# 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.

## Teams

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

## Knockout brackets
### A Event

Scores:
| A Event | A Event | A Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 8 | | | | | | |
| Paul Pustovar | Paul Pustovar | 4 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 7 | | | |
| Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 8 | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 4 | | | |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 2 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 |
| Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 11 | | | | Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 6 |
| Vic Peters | Vic Peters | 7 | Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 6 | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 5 | Brad Heidt | Brad Heidt | 0 | | | |
| Brad Heidt | Brad Heidt | 6 | | | | | | |
| A Event | A Event | A Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | | | | |
| Ralph Stöckli | Ralph Stöckli | 5 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 9 | | | |
| Guy Hemmings | Guy Hemmings | 4 | Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 7 | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 6 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 8 | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 4 |
| Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 7 | Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 2 | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 3 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 7 | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 4 | | | | | | |

### B Event

Scores:
| B Event | B Event | B Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Paul Pustovar | Paul Pustovar | 4 | | | | | | |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 10 | Brad Heidt | Brad Heidt | 5 | | | |
| | | | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brad Heidt | Brad Heidt | 6 |
| | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 7 |
| B Event | B Event | B Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Vic Peters | Vic Peters | 2 | | | | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 8 | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 4 | | | |
| | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 4 |
| Ralph Stöckli | Ralph Stöckli | 8 | | | | Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 7 |
| Guy Hemmings | Guy Hemmings | 4 | Ralph Stöckli | Ralph Stöckli | 0 | | | |
| | | | Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 9 | | | |
| B Event | B Event | B Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 9 | Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 6 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 7 |
| | | | | | | Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 8 |

### C Event

Scores:
| C Event | C Event | C Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| Paul Pustovar | Paul Pustovar | 5 | | | | | | |
| Vic Peters | Vic Peters | 8 | Ralph Stöckli | Ralph Stöckli | 5 | | | |
| | | | Vic Peters | Vic Peters | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Vic Peters | Vic Peters | 3 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 7 |
| C Event | C Event | C Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| Guy Hemmings | Guy Hemmings | 7 | | | | | | |
| Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 8 | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 4 | | | |
| | | | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brad Heidt | Brad Heidt | 5 |
| | | | | | | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 8 |
| C Event | C Event | C Event | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 2 | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 8 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 9 |
| | | | Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 10 |

## Playoffs

The playoff bracket was as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 7 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 4 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 4 | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 12 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | | Glen Despins | Glen Despins | 8 |
| | | | | | | Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 7 |
| Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 6 | | | | | | | Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 7 |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | Dave Boehmer | Dave Boehmer | 10 | | | |
| | | | Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 4 | | | |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 8 | Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 4 | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 7 | | | | | | |
| Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 7 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 4 |