Capital Curling Fall Open

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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.

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Past Champions

Men

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]

YearWinning skipRunner up skipPurse (CAD)
2001 [2] Flag of Ontario.svg Ron Diguer Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Cochrane
2003 Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Cochrane
2004 [1] Flag of Ontario.svg Anne Merklinger Flag of Ontario.svg Calvin Christiansen
2005 Flag of Quebec.svg Pierre Charette
2006 Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Cochrane
2007 Flag of Ontario.svg Howard Rajala
2008 Flag of Ontario.svg Howard Rajala
2010 Flag of Quebec.svg Martin Ferland Flag of Ontario.svg Chris Gardner $11,600
2011 Flag of Ontario.svg Chris Gardner Flag of Quebec.svg Philippe Lemay $13,000
2012 Flag of Ontario.svg Ian MacAulay Flag of Ontario.svg Colin Dow $16,000
2013 Flag of Ontario.svg Ian MacAulay Flag of Ontario.svg Howard Rajala $10,400
2014 Flag of Ontario.svg Brian Lewis Flag of Ontario.svg Don Bowser $10,400
2015 Flag of Ontario.svg Colin Dow Flag of Ontario.svg Howard Rajala $10,400
2016 Flag of Quebec.svg Mike Fournier Flag of Ontario.svg Greg Balsdon $8,000
2017 Flag of Quebec.svg Jean-Michel Ménard Flag of Ontario.svg Mark Kean $8,000
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Flag of Quebec.svg Mike Fournier $11,600
2021 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Stocker Flag of Quebec.svg Mike Fournier $10,400
2022 Flag of Ontario.svg Jason Camm Flag of Quebec.svg Ted Butler$10,400
2023 Flag of Ontario.svg Jayden King Flag of Ontario.svg J. P. Lachance$10,400
2024 Flag of Ontario.svg Jacob Lamb Flag of Ontario.svg Matthew Dupuis$6,600

Women

YearWinning skipRunner up skipPurse (CAD)
2010 Flag of Ontario.svg Jamie Sinclair Flag of Ontario.svg Katie Morrissey $7,200
2011 Flag of Ontario.svg Jenn Hanna Flag of Ontario.svg Laura Payne $7,200
2012 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan Flag of Ontario.svg Lauren Mann $7,200
2013 Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan Flag of Ontario.svg Jenn Hanna $7,200

Past Open event Champions

(Open to both genders)

YearWinning skipRunner up skipPurse (CAD)
2016 Flag of Ontario.svg Stephen Watson Flag of Quebec.svg Mario Deschatels$6,000
2017 Flag of Ontario.svg Sierra Sutherland Flag of Quebec.svg Guy Charette$6,000
2021 Flag of Quebec.svg Ted Butler Flag of Quebec.svg Jean-Michel Ménard $7,700

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References

  1. 1 2 "Merklinger's girls top boys for curling title". Ottawa Citizen. September 29, 2004. p. 31. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. "Diguer's team wins bonspiel". Ottawa Citizen. September 24, 2001. p. 52. Retrieved September 11, 2023.