2012 Westcoast Curling Classic

The 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$52,000, of which the winner, Kevin Martin, received CAD$14,000.[1] Martin defeated Andrew Bilesky in the final with a score of 8–6, earning his third consecutive title and his seventh title overall at the Westcoast Curling Classic.[2][3]

2012 Westcoast Curling Classic
Host cityNew Westminster, British Columbia
ArenaRoyal City Curling Club
DatesOctober 5–8
WinnerAlberta Kevin Martin
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
SkipKevin Martin
ThirdJohn Morris
SecondMarc Kennedy
LeadBen Hebert
FinalistBritish Columbia Andrew Bilesky

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Andrew Bilesky Stephen Kopf Derek Errington Aaron Watson   Vancouver, British Columbia
Brendan Bottcher Micky Lizmore Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin   Edmonton, Alberta
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Steve Lundeen   Seattle, Washington
Jim Cotter Jason Gunnlaugson Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky   Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Sean Geall Jay Peachey Sebastien Robillard Mark Olson   New Westminster, British Columbia
Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen   Edmonton, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
William Lyburn James Kirkness Alex Forrest Tyler Forrest   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert   Edmonton, Alberta
Ken McArdle Jared Bowles Dylan Somerton Michael Horita   New Westminster, British Columbia
Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi   Karuizawa, Japan
David Nedohin Colin Hodgson Tom Sallows Mike Westlund   Edmonton, Alberta
Dan Petryk (fourth) Steve Petryk (skip) Roland Robinson Thomas Usselman   Calgary, Alberta
Brent Pierce Jeff Richard Kevin Recksiedler Grant Dezura   New Westminster, British Columbia
Randie Shen Brendon Liu Nicolas Hsu Justin Hsu   Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Charley Thomas J. D. Lind Dominic Daemen Matthew Ng   Calgary, Alberta
Brock Virtue Braeden Moskowy Chris Schille D. J Kidby   Regina, Saskatchewan
Michael Johnson (fourth) Paul Cseke Jay Wakefield (skip) John Cullen   New Westminster, British Columbia

Round robin standings edit

Final Round Robin Standings[5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool A W L
  William Lyburn 4 1
  Kevin Martin 4 1
  Brent Pierce 4 1
  Ken McArdle 1 4
  Yusuke Morozumi 1 4
  Brady Clark 1 4
Pool B W L
  Brendan Bottcher 4 1
  Kevin Koe 4 1
  Sean Geall 3 2
  David Nedohin 2 3
  Jay Wakefield 2 3
  Steve Laycock 0 5
Pool C W L
  Andrew Bilesky 4 1
  Jim Cotter 3 2
  Steve Petryk 3 2
  Charley Thomas 3 2
  Brock Virtue 2 3
  Randie Shen 0 5

Tiebreakers edit

Team Final
  Charley Thomas 4
  Sean Geall 6
Team Final
  Jim Cotter 9
  Steve Petryk 4

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Kevin Martin 7
  Sean Geall 1
  Kevin Martin 5
  Brent Pierce 2
  Brendan Bottcher 4
  Brent Pierce 5
  Kevin Martin 8
  Andrew Bilesky 6
  Andrew Bilesky 6
  Jim Cotter 2
  Andrew Bilesky 6
  Kevin Koe 5
  Kevin Koe 7
  William Lyburn 5

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Event/Contact information".
  2. ^ "Kevin Martin takes home top money again". New Westminster News Leader. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  3. ^ Kelly, Rod (8 October 2012). "Kevin Koe in the money at WCT event in B.C." Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Teams".
  5. ^ "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Draw".

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