The 2023 Insitu Players Open was held from October 12 to 15 at the Dundas Granite Curling Club and the Dundas Valley Golf & Curling Club in Dundas, Ontario.[1] The event was held in a round-robin format with a $70,000 purse on both the men's and women's side.[2][3] It was the first event held as part of the Players Tour during the 2023–24 season.
The inaugural Players Open attracted a high calibre field of both national and international teams as it was held the weekend before the 2023 Tour Challenge in Niagara Falls.[4]
The Dirty Nil played in concert on the first night of the event.[4]
In the men's final, it was a battle of Alberta, with Team Brendan Bottcher defeating the Kevin Koe rink 5–4. The win put Bottcher in first place on the World Curling Rankings. The women's final was a battle of Sweden, with Anna Hasselborg's team defeating the Isabella Wranå rink 9–3, avenging her loss to Wranå at the Swedish European Championship playdowns the previous month.[5]
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
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Alternate
|
Locale
|
Brendan Bottcher |
Marc Kennedy |
Brett Gallant |
Ben Hebert |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Cameron Bryce |
Duncan Menzies |
Luke Carson |
Robin McCall |
|
Border, Scotland
|
Niklas Edin |
Oskar Eriksson |
Rasmus Wranå |
Christoffer Sundgren |
|
Karlstad, Sweden
|
John Epping |
Mat Camm |
Pat Janssen |
Jason Camm |
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Wouter Gösgens |
Laurens Hoekman |
Jaap van Dorp |
Tobias van den Hurk |
Alexander Magan |
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
|
Daniel Hocevar |
Kevin Genjaga |
Joel Matthews |
Jarrett Matthews |
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Marco Hösli |
Philipp Hösli |
Simon Gloor |
Justin Hausherr |
|
Glarus, Switzerland
|
Jeong Byeong-jin |
Kim Min-woo |
Lee Jeong-jae |
Kim Tae-hwan |
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
Mark Kean |
Brady Lumley |
Matthew Garner |
Spencer Dunlop |
|
Woodstock, Ontario
|
Kevin Koe |
Tyler Tardi |
Jacques Gauthier |
Karrick Martin |
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Mike McEwen |
Colton Flasch |
Kevin Marsh |
Dan Marsh |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
Jean-Michel Ménard |
Martin Crête |
Jesse Mullen |
Philippe Brassard |
|
Montreal, Quebec
|
Sam Mooibroek |
Scott Mitchell |
Nathan Steele |
Colin Schnurr |
Wyatt Small |
Whitby, Ontario
|
Yusuke Morozumi |
Yuta Matsumura |
Ryotaro Shukuya |
Masaki Iwai |
Kosuke Morozumi |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
Bruce Mouat |
Grant Hardie |
Bobby Lammie |
Hammy McMillan Jr. |
|
Stirling, Scotland
|
Park Jong-duk |
Jeong Yeong-seok |
Oh Seung-hoon |
Seong Ji-hoon |
Lee Ki-bok |
Gangwon, South Korea
|
Magnus Ramsfjell |
Martin Sesaker |
Bendik Ramsfjell |
Gaute Nepstad |
|
Trondheim, Norway
|
Joël Retornaz |
Amos Mosaner |
Sebastiano Arman |
Mattia Giovanella |
|
Trentino, Italy
|
Catlin Schneider |
Sterling Middleton |
Jason Ginter |
Alex Horvath |
|
Victoria, British Columbia
|
Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) |
Yannick Schwaller (Skip) |
Sven Michel |
Pablo Lachat |
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Kyle Waddell |
Craig Waddell |
Mark Taylor |
Gavin Barr |
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Hamilton, Scotland
|
Ross Whyte |
Robin Brydone |
Duncan McFadzean |
Euan Kyle |
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Stirling, Scotland
|
Wyatt Wright |
Liam Tardif |
Isaac Racz |
Owen Nicholls |
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Toronto, Ontario
|
Riku Yanagisawa |
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
Takeru Yamamoto |
Satoshi Koizumi |
|
Karuizawa, Japan
|
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[7]
Key
|
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Teams to Playoffs
|
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Teams to Tiebreaker
|
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[8]
Note: Sheets G 1 through 4 are at the Dundas Granite Curling Club. Sheets V5 is at the Dundas Valley Golf & Curling Club.
