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.

Past Champions[edit]

Men[edit]

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

Women[edit]

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2010 Ontario Jamie Sinclair Ontario Katie Morrissey $7,200
2011 Ontario Jenn Hanna Ontario Laura Payne $7,200
2012 Ontario Rachel Homan Ontario Lauren Mann $7,200
2013 Ontario Rachel Homan Ontario Jenn Hanna $7,200

Past Open event Champions[edit]

(Open to both genders)

Year Winning skip Runner up skip Purse (CAD)
2016 Ontario Stephen Watson Quebec Mario Deschatels $6,000
2017 Ontario Sierra Sutherland Quebec Guy Charette $6,000
2021 Quebec Ted Butler Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard $7,700

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.