# 2002 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open

The 2002 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open curling men's Grand Slam tournament was held December 12–15, 2002 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Edmonton's Kevin Martin rink won the event, defeating Ontario's Glenn Howard in the final, 8–4. Team Martin picked up $25,000 for the win. Martin's steal of one in the fourth proved to be a crucial turnout point, following two misses from Howard's third Richard Hart. Team Howard won $15,000. The total purse for the event was $100,000.

## Teams

The teams were as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Dave Boehmer | Pat Spiring | Kerry Kunka | Richard Daneault | Petersfield, Manitoba |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Fowler | Keith Fenton | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Martin Ferland | Pierre Charette (skip) | Michel Ferland | Marco Berthelot | Buckingham, Quebec |
| Glen Despins | Rod Montgomery | Phillip Germain | Dwayne Mihalicz | Strongfield, Saskatchewan |
| Dale Duguid | Brad Hannah (?) | Ryan Fry (?) | Kyle Werenich (?) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Bert Gretzinger | Rob Koffski | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Collin Mitchell | Jason Mitchell | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Bruce Korte | Art Paulsen | Roger Korte | Rory Golanowski | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Allan Lyburn | Mark Taylor | Mike Horn | Ross Granger | Brandon, Manitoba |
| William Lyburn | Brent Braemer | Dean Klippenstine | Mark Kennedy | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Greg McAulay | Grant Dezura | Mike Bradley | Jody Sveistrup | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Wayne Middaugh | Graeme McCarrel | Scott Bailey | Doug Armstrong | Midland, Ontario |
| Kevin Park | Shane Park | Scott Park | Kerry Park | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Vic Peters | Mark Olson | Chris Neufeld | Steve Gould | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Brent Pierce | Bryan Miki | Dean Koyanagi | Ross Graham | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Peter Steski | Chad McMullan | Jeff Steski | Andy Ormsby | Toronto, Ontario |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Garry Vandenberghe | Jim Spencer | Winnipeg, Manitoba |

## Knockout brackets
### A Event

Scores:
| A | A | | | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Kevin Park | 1 | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | 7 | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | 7 | William Lyburn | 2 | | | | |
| | | Pierre Charette | 7 | | | | |
| Pierre Charette | 8 | Pierre Charette | 7 | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 5 | | | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 5 | | | Pierre Charette | 7 | | |
| | | | | Wayne Middaugh | 9 | | |
| | | Brent Pierce | 2 | | | | |
| | | Wayne Middaugh | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wayne Middaugh | 5 |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | 8 |
| | | Greg McAulay | 10 | | | | |
| | | Glen Despins | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | Greg McAulay | 2 | | |
| | | | | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | |
| | | Allan Lyburn | 6 | | | | |
| | | Jeff Stoughton | 9 | | | | |
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Bruce Korte | 6 | | | | |
| Dave Boehmer | 7 | | | | |
| Dave Boehmer | 7 | Dave Boehmer | 7 | | |
| | | Bert Gretzinger | 3 | | |
| Bert Gretzinger | 4 | Bert Gretzinger | 3 | | |
| Glenn Howard | 3 | | | | |
| Glenn Howard | 3 | | | Dave Boehmer | 7 |
| | | | | Kevin Martin | 2 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | 7 | | | | | Kevin Martin | 2 |
| Vic Peters | 8 | | | | |
| Vic Peters | 8 | Vic Peters | 5 | | |
| | | Kevin Martin | 10 | | |
| Dale Duguid | 4 | Kevin Martin | 10 | | |
| Kevin Martin | 8 | | | | |

### B Event

Scores:
| B | B | | | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Bruce Korte | 6 | | | | | | |
| Glenn Howard | 7 | | | | | | |
| Glenn Howard | 7 | Glenn Howard | 8 | | | | |
| | | Kerry Burtnyk | 1 | | | | |
| Kerry Burtnyk | 8 | Kerry Burtnyk | 1 | | | | |
| Dale Duguid | 6 | | | | | | |
| Dale Duguid | 6 | | | Glenn Howard | 8 | | |
| | | | | Greg McAulay | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | Glenn Howard | 7 |
| | | | | | | Bert Gretzinger | 4 |
| | | William Lyburn | 5 | | | | |
| | | Brent Pierce | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | William Lyburn | 2 | | |
| | | | | Bert Gretzinger | 7 | | |
| B | B | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Glen Despins | 3 | | | | |
| Allan Lyburn | 9 | | | | |
| Allan Lyburn | 9 | Allan Lyburn | 2 | | |
| | | Pierre Charette | 8 | | |
| | | | | Pierre Charette | 7 |
| | | | | Kevin Martin | 6 |
| B | B | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Kevin Park | 7 | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 6 | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 6 | Kevin Park | 7 | | |
| | | Vic Peters | 5 | | |
| | | | | Kevin Park | 1 |
| | | | | Wayne Middaugh | 6 |

### C Event

Scores:
| C | C | | | | | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | Brent Pierce | 4 | | | | |
| | | Dale Duguid | 6 | | | | |
| Bruce Korte | 6 | Dale Duguid | 6 | | | | |
| Dale Duguid | 10 | | | | | | |
| Dale Duguid | 10 | | | Dale Duguid | 7 | | |
| | | | | Greg McAulay | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Dale Duguid | 3 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Martin | 6 |
| C | C | | | | | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | Kerry Burtnyk | 9 | | | | |
| | | Peter Steski | 4 | | | | |
| Glen Despins | 7 | Peter Steski | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 9 | | | | | | |
| Peter Steski | 9 | | | Kerry Burtnyk | 7 | | |
| | | | | William Lyburn | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | Kerry Burtnyk | 8 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Park | 5 |
| C | C | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| Allan Lyburn | 1 | | |
| Vic Peters | 7 | | |
| Vic Peters | 7 | Vic Peters | 6 |
| | | Bert Gretzinger | 4 |

## Playoffs

The playoff bracket was as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Vic Peters | 10 | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | 8 | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | 8 | Vic Peters | 3 | | |
| | | Glenn Howard | 11 | | |
| Glenn Howard | 7 | Glenn Howard | 11 | | |
| Pierre Charette | 3 | | | | |
| Pierre Charette | 3 | | | Glenn Howard | 4 |
| | | | | Kevin Martin | 8 |
| Kevin Martin | 7 | | | | | Kevin Martin | 8 |
| Wayne Middaugh | 3 | | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | 3 | Kevin Martin | 9 | | |
| | | Dave Boehmer | 3 | | |
| Dave Boehmer | 9 | Dave Boehmer | 3 | | |
| Kerry Burtnyk | 6 | | | | |