CANADIAN BOWLER OPEN
A brand new and exciting event is making its way to the Calgary Lawn Bowling Club.
A truly open event with no gender categories, Singles and Pairs events are played over four days on the BEST greens in Canada. Come and test yourself against the top players in North America and enjoy the friendship and community of the Calgary Lawn Bowls Club.
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The Details
Venue: Calgary Lawn Bowling Club - Calgary Alberta (WEBSITE LINK)
Dates: August 29th - September 1st, 2025
Singles: Qualifying rounds August 29th and Knockout rounds August 30th
Pairs: Qualifying rounds August 31st and Knockout rounds September 1st
For Accommodations - Click HERE
Format:
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18-up singles (21-up in knockout rounds)
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2-meter respot
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14-end pairs
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Killed end equals an end played (no points to either team)
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Tag team rules
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3 times per game a team may switch the skip and lead positions
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The last end will be open
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See Conditions of Play for more details on rules and policies
Max Entries: 40 Singles and 40 Pairs entries (potential to be increased to 64 in singles)
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$100/person entry for singles
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$200/team entry for pairs
Each event will have four qualifying rounds to seed each team into two knockout play flights:
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The Championship flight (top half) will play for the Canadian Bowler Championship Belt(s)
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The Treaty 7 flight (bottom half) will play for the Treaty 7 medals
Approximate Prize Pool on full entry: $15,000
Top prizes on full entry:
Singles - $1500
Pairs - $3000
*Prizes for top 4 in Championship flight and top 3 in Consolation flight in each event
You can also add your name to our "looking for partner" list if you are a solo player looking to find a pairs partner!
Canadian Bowler Open
Singles Registered Players
1 Pierre Vanderhout | 9 Bob Selzler | 17 Malcolm (Mally) Taylor | 25 Elizabeth Cormack | 33 Michael Kowalchuk |
2 Jake House | 10 Stephen Meloche | 18 Adrian Chan | 26 Gloria Cheung | 34 Michael O’Connor |
3 Bobbi-Jean Charlton | 11 Greg Wilson | 19 Peter Mok | 27 Cam McLelland | 35 Ju-Hyun Cho |
4 Cathy Selzler | 12 Nathan Findlay | 20 David Anderson | 28 Roy Riege | 36 Yettie Soe |
5 Claire Day | 13 Pat Bird | 21 Steve McKerihen | 29 Gord House | 37 Sarah Meiffren |
6 Katrina Carter | 14 Fred Emms | 22 Laura Seed | 30 Tom Fugedi | 38 Billy Thrasher |
7 Cayden Carter | 15 Ray Li | 23 Sandy McKenzie | 31 Maria Fugedi | 39 Frances Allbright |
8 Patricia Kaufmann | 16 Malcolm (Malky) Taylor | 24 Barbara Hsieh | 32 Matthew Huebert | 40 Jan Robinson |
Canadian Bowler Open
Pairs Registered Players
1 Pierre Vanderhout and Scott Packer | 9 Ray Li and Theresa Li | 17 Maria Fugedi and Christina Bombaek | 25 Cam McLelland and Michael Kowalchuck | 33 Lorna and Leona Hatton |
2 Cathy Selzler and Claire Day | 10 Malcolm Taylor and Malcolm Taylor | 18 Tom Fugedi and Zach Fugedi | 26 Patricia Kaufmann and Linda Kodnar | 34 Lyall Mix and Everett Zwiers |
3 Peter Mok and Adrian Chan | 11 Pauline Wong and Cheryl Storrow | 19 Matthew Huebert and Billy Thrasher | 27 Pat Binnie and TBD | 35 Marnie Dangerfield and TBD |
4 Katrina Carter and Cayden Carter | 12 David Anderson and Steve McKerihen | 20 Michael O’Connor Jr. and Michael O’Connor Sr. | 28 Bobbi-Jean Charlton and Josh Cameron | 36 Shannon Watson and Alexis Vanden Bos |
5 Bob Selzler and Stephen Meloche | 13 Laura Seed and Sandy McKenzie | 21 Harriette Pituley and Rachel Larson | 29 Ben Rockman and David Llewellyn | 37 John Lee and Barbara Lee |
6 Greg Wilson and Jenn MacDonald | 14 Elizabeth Cormack and Gloria Cheung | 22 Frances Allbright and TBD | 30 Barbara Hsieh and Yettie Soe | 38 David Taylor and Graham Taylor |
7 Pat Bird and Jon Pituley | 15 Eileen McLelland and Heather Howard | 23 Jan Robinson and Roy Riege | 31 Shayne Kuzek and Ken Olsvik | 39 Joanna Cooper and Serena Matthews |
8 Fred Emms and Peter Ballinger | 16 Gord House and Jake House | 24 Jon MacDonald and Rob Law | 32 Ryan Pollard and TBD | 40 Rick Lyons and Erik Galipeau |
Singles Waiting List
1 Scott Packer | 13 Ryan Pollard | 25 Heather Hanoksi | 37 Ross Perkin |
2 Josh Cameron | 14 Everett Zwiers | 26 Lou Handley | 38 Peter Mutter |
3 Jon MacDonald | 15 Lyall Mix | 27 Serena Matthews | 39 Alex Scott |
4 Linda Kodnar | 16 Alexis Vanden Bos | 28 Joanna Cooper | 40 Mark Sutyla |
5 Roger Allen | 17 John Lee | 29 Rick Lyons | 41 Brent Warren |
6 Michael O'Connor Sr. | 18 Barbara Lee | 30 Erik Galipeau | 42 Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong |
7 Rob Las | 19 David Taylor | 31 Mark Pearson | 43 Jordan Kos |
8 Pat Binnie | 20 Graham Taylor | 32 Marnie Dangerfield | 44 |
9 Ben Rockman | 21 Kevin Barry | 33 Andy Caldwell | 45 |
10 David Llewellyn | 22 Wilf Steckler | 34 June Ji | 46 |
11 Lorna Hatton | 23 Ed Gallacher | 35 Jack Smart | 47 |
12 Leona Hatton | 24 Darrell Hanoski | 36 Shari Henry | 48 |
Pairs Waiting List
1 Andy Caldwell and Jack Smart |
2 Shari Henry and TBD |
3 Ross Perkin and Karen Perkin |
4 Peter Mutter and TBD |
5 Mark Sutyla and TBD |
6 Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong and Jordan Kos |
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Players looking for a pairs partner
1 Kevin Barry | Skip looking for a lead |
2 Wilf Steckler | Lead looking for a skip |
3 Mark Sutyla | Will play any position |