2011 Swiss Cup Basel

The 2011 Swiss Cup Basel was held from September 30 to October 2 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CHF40,000, and the winner, Brad Gushue, received CHF13,000. It was held in a triple-knockout format. Gushue won in the final over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz with a score of 4–3.

2011 Swiss Cup Basel
Host city	Arlesheim, Switzerland
Arena	Curlingzentrum Region Basel
Dates	September 30 – October 2
Winner	Brad Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Ryan Fry
Second	Geoff Walker
Lead	Adam Casey
Finalist	Peter de Cruz

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Beno Arnold	Ramon Hess	Timon Schlumpf	Sacha Martz	Switzerland
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Benoit Schwarz (fourth)	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Gilles Vuille	Valentin Tanner	Switzerland
Andrey Drozdov	Alexey Stukalsky	Roman Kutuzov	Anton Kalalb	Russia
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Henrik Leek	Alexander Lindström	Lit, Sweden
Mario Freiberger	Bernhard Lips	Pascal Eicher	ALexander Schaier	Switzerland
Logan Gray	Alasdair Guthrie	Steve Mitchell	Sandy Gilmour	Stirling, Scotland
Brad Gushue	Ryan Fry	Geoff Walker	Adam Casey	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marcus Hasselborg	Peder Folke	Andreas Prytz	Anton Sandström	Sweden
Toni Müller (fourth)	Jan Hauser (skip)	Marco Ramstein	Jurg Bamert	Zürich, Switzerland
Andy Lang	Daniel Herberg	Markus Messenzehl	Daniel Neuner	Germany
Pascal Hess	Yves Hess	Florian Meister	Stefan Meienberg	Switzerland
Aku Kauste	Jani Sullanmaa	Pauli Jäämies	Janne Pirko	Finland
Aleksandr Kirikov	Aleksandr Kozyrev	Artur Razhabov	Petr Dron	Russia
Thomas Løvold	Thomas Due	Steffen Walstad	Sander Rølvåg	Norway
Dominik Märki	Daniel Schifferli	Patrick Käser	Raphael Märki	Switzerland
Steffen Mellemseter	Markus Snøve Høiberg	Håvard Mellem	Magnus Nedregotten	Norway
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
David Murdoch	Glen Muirhead	Ross Paterson	Richard Woods	Lockerbie, Scotland
Meico Öhninger	Andri Heimann	Kevin Wunderlin	Fabian Schmid	Switzerland
Claudio Pescia	Sven Iten	Reto Seiler	Rainer Kobler	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tomi Rantamäki	Jussi Uusipaavalniemi	Pekka Peura	Jermu Pöllänen	Finland
Joël Retornaz	Silvio Zanotelli	Davide Zanotelli	Mirco Ferretti	Italy
Manuel Ruch	Jean-Nicolas Longchamp	Daniel Graf	Renato Hächler	Switzerland
Christof Schwaller	Alexander Attinger	Robert Hürlimann	Felix Attinger	Switzerland
David Sik	David Marek	Uher Karel	Milan Polivka	Czech Republic
Jiří Snítil	Martin Snítil	Jindrich Kitzberger	Marek Vydra	Prague, Czech Republic
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Steve Gould	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway
Rob Vilain	Miles McLure	Erik Dijkstra	Laurens van der Windt	Netherlands
Bernhard Werthemann	Bastian Brun	Daniel Widmer	Roger Stucki	Switzerland

Knockout results

A event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Jan Hauser	4
	David Sik	2			Jan Hauser	3
	David Murdoch	1			Manuel Ruch	5
	Manuel Ruch	9							Manuel Ruch	5
	Oskar Eriksson	8							Jeff Stoughton	4
	Beno Arnold	2			Oskar Eriksson	3
	Jeff Stoughton	9			Jeff Stoughton	6
	Marco Öhninger	2											Manuel Ruch	3
	Thomas Ulsrud	3											Logan Gray	4
	Peter de Cruz	6			Peter de Cruz	5
	Marcus Hasselborg	5			Marcus Hasselborg	6
	Dominik Märki	3							Marcus Hasselborg	3
	Logan Gray	6							Logan Gray	4
	Bernhard Werthemann	4			Logan Gray	6
	Christof Schwaller	2			Jiří Snítil	3
	Jiří Snítil	7

