# 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic

The 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. It was the first women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling season, and this edition marked the twenty-seventh time the tournament has been held. The event was held in a 32-team triple-knockout event, and the purse for the event was CAD$54,000. In the final, Sherry Middaugh defeated Rachel Homan with a score of 8–4.

## Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Cathy Auld | Janet Murphy | Stephanie Gray | Melissa Foster | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Lori Olson-Johns | Shannon Aleksic | Calgary, Alberta |
| Chelsea Carey | Kristy McDonald | Kristen Foster | Lindsay Titheridge | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Andrea Crawford | Rebecca Atkinson | Danielle Parsons | Jodie deSolla | Oromocto, New Brunswick |
| Laura Crocker | Sarah Wilkes | Rebecca Pattison | Jen Gates | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Lisa Eyamie | Maria Bushell | Jodi Marthaller | Valerie Hamende | High River, Alberta |
| Kerry Galusha | Sharon Cormier | Megan Cormier | Wendy Miller | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
| Amber Holland | Jolene Campbell | Brooklyn Lemon | Dailene Sivertson | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Tracy Horgan | Jenn Horgan | Jenna Enge | Amanda Gates | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Michèle Jäggi | Marisa Winkelhausen | Stéphanie Jäggi | Malanie Barbezät | Bern, Switzerland |
| Jessie Kaufman | Nicky Kaufman | Kelly Erickson | Cori Morris | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Bronwen Webster | Kalynn Park | Chelsey Matson | Calgary, Alberta |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | Kirsten Wall | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Stefanie Lawton | Sherry Anderson | Sherri Singler | Marliese Kasner | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Krista McCarville | Ashley Miharija | Kari Lavoie | Sarah Lang | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Sherry Middaugh | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Lee Merklinger | Leigh Armstrong | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Heather Nedohin | Beth Iskiw | Jessica Mair | Laine Peters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Amy Nixon | Nadine Chyz | Whitney Eckstrand | Tracy Bush | Calgary/Red Deer, Alberta |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jenna Loder | Ashley Howard | Breanne Meakin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Trish Paulsen | Kari Kennedy | Sarah Collins | Kari Paulsen | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Jocelyn Peterman | Brittany Tran | Rebecca Konschuh | Kristine Anderson | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Cassie Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jackie Lemke | Steph Sambor | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Leslie Rogers | Suzanne Walker | Jenilee Goertzen | Kelsey Latawiec | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Kelly Scott | Jeanna Schraeder | Sasha Carter | Sarah Wazney | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Heather Smith-Dacey | Stephanie McVicar | Blisse Comstock | Teri Lake | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Renée Sonnenberg | Lawnie MacDonald | Cary-Anne Sallows | Rona Pasika | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Barb Spencer | Katie Spencer | Ainsley Champagne | Raunora Westcott | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Valerie Sweeting | Dana Ferguson | Joanne Taylor | Rachelle Pidherny | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Wang Bingyu | Liu Yin | Yue Qingshuang | Zhou Yan | Harbin, China |
| Crystal Webster | Erin Carmody | Geri-Lynn Ramsay | Samantha Preston | Calgary, Alberta |

## Knockout Brackets
### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jocelyn Peterman | 3 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 5 | | | | |
| Rachel Homan | 5 | Rachel Homan | 6 | | | | |
| Krista McCarville | 4 | | | Rachel Homan | 7 | | |
| Cheryl Bernard | 8 | | | Cheryl Bernard | 8 | | |
| Cathy Auld | 4 | Cheryl Bernard | 7 | | | | |
| Renée Sonnenberg | 5 | Renée Sonnenberg | 5 | | | | |
| Heather Smith-Dacey | 4 | | | | | Cheryl Bernard | 2 |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2 | | | | | Shannon Kleibrink | 6 |
| Trish Paulsen | 11 | Trish Paulsen | 6 | | | | |
| Valerie Sweeting | 9 | Valerie Sweeting | 5 | | | | |
| Allison Pottinger | 1 | | | Trish Paulsen | 6 | | |
| Stefanie Lawton | 3 | | | Shannon Kleibrink | 7 | | |
| Cassie Potter | 1 | Stefanie Lawton | 4 | | | | |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 7 | Shannon Kleibrink | 8 | | | | |
| Barb Spencer | 3 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Heather Nedohin | 9 | | | | | | |
| Lisa Eyamie | 3 | Heather Nedohin | 8 | | | | |
| Laura Crocker | 2 | Jessie Kaufman | 3 | | | | |
| Jessie Kaufman | 5 | | | Heather Nedohin | 4 | | |
| Crystal Webster | 4 | | | Michèle Jäggi | 3 | | |
| Andrea Crawford | 5 | Andrea Crawford | 4 | | | | |
| Michèle Jäggi | 9 | Michèle Jäggi | 7 | | | | |
| Amber Holland | 5 | | | | | Heather Nedohin | 5 |
| Sherry Middaugh | 10 | | | | | Sherry Middaugh | 6 |
| Kerry Galusha | 2 | Sherry Middaugh | 9 | | | | |
| Kelly Scott | 3 | Tracy Horgan | 4 | | | | |
| Tracy Horgan | 7 | | | Sherry Middaugh | 5 | | |
| Chelsea Carey | 8 | | | Chelsea Carey | 4 | | |
| Leslie Rogers | 1 | Chelsea Carey | 6 | | | | |
| Wang Bingyu | 2 | Amy Nixon | 3 | | | | |
| Amy Nixon | 5 | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Amy Nixon | Amy Nixon | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jocelyn Peterman | Jocelyn Peterman | 6 | Jocelyn Peterman | Jocelyn Peterman | 3 | | | | | | |
| Krista McCarville | Krista McCarville | 2 | | | | Amy Nixon | Amy Nixon | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Michèle Jäggi | Michèle Jäggi | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Michèle Jäggi | Michèle Jäggi | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 8 |
| | | | Tracy Horgan | Tracy Horgan | 6 | | | | | | |
| Heather Smith-Dacey | Heather Smith-Dacey | 4 | Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 7 | | | | | | |
| Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 5 | | | | Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Trish Paulsen | Trish Paulsen | 3 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Andrea Crawford | Andrea Crawford | 8 | | | | | | |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 7 | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 5 | | | | | | |
| Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 6 | | | | Andrea Crawford | Andrea Crawford | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 2 | | | |
| | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 7 | | | | | | |
| Cassie Potter | Cassie Potter | 1 | Barb Spencer | Barb Spencer | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barb Spencer | Barb Spencer | 4 | | | | | | | Andrea Crawford | Andrea Crawford | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cheryl Bernard | Cheryl Bernard | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cheryl Bernard | Cheryl Bernard | 2 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 7 | | | | | | |
| Lisa Eyamie | Lisa Eyamie | 4 | Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 1 | | | | | | |
| Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 5 | | | | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chelsea Carey | Chelsea Carey | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 4 |
| | | | Valerie Sweeting | Valerie Sweeting | 8 | | | | | | |
| Crystal Webster | Crystal Webster | 5 | Amber Holland | Amber Holland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Amber Holland | Amber Holland | 6 | | | | Valerie Sweeting | Valerie Sweeting | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 9 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Renée Sonnenberg | Renée Sonnenberg | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kerry Galusha | Kerry Galusha | 1 | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 7 | | | | | | |
| Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 9 | | | | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kaitlyn Lawes | Kaitlyn Lawes | 3 | | | |
| | | | Kaitlyn Lawes | Kaitlyn Lawes | 8 | | | | | | |
| Leslie Rogers | Leslie Rogers | 7 | Leslie Rogers | Leslie Rogers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Wang Bingyu | Wang Bingyu | 4 | | | | | | | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Heather Nedohin | Heather Nedohin | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 3 |

