Stirling, Scotland	13
Charley Thomas	Nathan Connolly	Brandon Klassen	Craig Savill	Edmonton, Alberta	12

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

	First Knockout										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										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										Qualifier 3
	Bruce Korte		9
	Kyle Smith		5			Bruce Korte		4
	John Epping		5			Charley Thomas		5
	Charley Thomas		6								John Shuster		7
											Charley Thomas		4

	Second Knockout										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										Qualifier 6
	Kyle Smith		3
	John Epping		6			John Epping		3
						Brendan Bottcher		8
											Brendan Bottcher		6
											Kevin Koe		4

	Third Knockout										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
	Niklas Edin		7
	Brendan Bottcher		1
						Niklas Edin		7
						John Morris		4
	John Morris		7
	John Shuster		1
											Niklas Edin		4
											Brad Gushue		8
	Brad Jacobs		7
	Mike McEwen		3
						Brad Jacobs		0
						Brad Gushue		4
	Brad Gushue		5
	Steve Laycock		2

Quarterfinals

Team	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%	Bradley Thiessen	75%
Oskar Eriksson	91%	Darren Moulding	68%
Niklas Edin	97%	Brendan Bottcher	69%
Total	89%	Total	75%

Team	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%

Team	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%

Team	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

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%

Finals

Team	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

Teams

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	Jennifer 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
Valerie Sweeting	Lori Olson-Johns	Dana Ferguson	Rachelle Brown	Edmonton, Alberta	4
Silvana Tirinzoni	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Esther Neuenschwander	Marlene Albrecht	Zurich, Switzerland	3
Wang Bingyu	Zhou Yan	Liu Jinli	Yang Ying	Harbin, China	27

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

	First Knockout										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								Valerie Sweeting		6
	Wang Bingyu		5			Wang Bingyu		5
	Valerie Sweeting		10			Valerie Sweeting		6
	Anna Sidorova		2

	First Knockout										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										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										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 Mellieur		5			Allison Flaxey		7
	Allison Flaxey		11

C Event

	Third Knockout										Qualifier 6
	Rachel Homan		8
	Anna Sidorova		3			Rachel Homan		6
						Briane Mellieur		0
											Rachel Homan		3
											Jacqueline Harrison		7

	Third Knockout										Qualifier 7
	Chelsea Carey		2
	Tracy Fleury		8			Wang Bingyu		4
						Tracy Fleury		5
											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
	Silvana Tirinzoni		6
	Jacqueline Harrison		2
						Silvana Tirinzoni		7
						Anna Hasselborg		4
	Anna Hasselborg		7
	Allison Flaxey		5
											Silvana Tirinzoni		4
											Casey Scheidegger		5
	Valerie Sweeting		7
	Tracy Fleury		4
						Valerie Sweeting		3
						Casey Scheidegger		7
	Jennifer Jones		5
	Casey Scheidegger		6

Quarterfinals

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
Valerie 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%
Valerie 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

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
Valerie 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%
Valerie Sweeting	45%	Casey Scheidegger	89%
Total	72%	Total	95%

Finals

Team	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

1. http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/canadianopen/gushue-pitches-perfect-game-to-win-canadian-open-title/
2. http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/canadianopen/2017-meridian-canadian-open-live-scores-updates-tracker-blog/
3. CurlingZone
4. CurlingZone

External links

• Official website

• Men's results from the CurlingZone database

• Women's results from the CurlingZone database