The 2012 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from November 14 to 18 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, the Paris Curling Club, and the Brant Curling Club in Brantford and Paris, Ontario[1] as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour.[2] The majority of the women's Tier I round robin games and some of the men's Tier I round robin games was held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, while the remainder of the Tier I games and the playoffs round games were held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. The men's Tier II games and playoffs qualifiers was held at the Brant Curling Club, while the women's Tier II games and playoffs qualifiers was held at the Paris Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Curling Club. It was held as the first Grand Slam event on the men's tour and the fourth on the women's tour.
2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling | |
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Host city | Brantford, Ontario Paris, Ontario |
Arena | Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Brantford Golf & Curling Club Paris Curling Club Brant Curling Club |
Dates | November 14–18 |
Men's winner | ![]() |
Curling club | Glencoe CC, Calgary |
Skip | Kevin Koe |
Third | Pat Simmons |
Second | Carter Rycroft |
Lead | Nolan Thiessen |
Finalist | ![]() |
Women's winner | ![]() |
Curling club | Ottawa CC, Ottawa |
Skip | Rachel Homan |
Third | Emma Miskew |
Second | Alison Kreviazuk |
Lead | Lisa Weagle |
Finalist | ![]() |
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The Masters is a continuation of the men's World Cup Grand Slam event which was previously known as the Masters. This was the first time that women participated in the event, but is considered a continuation of the women's Sun Life Classic.[3]
Both the women's and men's events were split up into two tiers, with 18 teams in Tier I and 16 teams in Tier II. The Tier I teams were divided into 3 pools of 6 teams which played in a round robin, while the Tier II teams played off in a triple knockout event. 8 Tier II teams qualified for a playoff to determine which two teams would enter the playoffs along with six Tier I teams.
Rogers Sportsnet covered selected draws on television, while CBC Television aired the men's and women's finals. This marked the first time since 2006 that Sportsnet showed curling, as they have begun a new commitment to showing the sport, specifically Grand Slam events.[4][5]
The total purse for the men's event was $100,000, while the purse for the women's event was $50,000.[6][7]
Men
editIn the final of the men's event, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Jim Cotter of British Columbia with a score of 7–5.
Tier I
editRound Robin Standings
editFinal Round Robin Standings[8]
Key | |
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Teams to Playoffs | |
Teams to Tiebreakers |
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Tier II
editPlayoffs Qualifiers
editSemifinals | To Playoffs | ||||||||
Jamie Murphy | 5 | ||||||||
Sean Geall | 3 | Jamie Murphy | 8 | ||||||
Mark Bice | 6 | Mark Bice | 9 | ||||||
Martin Ferland | 1 |
Semifinals | To Playoffs | ||||||||
Steve Laycock | 5 | ||||||||
Joe Frans | 4 | Steve Laycock | 5 | ||||||
Bryan Cochrane | 9 | Bryan Cochrane | 1 | ||||||
Wayne Tuck Jr. | 2 |
Playoffs
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Brad Jacobs | 1 | |||||||||||||
Steve Laycock | 4 | |||||||||||||
Steve Laycock | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jim Cotter | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mike McEwen | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jim Cotter | 6 | |||||||||||||
Jim Cotter | 5 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Koe | 7 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Koe | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mark Bice | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Koe | 6 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Martin | 5 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Martin | 5 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Stoughton | 3 |
Final
editSunday, November 18, 13:00
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Jim Cotter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Kevin Koe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Player percentages | |||
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Jim Cotter | Kevin Koe | ||
Rick Sawatsky | 95% | Nolan Thiessen | 91% |
Tyrel Griffith | 79% | Carter Rycroft | 91% |
Jason Gunnlaugson | 82% | Pat Simmons | 82% |
Jim Cotter | 72% | Kevin Koe | 82% |
Total | 82% | Total | 87% |
Women
editIn the final of the women's event, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated Chelsea Carey of Manitoba with a score of 8–3.
Tier I
editRound Robin Standings
editFinal Round Robin Standings[9]
Key | |
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Teams to Playoffs | |
Teams to Tiebreakers |
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Tier II
editPlayoffs Qualifiers
editSemifinals | To Playoffs | ||||||||
Cathy Auld | 5 | ||||||||
Allison Nimik | 7 | Allison Nimik | 3 | ||||||
Suzanne Birt | 4 | Heather Strong | 7 | ||||||
Heather Strong | 6 |
Semifinals | To Playoffs | ||||||||
Tracy Horgan | 7 | ||||||||
Marie-France Larouche | 6 | Tracy Horgan | 6 | ||||||
Jacqueline Harrison | 2 | Krista McCarville | 5 | ||||||
Krista McCarville | 4 |
Playoffs
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Rachel Homan | 6 | |||||||||||||
Tracy Horgan | 2 | |||||||||||||
Rachel Homan | 5 | |||||||||||||
Eve Muirhead | 4 | |||||||||||||
Shannon Kleibrink | 2 | |||||||||||||
Eve Muirhead | 7 | |||||||||||||
Rachel Homan | 8 | |||||||||||||
Chelsea Carey | 3 | |||||||||||||
Chelsea Carey | 4 | |||||||||||||
Heather Strong | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chelsea Carey | 7 | |||||||||||||
Silvana Tirinzoni | 3 | |||||||||||||
Silvana Tirinzoni | 6 | |||||||||||||
Sherry Middaugh | 5 |
Final
editSunday, November 18, 13:00
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Rachel Homan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
Chelsea Carey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Player percentages | |||
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Rachel Homan | Chelsea Carey | ||
Lisa Weagle | 88% | Lindsay Titheridge | 79% |
Alison Kreviazuk | 84% | Kristen Foster | 59% |
Emma Miskew | 73% | Kristy McDonald | 76% |
Rachel Homan | 79% | Chelsea Carey | 76% |
Total | 81% | Total | 72% |
References
edit- ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Venues". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Sportsnet Announces 2012-13 Grand Slam of Curling Event Schedule". Sportsnet. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Sportsnet Purchases Grand Slam of Curling".
- ^ "The Canadian Curling News: The Masters 2012: Eight games on TV". 12 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event – Round Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event – Round Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Men's results from the CurlingZone database
- Women's results from the CurlingZone database
- Men's Final on YouTube