The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling announced today the pools and draw schedule for the BDO Classic Canadian Open, the third leg of the men’s 2009-10 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series, taking place at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg from January 20-24, 2010.
Defending champion Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.) will enter the event as the tournament’s top seed, while 2010 Olympic Winter Games representatives Kevin Martin (Edmonton, Atla.) and Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, Norway) are seeded second and third respectively.
The BDO Classic Canadian Open is last major international curling event prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and is in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. Featuring 18 of the world’s top foursomes, the field for the BDO Classic Canadian Open will have nine World Championship and Olympic medal winning skips including Martin, Howard, Ulsrud, Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alta.), Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, Man.), Wayne Middaugh (Etobicoke, Ont.), Jean-Michel Ménard (Quebec City, Que.), Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, Man.) as well as Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Nfld.). The event has a total purse of $100,000 (CDN).
The opening draw of the tournament is set for Wednesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. CT and will feature Martin, Howard and all four Manitoba-based teams in action as Stoughton battles Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, Man.) while Burtnyk faces off against Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, Man.).
The BDO Classic Canadian Open consists of three pools of six teams. Teams were systematically allocated into sections based on their standing in the Capital One Order of Merit rankings. (Note: Number in bracket denotes Capital One Order of Merit seeding).
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| (1) Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.) | (2) Kevin Martin (Edmonton, Alta.) | (3) Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, Norway) |
| (6) Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, Man.) | (5) Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Nfld.) | (4) Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alta.) |
| (7) Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, Man.) | (8) Wayne Middaugh (Etobicoke, Ont.) | (9) Kevin Koe (Edmonton, Alta.) |
| (12) Pat Simmons (Davidson, Sask.) | (11) Jean-Michel Ménard (Quebec City, Que.) | (10) Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, Man.) |
| (13) Dale Matchett (Bradford, Ont.) | (14) Bob Ursel (Kelowna, B.C.) | (15) Ted Appelman (Edmonton, Alta.) |
| (18) John Shuster (Duluth, Minnesota) | (17) Chris Schille (Edmonton, Alta.) | (16) Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, Man.) |
Following the conclusion of round robin play, the top eight teams, regardless of their section grouping, qualify for the tournament’s quarterfinals on Saturday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m. CT. The tournament’s semi-finals are set for later that same evening at 6:00 p.m. CT while the event’s final will be contested on Sunday, January 24 at 12:00 p.m. CT.
As part of the festivities surrounding the tournament, the BDO Classic Canadian Open will once again host the finals of the Capital One Million Dollar Button, a national contest where one lucky Canadian will win the chance to throw a rock to the button for $1 million (CDN), live on CBC Television during Sunday’s championship game.
Individual draw tickets and ticket packages to the BDO Classic Canadian Open are available at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (204) 780-333, or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
The draw for the BDO Classic Canadian Open is as follows. **All times local Eastern standard time. Schedule subject to change.
| Date | Time | Draw |
Sheet A |
Sheet B |
Sheet C |
Sheet D |
Sheet E |
| Wednesday, January 20 |
7:30PM CT | 1 |
Howard vs. Matchett |
Middaugh vs. Ursel |
McEwen vs. Stoughton |
Burtnyk vs. Gunnlaugson |
Martin vs. Schille |
| Thursday, January 21 |
9:00AM CT | 2 |
Koe vs. Ferbey |
Gushue vs. Ménard |
Ursel vs. Schille |
Shuster vs. Simmons |
Ulsrud vs. Appelman |
| 12:30PM CT | 3 |
Martin vs. Middaugh |
Ferbey vs. Gunnlaugson |
Burtnyk vs. Koe |
Stoughton vs. Matchett |
Howard vs. McEwen |
|
| 4:00PM CT | 4 |
Ménard vs. Schille |
McEwen vs. Simmons |
Ulsrud vs. Gunnlaugson |
Gushue vs. Ursel |
Shuster vs. Matchett |
|
| 7:30PM CT | 5 |
Burtnyk vs. Appelman |
Howard vs. Stoughton |
Gushue vs. Middaugh |
Ferbey vs. Ulsrud |
Ménard vs. Martin |
|
| Friday, January 22 |
9:00AM CT | 6 |
Shuster vs. McEwen |
Ferbey vs. Appelman |
Simmons vs. Matchett |
Ménard vs. Middaugh |
Koe vs. Gunnlaugson |
| 12:30PM CT | 7 |
Gushue vs. Schille |
Ulsrud vs. Burtnyk |
Howard vs. Shuster |
Martin vs. Ursel |
Simmons vs. Stoughton |
|
| 4:00PM CT | 8 |
Ursel vs. Ménard |
Matchett vs. McEwen |
Middaugh vs. Schille |
Koe vs. Appelman |
Burtnyk vs. Ferbey |
|
| 7:30PM CT | 9 |
Shuster vs. Stoughton |
Martin vs. Gushue |
Koe vs. Ulsrud |
Howard vs. Simmons |
Appelman vs. Gunnlaugson |
|
| Saturday, January 23 |
9:30AM CT |
Tie Breaker, if necessary |
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| 2:00PM CT | 10 | QUARTERFINALS | QUARTERFINALS | ||||
| 6:00PM CT | 11 | SEMI-FINALS | SEMI-FINALS | ||||
| Sunday, January 24 |
12:00PM CT | 12 | FINAL | ||||
As part of its exclusive agreement, CBC will air live playoff coverage of the first three men’s 2009-10 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events. CBC will also broadcast the men’s and women’s finals of the 2010 Grey Power Players’ Championship.
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