2024 Kawartha Pickleball Open Champions: The Kawartha Open, held from September 27-29, 2024, at Bonnerworth Courts in Peterborough, Ontario, saw fierce competition across multiple skill levels in men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles. The three-day pickleball event attracted top amateur and skilled players, resulting in thrilling matches that highlighted intense rivalries and crowned champions in various categories. Here’s a breakdown of the key results.
1. Men’s Doubles Results
| Category | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
| Amateur | George Ostermeier & Lorne Keon | Ken Haggert & Marc Turcotte | Darl Crick & Wayne Stanley |
| 3.5 (19+ Medal Round) | Nino Melo & Brandon Porter | Dan Gildon-Cormier & Mark Cathers | Peter Cytowicz & Shannon LaBossiere |
| Skill: 3.0 (16 To 49) | Calvin Hoefel & Noah Hoefel | Zacchari Stoutt & Andrew Stoutt | Jeremy Albrecht & Sean Peters |
| Skill: 3.0 (50 And Above) | Floyd Asselstine & Brian Norman | Gil Gerelus & Shawn Bryan | Glenn Tyrrell & Derek Warren |
| Skill: 4.0 (16 And Above) | Jeffrey Chan & Grant Ashizawa | Rourke Stevenson & Roy Wales | John Workman & Adam Hanes |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above (16 And Above) | Cole Lester & Ryan Hanes | Rayce Manger & Marc Rochon | Alan Sargeant & Brandon Willis |
2. Women’s Doubles Results
| Category | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
| Amateur | Kim Phillips & Marie Aubie | Tamara Bick & TARA Sharpe | Elizabeth Croft & Joan Pollard |
| Skill: 2.5 (16 And Above) | Shannon Cooper & Malin Lindstrom | Sandra Huffman & Wendy Archibald | Shannon Kelly & Kellie Bonnici |
| Skill: 3.0 (16 To 57) | Shelley Asselstine & Sherry Gowdy | Cara Sheppard & Nicole Turney | Jennifer Crowder & Lee-Anne Watson |
| Skill: 3.0 (58 And Above) | Pamela Koolhaas & Joanne Durst | Annette Merrill & Helen Lynett | Nicole Robertson & PJ Moore |
| Skill: 3.5 (16 To 48) | Brianne Horzempa & Kayla McNaughton | Keely Terrett & Nikki Rejman | Kelly Patterson McGrath & Janine Dezotti |
| Skill: 3.5 (49 And Above) | Shauna Longmuir & Alison Thomas | Toni Rutland & Shelley Moloney | Brenda Moloney & Susan Brown |
3. Mixed Doubles Results
| Category | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
| Amateur | Kelly Bryan & Shawn Bryan | Tusia Komarnycky & Allen Hussey | Malin Lindstrom & Ken Louie |
| Skill: 2.5 (16 And Above) | Sam van Rens & Calvin Hoefel | Kathy Carson & Peter Cytowicz | Corne Lerm & Darl Crick |
| Skill: 3.0 (48 And Above) | Stephanie Downing & John Masson | Lorie Knee & Larry Thomas | Jennifer Crowder & Shannon LaBossiere |
| Skill: 3.5 (16 To 49) | Alison Thomas & Adam Hanes | Maureen Rengel & James Simzer | Keely Terrett & Tristan Hornsby |
| Skill: 3.5 (50 And Above) | Mille Nuen & John Hunter | Carolin Boushel & Patrice Blais | Brenda Moloney & Alan Snively |
| Skill: 4.0 (16 To 49) | Charlye Chin & Jeffrey Chan | Shannon O’Keefe & Godwin Thambithurai | Deanna Christie & Brandon Willis |
| Skill: 4.0 (49 And Above) | Hong Liu & Ivan Pullen | Joan Pollard & Alan Sargeant | TARA Sharpe & John Workman |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above (16 And Above) | Marie Aubie & Vaughan Aubie | Kim Phillips & Jesse Carmichael | Kim Shpeer & Cole Lester |
News in Brief: 2024 Kawartha Pickleball Open Champions
The 2024 Kawartha Open, held from September 27-29 at Bonnerworth Courts in Peterborough, Ontario, featured intense pickleball action across men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles categories. Pickleball Players from various skill levels, ranging from 2.5 to 4.5 and above, competed in round-robin formats, followed by medal rounds.
Highlights included George Ostermeier and Lorne Keon winning gold in the Men’s 3.5 category, with Ken Haggert and Marc Turcotte taking silver, and Darl Crick and Wayne Stanley securing bronze. The pickleball tournament showed competitive spirit, sportsmanship, and skill, bringing together participants from across the region for a weekend of exhilarating matches.
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