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2011 BDO Canadian Open of Curling (December)
Grand Slam of Curling event
Grand Slam of Curling event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2011 BDO Canadian Open of Curling |
| Logo | BDO Canadian Open of Curling - 2011 logo.png |
| Size | 180 |
| Host city | Kingston, Ontario |
| Arena | K-Rock Centre |
| Dates | December 14–18 |
| Winner | MB Mike McEwen |
| Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip | Mike McEwen |
| Third | B. J. Neufeld |
| Second | Matt Wozniak |
| Lead | Denni Neufeld |
| Finalist | MB Jeff Stoughton |
| prev | 2011 (Jan) |
| next | 2012 |
The 2011 BDO Canadian Open of Curling in December was held from December 14 to 18 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the eleventh time the tournament has been held. The purse was CAD$100,000.
In the final, Mike McEwen won the final over Jeff Stoughton in seven ends with a score of 5–2. He successfully defended his title from the last edition of the BDO Canadian Open, won his first Grand Slam title of the year, and won his third career Grand Slam title.
Five-rock rule
A new five-rock rule was implemented at this edition of the Canadian Open. The rule, a slight alteration to the free guard zone rule, was tested at the event in an attempt to increase offence in the game. The new rule was predicted to favour teams who play more offence, as the rule allows for a fifth guard to be placed in the free guard zone. However, concerns were raised that the new rule may possibly hinder teams that are more defence-oriented, an opinion echoed by the Canadian Curling Association. Since the Canadian Open is a Grand Slam event, the Open carried many points on the Canadian Team Ranking System, which plays a role in determining Olympic trials participants. If a team were to miss qualifying for the 2013 trials because of a poor performance at the Open influenced by the five rock rule, the team could raise complaints to the CCA. As a result, the CCA stated that it would not sanction the event unless all players participating in the Open express written consent in regards to the five-rock rule. Not all players had agreed not to challenge the outcome of the Open, but the event went ahead as planned, with the five-rock rule in place.
Teams
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brewster | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | SCO Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | BC Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | SWE Karlstad, Sweden |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Scott Howard | David Mathers | ON Toronto, Ontario |
| David Nedohin (fourth) | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Ted Appelman | Brendan Melnyk | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | MB Brandon, Manitoba |
| Brad Gushue | Ryan Fry | Geoff Walker | Adam Casey | NL St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | ON Coldwater, Ontario |
| Brad Jacobs | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Scott Seabrook | ON Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Mark Kean | Andrew Clayton | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | ON Toronto, Ontario |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Steve Laycock | Joel Jordison | Brennen Jones | Dallan Muyres | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Dale Matchett | Ryan Werenich | Jeff Gorda | Shawn Kaufman | ON Bradford, Ontario |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | MB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | Martin Crête | Éric Sylvain | Philippe Ménard | QC Gatineau/Lévis, Quebec |
| Robert Schlender | Chris Lemishka | Darcy Hafso | Don Bartlett | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Steve Gould | MB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
| Key |
|---|
| Pool A | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Mike McEwen | 5 | 0 | 34 | 12 |
| SWE Niklas Edin | 4 | 1 | 29 | 20 |
| NL Brad Gushue | 2 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| SCO Tom Brewster | 2 | 3 | 23 | 25 |
| ON John Epping | 1 | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| ON Mark Kean | 1 | 4 | 24 | 32 |
| Pool B | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ON Brad Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
| AB Kevin Martin* | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 |
| QC Jean-Michel Ménard | 3 | 2 | 27 | 26 |
| AB Kevin Koe | 3 | 2 | 28 | 26 |
| AB Randy Ferbey | 1 | 4 | 23 | 36 |
| AB Robert Schlender | 1 | 4 | 18 | 25 |
| Pool C | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Jeff Stoughton | 4 | 1 | 38 | 27 |
| MB Rob Fowler | 4 | 1 | 32 | 21 |
| ON Glenn Howard | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 |
| BC Jim Cotter | 2 | 3 | 32 | 32 |
| ON Dale Matchett | 1 | 4 | 23 | 38 |
| SK Steve Laycock | 0 | 5 | 14 | 38 |
|} *Kevin Martin advances directly to the playoffs by virtue of a draw to the button contest between Kevin Koe, Jean-Michel Ménard, and Martin.
