2012 World Senior Curling Championships

The 2012 World Senior Curling Championships were held at the Tårnby Curling Club in Tårnby, Denmark from April 14 to 21.[1] Tårnby has previously hosted the 2006 World Senior Curling Championships, the 2011 European Mixed Curling Championship, and the 2011 European Curling Championships' Group C competitions, and hosted the 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge.[1] For the first time since 2009, the event was not held in conjunction with the same year's World Mixed Doubles Championship.[2]

2012 World Senior Curling Championships
2012 World Senior Curling Championships
Host cityTårnby, Denmark[1]
ArenaTårnby Curling Club
DatesApril 14–21
Men's winner Ireland
SkipJohn Jo Kenny
ThirdBill Gray
SecondDavid Whyte
LeadTony Tierney
AlternateDavid Hume
Finalist Canada (Kelly Robertson)
Women's winner Canada
Curling clubThistle Saint Andrews CC
Saint John, New Brunswick
SkipHeidi Hanlon
ThirdKathy Floyd
SecondJudy Blanchard
LeadJane Arseneau
Finalist Scotland (Barbara Watt)
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Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Draw Shot Challenge
(team with best moves to playoffs, other two play in qualification game)
Teams to Tiebreaker
(winner moves on to Draw Shot Challenge)
White Group Skip W L
  Canada Kelly Robertson 6 0
  New Zealand Hans Frauenlob 4 2
  Italy Antonio Menardi 3 3
  Scotland Keith Prentice 3 3
  Japan Yutak Matsuura 3 3
  Netherlands Wim Neeleman 2 4
  Hungary Andras Rókusfalvy 0 6
Red Group Skip W L
  Ireland John Jo Kenny 7 0
  Finland Timo Kauste 6 1
  Switzerland Karl Grossmann 4 3
  England Michael Sutherland 3 4
  Latvia Peteris Sveisbergs 3 4
  United States Ian Journeaux 3 4
  Russia Sergey Korolenko 1 6
  Slovakia Milan Kalis 0 7
Blue Group Skip W L
  Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 6 1
  Sweden Connie Östlund 6 1
  Australia Hugh Millikin 6 1
  Germany Rainer Schöpp 4 3
  Czech Republic Petr Kovač 2 5
  Austria Ronald Niederhauser 2 5
  Denmark Hans Peter Schack 1 6
  Wales Chris Wells 1 6

Playoffs

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Qualification Game
   
R3   Switzerland 5
W3   Scotland 6
Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold-medal game
         
W1   Canada 5
W3   Scotland 2
W1   Canada 9
B2   Sweden 5
W2   New Zealand 4
B2   Sweden 5
W1   Canada 5
R1   Ireland 6
B1   Norway 6
B3   Australia 3
B1   Norway 4
R1   Ireland 5
R1   Ireland 8
R2   Finland 4
Bronze-medal game
   
B1   Norway 4
B2   Sweden 8

Bronze-medal game

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Saturday, April 21, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
  Sweden (Östlund)   0 0 3 0 3 0 2 X 8

Gold-medal game

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Saturday, April 21, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Canada (Robertson)   0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 5
  Ireland (Kenny) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 6
2012 World Senior Men's Curling Championship Winner
 
Ireland
1st title

Women

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Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Yellow Group Skip W L
  Canada Heidi Hanlon 6 0
  Scotland Barbara Watt 4 2
  United States Pam Oleinik 4 2
  Ireland Marie O'Kane 3 3
  Denmark Jane Bidstrup 2 4
  Finland Kirsti Kauste 1 5
  Russia Liudmila Murova 1 5
Rose Group Skip W L
  Sweden Ingrid Meldahl 6 0
  New Zealand Wendy Becker 5 1
  Switzerland Chantal Forrer 4 2
  Czech Republic Ivana Danielisová 3 3
  Japan Mikiko Tsuchiya 2 4
  Slovakia Elena Jancariková 1 5
  Italy Lucilla Macchiati 1 5

Playoffs

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Semifinals Gold-medal game
      
Y1   Canada 7
R2   New Zealand 6
Y1   Canada 12
Y2   Scotland 2
Y2   Scotland 9
R1   Sweden 5
Bronze-medal game
   
R2   New Zealand 3
R1   Sweden 10

Bronze-medal game

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Saturday, April 21, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  New Zealand (Becker) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Sweden (Meldahl)   2 0 1 0 4 0 3 X 10

Gold-medal game

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Saturday, April 21, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Hanlon)   2 0 2 0 3 2 3 X 12
  Scotland (Watt) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
2012 World Senior Women's Curling Championship Winner
 
Canada
8th title

References

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General
  • "World Senior Curling Championships 2012". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Taarnby Denmark to host World Senior Championships 2012". World Curling Federation. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ "2012 World Mixed Doubles and World Seniors". New Zealand Curling. 7 May 2011.
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