# 2012–13 curling season

The 2012–13 curling season began at the end of August 2012 and ended in April 2013.
Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners is listed before the women's tournament winners.

## CCA-sanctioned events

This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The following events in bold have been confirmed by the CCA as are part of the 2012–13 Season of Champions programme.
| Event | Winning team | Winning team | Runner-up team |
| Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 15–24 | Ontario | Ontario | Nova Scotia |
| The Dominion Curling Club Championship Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 19–24 | Alberta | Alberta | Manitoba |
| The Dominion Curling Club Championship Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 19–24 | Ontario | Ontario | Quebec |
| Canada Cup of Curling Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | Glenn Howard |
| Canada Cup of Curling Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2 | Stefanie Lawton | Stefanie Lawton | Kaitlyn Lawes |
| Continental Cup of Curling Penticton, British Columbia, Jan. 10–13 | North America | North America | World |
| Canadian Junior Curling Championships Fort McMurray, Alberta, Jan. 31 – Feb. 10 | Manitoba | Manitoba | Alberta |
| Canadian Junior Curling Championships Fort McMurray, Alberta, Jan. 31 – Feb. 10 | British Columbia | British Columbia | Manitoba |
| Tournament of Hearts Kingston, Ontario, Feb. 16–24 | Ontario | Ontario | Manitoba |
| Tim Hortons Brier Edmonton, Alberta, Mar. 2–10 | Northern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Manitoba |
| World Women's Curling Championship Riga, Latvia, Mar. 16–24 | Scotland | Scotland | Sweden |
| Canadian Senior Curling Championships Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Mar. 16–24 | New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Ontario |
| Canadian Senior Curling Championships Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Mar. 16–24 | Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia | Alberta |
| CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Mar. 20–24 | Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo Warriors | Alberta Golden Bears |
| CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Mar. 20–24 | Manitoba Bisons | Manitoba Bisons | Alberta Pandas |
| Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Ottawa, Ontario, Mar. 24–31 | Quebec | Quebec | British Columbia |
| World Men's Curling Championship Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 30 – Apr. 7 | Sweden | Sweden | Canada |
| Canadian Masters Curling Championships Thunder Bay, Ontario, Apr. 8–14 | Alberta | Alberta | Ontario |
| Canadian Masters Curling Championships Thunder Bay, Ontario, Apr. 8–14 | Ontario | Ontario | Alberta |
| World Senior Curling Championships Fredericton, New Brunswick, Apr. 13–20 | Canada | Canada | New Zealand |
| World Senior Curling Championships Fredericton, New Brunswick, Apr. 13–20 | Canada | Canada | Austria |
| World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Fredericton, New Brunswick, Apr. 13–20 | Hungary | Hungary | Sweden |

## Other events

Note: Events that were not placed on the CCA's list of CCA-sanctioned events are listed here.
| Event | Winning team | Winning team | Runner-up team |
| European Mixed Curling Championship Erzurum, Turkey, Sep. 30 – Oct. 6 | Scotland | Scotland | Sweden |
| European Curling Championships — Group C Erzurum, Turkey, Oct. 5–10 | C | Turkey | Croatia |
| European Curling Championships — Group C Erzurum, Turkey, Oct. 5–10 | C | Belarus | Turkey |
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Lohja, Finland, Nov. 3–8 | Norway | Norway | Finland |
| Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Naseby, New Zealand, Nov. 18–25 | China | China | Japan |
| Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Naseby, New Zealand, Nov. 18–25 | China | China | Japan |
| European Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Dec. 7–15 | A | Sweden | Norway |
| European Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Dec. 7–15 | A | Russia | Scotland |
| European Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Dec. 7–15 | B | Finland | Latvia |
| European Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Dec. 7–15 | B | Latvia | Norway |
| European Junior Curling Challenge Prague, Czech Republic, Jan. 3–8 | Italy | Italy | Denmark |
| European Junior Curling Challenge Prague, Czech Republic, Jan. 3–8 | Denmark | Denmark | Hungary |
| Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Tokoro, Kitami, Japan, Jan. 10–16 | China | China | South Korea |
| Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Tokoro, Kitami, Japan, Jan. 10–16 | Japan | Japan | China |
| The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Rama, Ontario, Jan. 19–20 | Team Glenn Howard | Team Glenn Howard | Team Kevin Koe |
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship Sochi, Russia, Feb. 16–23 | Canada | Canada | Sweden |
| World Junior Curling Championships Sochi, Russia, Feb. 28 – Mar. 10 | Scotland | Scotland | Russia |
| World Junior Curling Championships Sochi, Russia, Feb. 28 – Mar. 10 | Russia | Russia | Scotland |
| Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials Leduc, Alberta, Mar. 14–17 | Desjardins/Néron | Desjardins/Néron | Kalthoff/Martin |
| Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Apr. 18–21 | Kim Chang-min | Kim Chang-min | Yusuke Morozumi |
| Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Apr. 18–21 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Ayumi Ogasawara |

## World Curling Tour

Grand Slam events in bold.

