The Capital Curling Fall Open (known as the Moosehead Fall Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual bonspiel on the men's Ontario Curling Tour. It is held annually in September at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Ontario. A women's event was held from 2010 to 2013, and women have participated in the men's event in other years.
After going 3–0 in the women's draw in 2004, Anne Merklinger and her rink of Theresa Breen, Susan Froud and Audrey Reddick entered the open playoffs, and won that event too. [1]
Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
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2001 [2] | Ron Diguer | Bryan Cochrane | |
2003 | Bryan Cochrane | ||
2004 [1] | Anne Merklinger | Calvin Christiansen | |
2005 | Pierre Charette | ||
2006 | Bryan Cochrane | ||
2007 | Howard Rajala | ||
2008 | Howard Rajala | ||
2010 | Martin Ferland | Chris Gardner | $11,600 |
2011 | Chris Gardner | Philippe Lemay | $13,000 |
2012 | Ian MacAulay | Colin Dow | $16,000 |
2013 | Ian MacAulay | Howard Rajala | $10,400 |
2014 | Brian Lewis | Don Bowser | $10,400 |
2015 | Colin Dow | Howard Rajala | $10,400 |
2016 | Mike Fournier | Greg Balsdon | $8,000 |
2017 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Mark Kean | $8,000 |
2019 | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Mike Fournier | $11,600 |
2021 | Yves Stocker | Mike Fournier | $10,400 |
2022 | Jason Camm | Ted Butler | $10,400 |
2023 | Jayden King | J. P. Lachance | $10,400 |
2024 | Jacob Lamb | Matthew Dupuis | $6,600 |
Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
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2010 | Jamie Sinclair | Katie Morrissey | $7,200 |
2011 | Jenn Hanna | Laura Payne | $7,200 |
2012 | Rachel Homan | Lauren Mann | $7,200 |
2013 | Rachel Homan | Jenn Hanna | $7,200 |
(Open to both genders)
Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
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2016 | Stephen Watson | Mario Deschatels | $6,000 |
2017 | Sierra Sutherland | Guy Charette | $6,000 |
2021 | Ted Butler | Jean-Michel Ménard | $7,700 |
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