2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling

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
2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling
Host cityBrantford, Ontario
Paris, Ontario
ArenaWayne Gretzky Sports Centre
Brantford Golf & Curling Club
Paris Curling Club
Brant Curling Club
DatesNovember 14–18
Men's winnerAlberta Kevin Koe
Curling clubGlencoe CC, Calgary
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdPat Simmons
SecondCarter Rycroft
LeadNolan Thiessen
FinalistBritish Columbia Jim Cotter
Women's winnerOntario Rachel Homan
Curling clubOttawa CC, Ottawa
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondAlison Kreviazuk
LeadLisa Weagle
FinalistManitoba Chelsea Carey
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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
Main article: 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.

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings[8]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWL
Alberta Kevin Koe32
Switzerland Peter de Cruz32
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton32
Manitoba Rob Fowler23
Ontario Glenn Howard23
Ontario Robert Rumfeldt14
Pool BWL
Ontario Brad Jacobs50
British Columbia Jim Cotter32
Manitoba Mike McEwen32
Sweden Niklas Edin23
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue23
Ontario Mark Kean05
Pool CWL
Alberta Kevin Martin41
Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard32
Denmark Rasmus Stjerne32
Norway Thomas Ulsrud32
Ontario John Epping23
Switzerland Sven Michel05

Playoffs Qualifiers
Semifinals To Playoffs
Nova Scotia Jamie Murphy 5
British Columbia Sean Geall 3 Nova Scotia Jamie Murphy 8
Ontario Mark Bice 6 Ontario Mark Bice 9
Quebec Martin Ferland 1
Semifinals To Playoffs
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 5
Ontario Joe Frans 4 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 5
Ontario Bryan Cochrane 9 Ontario Bryan Cochrane 1
Ontario Wayne Tuck Jr. 2

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Ontario Brad Jacobs 1
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 4
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock 3
British Columbia Jim Cotter 6
Manitoba Mike McEwen 3
British Columbia Jim Cotter 6
British Columbia Jim Cotter 5
Alberta Kevin Koe 7
Alberta Kevin Koe 6
Ontario Mark Bice 4
Alberta Kevin Koe 6
Alberta Kevin Martin 5
Alberta Kevin Martin 5
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton 3

Final

Sunday, November 18, 13:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
British Columbia Jim Cotter 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Alberta Kevin Koe (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 7
Player percentages
British Columbia Jim Cotter Alberta Kevin Koe
Rick Sawatsky95% Nolan Thiessen91%
Tyrel Griffith79% Carter Rycroft91%
Jason Gunnlaugson82% Pat Simmons82%
Jim Cotter72% Kevin Koe82%
Total82% Total87%

Women
Main article: 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.

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings[9]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWL
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni41
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes32
Wisconsin Erika Brown23
Switzerland Mirjam Ott23
Alberta Valerie Sweeting23
Alberta Crystal Webster23
Pool BWL
Ontario Rachel Homan50
Alberta Shannon Kleibrink32
Ontario Sherry Middaugh32
Scotland Eve Muirhead32
Manitoba Cathy Overton-Clapham14
Alberta Laura Crocker05
Pool CWL
Manitoba Chelsea Carey41
Russia Anna Sidorova32
Switzerland Michèle Jäggi23
Saskatchewan Stefanie Lawton23
Alberta Heather Nedohin23
British Columbia Kelly Scott23

Playoffs Qualifiers
Semifinals To Playoffs
Ontario Cathy Auld 5
Ontario Allison Nimik 7 Ontario Allison Nimik 3
Prince Edward Island Suzanne Birt 4 Newfoundland and Labrador Heather Strong 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Heather Strong 6
Semifinals To Playoffs
Ontario Tracy Horgan 7
Quebec Marie-France Larouche 6 Ontario Tracy Horgan 6
Ontario Jacqueline Harrison 2 Ontario Krista McCarville 5
Ontario Krista McCarville 4

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Ontario Rachel Homan 6
Ontario Tracy Horgan 2
Ontario Rachel Homan 5
Scotland Eve Muirhead 4
Alberta Shannon Kleibrink 2
Scotland Eve Muirhead 7
Ontario Rachel Homan 8
Manitoba Chelsea Carey 3
Manitoba Chelsea Carey 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Heather Strong 0
Manitoba Chelsea Carey 7
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 3
Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 6
Ontario Sherry Middaugh 5

Final

Sunday, November 18, 13:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan (has hammer) 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 X 8
Manitoba Chelsea Carey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3
Player percentages
Ontario Rachel Homan Manitoba Chelsea Carey
Lisa Weagle88% Lindsay Titheridge79%
Alison Kreviazuk84% Kristen Foster59%
Emma Miskew73% Kristy McDonald76%
Rachel Homan79% Chelsea Carey76%
Total81% Total72%

References
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  2. "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.
  3. "The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – History". themastersgrandslam.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. "Sportsnet Purchases Grand Slam of Curling".
  5. "The Canadian Curling News: The Masters 2012: Eight games on TV".
  6. "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Men's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. "2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling – Women's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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