2012 Mercure Perth Masters

2012 Mercure Perth Masters
2012 Mercure Perth Masters
Host city	Perth, Scotland
Arena	Dewars Centre
Dates	January 5–8
Winner	Mike McEwen
Curling club	Assiniboine Memorial CC ; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skip	Mike McEwen
Third	B. J. Neufeld
Second	Matt Wozniak
Lead	Denni Neufeld
Finalist	Thomas Ulsrud

The 2012 Mercure Perth Masters were held from January 5 to 8 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was GBP£17,000, and the winner, Mike McEwen, received GBP£6,000.[1] The event was held in a triple knockout format.

For the first time, a spot in the Masters was awarded to the winner of the 2011 Curl Atlantic Championship, James Grattan of New Brunswick, Canada.[1][2]

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Alan Chalmers	Hamish Lorrian-Smith	Graham Cormack	Steve Rankin	Perth, Scotland
Benoit Schwarz (fourth)	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Gilles Vuille	Valentin Tanner	Switzerland
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
David Edwards	John Penny	Scott MacLeod	Colin Campbell	Aberdeen, Scotland
Ally Fraser	David Reid	Ruairidh Greenwood	Tom Pendreigh	Scotland
Blair Fraser	Thomas Sloan	Hammy McMillan	Struan Wood	Perth, Scotland
James Grattan	Charlie Sullivan, Jr.	Steven Howard	Peter Case	Oromocto, New Brunswick
Logan Gray	Alasdair Guthrie	Steve Mitchell	Sandy Gilmour	Stirling, Scotland
Brad Gushue	Ryan Fry	Geoff Walker	Adam Casey	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
John Hamilton	Philip Garden	Jamie Dick	Graeme Copland	Edinburgh, Scotland
Pascal Hess	Yves Hess	Florian Meister	Stefan Meienberg	Switzerland
Steve Laycock	Joel Jordison	Brennen Jones	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ewan MacDonald	Graeme Connal	Peter Loudon	Euan Byers	Scotland
Lee McCleary	James Stark	Neil Joss	Gavin Fleming	Scotland
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jay McWilliam	Colin Dick	Grant Hardie	Billy Morton	Edinburgh, Scotland
Steffen Mellemseter	Markus Snøve Høiberg	Håvard Mellem	Magnus Nedregotten	Norway
David Murdoch	Glen Muirhead	Ross Paterson	Richard Woods	Lockerbie, Scotland
Mark Neeleman	Mark Rurup	Erik van der Zwan	Marcel Rijkes	Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Claudio Pescia	Sven Iten	Reto Seiler	Rainer Kobler	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tomi Rantamäki	Jussi Uusipaavalniemi	Pekka Peura	Jermo Pollanen	Finland
Sandy Reid	Moray Combe	Neil MacArthur	David Soutar	Scotland
Graham Shaw	Brian Binnie	David Hay	Robin Niven	Scotland
David Sik	David Marek	Karel Uher	Milan Polivka	Prague, Czech Republic
David Smith	Warwick Smith	Craig Wilson	Ross Hepburn	Perth, Scotland
Kyle Smith	Thomas Muirhead	Kyle Waddell	Kerr Drummond	Scotland
Torkil Svensgaard	Kenneth Jørgensen	Martin Uhd Grønbech	Daniel Abrahamsen	Hvidovre, Denmark
Martins Truskans	Janis Rudzitis	Rihards Jeske	Didzis Petersons	Latvia
Alexey Tselousov	Andrey Drozdov	Alexey Stukalsky	Aleksey Kamnev	Moscow, Russia
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway

Knockout results

A event

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 1

Mike McEwen	7
Martins Truskans	3	Mike McEwen	7
Ally Fraser	6	Ally Fraser	6
Logan Gray	5			Mike McEwen	3
Mark Neeleman	7			Claudio Pescia	6
Jay McWilliam	2	Mark Neeleman	5
Blair Fraser	2	Claudio Pescia	6
Claudio Pescia	4					Claudio Pescia	5
Tom Brewster	6					Tom Brewster	4
Torkil Svensgaard	5	Tom Brewster	6
Graeme Shaw	4	Graeme Shaw	3
James Grattan	3			Tom Brewster	5
David Edwards	4			David Edwards	0
Alexey Tselousov	2	David Edwards	4
Kyle Smith	5	Steve Laycock	3
Steve Laycock	6

