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.

2012 Point Optical Curling Classic
Host city	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Arena	Nutana Curling Club
Dates	September 21–24
Winner	John Epping
Curling club	Donalda CC, Toronto
Skip	John Epping
Third	Scott Bailey
Second	Scott Howard
Lead	David Mathers
Finalist	Kevin Koe

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

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

Knockout Brackets

A Event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	John Epping	6
	Pascal Hess	4			John Epping	3
	Robert Schlender	10			Robert Schlender	5
	Josh Heidt	2							Robert Schlender	4
	Mike Libbus	2							Jeff Stoughton	6
	Brendan Bottcher	6			Brendan Bottcher	3
	Steve Laycock	3			Jeff Stoughton	8
	Jeff Stoughton	6											Jeff Stoughton	3
	Jim Cotter	7											William Lyburn	5
	Brady Scharback	1			Jim Cotter	6
	William Lyburn	8			William Lyburn	7
	Brock Virtue	7							William Lyburn	6
	Zou Dejia	5							Mike McEwen	5
	Todd Birr	6			Todd Birr	2
	Tyler George	6			Mike McEwen	8
	Mike McEwen	8

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Kevin Martin	2
	Liu Rui	1			Kevin Martin	9
	Bruce Korte	8			Bruce Korte	3
	Joel Jordison	3							Kevin Martin	8
	Yusuke Morozumi	8							Yusuke Morozumi	2
	Jason Jacobson	7			Yusuke Morozumi	7
	Steve Petryk	8			Steve Petryk	4
	Sven Michel	1											Kevin Martin	7
	Rob Fowler	2											Kevin Koe	5
	Randy Woytowich	7			Randy Woytowich	7
	Kevin Marsh	6			Rick McKague	3
	Rick McKague	7							Randy Woytowich	4
	Scott Bitz	8							Kevin Koe	7
	John Shuster	7			Scott Bitz	5
	Peter de Cruz	4			Kevin Koe	6
	Kevin Koe	8

B Event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						Jim Cotter		6
	Pascal Hess		6			Pascal Hess		2
	Josh Heidt		4								Jim Cotter		7
											Yusuke Morozumi		2
																Jim Cotter		3
																Steve Laycock		5
						Todd Birr		2
	Mike Libbus		5			Steve Laycock		8
	Steve Laycock		6								Steve Laycock		8
											Randy Woytowich		3

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						John Epping		8
	Brady Scharback		4			Brock Virtue		3
	Brock Virtue		5								John Epping		8
											Brendan Bottcher		5
						Brendan Bottcher		6
	Zou Dejia		6			Zou Dejia		3
	Tyler George		5													Kevin Koe		5
																John Epping		4
																Qualifier 3
																Steve Laycock		4
																Kevin Koe		5

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Rick McKague		5
	Liu Rui		6			Liu Rui		6
	Joel Jordison		5								Liu Rui		9
											Robert Schlender		4
																Liu Rui		3
																Sven Michel		6
						Scott Bitz		0
	Jason Jacobson		2			Sven Michel		7
	Sven Michel		4								Sven Michel		3
											Mike McEwen		1

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Bruce Korte		6
	Rob Fowler		8			Rob Fowler		5
	Kevin Marsh		1								Bruce Korte		7
											Steve Petryk		6
						Steve Petryk		5
	John Shuster		6			Peter de Cruz		4
	Peter de Cruz		7													Jeff Stoughton		7
																Bruce Korte		4
																Qualifier 4
																Sven Michel		4
																Jeff Stoughton		6

C Event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Robert Schlender		4
	Josh Heidt		4			Mike Libbus		3
	Mike Libbus		7								Robert Schlender		5
											Rick McKague		3
						Steve Petryk		6
	Rick McKague		7			Rick McKague		7
	Scott Bitz		3													Steve Laycock		5
																Robert Schlender		4

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Rob Fowler		8
						Peter de Cruz		4
											John Epping		5
											Rob Fowler		4
																John Epping		5
																Mike McEwen		3
						Mike McEwen		7
	Brady Scharback		6			Tyler George		3
	Tyler George		7								Jim Cotter		1
											Mike McEwen		7

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
						Randy Woytowich		2
	Joel Jordison		5			Jason Jacobson		7
	Jason Jacobson		6								Bruce Korte		3
											Jason Jacobson		7
																Jason Jacobson		5
																Zou Dejia		4
						Brock Virtue		5
						Zou Dejia		7
											Liu Rui		3
											Zou Dejia		8

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Brendan Bottcher		7
	Pascal Hess		5			Pascal Hess		2
	Todd Birr		3								Brendan Bottcher		3
											John Shuster		5
						Yusuke Morozumi		5
	Kevin Marsh		3			John Shuster		7
	John Shuster		6													Sven Michel		3
																John Shuster		7

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	William Lyburn		6
	Steve Laycock		5
						William Lyburn		3
						John Epping		5
	Jeff Stoughton		5
	John Epping		7
											John Epping		6
											Kevin Koe		5
	Kevin Martin		6
	Jason Jacobson		4
						Kevin Martin		4
						Kevin Koe		5
	Kevin Koe		5
	John Shuster		3

External links

• Results from the CurlingZone database