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2012 Point Optical Curling Classic
World Curling Tour event
World Curling Tour event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic |
| Host city | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Nutana Curling Club |
| Dates | September 21–24 |
| Winner | ON John Epping |
| Curling club | Donalda CC, Toronto |
| Skip | John Epping |
| Third | Scott Bailey |
| Second | Scott Howard |
| Lead | David Mathers |
| Finalist | AB Kevin Koe |
The 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 21 to 24 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, with the purse for the event being CAD$50,000. The winning team of John Epping received CAD$12,000 for their win.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | MN Mankato, Minnesota |
| Scott Bitz | Jeff Sharp | Aryn Schmidt | Dean Hicke | SK Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Brendan Bottcher | Micky Lizmore | Bradley Thiessen | Karrick Martin | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | BC Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Benoît Schwarz (fourth) | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Dominik Märki | Valentin Tanner | SUI Switzerland |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Scott Howard | David Mathers | ON Toronto, Ontario |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | MB Brandon, Manitoba |
| Christopher Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | MN Duluth, Minnesota |
| Josh Heidt | Brock Montgomery | Matt Lang | Dustin Kidby | SK Kerrobert, Saskatchewan |
| Pascal Hess | Yves Hess | Florian Meister | Stefan Meienberg | SUI Switzerland |
| Clint Dieno (fourth) | Jason Jacobson (skip) | Matt Froehlich | Chadd McKenzie | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Joel Jordison | Jason Ackerman | Brent Goeres | Curtis Horwath | SK Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Bruce Korte | Dean Kleiter | Roger Korte | Rob Markowsky | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sean Morris (fourth) | Mike Libbus (skip) | Brad MacInnis | Peter Keenan | AB Calgary, Alberta |
| Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Ba Dexin | CHN Harbin, China |
| William Lyburn | James Kirkness | Alex Forrest | Tyler Forrest | MB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Kevin Marsh | Matt Ryback | Daniel Marsh | Aaron Shutra | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Mike McEwen | B.J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | MB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Rick McKague | Jim Moats | Doug McNish | Paul Strandlund | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | SUI Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | JPN Karuizawa, Japan |
| Dan Petryk (fourth) | Steve Petryk (skip) | Roland Robinson | Thomas Usselman | AB Calgary, Alberta |
| Brady Scharback | Quinn Hersikorn | Jake Hersikorn | Brady Kendel | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Robert Schlender | Dean Ross | Don Bartlett | Chris Lemishka | AB Edmonton, Alberta |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | MN Duluth, Minnesota |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | MB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Brock Virtue | Braeden Moskowy | Chris Schille | D. J Kidby | SK Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Dustin Kalthoff (fourth) | Randy Woytowich (skip) | Lionel Holm | Lyndon Holm | SK Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Zou Dejia | Chen Lu'an | Ji Yangsong | Li Guangxu | CHN Harbin, China |
Knockout Brackets
A Event
| team-width= 170px | RD1-team01=ON John Epping | RD1-score01= 6 | RD1-team02=SUI Pascal Hess | RD1-score02= 4 | RD1-team03=AB Robert Schlender | RD1-score03= 10 | RD1-team04=SK Josh Heidt | RD1-score04= 2 | RD1-team05=AB Mike Libbus | RD1-score05= 2 | RD1-team06=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD1-score06=6 | RD1-team07=SK Steve Laycock | RD1-score07= 3 | RD1-team08=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD1-score08=6 | RD1-team09=BC Jim Cotter | RD1-score09=7 | RD1-team10=SK Brady Scharback | RD1-score10=1 | RD1-team11=MB William Lyburn | RD1-score11=8 | RD1-team12=SK Brock Virtue | RD1-score12= 7 | RD1-team13=CHN Zou Dejia | RD1-score13= 5 | RD1-team14=MN Todd Birr | RD1-score14= 6 | RD1-team15=MN Tyler George | RD1-score15= 6 | RD1-team16=MB Mike McEwen | RD1-score16=8 | RD2-team01=ON John Epping | RD2-score01= 3 | RD2-team02=AB