2024 Canadian Open (curling) explained

2024 Co-op Canadian Open
Host City:Red Deer, Alberta
Arena:Servus Arena
Dates:January 16–21
Men's Winner: Team Mouat
Curling Club:Gogar Park CC, Edinburgh
Skip:Bruce Mouat
Third:Grant Hardie
Second:Bobby Lammie
Lead:Hammy McMillan Jr.
Coach:Michael Goodfellow
Finalist: Brendan Bottcher
Women's Winner: Team Homan
Curling Club2:Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip2:Rachel Homan
Third2:Tracy Fleury
Second2:Emma Miskew
Lead2:Sarah Wilkes
Alternate2:Rachelle Brown
Coach2:Don Bartlett
Finalist2: Silvana Tirinzoni
Prev:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 Co-op Canadian Open was held from January 16 to 21 at the Servus Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.[1] It was the fourth Grand Slam event and third major of the 2023–24 curling season.

The event was held in a round robin format for the first time since 2013.

Qualification

The top 15 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Federation's world team rankings as of December 18, 2023, qualified for the event. The Grand Slam of Curling may fill one spot in each division as a sponsor's exemption. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the world team ranking is invited until the field is complete. The sixteenth spots were filled by the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 champions.[2]

On January 14, two days before the event began, Team Stefania Constantini of Italy withdrew for medical reasons. Their spot was filled by the highest ranked Alberta women's team as of the December 18 cutoff, which was Team Selena Sturmay. The schedule was unchanged.[3]

Men

Top world team ranking men's teams:[4]

  1. Joël Retornaz
  2. Brendan Bottcher
  3. Yannick Schwaller
  4. Bruce Mouat
  5. Niklas Edin
  6. Brad Gushue
  7. Ross Whyte
  8. Matt Dunstone
  9. Kevin Koe
  10. Magnus Ramsfjell
  11. Reid Carruthers
  12. Korey Dropkin
  13. James Craik
  14. Mike McEwen
  15. Michael Brunner

Tour Challenge Tier 2 champion:

Women

Top world team ranking women's teams:[5]

  1. Silvana Tirinzoni
  2. Rachel Homan
  3. Gim Eun-ji
  4. Kerri Einarson
  5. Jennifer Jones
  6. Anna Hasselborg
  7. Isabella Wranå
  8. Satsuki Fujisawa
  9. Stefania Constantini
  10. Kim Eun-jung
  11. Kaitlyn Lawes
  12. Tabitha Peterson
  13. Rebecca Morrison
  14. Marianne Rørvik
  15. Kate Cameron
  16. Delaney Strouse

Tour Challenge Tier 2 champion:

Sponsor's Exemption:

Emergency Replacement:

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6] [7]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Calgary, Alberta
Bern, Switzerland
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Chaska, Minnesota
Forfar, Scotland
Korey Dropkin (Fourth) Andrew Stopera (Skip) Duluth, Minnesota
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Karlstad, Sweden
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Calgary, Alberta
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Stirling, Scotland
Trondheim, Norway
Trentino, Italy
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip) Geneva, Switzerland
Stirling, Scotland

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
3 1 24 15 9
2 2 19 16 2
2 2 23 25 15
1 3 21 30 14
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool D !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 32 13 3
2 2 16 21 4
1 3 19 23 7
1 3 12 23 11
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 26 13 8
3 1 23 19 5
1 3 12 22 6
0 4 8 26 16
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 27 14 1
2 2 19 13 10
1 3 23 25 12
1 3 16 22 13

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .[8]

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 16, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Tuesday, January 16, 3:00 pm

Draw 6

Wednesday, January 17, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Wednesday, January 17, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Thursday, January 18, 12:00 pm

Draw 12

Thursday, January 18, 8:00 pm

Draw 13

Friday, January 19, 8:30 am

Draw 15

Friday, January 19, 4:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, January 20, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 20, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, January 20, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, January 21, 10:30 am

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6] [9]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gimli, Manitoba
Kitami, Japan
Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu, South Korea
Sundbyberg, Sweden
Rachelle Brown Ottawa, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kim Yeong-mi Gangneung, South Korea
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sophie Jackson Stirling, Scotland
St. Paul, Minnesota
Susan Dudt Traverse City, Michigan
Edmonton, Alberta
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Aarau, Switzerland
Sundbyberg, Sweden

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 27 12 9
3 1 24 23 8
1 3 17 23 4
0 4 15 28 11
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool D !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 28 17 15
2 2 27 19 7
2 2 22 19 10
0 4 13 32 14
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
3 1 26 15 6
3 1 26 15 12
2 2 21 21 13
0 4 12 35 16
valign=top width=10%
width=150Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
4 0 27 17 1
3 1 27 15 3
1 3 17 23 5
0 4 14 29 2

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .[8]

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 16, 11:30 am

Draw 4

Tuesday, January 16, 6:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, January 17, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Wednesday, January 17, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, January 18, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Thursday, January 18, 4:00 pm

Draw 14

Friday, January 19, 12:00 pm

Draw 16

Friday, January 19, 8:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Saturday, January 20, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 20, 4:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, January 20, 8:00 pm

Final

Sunday, January 21, 3:00 pm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Co-op Canadian Open. Grand Slam of Curling. December 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Format and Qualification. Grand Slam of Curling. December 22, 2023.
  3. News: Sturmay receives invite to Co-op Canadian Open after Constantini withdraws. Grand Slam of Curling. Jonathan Brazeau. January 14, 2024. January 15, 2024.
  4. Web site: World Curling Federation: Men's World Team Ranking. CurlingZone. December 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: World Curling Federation: Women's World Team Ranking. CurlingZone. December 22, 2023.
  6. News: 32 teams ready to rock Red Deer for Co-op Canadian Open. Grand Slam of Curling. December 21, 2023. December 22, 2023.
  7. Web site: Men's Teams. CurlingZone. December 22, 2023.
  8. Web site: Draw Schedule. Grand Slam of Curling. December 22, 2023.
  9. Web site: Women's Teams. CurlingZone. December 22, 2023.