2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

The 2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 31 to April 3. There was a men's and women's draw. The men played a triple-knockout tournament to determine 8 quarterfinal spots, while the women played a round-robin tournament in two pools of four, and the top two teams of each pool advanced to the semifinals.

2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational
Host cityVictoria, British Columbia
ArenaArchie Browning Sports Centre
DatesMarch 31-April 3
Men's winnerOntario Glenn Howard
Curling clubColdwater & District CC
Coldwater, Ontario
SkipGlenn Howard
ThirdRichard Hart
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
FinalistAlberta Brock Virtue
Women's winnerManitoba Jennifer Jones
Curling clubSt. Vital Curling Club
Winnipeg, Manitoba
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn Askin
FinalistAlberta Shannon Kleibrink

Teams

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Jim Cotter Ken Maskiewich Kevin Folk Rick Sawatsky   Kelowna/Vernon
Neil Dangerfield Dennis Sutton Darren Boden Rob Iuvale   Victoria
John Epping Scott Bailey Darryl Prebble Trevor Wall   Toronto
Sean Geall Ken McArdle Tyler Klitch Darren LaFace   New Westminster
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Danbrook   St. John's
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill   Coldwater
Kevin Koe Blake MacDonald Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen   Edmonton
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert   Edmonton
Mike McEwen B.J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld   Winnipeg
Rick McKague Jim Moats Steve McKague Paul Strandlund   Edmonton
Jason Montgomery Mike Wood Miles Craig William Duggan   Duncan
Braeden Moskowy Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Matt Lang   Regina
Brent Pierce Grant Dezura Kevin Recksiedler Jeff Richard   New Westminster
Pat Simmons Steve Laycock Brennen Jones Dallan Muyres   Regina
Naomasa Takeda Fukuhiro Ohno Hiromitsu Kuriyama Shinaya Yoshimoto   Aomori
Brock Virtue JD Lind Dominic Daemen Dean Joanisse   Lethbridge

Results

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A Event

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First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Martin 7
  Takeda 1   Martin 7
  Epping 5   Epping 5
  Geall 3   Martin 5
  Gushue 5   Gushue 1
  Virtue 4   Gushue 6
  Koe 5   Koe 3
  Moskowy 3
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Howard 8
  Dangerfield 2   Howard 8
  Simmons 8   Simmons 4
  Montgomery 2   Howard 6
  Cotter 9   McEwen 3
  Pierce 3   Cotter 3
  McEwen 9   McEwen 9
  McKague 7

B Event

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Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
  Takeda 3
  Geall 10   Geall 2
  Virtue 8   Virtue 7
  Moskowy 3   Virtue 7
  McEwen 3
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
  Dangerfield 2
  Montgomery 8   Montgomery 6
  Pierce 6   Pierce 5
  McKague 5   Montgomery 2
  Gushue 8
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
  Epping 3
  Koe 7   Koe 3
  Simmons 8   Simmons 8
  Cotter 3

C Event

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Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
  Takeda 1
  Moskowy 12   Moskowy 1
  Cotter 5
  Cotter 7
  Montgomery 4
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
  Dangerfield 8
  McKague 1   Dangerfield 6
  Epping 4
  Dangerfield 7
  McEwen 5
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
  Geall 2
  Pierce 8   Pierce 4
  Koe 5

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Martin 6
  Dangerfield 3   Martin 6
  Virtue 6   Virtue 7
  Koe 4   Virtue 2
  Howard 4   Howard 6
  Cotter 2   Howard 8
  Gushue 4   Gushue 2
  Simmons 1

Women

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Teams

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Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Morris   Calgary
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn Askin   Winnipeg
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Webster Chelsey Bell   Calgary
Kelley Law Jody Maskiewich Shannon Aleksik Kristen Recksiedler   New Westminster
Allison MacInnes Grace MacInnes Diane Gushulak Trysta Vandale   New Westminster
Marla Mallett Darah Provencal Stephanie Jackson Kelly Shimizu   New Westminster
Cathy Overton-Clapham Eve Muirhead Lori Olson-Johns Breanne Meakin   Winnipeg
Sarah Wark Michelle Allen Roselyn Craig (skip) Megan Reid   Victoria

Round Robin

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Standings

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Pool A W L
  Jennifer Jones 3 0
  Roselyn Craig 2 1
  Cathy Overton-Clapham 1 2
  Allison MacInnes 0 3
Pool B W L
  Shannon Kleibrink 3 0
  Cheryl Bernard 2 1
  Kelley Law 1 2
  Marla Mallett 0 3

Results

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Berth Craig Jones MacIn. Ov-Cl
  Craig 5-6 11-5 10-4
  Jones 6-5 7-2 5-3
  MacInnes 5-11 2-7 1-8
  Overton-Clapham 4-10 3-5 8-1
Berth Bern. Klei. Law Mall.
  Bernard 2-9 7-3 7-2
  Kleibrink 9-2 6-4 5-3
  Law 3-7 4-6 9-4
  Mallett 2-7 3-5 4-9

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Jones 10
4   Bernard 4
  Jones 8
  Kleibrink 2
3   Craig 4
2   Kleibrink 9
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