Draw 1
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Thursday, October 12, 11:15 am
Sheet G1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Brendan Bottcher
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Daniel Hocevar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Draw 3
Thursday, October 12, 2:30 pm
Draw 4
Thursday, October 12, 5:45 pm
Sheet V5
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Final
|
Riku Yanagisawa
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
Daniel Hocevar
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Draw 6
Friday, October 13, 8:00 am
Sheet V5
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Wyatt Wright
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0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
Jean-Michel Ménard
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
8
|
Draw 7
Friday, October 13, 11:15 am
Sheet G4
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Yusuke Morozumi
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
Daniel Hocevar
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Draw 8
Friday, October 13, 2:30 pm
Draw 9
Friday, October 13, 5:45 pm
Draw 10
Friday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Sheet G2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
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Final
|
Wouter Gösgens
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
6
|
Wyatt Wright
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
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Draw 11
Saturday, October 14, 8:00 am
Sheet G1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Kevin Koe
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
6
|
Daniel Hocevar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Draw 12
Saturday, October 14, 11:15 am
Sheet G1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Wyatt Wright
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
Catlin Schneider
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
Draw 13
Saturday, October 14, 2:30 pm
Sheet G4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Sam Mooibroek
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
6
|
Daniel Hocevar
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 14
Saturday, October 14, 5:45 pm
Tiebreaker
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 pm
Playoffs
Source:[9]
Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 15, 9:30 am
Semifinals
Sunday, October 15, 1:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[10]
Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
Hailey Armstrong |
Jessica Humphries |
Michaela Robert |
Terri Weeks |
Grace Cave |
Ottawa, Ontario
|
Chelsea Brandwood |
Megan Smith |
Brenda Chapman |
Keira McLaughlin |
|
Niagara Falls, Ontario
|
Stefania Constantini |
Marta Lo Deserto |
Angela Romei |
Giulia Zardini Lacedelli |
Elena Mathis |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
|
Hollie Duncan |
Megan Balsdon |
Rachelle Strybosch |
Tess Guyatt |
|
Woodstock, Ontario
|
Madeleine Dupont |
Mathilde Halse |
Denise Dupont |
My Larsen |
Jasmin Lander |
Hvidovre, Denmark
|
Gim Eun-ji |
Kim Min-ji |
Kim Su-ji |
Seol Ye-eun |
Seol Ye-ji |
Uijeongbu, South Korea
|
Clancy Grandy |
Kayla MacMillan |
Lindsay Dubue |
Rachelle Brown[a] |
|
Vancouver, British Columbia
|
Ha Seung-youn |
Kim Hye-rin |
Yang Tae-i |
Kim Su-jin |
|
Chuncheon, South Korea
|
Shelley Hardy |
Stephanie Mumford |
Jessica Corrado |
Stephanie Corrado |
|
Sarnia, Ontario
|
Anna Hasselborg |
Sara McManus |
Agnes Knochenhauer |
Sofia Mabergs |
|
Sundbyberg, Sweden
|
Fay Henderson |
Hailey Duff |
Amy MacDonald |
Katie McMillan |
|
Stirling, Scotland
|
Corrie Hürlimann |
Celine Schwizgebel |
Sarah Müller |
Marina Lörtscher |
Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann |
Zug, Switzerland
|
Danielle Inglis |
Kira Brunton |
Calissa Daly |
Cassandra de Groot |
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
Michèle Jäggi |
Robyn Silvernagle[b] |
Stefanie Berset |
Lisa Muhmenthaler |
|
Bern, Switzerland
|
Jennifer Jones |
Karlee Burgess |
Emily Zacharias |
Lauren Lenentine |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
Kim Eun-jung |
Kim Kyeong-ae |
Kim Cho-hi |
Kim Seon-yeong |
Kim Yeong-mi |
Gangneung, South Korea
|
Ikue Kitazawa |
Seina Nakajima |
Ami Enami |
Minori Suzuki |
Hasumi Ishigooka |
Nagano, Japan
|
Isabelle Ladouceur |
Grace Lloyd |
Jamie Smith |
Rachel Steele |
|
Whitby, Ontario
|
Kaitlyn Lawes |
Selena Njegovan |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Kristin MacCuish |
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
Rebecca Morrison |
Jennifer Dodds |
Sophie Sinclair |
Sophie Jackson |
Gina Aitken |
Stirling, Scotland
|
Alina Pätz (Fourth) |
Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) |
Selina Witschonke |
Carole Howald |
|
Aarau, Switzerland
|
Katelyn Wasylkiw |
Lauren Wasylkiw |
Stephanie Thompson |
Alice Holyoke |
|
Milton, Ontario
|
Isabella Wranå |
Almida de Val |
Maria Larsson |
Linda Stenlund |
|
Sundbyberg, Sweden
|
Yuna Kotani[c] |
Kaho Onodera |
Anna Ohmiya |
Mina Kobayashi |
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[11]
Key
|
|
Teams to Playoffs
|
|
Teams to Tiebreakers
|
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[12]
Note: Sheets V 1 through 5 are at the Dundas Valley Golf & Curling Club.
Draw 1
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 am
Draw 2
Thursday, October 12, 11:15 am
Sheet V1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Jennifer Jones
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
4
|
Corrie Hürlimann
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
Draw 3
Thursday, October 12, 2:30 pm
Draw 4
Thursday, October 12, 5:45 pm
Draw 5
Thursday, October 12, 9:00 pm
Sheet V3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Corrie Hürlimann
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
Hollie Duncan
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
X
|
8
|
Draw 6
Friday, October 13, 8:00 am
Draw 7
Friday, October 13, 11:15 am
Sheet V4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Kaitlyn Lawes
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
X
|
9
|
Corrie Hürlimann
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 8
Friday, October 13, 2:30 pm
Draw 9
Friday, October 13, 5:45 pm
Draw 10
Friday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Sheet V4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Corrie Hürlimann
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
Fay Henderson
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 11
Saturday, October 14, 8:00 am
Sheet V1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Corrie Hürlimann
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Kim Eun-jung
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
Draw 12
Saturday, October 14, 11:15 am
Draw 13
Saturday, October 14, 2:30 pm
Draw 14
Saturday, October 14, 5:45 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 pm
Playoffs
Source:[13]
Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 15, 9:30 am
Semifinals
Sunday, October 15, 1:00 pm
Final
Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm
Notes
References
- ^ "Players Open". Players Tour. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Scott Radley (October 12, 2023). "Dundas event aims to introduce curling to a new generation". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Around Curling: Bottcher the new world No. 1 after defeating Koe in Dundas final". TSN. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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