(Jan 6, 2009) -- WINNIPEG, January 6, 2009 – The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling announced today the section groupings and draw schedule for the BDO Classic Canadian Open. The third leg of the men’s 2008-09 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series, the BDO Classic Canadian Open will take place from January 21-25, 2009 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
The BDO Classic Canadian Open will feature three sections of six teams. Teams are systematically allocated into sections based on their standing in the Capital One Order of Merit rankings as of December 15, 2008. Note: Number in bracket denotes Capital One Order of Merit seeding.
Section A
(1) Kevin Martin (Edmonton, Alta.)
(6) Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Nfld.)
(7) Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, Norway)
(12) Bob Ursel (Kelowna, B.C.)
(13) Greg McAulay (Richmond, B.C.)
(18) Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Section B
(2) Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.)
(5) Wayne Middaugh (Midland, Ont.)
(8) Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, Man.)
(11) Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, Man.)
(14) Jean-Michel Ménard (Gatineau, Que.)
(17) Pete Fenson (Bemidji, Minnesota)
Section C
(3) Kevin Koe (Edmonton, Alta.)
(4) Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alta.)
(9) Pat Simmons (Davidson, Sask.)
(10) Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, Man.)
(15) Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, Sask.)
(16) Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, Man.)
Following the conclusion of round robin play, the top eight teams, regardless of their section grouping, qualify for the tournament’s quarterfinals.
Full event packages and individual tickets for the BDO Classic Canadian Open are available through TicketMaster by visiting www.ticketmaster.ca or by phoning (204) 780-3333.
The draw for the BDO Classic Canadian Open is as follows. **All times local Central standard time. Schedule subject to change.
Wednesday, January 21
8:00 p.m. - Draw 1
Gushue vs. Ulsrud
Simmons vs. Carruthers
Martin vs. Brewster
Stoughton vs. Jordison
Burtnyk vs. McEwen
Thursday, January 22
10:00 a.m. - Draw 2
Ménard vs. Middaugh
Ferbey vs. Jordison
Koe vs. Carruthers
Ursel vs. McAulay
Howard vs. Fenson
1:30 p.m. - Draw 3
Simmons vs. Stoughton
Ménard vs. McEwen
Burtnyk vs. Middaugh
Gushue vs. Brewster
Martin vs. Ulsrud
5:00 p.m. - Draw 4
Koe vs. Ferbey
Ulsrud vs. Ursel
Howard vs. McEwen
Jordison vs. Carruthers
Brewster vs. McAulay
8:30 p.m. - Draw 5
Fenson vs. Burtnyk
Martin vs. Gushue
Stoughton vs. Ferbey
Howard vs. Ménard
Koe vs. Simmons
Friday, January 23
10:00 a.m. - Draw 6
Ulsrud vs. McAulay
Fenson vs. Ménard
Ursel vs. Brewster
Ferbey vs. Simmons
McEwen vs. Middaugh
1:30 p.m. - Draw 7
Koe vs. Jordison
Burtnyk vs. Howard
Martin vs. McAulay
Stoughton vs. Carruthers
Ursel vs. Gushue
5:00 p.m. - Draw 8
Ferbey vs. Carruthers
Ulsrud vs. Brewster
Simmons vs. Jordison
Fenson vs. Middaugh
Burtnyk vs. Ménard
8:30 p.m - Draw 9
McEwen vs. Fenson
Ursel vs. Martin
Howard vs. Middaugh
Gushue vs. McAulay
Koe vs. Stoughton
Saturday, January 24
9:30 a.m. Tie-breaker (if necessary)
2:00 p.m. Quarterfinals
7:00 p.m. Semi-finals
Sunday, January 25
1:00 p.m. Final
About BDO
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About Capital One
Located in Toronto, Ontario, Capital One has offered Canadian consumers a range of competitive MasterCard® credit cards since 1996, when the company first introduced the Platinum MasterCard® in Canada. Capital One Canada is a division of Capital One Bank, a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation of McLean, Virginia (NYSE: COF).
About Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
Since its establishment in 1971, the Children's Hospital Foundation has been working to meet the unique pediatric medical and research needs of children. Funds raised through the BDO Canadian Open will help the Foundation fund specialized equipment and programs at the Children’s Hospital and pediatric research at its research division, the Manitoba Institute of Child Health. Each year, 130,000 kids are treated at Children's Hospital and the Foundation strives to ensure that each of them receives the very best medical care possible….because children need us.
About Insight Sports Ltd.
Insight Sports Ltd. is a leading North American sports media and entertainment company which owns, creates, aggregates and distributes sports and entertainment content across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, events, on-line, mobile, in-arena and video on-demand. Among its event assets, Insight Sports owns and operates the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling (www.worldcurlingtour.com), a series of eight high-profile men’s and women’s events that feature Canada’s deepest and strongest curling fields. |
