2003 Canadian Open (curling)

The 2003 Canadian Open curling men's Grand Slam tournament was held November 6–9, 2003 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba.

The total purse for the event was $100,000. The tournament format was a triple knock out with an 8 team playoff. The playoffs were televised on Rogers Sportsnet.

Glen Despins of Regina, Saskatchewan won his lone career grand slam event, earning $30,000 for his team.^[1]

Teams

The teams were as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Dave Boehmer	Pat Spiring	Richard Daneault	Don Harvey	Petersfield, Manitoba[2]
Tom Brewster	Graeme Connal	Ron Brewster	Colin Campbell	Glasgow, Scotland
Kerry Burtnyk	Ken Tresoor	Rob Fowler	Keith Fenton	Winnipeg, Manitoba[3]
Glen Despins	Rod Montgomery	Phillip Germain	Dwayne Mihalicz	Regina, Saskatchewan[4]
Brad Heidt	Jason Jacobson	Mike Jantzen	Steve Laycock	Kerrobert, Saskatchewan[5]
Guy Hemmings	Martin Ferland	Pierre Charette	Dale Ness	Saint-Aime, Quebec[6]
Glenn Howard	Richard Hart	Collin Mitchell	Jason Mitchell	Coldwater, Ontario[7]
Bruce Korte	Clint Dieno	Roger Korte	Rory Golanowski	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[8]
Kevin Martin	Don Walchuk	Carter Rycroft	Don Bartlett	Edmonton, Alberta[9]
Heath McCormick	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Shawn Harris	Sarnia, Ontario[10]
Wayne Middaugh	Graeme McCarrel	Joe Frans	Scott Bailey	Midland, Ontario[11]
Kevin Park	Dale Duguid	Scott Park	Patrick McCallum	Edmonton, Alberta[12]
Vic Peters	Ryan Fry	Chris Neufeld	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba[13]
Paul Pustovar	Mike Fraboni	Geoff Goodland	Richard Maskel	Hibbing, Minnesota[14]
Ralph Stöckli	Claudio Pescia	Pascal Sieber	Simon Strübin	Neuenkirch, Switzerland[15]
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Garry Vandenberghe	Steve Gould	Winnipeg, Manitoba[16]

Knockout brackets

A Event

Scores:^[17]

	A Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Kevin Martin		8
	Paul Pustovar		4			Kevin Martin		7
	Glen Despins		8			Glen Despins		4
	Heath McCormick		2								Kevin Martin		5
	Dave Boehmer		11								Dave Boehmer		6
	Vic Peters		7			Dave Boehmer		6
	Glenn Howard		5			Brad Heidt		0
	Brad Heidt		6

	A Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Jeff Stoughton		7
	Ralph Stöckli		5			Jeff Stoughton		9
	Guy Hemmings		4			Kevin Park		7
	Kevin Park		6								Jeff Stoughton		5
	Kerry Burtnyk		8								Tom Brewster		4
	Bruce Korte		7			Kerry Burtnyk		2
	Wayne Middaugh		3			Tom Brewster		7
	Tom Brewster		4

B Event

Scores:^[18]

	B Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
	Paul Pustovar		4
	Heath McCormick		10			Brad Heidt		5
						Heath McCormick		3
											Brad Heidt		6
											Tom Brewster		7

	B Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
	Vic Peters		2
	Glenn Howard		8			Glen Despins		4
						Glenn Howard		10
											Glenn Howard		4
	Ralph Stöckli		8								Kerry Burtnyk		7
	Guy Hemmings		4			Ralph Stöckli		0
						Kerry Burtnyk		9

	B Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
	Bruce Korte		6
	Wayne Middaugh		9			Wayne Middaugh		6
						Kevin Park		4
											Kevin Martin		7
											Wayne Middaugh		8

C Event

Scores:^[19]

	C Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
	Paul Pustovar		5
	Vic Peters		8			Ralph Stöckli		5
						Vic Peters		8
											Vic Peters		3
											Kevin Martin		7

	C Event					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
	Guy Hemmings		7
	Bruce Korte		8			Bruce Korte		4
						Glen Despins		8
											Brad Heidt		5
											Glen Despins		8

	C Event					Qualifier 8
	Heath McCormick		2
	Kevin Park		8			Glenn Howard		9
						Kevin Park		10

Playoffs

The playoff bracket was as follows:^[20]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold Medal Game
	Glen Despins		7
	Wayne Middaugh		4
						Glen Despins		12
						Kevin Martin		5
	Kevin Martin		6
	Jeff Stoughton		4
											Glen Despins		8
											Dave Boehmer		7
	Dave Boehmer		6
	Kevin Park		3
						Dave Boehmer		10
						Kerry Burtnyk		4
	Kerry Burtnyk		8
	Tom Brewster		7

	Third Place Game
	Kevin Martin		7
	Kerry Burtnyk		4