The 2005 Canadian Open curling Grand Slam tournament was held January 27–30, 2005 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.CurlingZone
The final was an all-Edmonton match between Kevin Martin's rink and his rivals, the Randy Ferbey rink. Martin won the game 8–7, taking home $30,000 for his team. Team Ferbey fourth David Nedohin had a shot to win the game, but came centimetres short on his last throw, a wick-draw attempt.
Following the game, Nedohin stated "It sucks. It's brutal... It's a bad loss. (Team Martin) never deserved to win, but whatever, it happens... (Martin) thinks he's god, he always will." Nedohin was referring to their rivalry, where he believed Martin undermined their team's successes at the Brier in the early 2000s because top teams in the country like Martin had boycotted the event. In response, Martin stated "I sure don't think I am (god)... Our rivalry's great... But this game was so important for us to try and get to the (2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials) so really, the rivalry had to take a backseat". With the win, Martin became the first team to earn over $1,000,000 in their career.
At the box office, the event was an "unprecedented" success, with a total paid attendance of 46,808.
Teams The teams were as follows: SkipThirdSecondLeadLocaleDave Boehmer Pat Spiring Richard Daneault Don Harvey Petersfield, Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk Ken Tresoor Rob Fowler Keith Fenton Winnipeg, ManitobaDavid Nedohin Randy Ferbey (skip) Scott Pfeifer Marcel Rocque Edmonton, AlbertaBrad Gushue Mark Nichols Keith Ryan Jamie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Guy Hemmings Martin Ferland François Gagné Dale Ness Montreal, Quebec Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Midland, Ontario Blake MacDonald Jamie King (skip) Wade Johnston Todd Brick Edmonton, AlbertaKevin Martin Don Walchuk Carter Rycroft Don Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta Jean-Michel Ménard François Roberge Éric Sylvain Maxime Elmaleh Sainte-Foy, Quebec Wayne Middaugh Graeme McCarrel Joe Frans Scott Bailey Midland, Ontario John Morris Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Paul Moffatt Calgary, Alberta Vic Peters Daley Peters Chris Neufeld Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Brent Scales Gord Hardy Grant Spicer Todd Trevellyan Swan River, Manitoba Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Garry Vandenberghe Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba Pål Trulsen Lars Vågberg Flemming Davanger Bent Ånund Ramsfjell Oslo, Norway
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L Jean-Michel Ménard 3 1 Dave Boehmer 2 2 Wayne Middaugh 2 2 Pål Trulsen 2 2 Jeff Stoughton 1 3 Pool B W L John Morris 3 1 Vic Peters 3 1 Randy Ferbey 2 2 Kerry Burtnyk 2 2 Guy Hemmings 0 4 Pool C W L Kevin Martin 4 0 Glenn Howard 3 1 Brad Gushue 1 3 Jamie King 1 3 Brent Scales 1 3
Tie breakers The scores for the tie breaker matches were as follows: Burtnyk 6-5 Boehmer Trulsen 9-5 Middaugh
Playoffs The playoff bracket was as follows:CurlingZone
Final
References
External links Event site Final on YouTube