2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel

The 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel was held from October 12 to 14 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were USD$16,000 and USD$7,200, respectively.[1][2] In the men's final, John Shuster defeated Todd Birr with a score of 6–4 to win his second World Curling Tour title as skip, while Patti Lank defeated Margie Smith in the women's final with a score of 7–2 to claim her second consecutive title at the St. Paul Cash Spiel.

2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel
Host citySt. Paul, Minnesota
ArenaSt. Paul Curling Club
DatesOctober 12–14
Men's winnerMinnesota John Shuster
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdJeff Isaacson
SecondJared Zezel
LeadJohn Landsteiner
FinalistMinnesota Todd Birr
Women's winnerNew York (state) Patti Lank
SkipPatti Lank
ThirdMackenzie Lank
SecondNina Spatola
LeadCaitlin Maroldo
FinalistMinnesota Margie Smith

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kent Beadle Randy Cumming Vince Bernet John Ustice   St. Paul, Minnesota
Ryan Berg Al Gulseth Mark Gulseth Jordan Brown   West Fargo, North Dakota
Todd Birr Doug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr   Mankato, Minnesota
Trevor Bonot Allen Macsemchuk Chris Briand Tim Jewett   Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bryan Burgess Mike Pozihun Dale Weirsema Pat Berezoski   Ontario
Jeffrey Erickson Lionel Locke Merlin Orvig John Krenz   St. Paul, Minnesota
Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Mark Lazar   St. Paul, Minnesota
Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Blake Morton Calvin Weber   Bemidji, Minnesota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt   Bemidji, Minnesota
Christopher Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman   Duluth, Minnesota
Dale Gibbs William Raymond James Honsvall Perry Tholl   St. Paul, Minnesota
Geoff Goodland Tim Solin Pete Westberg Ken Olson   St. Paul, Minnesota
Evan Jensen Daniel Metcalf Dan Ruehl Steve Gebauer   St. Paul, Minnesota
Dylan Johnston Cody Johnston Travis Showalter Jay Turner   Thunder Bay, Ontario
Andy Jukich Lyle Sige Matt Zyblut Duane Rutan   Duluth, Minnesota
Ryan Lemke Nathan Gebert John Lilla Casey Konopacky   Medford, Wisconsin
Justin McBride Ryan Harty Mark Piskura Joel Calhoun   Orange County, California
Ethan Meyers Kyle Kakela Trevor Host Cameron Ross   Duluth, Minnesota
Matt Mielke Alex Leichter Nate Clark Stephen Dropkin   Boston, Massachusetts
Kris Perkovich Aaron Wald Kevin Johnson Taylor Skalsky   Chisholm, Minnesota
Greg Persinger Nick Myers Sean Murray Tim Gartner   Fairbanks, Alaska
Jeff Puleo Derek Surka Joel Cooper Cooper Smith   Forest Lake, Minnesota
John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner   Duluth, Minnesota
Evan Workin Parker Shook Cole Jaeger Spencer Tuskowski   Fargo, North Dakota

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[4][5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
  Dylan Johnston 4 1
  Pete Fenson 4 1
  Andy Jukich 3 2
  Ryan Lemke 3 2
  Matt Mielke 1 4
  Justin McBride 0 5
Pool B W L
  John Shuster 4 1
  Geoff Goodland 4 1
  Eric Fenson 3 2
  Greg Persinger 3 2
  Jeffrey Erickson 1 4
  Evan Workin 0 5
Pool C W L
  Todd Birr 5 0
  Kris Perkovich 3 2
  Trevor Bonot 3 2
  Mike Farbelow 2 3
  Dale Gibbs 1 4
  Jeff Puleo 1 4
Pool D W L
  Tyler George 5 0
  Bryan Burgess 4 1
  Ethan Meyers 3 2
  Evan Jensen 2 3
  Kent Beadle 1 4
  Ryan Berg 0 5

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Dylan Johnston 9
  Kris Perkovich 3
  Dylan Johnston 3
  John Shuster 7
  John Shuster 6
  Bryan Burgess 2
  John Shuster 6
  Todd Birr 4
  Tyler George 7
  Pete Fenson 2
  Tyler George 4
  Todd Birr 6
  Todd Birr 7
  Geoff Goodland 3

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Alexandra Carlson Monica Walker Kendall Moulton Jordan Moulton   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cory Christensen Rebecca Funk Anna Bauman Sonja Bauman   Duluth, Minnesota
Gabrielle Coleman Britt Rjanikov Ann Drummie Mary Shields   San Francisco, California
Brigid Ellig Heather Van Sistine Sara Shuster Julia Boles   St. Paul, Minnesota
Rebecca Hamilton Molly Bonner Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson   Madison, Wisconsin
Shelly Kinney Amy Lou Anderson Theresa Hoffoss Julie Smith   Minnesota
Patti Lank Mackenzie Lank Nina Spatola Caitlin Maroldo   Lewiston, New York
Charrissa Lin Sherri Schummer Emilia Juocys Senja Lopac   New Haven, Connecticut
Joyance Meechai Casey Cucchiarelli Jen Cahak Courtney Shaw   New York, New York
Cassandra Potter Jamie Haskell Jackie Lemke Steph Sambor   St. Paul, Minnesota
Margie Smith Norma O'Leary Debbie Dexter Shelly Kosal   St. Paul, Minnesota
Miranda Solem Vicky Persenger Karlie Koenig Chelsea Solem   Cohasset, Minnesota

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[4][7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L
  Cassandra Potter 4 1
  Margie Smith 3 2
  Alexandra Carlson 3 2
  Shelly Kinney 3 2
  Cory Christensen 2 3
  Joyance Meechai 0 5
Pool B W L
  Rebecca Hamilton 4 1
  Patti Lank 4 1
  Miranda Solem 4 1
  Charrissa Lin 2 3
  Gabrielle Coleman 1 4
  Brigid Ellig 0 5

Tiebreaker

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Team Final
  Patti Lank 7
  Miranda Solem 3

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Rebecca Hamilton 5
4   Margie Smith 6
  Margie Smith 2
  Patti Lank 7
3   Cassandra Potter 3
2   Patti Lank 4

References

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  1. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Draw". Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Draw". CurlingZone. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Draw". CurlingZone. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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