Robert Schlender | RD2-score02=5 | RD2-team03=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD2-score03= 3 | RD2-team04=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD2-score04=8 | RD2-team05=BC Jim Cotter | RD2-score05= 6 | RD2-team06=MB William Lyburn | RD2-score06= 7 | RD2-team07=MN Todd Birr | RD2-score07= 2 | RD2-team08=MB Mike McEwen | RD2-score08=8 | RD3-team01=AB Robert Schlender | RD3-score01= 4 | RD3-team02=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD3-score02= 6 | RD3-team03=MB William Lyburn | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-team04=MB Mike McEwen | RD3-score04= 5 | RD4-team01=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD4-score01= 3 | RD4-team02=MB William Lyburn | RD4-score02= 5 | team-width= 170px | RD1-team01=AB Kevin Martin | RD1-score01= 2 | RD1-team02=CHN Liu Rui | RD1-score02= 1 | RD1-team03=SK Bruce Korte | RD1-score03= 8 | RD1-team04=SK Joel Jordison | RD1-score04= 3 | RD1-team05=JPN Yusuke Morozumi | RD1-score05=8 | RD1-team06=SK Jason Jacobson | RD1-score06= 7 | RD1-team07=AB Steve Petryk | RD1-score07= 8 | RD1-team08=SUI Sven Michel | RD1-score08= 1 | RD1-team09=MB Rob Fowler | RD1-score09= 2 | RD1-team10=SK Randy Woytowich | RD1-score10=7 | RD1-team11=SK Kevin Marsh | RD1-score11= 6 | RD1-team12=AB Rick McKague | RD1-score12= 7 | RD1-team13=SK Scott Bitz | RD1-score13=8 | RD1-team14=MN John Shuster | RD1-score14= 7 | RD1-team15=SUI Peter de Cruz | RD1-score15= 4 | RD1-team16=AB Kevin Koe | RD1-score16= 8 | RD2-team01=AB Kevin Martin | RD2-score01=9 | RD2-team02=SK Bruce Korte | RD2-score02= 3 | RD2-team03= JPN Yusuke Morozumi | RD2-score03= 7 | RD2-team04=AB Steve Petryk | RD2-score04= 4 | RD2-team05=SK Randy Woytowich | RD2-score05= 7 | RD2-team06=AB Rick McKague | RD2-score06= 3 | RD2-team07=SK Scott Bitz | RD2-score07= 5 | RD2-team08=AB Kevin Koe | RD2-score08= 6 | RD3-team01=AB Kevin Martin | RD3-score01=8 | RD3-team02=JPN Yusuke Morozumi | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-team03=SK Randy Woytowich | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-team04=AB Kevin Koe | RD3-score04=7 | RD4-team01=AB Kevin Martin | RD4-score01= 7 | RD4-team02=AB Kevin Koe | RD4-score02= 5
B Event
| team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=SUI Pascal Hess | RD1-score03= 6 | RD1-team04=SK Josh Heidt | RD1-score04= 4 | RD1-team11=AB Mike Libbus | RD1-score11= 5 | RD1-team12=SK Steve Laycock | RD1-score12= 6 | RD2-team01=BC Jim Cotter | RD2-score01=6 | RD2-team02=SUI Pascal Hess | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-team05=MN Todd Birr | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-team06=SK Steve Laycock | RD2-score06=8 | RD3-team01=BC Jim Cotter | RD3-score01=7 | RD3-team02=JPN Yusuke Morozumi | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-team03=SK Steve Laycock | RD3-score03= 8 | RD3-team04=SK Randy Woytowich | RD3-score04= 3 | RD4-team01=BC Jim Cotter | RD4-score01= 3 | RD4-team02=SK Steve Laycock | RD4-score02= 5 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=SK Brady Scharback | RD1-score03= 4 | RD1-team04=SK Brock Virtue | RD1-score04= 5 | RD1-team07=CHN Zou Dejia | RD1-score07= 6 | RD1-team08=MN Tyler George | RD1-score08= 5 | RD2-team01=ON John Epping | RD2-score01=8 | RD2-team02=SK Brock Virtue | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-team03=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-team04=CHN Zou Dejia | RD2-score04= 3 | RD3-team01=ON John Epping | RD3-score01=8 | RD3-team02=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD3-score02= 5 | RD4-team01=AB Kevin Koe | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-team02= ON John Epping | RD4-score02= 4 | RD4b-team01=SK Steve Laycock | RD4b-score01= 4 | RD4b-team02=AB Kevin Koe | RD4b-score02=5 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=CHN Liu Rui | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-team04=SK Joel Jordison | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-team11=SK Jason Jacobson | RD1-score11= 2 | RD1-team12=SUI Sven Michel | RD1-score12= 4 | RD2-team01=AB Rick McKague | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-team02=CHN Liu Rui | RD2-score02=6 | RD2-team05=SK Scott Bitz | RD2-score05= 0 | RD2-team06=SUI Sven Michel | RD2-score06=7 | RD3-team01=CHN Liu Rui | RD3-score01=9 | RD3-team02=AB Robert Schlender | RD3-score02=4 | RD3-team03=SUI Sven Michel | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-team04=MB Mike McEwen | RD3-score04=1 | RD4-team01=CHN Liu Rui | RD4-score01= 3 | RD4-team02=SUI Sven Michel | RD4-score02= 6 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=MB Rob Fowler | RD1-score03= 8 | RD1-team04=SK Kevin Marsh | RD1-score04= 1 | RD1-team07=MN John Shuster | RD1-score07= 6 | RD1-team08=SUI Peter de Cruz | RD1-score08= 7 | RD2-team01=SK Bruce Korte | RD2-score01=6 | RD2-team02=MB Rob Fowler | RD2-score02=5 | RD2-team03=AB Steve Petryk | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-team04=SUI Peter de Cruz | RD2-score04=4 | RD3-team01=SK Bruce Korte | RD3-score01=7 | RD3-team02=AB Steve Petryk | RD3-score02=6 | RD4-team01= MB Jeff Stoughton | RD4-score01=7 | RD4-team02=SK Bruce Korte | RD4-score02= 4 | RD4b-team01=SUI Sven Michel | RD4b-score01= 4 | RD4b-team02=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD4b-score02=6
C Event
| team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=SK Josh Heidt | RD1-score03= 4 | RD1-team04=AB Mike Libbus | RD1-score04=7 | RD1-team07=AB Rick McKague | RD1-score07=7 | RD1-team08=SK Scott Bitz | RD1-score08= 3 | RD2-team01=AB Robert Schlender | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-team02=AB Mike Libbus | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-team03=AB Steve Petryk | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-team04=AB Rick McKague | RD2-score04=7 | RD3-team01=AB Robert Schlender | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-team02=AB Rick McKague | RD3-score02= 3 | RD4-team01=SK Steve Laycock | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-team02=AB Robert Schlender | RD4-score02= 4 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team11=SK Brady Scharback | RD1-score11= 6 | RD1-team12=MN Tyler George | RD1-score12= 7 | RD2-team01=MB Rob Fowler | RD2-score01= 8 | RD2-team02=SUI Peter de Cruz | RD2-score02= 4 | RD2-team05=MB Mike McEwen | RD2-score05=7 | RD2-team06=MN Tyler George | RD2-score06= 3 | RD3-team01=ON John Epping | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-team02=MB Rob Fowler | RD3-score02= 4 | RD3-team03=BC Jim Cotter | RD3-score03= 1 | RD3-team04=MB Mike McEwen | RD3-score04=7 | RD4-team01=ON John Epping | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-team02=MB Mike McEwen | RD4-score02= 3 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=SK Joel Jordison | RD1-score03=5 | RD1-team04=SK Jason Jacobson | RD1-score04= 6
| RD2-team01=SK Randy Woytowich | RD2-score01= 2 | RD2-team02=SK Jason Jacobson | RD2-score02=7 | RD2-team05= SK Brock Virtue | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-team06= CHN Zou Dejia | RD2-score06=7 | RD3-team01= SK Bruce Korte | RD3-score01= 3 | RD3-team02=SK Jason Jacobson | RD3-score02=7 | RD3-team03=CHN Liu Rui | RD3-score03= 3 | RD3-team04=CHN Zou Dejia | RD3-score04= 8 | RD4-team01=SK Jason Jacobson | RD4-score01= 5 | RD4-team02=CHN Zou Dejia | RD4-score02= 4 | team-width= 170 | RD1-team03=SUI Pascal Hess | RD1-score03= 5 | RD1-team04= MN Todd Birr | RD1-score04= 3 | RD1-team07=SK Kevin Marsh | RD1-score07= 3 | RD1-team08=MN John Shuster | RD1-score08=6 | RD2-team01=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD2-score01=7 | RD2-team02=SUI Pascal Hess | RD2-score02= 2 | RD2-team03=JPN Yusuke Morozumi | RD2-score03= 5 | RD2-team04=MN John Shuster | RD2-score04= 7 | RD3-team01=AB Brendan Bottcher | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-team02=MN John Shuster | RD3-score02= 5 | RD4-team01=SUI Sven Michel | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-team02=MN John Shuster | RD4-score02=7
Playoffs
| team-width=170px | RD1-team1=MB William Lyburn | RD1-score1=6 | RD1-team2=SK Steve Laycock | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-team3=MB Jeff Stoughton | RD1-score3= 5 | RD1-team4=ON John Epping | RD1-score4=7 | RD1-team5=AB Kevin Martin | RD1-score5=6 | RD1-team6=SK Jason Jacobson | RD1-score6= 4 | RD1-team7=AB Kevin Koe | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-team8=MN John Shuster | RD1-score8=3 | RD2-team1=MB William Lyburn | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-team2=ON John Epping | RD2-score2=5 | RD2-team3=AB Kevin Martin | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-team4=AB Kevin Koe | RD2-score4=5 | RD3-team1=ON John Epping | RD3-score1=6 | RD3-team2= AB Kevin Koe | RD3-score2= 5
References
References
- "2012 Point Optical Curling Classic – Event/Contact information".
- "2012 Point Optical Curling Classic – Teams".
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