| Canadian Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Saint John |
| Location | New Brunswick |
| Country |  Canada |
| Established | 1977 |
| Organisation(s) | NDFC / BDO, category D / WDF category 2 |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | C$5,300 |
| Month(s) Played | June |
| Current champion(s) | |
| Matt Campbell | |
The Canadian Open [1] is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1977.
| Year | Champion | Score (legs) | Runner-up | Total prize money | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Allan Hogg | ?–? | Hillyard Rossiter | ? | ? | ? |
| 1978 |  Len Heard | ?–? |  John Lowe | ? | ? | ? |
| 1979 | John Lowe | ?–? | Eric Bristow | ? | ? | ? |
| 1980 | Len Heard | ?–? | Joe Dodd | ? | ? | ? |
| 1981 |  Jocky Wilson | ?–? | Kevin Mullaney | ? | ? | ? |
| 1982 | Dave Whitcombe | ?–? | Cliff Lazarenko | ? | ? | ? |
| 1983 | Alex MacKinnon | ?–? | Bob Sinnaeve | ? | ? | ? |
| 1984 | John Lowe | ?–? |  Steve Brennan | ? | ? | ? |
| 1985 | Rick Bisaro | ?–? | Dave Green | ? | ? | ? |
| 1986 | John Lowe | 4–2 | Ken Summers | ? | ? | ? |
| 1987 | John Lowe | ?–? | Bob Anderson | ? | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Phil Taylor | 5–1 | Bob Anderson | C$5,000 | ? | ? |
| 1989 | John Lowe | 5–0 | Tony Payne | ? | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Bob Anderson | ?–? | Phil Taylor | ? | ? | ? |
| 1991 | Mike Gregory | ?–? | Bob Anderson | ? | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Bob Anderson | ?–? | Dennis Priestley | ? | ? | ? |
| 1993 | Dennis Priestley | 5–4 | Rod Harrington | ? | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Dennis Priestley | ?–? | Rod Harrington | ? | ? | ? |
| 1995 | John Part | ?–? | Carl Mercer | ? | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Carl Mercer | ?–? | John Part | ? | ? | ? |
| 1997 | Shawn Brenneman | 5–4 |  Tanguy Borra | ? | ? | ? |
| 1998 |  Raymond van Barneveld | ?–? | Don MacDougall | ? | ? | ? |
| 1999 | Matt Clark | ?–? | Colin Monk | ? | ? | ? |
| 2000 | Peter Manley | ?–? | Kevin Painter | ? | ? | ? |
| 2001 | John Part | ?–? | Matt Clark | ? | ? | ? |
| 2002 | Marcel Simard | ?–? | Carl Mercer | ? | ? | ? |
| 2003 | Marcel Simard | ?–? | Greg Lewis | ? | ? | ? |
| 2004 | John Part | ?–? | Jerry Hull | C$3,380 | C$1,100 | C$600 |
| 2005 | Dan Olson | ?–? | Andre Carman | ? | ? | ? |
| 2006 | John DeGrunchy | ?–? | Tony Eccles | ? | ? | ? |
| 2007 |  Mark Webster | ?–? | Norm Tremblay | C$3,280 | C$1,000 | C$500 |
| 2008 | Jerry Hull | ?–? | Danny MacInnis | C$3,280 | C$1,000 | C$500 |
| 2009 | Jerry Hull | ?–? | Rodney Spencer | C$3,280 | C$1,000 | C$500 |
| 2010 | Terry Hayhurst | 5–3 | Kenny MacNeil | C$3,280 | C$1,000 | C$500 |
| 2011 [2] | Dave Cameron | ?–? | Bruce Davey | C$3,280 | C$1,000 | C$500 |
| 2012 | Terry Hayhurst | bt | Kenny MacNeil | C$4,500 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2013 | Shaun Narain | bt | Bernie Miller | C$4,500 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2014 | Jeff Smith | bt | Gary Vinicombe | C$4,500 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2015 | Rory Orvis | ?–? | Gord Mills | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2016 | Kiley Edmunds | ?–? | Jeff Smith | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2017 | Dave Cameron | ?–? | Jeff Smith | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2018 | Nick Smith | ?–? | Paul Bolduc | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2019 | Jeff Smith | ?–? | Dave Cameron | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2022 | Nick Smith | 5-0 | Jim Long | C$5,300 | C$900 | C$600 |
| 2023 | Jim Long | ?–? | Nelson Bacus | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
| 2024 | Matt Campbell | 5-4 | Kevin Adley | C$5,300 | C$1,500 | C$750 |
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