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Brad Gushue	6
	Joël Retornaz	5			Brad Gushue	3
	Claudio Pescia	6			Claudio Pescia	7
	Steffen Mellemseter	3							Claudio Pescia	7
	Pascal Hess	5							Andrey Drozdov	1
	Aku Kauste	7			Aku Kauste	6
	Andy Lang	4			Andrey Drozdov	7
	Andrey Drozdov	6											Claudio Pescia	2
	Tom Brewster	3											Niklas Edin	5
	Tomi Rantamäki	4			Tomi Rantamäki	6
	Thomas Løvold	5			Rob Vilain	1
	Rob Vilain	10							Tomi Rantamäki	2
	Niklas Edin	6							Niklas Edin	6
	Mario Freiberger	4			Niklas Edin	6
	Sven Michel	6			Sven Michel	3
	Aleksandr Kirikov	2

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
	David Sik		4
	David Murdoch		9			David Murdoch		4
	Benno Arnold		4			Beno Arnold		6
	Marco Öhninger		3								Beno Arnold		6
											Andrey Drozdov		4
																Beno Arnold		7
	Thomas Ulsrud		4													Tomi Rantamäki		5
	Dominik Märki		3			Thomas Ulsrud		5
	Bernhard Werthemann		3			Christof Schwaller		6
	Christof Schwaller		5								Christof Schwaller		5			Qualifier 3
											Tomi Rantamäki		6
																Beno Arnold		2
																Sven Michel		5

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
											Claudio Pescia		0
	Brad Gushue		6								Sven Michel		6
	Aku Kauste		4			Brad Gushue		3
	Rob Vilain		4			Sven Michel		7
	Sven Michel		5

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Jan Hauser		3
	Oskar Eriksson		7			Oskar Eriksson		5
	Peter de Cruz		7			Jiří Snítil		2
	Jiří Snítil		9								Oskar Eriksson		7
											Manuel Ruch		1

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Joël Retornaz		2
	Steffen Mellemseter		5			Steffen Mellemseter		1
	Pascal Hess		6			Pascal Hess		9
	Andy Lang		3								Pascal Hess		2
											Jeff Stoughton		8
																Jeff Stoughton		4
	Tom Brewster		4													Tom Brewster		5
	Thomas Løvold		3			Tom Brewster		8
	Mario Freiberger		7			Mario Freiberger		2
	Aleksandr Kirikov		4								Tom Brewster		7			Qualifier 4
											Marcus Hasselborg		1
																Oskar Eriksson		0
																Tom Brewster		6

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Aku Kauste		9
	David Sik		1			Meico Öhninger		1
	Meico Öhninger		10								Aku Kauste		5
											Dominik Märki		6
						Rob Vilain		3
	Dominik Märki		7			Dominik Märki		8
	Bernhard Werthemann		3													Dominik Märki		7
																Beno Arnold		2

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
											Tomi Rantamäki		5
											Marcus Hasselborg		6
						Pascal Hess		4
						Marcus Hasselborg		6
																Marcus Hasselborg		5
																Brad Gushue		6
											Manuel Ruch		3
											Brad Gushue		7
						Brad Gushue		8
	David Murdoch		8			David Murdoch		3
	Thomas Ulsrud		6

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
											Claudio Pescia		6
											Jiří Snítil		7
						Jiří Snítil		5
	Steffen Mellemseter		6			Steffen Mellemseter		4
	Mario Freiberger		3													Jiří Snítil		5
																Jeff Stoughton		6
											Jeff Stoughton		7
											Christof Schwaller		3
						Andrey Drozdov		3
						Christof Schwaller		7

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Jan Hauser		5
	Joël Retornaz		6			Andy Lang		6
	Andy Lang		8								Andy Lang		1
											Peter de Cruz		7
						Peter de Cruz		8
	Thomas Løvold		6			Thomas Løvold		4
	Aleksandr Kirikov		3													Peter de Cruz		6
																Oskar Eriksson		5

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Logan Gray		5
	Peter de Cruz		6
						Peter de Cruz		7
						Jeff Stoughton		4
	Sven Michell		6
	Jeff Stoughton		7
											Peter de Cruz		3
											Brad Gushue		4
	Tom Brewster		5
	Dominik Märki		4
						Tom Brewster		5
						Brad Gushue		6
	Niklas Edin		5
	Brad Gushue		6

External links

• Official site
• Results from the CurlingZone database