2012 Point Optical Curling Classic

The 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 21 to 24 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, with the purse for the event being CAD$50,000. The winning team of John Epping received CAD$12,000 for their win.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Todd Birr	Doug Pottinger	Tom O'Connor	Kevin Birr	Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota
Scott Bitz	Jeff Sharp	Aryn Schmidt	Dean Hicke	Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan
Brendan Bottcher	Micky Lizmore	Bradley Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Jim Cotter	Jason Gunnlaugson	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky	British Columbia Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Benoît Schwarz (fourth)	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Dominik Märki	Valentin Tanner	Switzerland Switzerland
John Epping	Scott Bailey	Scott Howard	David Mathers	Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Rob Fowler	Allan Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Derek Samagalski	Manitoba Brandon, Manitoba
Christopher Plys (fourth)	Tyler George (skip)	Rich Ruohonen	Colin Hufman	Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Josh Heidt	Brock Montgomery	Matt Lang	Dustin Kidby	Saskatchewan Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
Pascal Hess	Yves Hess	Florian Meister	Stefan Meienberg	Switzerland Switzerland
Clint Dieno (fourth)	Jason Jacobson (skip)	Matt Froehlich	Chadd McKenzie	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joel Jordison	Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Curtis Horwath	Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Bruce Korte	Dean Kleiter	Roger Korte	Rob Markowsky	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sean Morris (fourth)	Mike Libbus (skip)	Brad MacInnis	Peter Keenan	Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	China Harbin, China
William Lyburn	James Kirkness	Alex Forrest	Tyler Forrest	Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Marsh	Matt Ryback	Daniel Marsh	Aaron Shutra	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen	B.J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Rick McKague	Jim Moats	Doug McNish	Paul Strandlund	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Japan Karuizawa, Japan
Dan Petryk (fourth)	Steve Petryk (skip)	Roland Robinson	Thomas Usselman	Alberta Calgary, Alberta
Brady Scharback	Quinn Hersikorn	Jake Hersikorn	Brady Kendel	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Robert Schlender	Dean Ross	Don Bartlett	Chris Lemishka	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
John Shuster	Jeff Isaacson	Jared Zezel	John Landsteiner	Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Mark Nichols	Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brock Virtue	Braeden Moskowy	Chris Schille	D. J Kidby	Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan
Dustin Kalthoff (fourth)	Randy Woytowich (skip)	Lionel Holm	Lyndon Holm	Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Zou Dejia	Chen Lu'an	Ji Yangsong	Li Guangxu	China Harbin, China

Knockout Brackets

A Event

First Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 1

Ontario John Epping	6
Switzerland Pascal Hess	4		Ontario John Epping	3
Alberta Robert Schlender	10		Alberta Robert Schlender	5
Saskatchewan Josh Heidt	2					Alberta Robert Schlender	4
Alberta Mike Libbus	2				Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	6
Alberta Brendan Bottcher	6		Alberta Brendan Bottcher	3
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	3		Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	8
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	6			Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	3
British Columbia Jim Cotter	7					Manitoba William Lyburn	5
Saskatchewan Brady Scharback	1		British Columbia Jim Cotter	6
Manitoba William Lyburn	8		Manitoba William Lyburn	7
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue	7					Manitoba William Lyburn	6
China Zou Dejia	5				Manitoba Mike McEwen	5
Minnesota Todd Birr	6		Minnesota Todd Birr	2
Minnesota Tyler George	6		Manitoba Mike McEwen	8
Manitoba Mike McEwen	8

First Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 2

Alberta Kevin Martin	2
China Liu Rui	1		Alberta Kevin Martin	9
Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	8		Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	3
Saskatchewan Joel Jordison	3					Alberta Kevin Martin	8
Japan Yusuke Morozumi	8				Japan Yusuke Morozumi	2
Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	7		Japan Yusuke Morozumi	7
Alberta Steve Petryk	8		Alberta Steve Petryk	4
Switzerland Sven Michel	1			Alberta Kevin Martin	7
Manitoba Rob Fowler	2					Alberta Kevin Koe	5
Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich	7		Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich	7
Saskatchewan Kevin Marsh	6		Alberta Rick McKague	3
Alberta Rick McKague	7					Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich	4
Saskatchewan Scott Bitz	8				Alberta Kevin Koe	7
Minnesota John Shuster	7		Saskatchewan Scott Bitz	5
Switzerland Peter de Cruz	4		Alberta Kevin Koe	6
Alberta Kevin Koe	8

