Jim Donaldson Trophy
The COPC is our national pairs championship. Participants must be paid up members in good standing of the CBF. In addition, each player must have earned a club qualification OR must have participated in an event designated in the Conditions of Contest. Club qualifying games are held between September 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. Any player registered for a Championship Team event will automatically be qualified for the COPC.
The knockout stage (Finals) of all team events and the COPC will be played live in Toronto from April 14 to 20.
Location: Hart House (Debates Room), 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, On M5S 3H3
The Jim Donaldson Trophy is awarded to the winning pair plus a cash prize for the winning pair and the pair in 2nd place.
Jim Donaldson, a British Columbia player who tragically died of cancer in his forties, was a true sportsman, gracious opponent and fiercely ethical. In Allan Graves’ words “he was undoubtedly one of the top ten Canadian talents of all time.”
COPC WINNERS
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| 2024 | 1. Xiaojing Deng – Jeffrey Smith 2. Michael Gamble – Jason Feldman 3. Julie Smith – Judy Harris |
| 2023 | 1. Jiawei Luo – Fengming Chen 2. David McLellan – Cliff Campbell 3. Lino D’Souza – Terrence Rego |
| 2022 | 1. Terry Du – Kole Meng 2. Robert Kuz – Stephen Mackay 3. Neil Kimelman – Paul Thurston |
| 2019 | 11. David Caplan – Mark Caplan 2. Sheldon Spier – Michael Ainsley |
| 2018 | 1. Marc Lachapelle – Xavier Combey 2. Terry Du – Kole Meng |
| 2017 | 1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Dan Jacob 2. Stephen Cooper – Boris Baran |
| 2016 | 1. Ken Scholes – Peter Harold 2. Morrie Kleinplatz – Stephan Cooper |
| 2015 | 1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Dan Jacob 2. Brad Bart – Neil Kimelman |
| 2014 | 1. Piotr Klimowicz – Dan Jacob 2. Charles Martineau – Andre Chartrand |
| 2013 | 1. Jordan Cohen – Stephen Cooper 2. Bryan Maksymetz – Gray McMullin |
| 2012 | 1. Lino D’Souza – Uday Maitra 2. Fred Hoffer – Don Piafsky |
| 2011 | 1. David Smith – Doran Flock 2. Daniel Korbel – Danny Miles |
| 2010 | 1. Naveed Ather – Lino D’Souza 2. Daniel Lavee – Samantha Nystrom |
| 2009 | 1. Bob Todd – Douglas Fisher 2. Michael Yuen – Maurice De La Salle |
| 2008 | 1. Cameron Doner – Bradley Bart 2. Judith Gartaganis – Nicholas Gartaganis |
| 2007 | 1. Kamel Fergani – Pierre Daigneault 2. Thomas Gandolfo – Maurice De La Salle |
| 2006 | 1. Rashid Khan – Bradley Bart 2. Jerry Richardson – William Koski |
| 2005 | 1. Waldemar Frukacz – Pierre Daigneault 2. Ken Scholes – Peter Herold |
| 2004 | 1. Jurek Czyzowicz – Darren Wolpert 2. Stephen Cooper – Jordan Cohen |
| 2003 | 1. John Rayner – John Duquette 2. Carole Berry – John Gillespie |
| 2002 | 1. David McLellan – William Treble 2. Charles Roberts – Glenn Cossey |
| 2001 | 1. Jean Castonguay – Andre Chartrand 2. Barbara Saltsman – Nancy Koffler |
| 2000 | 1. David McLellan – William Treble 2. Gloria Silverman – Andy Altay |
| 1999 | 1. Dan Jacob – Lawrence Hicks 2. Paul Janicki – Detlef Ladewig |
| 1998 | 1. Douglas Heron & Alex Heron Jr. 2. Ken Scholes – Peter Herold |
| 1997 | 1. Michael Betts – Randy Bennett 2. Felipe Hernandez – Michael Neagu |
| 1996 | 1. Dave Willis – John Valliant 2. Nicolas L’Ecuyer – Darren Wolpert |
| 1995 | 1. Jim Reigle -Pierre Treuil |
| 1994 | 1. Dick Anderson – Peter Basarsky |
| 1993 | 1. Pierre Treuil – John Zaluski |
| 1992 | 1. Pierre Treuil – John Zaluski |
| 1991 | 1. Michael Cafferata – Ken Warren |
| 1990 | 1. Katie Thorpe – John Carruthers |
| 1989 | 1. Ron Borg – Michael Strebinger |
| 1988 | 1. John Valliant – David Willis |
| 1987 | 1. Maurice de la Salle – Mark Chalfin |
| 1986 | 1. Gary Whiteman – Ken Warren |
| 1985 | 1. Boris Baran – Mark Molson |