Event Information
See allThe BDO Classic Canadian Open
- Date
Jan. 20th-24th, 2010
- Address
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MTS Centre
300 Portage Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba - Tickets
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5-Day All Event Ticket Packages: $128.00
(plus taxes and service charges)
- Schedule
The BDO Classic Canadian Open, is one of the four men's majors that highlight the World Curling Tour season. Players will be battling for the all important Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points available at the event.
- First place40.000
- Second place27.000
- Third and fourth place22.000
- Fifth-Eighth place18.000
Round robin wins for teams not making playoffs will earn 3.000 points per win
The qualification deadline is December 14, 2009.
Invitations extended to Top 17 Order of Merit Teams + USA Olympic Team.
Event Description
Scheduled to take place at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Man. from January 20-24, 2010, the BDO Classic Canadian Open is an international 18-team tournament featuring the world’s top curling teams.
The BDO Classic Canadian Open will be contested just four weeks prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and will include Canada’s 2010 Olympic representative. Among the international 2010 Olympic qualifiers who are expected to compete at The National include reigning World Championship gold medallist David Murdoch (Lockerbie, Scotland), reigning World Championship bronze medallist Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, Norway) and 2006 Olympic bronze medallist John Shuster (Chisholm, Minnesota).
Other teams expected to take to the ice at The National include World Champions Kevin Martin (Edmonton, Alta.), Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.), Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alta.), Wayne Middaugh (Etobicoke, Ont.), Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, Man.), Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, Man.), as well as Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Nfld.).