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Wednesday, December 14, 7:30 pm |3|1|0|1|2|1|X|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|0|X|X| |2 |1|0|2|0|1|1|0|1| |6 |0|3|0|1|0|0|1|0| |5 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0| |3 |1|0|0|0|2|0|0|1| |4 |0|1|0|1|0|2|1|0| |5 |1|0|0|0|2|0|0|1| |4 |2|0|0|3|1|1|X|X| |7 |0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1
Draw 2
Thursday, December 15, 9:00 am |1|0|3|1|0|3|2|X| |10 |0|3|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|3|0|4|0|0|1|0| |8 |2|0|1|0|3|2|0|2| |10 |0|1|2|0|0|1|0|1| |5 |3|0|0|1|1|0|1|0| |6 |0|0|0|0|1|1|0|X| |2 |1|1|1|1|0|0|3|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1| |4 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0| |3
Draw 3
Thursday, December 15, 12:30 pm |2|0|2|0|0|5|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|2|0|0|X|X| |3 |0|2|0|1|0|2|0|X| |5 |1|0|2|0|3|0|1|X| |7 |2|1|2|1|1|X|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |0 |0|3|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |2|0|0|0|1|0|1|X| |4 |0|2|0|1|1|0|2|0| |6 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1| |4
Draw 4
Thursday, December 15, 4:00 pm |0|1|0|0|2|0|X|X| |3 |2|0|2|1|0|3|X|X| |8 |3|0|0|2|0|0|0|1| |6 |0|0|2|0|1|1|0|0| |4 |0|2|0|1|0|0|3|X| |6 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|0|0|1|2|1|1|0|1|6 |1|2|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|5 |0|5|2|0|0|X|X|X| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X| |1
Draw 5
Thursday, December 15, 7:30 pm |0|1|1|1|1|1|1|X| |6 |1|0|0|0|0|0|0|X| |1 |0|0|3|1|0|1|1|0| |6 |0|0|0|0|3|0|0|1| |4 |1|2|1|0|1|0|0|2| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|0|4|0| |6 |0|0|1|0|2|2|2|X| |7 |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|X| |2 |2|0|1|0|0|2|1|1| |7 |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0| |4
Draw 6
Friday, December 16, 9:00 am |0|1|1|0|2|0|2|1| |7 |1|0|0|1|0|4|0|0| |6 |1|2|0|1|0|0|1|0| |5 |0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1| |4 |3|0|1|0|2|0|1|3| |10 |0|0|0|3|0|1|0|0| |4 |2|0|0|0|2|0|4|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|X| |2 |0|2|0|3|0|1|0|1| |7 |1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |5
Draw 7
Friday, December 16, 12:30 pm |3|0|0|3|0|1|1|X| |8 |0|0|1|0|2|0|0|X| |3 |1|1|2|0|3|1|X|X| |8 |0|0|0|2|0|0|X|X| |2 |0|3|0|2|0|2|X|X| |7 |0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |2 |0|0|2|0|0|3|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0| |4 |3|1|0|1|4|0|X|X| |9 |0|0|2|0|0|2|X|X| |4
Draw 8
Friday, December 16, 4:00 pm |0|0|1|0|1|2|0|1| |5 |0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0| |3 |2|0|0|0|1|0|2|0| |5 |0|1|1|0|0|2|0|2| |6 |0|0|1|0|2|0|2|2| |7 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0| |3 |0|3|0|0|2|1|0|X| |6 |3|0|4|0|0|0|2|X| |9 |2|0|1|0|5|1|X|X| |8 |0|3|0|1|0|0|X|X| |4
Draw 9
Friday, December 16, 7:30 pm |0|0|1|0|1|1|0|2| |5 |0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |3 |1|1|0|4|0|1|1|X| |8 |0|0|3|0|3|0|0|X| |6 |0|2|0|2|0|3|1|X| |8 |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |6 |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2| |7 |4|0|1|0|0|3|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|1|1|0|X|X| |3
Tiebreaker
Saturday, December 17, 9:30 |1|1|1|0|2|0|3|X| |8 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |3
Playoffs
| RD1-team1 = MB Mike McEwen | RD1-score1 = 6 | RD1-team2 = QC Jean-Michel Ménard | RD1-score2 = 5 | RD1-team3 = MB Rob Fowler | RD1-score3 = 6 | RD1-team4 = SWE Niklas Edin | RD1-score4 = 7 | RD1-team5 = MB Jeff Stoughton | RD1-score5 = 5 | RD1-team6 = AB Kevin Martin | RD1-score6 = 2 | RD1-team7 = ON Brad Jacobs | RD1-score7 = 3 | RD1-team8 = ON Glenn Howard | RD1-score8 = 6
| RD2-team1 = MB Mike McEwen | RD2-score1 = 8 | RD2-team2 = SWE Niklas Edin | RD2-score2 = 2 | RD2-team3 = MB Jeff Stoughton | RD2-score3 = 8 | RD2-team4 = ON Glenn Howard | RD2-score4 = 6
| RD3-team1 = MB Mike McEwen | RD3-score1 = 5 | RD3-team2 = MB Jeff Stoughton | RD3-score2 = 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, December 17, 2:00 pm |2|0|1|0|2|0|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|1|1|0| |5 |0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0| |6 |2|1|0|2|0|1|0|1| |7 |0|3|0|0|0|0|2|X| |5 |1|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |3 |2|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |6
Semifinals
Saturday, December 17, 7:00 pm |1|0|2|1|0|4|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |2 |4|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |8 |0|2|0|1|0|3|0|X| |6
Final
Sunday, December 18, 1:00 pm |0|2|0|1|0|1|1|X| |5 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |2
References
References
- (18 December 2011). "McEwen beats Stoughton to win BDO Canadian Open". [[CBC Sports]].
- (1 December 2011). "New curling rule rocks the boat: Governing body worried about dearth of scoring". [[Calgary Herald]]}}{{Dead link.
- (5 November 2011). "Do you like curling's new 5-rock rule?". [[CBC Sports]].
- Allen Cameron. (1 December 2011). "Five-rock rule is worth trying out; and a little love for the Glencoe club". [[Calgary Herald]] (blog).
- (10 November 2011). "Five-rock Slam gets reprieve". [[London Free Press]].
- (12 December 2011). "Big 3 hitting stride for BDO Canadian Open". [[CBC Sports]].
- (16 December 2011). "Martin rallies to make playoffs at BDO Canadian Open". [[CBC Sports]].
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