### C Event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Chelsea Carey | Chelsea Carey | 3 | | | | | | |
| Krista McCarville | Krista McCarville | 6 | Krista McCarville | Krista McCarville | 6 | | | | | | |
| Heather Smith-Dacey | Heather Smith-Dacey | 2 | | | | Krista McCarville | Krista McCarville | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Valerie Sweeting | Valerie Sweeting | 8 | | | |
| | | | Valerie Sweeting | Valerie Sweeting | 8 | | | | | | |
| Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 3 | Cassie Potter | Cassie Potter | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cassie Potter | Cassie Potter | 5 | | | | | | | Valerie Sweeting | Valerie Sweeting | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cheryl Bernard | Cheryl Bernard | 4 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | Jocelyn Peterman | Jocelyn Peterman | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tracy Horgan | Tracy Horgan | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tracy Horgan | Tracy Horgan | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Heather Nedohin | Heather Nedohin | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tracy Horgan | Tracy Horgan | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 8 |
| | | | Kaitlyn Lawes | Kaitlyn Lawes | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 6 | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barb Spencer | Barb Spencer | 2 | | | | Kaitlyn Lawes | Kaitlyn Lawes | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 6 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Renée Sonnenberg | Renée Sonnenberg | 4 | Renée Sonnenberg | Renée Sonnenberg | 3 | | | | | | |
| Leslie Rogers | Leslie Rogers | 2 | | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Michèle Jäggi | Michèle Jäggi | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 6 |
| | | | Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Amber Holland | Amber Holland | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Andrea Crawford | Andrea Crawford | 4 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | Amy Nixon | Amy Nixon | 2 | | | | | | |
| Lisa Eyamie | Lisa Eyamie | 8 | Lisa Eyamie | Lisa Eyamie | 8 | | | | | | |
| Crystal Webster | Crystal Webster | 7 | | | | Lisa Eyamie | Lisa Eyamie | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Trish Paulsen | Trish Paulsen | 3 | | | |
| | | | Trish Paulsen | Trish Paulsen | 7 | | | | | | |
| Kerry Galusha | Kerry Galusha | 7 | Kerry Galusha | Kerry Galusha | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wang Bingyu | Wang Bingyu | 6 | | | | | | | Lisa Eyamie | Lisa Eyamie | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 4 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Shannon Kleibrink | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | 3 | Shannon Kleibrink | Shannon Kleibrink | 3 | | | |
| | | | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 4 | | | |
| Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 5 | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 4 | | | |
| Cheryl Bernard | Cheryl Bernard | 1 | | | | | | |
| Cheryl Bernard | Cheryl Bernard | 1 | | | | Rachel Homan | Rachel Homan | 3 |
| | | | | | | Sherry Middaugh | Sherry Middaugh | 6 |
| Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 8 | | | | | | | Sherry Middaugh | Sherry Middaugh | 6 |
| Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cathy Auld | Cathy Auld | 3 | Kelly Scott | Kelly Scott | 6 | | | |
| | | | Sherry Middaugh | Sherry Middaugh | 9 | | | |
| Laura Crocker | Laura Crocker | 4 | Sherry Middaugh | Sherry Middaugh | 9 | | | |
| Sherry Middaugh | Sherry Middaugh | 7 | | | | | | |