2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling

2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
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	Kevin Koe
Curling club	Glencoe CC, Calgary
Skip	Kevin Koe
Third	Pat Simmons
Second	Carter Rycroft
Lead	Nolan Thiessen
Finalist	Jim Cotter
Women's winner	Rachel Homan
Curling club	Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip	Rachel Homan
Third	Emma Miskew
Second	Alison Kreviazuk
Lead	Lisa Weagle
Finalist	Chelsea Carey
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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.

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

In 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

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings^[8]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A	W	L
Kevin Koe	3	2
Peter de Cruz	3	2
Jeff Stoughton	3	2
Rob Fowler	2	3
Glenn Howard	2	3
Robert Rumfeldt	1	4

Pool B	W	L
Brad Jacobs	5	0
Jim Cotter	3	2
Mike McEwen	3	2
Niklas Edin	2	3
Brad Gushue	2	3
Mark Kean	0	5

Pool C	W	L
Kevin Martin	4	1
Jean-Michel Ménard	3	2
Rasmus Stjerne	3	2
Thomas Ulsrud	3	2
John Epping	2	3
Sven Michel	0	5

Tier II

Playoffs Qualifiers

Semifinals		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

Quarterfinals		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

Sunday, 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
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

In the final of the women's event, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated Chelsea Carey of Manitoba with a score of 8–3.