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]
The teams are listed as follows:
[6]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
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 (Fourth)
Yannick Schwaller (Skip)
Sven Michel
Pablo Lachat
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Kyle Waddell
Craig Waddell
Mark Taylor
Gavin Barr
Hamilton ,
Scotland
Ross Whyte
Robin Brydone
Duncan McFadzean
Euan Kyle
Stirling ,
Scotland
Wyatt Wright
Liam Tardif
Isaac Racz
Owen Nicholls
Toronto ,
Ontario
Riku Yanagisawa
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Takeru Yamamoto
Satoshi Koizumi
Karuizawa ,
Japan
Final Round Robin Standings
[7]
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
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 .
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 am
Sheet G4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Kevin Koe
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
7
Sam Mooibroek
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
Thursday, October 12, 11:15 am
Sheet G1
1
2
3
4
5
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
Thursday, October 12, 2:30 pm
Thursday, October 12, 5:45 pm
Sheet G3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Sam Mooibroek
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
5
Yusuke Morozumi
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
6
Sheet V5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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
Friday, October 13, 8:00 am
Sheet V5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Wyatt Wright
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
2
Jean-Michel Ménard
1
1
0
0
5
0
1
X
8
Friday, October 13, 11:15 am
Sheet G4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Yusuke Morozumi
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
7
Daniel Hocevar
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
Friday, October 13, 2:30 pm
Sheet G2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Brendan Bottcher
0
1
0
1
1
2
X
X
5
Sam Mooibroek
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
X
0
Friday, October 13, 5:45 pm
Friday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Sheet G2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final
Wouter Gösgens
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
X
6
Wyatt Wright
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
X
4
Sheet G4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Final
Riku Yanagisawa
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
Sam Mooibroek
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
1
5
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
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
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
Saturday, October 14, 5:45 pm
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 pm
Source:
[9]
Sunday, October 15, 9:30 am
Sunday, October 15, 1:00 pm
Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm
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
Final Round Robin Standings
[11]
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
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 .
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 am
Thursday, October 12, 11:15 am
Thursday, October 12, 2:30 pm
Thursday, October 12, 5:45 pm
Thursday, October 12, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 13, 8:00 am
Friday, October 13, 11:15 am
Friday, October 13, 2:30 pm
Friday, October 13, 5:45 pm
Friday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 14, 8:00 am
Saturday, October 14, 11:15 am
Saturday, October 14, 2:30 pm
Saturday, October 14, 5:45 pm
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 pm
Source:
[13]
Sunday, October 15, 9:30 am
Sunday, October 15, 1:00 pm
Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm
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"Men's Event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Women's Event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Around Curling: Bottcher the new world No. 1 after defeating Koe in Dundas final" . TSN. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023 .
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"Men's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Men's Standings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Men's Scores" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Men's Playoffs" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Women's Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Women's Standings" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Women's Scores" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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"Women's Playoffs" . CurlingZone . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .