2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling

Grand Slam of Curling event 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling 2012masters.png 260 Brantford, OntarioParis, Ontario Wayne Gretzky Sports CentreBrantford Golf & Curling ClubParis Curling ClubBrant Curling Club November 14–18 AB Kevin Koe Glencoe CC, Calgary Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen BC Jim Cotter ON Rachel Homan Ottawa CC, Ottawa Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Alison Kreviazuk Lisa Weagle MB Chelsea Carey 2011 2013 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, Ontariohttp://www.themastersgrandslam.com/venues The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Venues themastersgrandslam.com 14 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108103119/http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/venues 8 November 2012 as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour.http://www.sportsnet.ca/pressroom/2012/10/03/2012-13_grand_slam_of_curling_event_schedule/ Sportsnet Announces 2012-13 Grand Slam of Curling Event Schedule 3 October 2012 6 October 2012 Sportsnet https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001653/http://www.sportsnet.ca/pressroom/2012/10/03/2012-13_grand_slam_of_curling_event_schedule/ 15 October 2012 dead dmy-all 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.http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/history The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History themastersgrandslam.com 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615202858/http://themastersgrandslam.com/history 2013-06-15 dead 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.http://www.sportsnet.ca/pressroom/2012/08/30/sportsnet_purchases_grand_slam_of_curling/ Sportsnet Purchases Grand Slam of Curlinghttp://thecurlingnews.com/blog/2012/11/the-masters-2012-eight-games-on-tv/ The Canadian Curling News: The Masters 2012: Eight games on TV 12 November 2012 The total purse for the men's event was $100,000, while the purse for the women's event was $50,000.https://curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=2759&view=Contact 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event – Event/Contact information CurlingZone 17 November 2012https://curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=2760&view=Contact 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event – Event/Contact information CurlingZone 17 November 2012 Men 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event 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 Standingshttps://curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=2759&view=Round-Robin 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event – Round Robin CurlingZone 15 November 2012 KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L AB Kevin Koe 3 2 SUI Peter de Cruz 3 2 MB Jeff Stoughton 3 2 MB Rob Fowler 2 3 ON Glenn Howard 2 3 ON Robert Rumfeldt 1 4 Pool B W L ON Brad Jacobs 5 0 BC Jim Cotter 3 2 MB Mike McEwen 3 2 SWE Niklas Edin 2 3 NL Brad Gushue 2 3 ON Mark Kean 0 5 Pool C W L AB Kevin Martin 4 1 QC Jean-Michel Ménard 3 2 DEN Rasmus Stjerne 3 2 NOR Thomas Ulsrud 3 2 ON John Epping 2 3 SUI Sven Michel 0 5 Tier II Playoffs Qualifiers To Playoffs 150 NS Jamie Murphy 5 BC Sean Geall 3 ON Mark Bice 6 QC Martin Ferland 1 NS Jamie Murphy 8 ON Mark Bice 9 To Playoffs 150 SK Steve Laycock 5 ON Joe Frans 4 ON Bryan Cochrane 9 ON Wayne Tuck Jr. 2 SK Steve Laycock 5 ON Bryan Cochrane 1 Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150px ON Brad Jacobs 1 SK Steve Laycock 4 MB Mike McEwen 3 BC Jim Cotter 6 AB Kevin Koe 6 ON Mark Bice 4 AB Kevin Martin 5 MB Jeff Stoughton 3 SK Steve Laycock 3 BC Jim Cotter 6 AB Kevin Koe 6 AB Kevin Martin 5 BC Jim Cotter 5 AB Kevin Koe 7 Final Sunday, November 18, 13:00 BC Jim Cotter 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 AB Kevin Koe 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 BC Jim Cotter Rick Sawatsky 95% Tyrel Griffith 79% Jason Gunnlaugson 82% Jim Cotter 72% 82% AB Kevin Koe Nolan Thiessen 91% Carter Rycroft 91% Pat Simmons 82% Kevin Koe 82% 87% Women 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event In the final of the women's event, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated Chelsea Carey of Manitoba with a score of 8–3. Tier I Round Robin Standings Final Round Robin Standingshttps://curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=2760&view=Round-Robin 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event – Round Robin CurlingZone 15 November 2012 KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L SUI Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 MB Kaitlyn Lawes 3 2 WI Erika Brown 2 3 SUI Mirjam Ott 2 3 AB Valerie Sweeting 2 3 AB Crystal Webster 2 3 Pool B W L ON Rachel Homan 5 0 AB Shannon Kleibrink 3 2 ON Sherry Middaugh 3 2 SCO Eve Muirhead 3 2 MB Cathy Overton-Clapham 1 4 AB Laura Crocker 0 5 Pool C W L MB Chelsea Carey 4 1 RUS Anna Sidorova 3 2 SUI Michèle Jäggi 2 3 SK Stefanie Lawton 2 3 AB Heather Nedohin 2 3 BC Kelly Scott 2 3 Tier II Playoffs Qualifiers To Playoffs 150 ON Cathy Auld 5 ON Allison Nimik 7 PE Suzanne Birt 4 NL Heather Strong 6 ON Allison Nimik 3 NL Heather Strong 7 To Playoffs 150 ON Tracy Horgan 7 QC Marie-France Larouche 6 ON Jacqueline Harrison 2 ON Krista McCarville 4 ON Tracy Horgan 6 ON Krista McCarville 5 Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150px ON Rachel Homan 6 ON Tracy Horgan 2 AB Shannon Kleibrink 2 SCO Eve Muirhead 7 MB Chelsea Carey 4 NL Heather Strong 0 SUI Silvana Tirinzoni 6 ON Sherry Middaugh 5 ON Rachel Homan 5 SCO Eve Muirhead 4 MB Chelsea Carey 7 SUI Silvana Tirinzoni 3 ON Rachel Homan 8 MB Chelsea Carey 3 Final Sunday, November 18, 13:00 ON Rachel Homan 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 X 8 MB Chelsea Carey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 ON Rachel Homan Lisa Weagle 88% Alison Kreviazuk 84% Emma Miskew 73% Rachel Homan 79% 81% MB Chelsea Carey Lindsay Titheridge 79% Kristen Foster 59% Kristy McDonald 76% Chelsea Carey 76% 72% References External links http://www.themastersgrandslam.com/ 2759 M 2760 W Men's Final on YouTube Masters Grand Slam of Curling Category:Sports in Brantford Category:Curling competitions in Ontario Masters Grand Slam of Curling Masters Grand Slam of Curling Category:Masters (curling)