B Event

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			To Qualifier 3

		British Columbia Jim Cotter	6
Switzerland Pascal Hess	6		Switzerland Pascal Hess	2
Saskatchewan Josh Heidt	4					British Columbia Jim Cotter	7
				Japan Yusuke Morozumi	2


			British Columbia Jim Cotter	3
					Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	5
		Minnesota Todd Birr	2
Alberta Mike Libbus	5		Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	8
Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	6					Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	8
				Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich	3

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			To Qualifier 3

		Ontario John Epping	8
Saskatchewan Brady Scharback	4		Saskatchewan Brock Virtue	3
Saskatchewan Brock Virtue	5					Ontario John Epping	8
				Alberta Brendan Bottcher	5
		Alberta Brendan Bottcher	6
China Zou Dejia	6		China Zou Dejia	3
Minnesota Tyler George	5			Alberta Kevin Koe	5
					Ontario John Epping	4


								Qualifier 3

						Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	4
					Alberta Kevin Koe	5

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			To Qualifier 4

		Alberta Rick McKague	5
China Liu Rui	6		China Liu Rui	6
Saskatchewan Joel Jordison	5					China Liu Rui	9
				Alberta Robert Schlender	4


			China Liu Rui	3
					Switzerland Sven Michel	6
		Saskatchewan Scott Bitz	0
Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	2		Switzerland Sven Michel	7
Switzerland Sven Michel	4					Switzerland Sven Michel	3
				Manitoba Mike McEwen	1

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			To Qualifier 4

		Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	6
Manitoba Rob Fowler	8		Manitoba Rob Fowler	5
Saskatchewan Kevin Marsh	1					Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	7
				Alberta Steve Petryk	6
		Alberta Steve Petryk	5
Minnesota John Shuster	6		Switzerland Peter de Cruz	4
Switzerland Peter de Cruz	7			Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	7
					Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	4


								Qualifier 4

						Switzerland Sven Michel	4
					Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	6

C Event

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 5

		Alberta Robert Schlender	4
Saskatchewan Josh Heidt	4		Alberta Mike Libbus	3
Alberta Mike Libbus	7					Alberta Robert Schlender	5
				Alberta Rick McKague	3
		Alberta Steve Petryk	6
Alberta Rick McKague	7		Alberta Rick McKague	7
Saskatchewan Scott Bitz	3			Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	5
					Alberta Robert Schlender	4

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 6

		Manitoba Rob Fowler	8
		Switzerland Peter de Cruz	4
					Ontario John Epping	5
				Manitoba Rob Fowler	4


			Ontario John Epping	5
					Manitoba Mike McEwen	3
		Manitoba Mike McEwen	7
Saskatchewan Brady Scharback	6		Minnesota Tyler George	3
Minnesota Tyler George	7					British Columbia Jim Cotter	1
				Manitoba Mike McEwen	7

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 7

		Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich	2
Saskatchewan Joel Jordison	5		Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	7
Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	6					Saskatchewan Bruce Korte	3
				Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	7


			Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	5
					China Zou Dejia	4
		Saskatchewan Brock Virtue	5
		China Zou Dejia	7
					China Liu Rui	3
				China Zou Dejia	8

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Qualifier 8

		Alberta Brendan Bottcher	7
Switzerland Pascal Hess	5		Switzerland Pascal Hess	2
Minnesota Todd Birr	3					Alberta Brendan Bottcher	3
				Minnesota John Shuster	5
		Japan Yusuke Morozumi	5
Saskatchewan Kevin Marsh	3		Minnesota John Shuster	7
Minnesota John Shuster	6			Switzerland Sven Michel	3
					Minnesota John Shuster	7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals	Finals

Manitoba William Lyburn	6

Saskatchewan Steve Laycock	5
	Manitoba William Lyburn	3

		Ontario John Epping	5
Manitoba Jeff Stoughton	5

Ontario John Epping	7
	Ontario John Epping	6

		Alberta Kevin Koe	5
Alberta Kevin Martin	6

Saskatchewan Jason Jacobson	4
	Alberta Kevin Martin	4

		Alberta Kevin Koe	5
Alberta Kevin Koe	5

Minnesota John Shuster	3

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