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 2

Thomas Ulsrud	7
Craig Reid	2	Thomas Ulsrud	4
Steffen Mellemseter	4	Ewan MacDonald	2
Ewan MacDonald	6			Thomas Ulsrud	6
Pascal Hess	2			Brad Gushue	8
David Smith	9	David Smith	4
John Hamilton	2	Brad Gushue	6
Brad Gushue	6					Brad Gushue	5
David Murdoch	7					Niklas Edin	4
David Sik	4	David Murdoch	3
Tomi Rantamaki	7	Tomi Rantamaki	5
Sandy Reid	3			Tomi Rantamaki	1
Peter de Cruz	8			Niklas Edin	7
Lee McCleary	7	Peter de Cruz	3
Alan Chalmers	4	Niklas Edin	6
Niklas Edin	9

B event

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 3

Martins Truskans	2
Logan Gray	7	Logan Gray	6
Jay McWilliam	2	Blair Fraser	5
Blair Fraser	8			Logan Gray	4
				Thomas Ulsrud	8


						Thomas Ulsrud	5
Torkil Svensgaard	3					Kyle Smith	1
James Grattan	8	James Grattan	3
Alexey Tselousov	2	Kyle Smith	4
Kyle Smith	4			Kyle Smith	7	Qualifier 3
				Tomi Rantamaki	2
						Thomas Ulsrud	6
						Niklas Edin	5

Second Knockout		Semifinals		To Qualifier 3

Ewan MacDonald	2
David Smith	4	David Smith	7
David Murdoch	4	Peter de Cruz	2
Peter de Cruz	5			David Smith	2
				Niklas Edin	5

Second Knockout		Semifinals		To Qualifier 4

Ally Fraser	9
Mark Neeleman	4	Ally Fraser	2
Graeme Shaw	8	Graeme Shaw	7
Steve Laycock	4			Graeme Shaw	2
				Tom Brewster	7

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 4

				Mike McEwen	7
Craig Reid	9			Pascal Hess	2
Steffen Mellemseter	2	Craig Reid	3
Pascal Hess	9	Pascal Hess	6
John Hamilton	0					Mike McEwen	8
						Sandy Reid	2


				David Edwards	3	Qualifier 4
David Sik	1			Sandy Reid	6
Sandy Reid	7	Sandy Reid	5			Tom Brewster	1
Lee McCleary	6	Lee McCleary	3			Mike McEwen	7
Alan Chalmers	4

C event

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 5

		Ewan MacDonald	8
Martins Truskans	1	Jay McWilliam	2
Jay McWilliam	10			Ewan MacDonald	1
				David Murdoch	6
		David Murdoch	8
Torkil Svensgaard	5	Torkil Svensgaard	5
Alexey Tselousov	2					David Murdoch	6
						Niklas Edin	7

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 6

		Pascal Hess	4
		David Edwards	6
				David Edwards	4
				Kyle Smith	6


						Kyle Smith	3
						Graeme Shaw	4
		Peter de Cruz	5
Blair Fraser	3	James Grattan	3
James Grattan	6			Peter de Cruz	1
				Graeme Shaw	5

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 7

		Ally Fraser	5
Craig Reid	6	Lee McCleary	6
Lee McCleary	8			Lee McCleary	2
				David Smith	8


						David Smith	7
						Logan Gray	3
		Logan Gray	8
		Tomi Rantamaki	1
				Logan Gray	6
				Sandy Reid	3

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 8

		Mark Neeleman	5
Steffen Mellemseter	2	John Hamilton	6
John Hamilton	8			John Hamilton	2
				Steve Laycock	7
		Steve Laycock	8
David Sik	7	David Sik	5
Alan Chalmers	6					Steve Laycock	6
						Tom Brewster	2

Playoffs

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Claudio Pescia	2

Steve Laycock	6
		Steve Laycock	1

		Thomas Ulsrud	9
Thomas Ulsrud	5

Graeme Shaw	3
				Thomas Ulsrud	2

				Mike McEwen	6
Mike McEwen	4

Niklas Edin	1
		Mike McEwen	5

		Brad Gushue	4
Brad Gushue	7

David Smith	2

References

Perth Masters Welcome Page Archived January 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"Record Number of Entries for 2012 Perth Masters". Royal Caledonian Curling Club blog. 26 September 2011.

External links

Results from the CurlingZone database

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[welcome-1] Perth Masters Welcome Page Archived January 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Record Number of Entries for 2012 Perth Masters". Royal Caledonian Curling Club blog. 26 September 2011.