BDO Canadian Open Of Curling
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The Canadian Open, is an annual
bonspiel A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared ar ...
, or curling tournament. It is one of the seven Grand Slams and four "majors" on the World Curling Tour, and the only one to use a triple knockout format. A women's event was introduced in the
2014–15 curling season The 2014–15 curling season began in August 2014 and ended in May 2015. ''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners are listed before the women's tournament winners.'' Curling Canada sanctioned events This section lists ev ...
. In 2021, when it was supposed to be held outside of Canada for the first time, it was going to just be called the Open. However, the event has not been held since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, the event will revert to its original name. The event features 16 men's and women's teams. The top seven teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking and the top seven on the WCT Year-to-date ranking qualify, plus the winner of the previous
Tour Challenge The Tour Challenge is a bonspiel, or curling tournament, and is a Grand Slam of Curling event. It was introduced into the Grand Slam lineup starting in the 2015–16 curling season The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in ...
Tier 2 event plus a sponsor's exemption. The event has had its current format since 2014.


Event names

*Telus Canadian Open: 2001 *M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open: 2002 *Canadian Open: 2003, 2005 *BDO Classic Canadian Open: 2006, 2007 (Dec) *BDO Classic Canadian Open of Curling: 2007 (Jan) *BDO Canadian Open of Curling: 2009–2011 *Canadian Open of Curling: 2012 *Canadian Open: 2013–2014 *Meridian Canadian Open: 2015-2020 *Meridian Open: 2021


Past champions


Men


Women


References


External links


Official site
{{Grand Slam of Curling Men's Grand Slam (curling) events Women's Grand Slam (curling) events Annual sporting events in Canada