### Men's events

| Week | Event | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
| 3 | Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Aug. 31 – Sept. 2 | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz |
| 5 | AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 13–16 | John Epping | Jeff Stoughton |
| 5 | The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 13–16 | Jamie King | Charley Thomas |
| 5 | Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 14–16 | Brent Pierce | Sean Geall |
| 6 | Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 20–23 | Niklas Edin | Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
| 6 | Point Optical Curling Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sept. 21–24 | John Epping | Kevin Koe |
| 7 | Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 | Zou Dejia | Brent Gedak |
| 7 | Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 | Jim Cotter | Jamie King |
| 8 | Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 4–7 | Oskar Eriksson | Sven Michel |
| 8 | StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 5–8 | Jeff Stoughton | Joe Frans |
| 8 | Westcoast Curling Classic New Westminster, British Columbia, Oct. 5–8 | Kevin Martin | Andrew Bilesky |
| 8 | Shamrock Shotgun Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 5–7 | Danny Sherrard | Thomas Scoffin |
| 9 | Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 12–15 | David Nedohin | Randy Bryden |
| 9 | St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 12–14 | John Shuster | Todd Birr |
| 10 | Valley First Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 19–22 | Brent Pierce | Jamie King |
| 10 | Canad Inns Prairie Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 19–22 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Martin |
| 10 | The Flatiron Challenge at Lacombe Lacombe, Alberta, Oct. 19–21 | Robert Schlender | Parker Konschuh |
| 11 | Cactus Pheasant Classic Brooks, Alberta, Oct. 25–28 | Kevin Koe | Mike McEwen |
| 11 | Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Gatineau/Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 25–28 | Mark Dacey | Brad Gushue |
| 11 | Curling Masters Champéry Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 26–28 | Marcus Hasselborg | Peter de Cruz |
| 11 | Bernick's Miller Lite Open Bemidji, Minnesota, Oct. 26–28 | Al Hackner | Pete Fenson |
| 12 | Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 2–5 | Brendan Bottcher | Kevin Koe |
| 13 | Edinburgh International Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 8–10 | Tom Brewster | John Jahr |
| 13 | Whites Drug Store Classic Swan River, Manitoba, Nov. 9–12 | Mike McEwen | Randy Bryden |
| 13 | Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 9–12 | Jay Wakefield | Neil Dangerfield |
| 13 | Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel Thunder Bay, Ontario, Nov. 9–11 | Al Hackner | Craig Kochan |
| 13 | Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 9–11 | Steve Petryk | Robert Schlender |
| 14 | The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 14–18 | Kevin Koe | Jim Cotter |
| 14 | Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic Wainwright, Alberta, Nov. 16–19 | Mark Johnson | Jamie King |
| 14 | Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic Dauphin, Manitoba, Nov. 16–19 | Randy Bryden | Scott Bitz |
| 15 | Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Clermont, Quebec, Nov. 22–25 | Peter de Cruz | Brad Jacobs |
| 15 | DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 22–25 | William Lyburn | Alexander Attinger |
| 15 | Seattle Cash Spiel Seattle, Washington, Nov. 23–25 | Todd Birr | Brady Clark |
| 15 | Coors Light Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 23–25 | Bryan Burgess | John Shuster |
| 15 | Spruce Grove Cashspiel Spruce Grove, Alberta, Nov. 23–25 | Les Rogers | Greg Keith |
| 16 | Madison Cash Spiel Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 | Pete Fenson | John Shuster |
| 18 | Canadian Open of Curling Kelowna, British Columbia, Dec. 12–16 | Glenn Howard | Brad Jacobs |
| 18 | Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 13–16 | Tyler George | Todd Birr |
| 18 | Vic Open Quebec City, Quebec, Dec. 14–16 | Simon Dupuis | Philippe Lemay |
| 21 | Mercure Perth Masters Perth, Scotland, Jan. 3–6 | Thomas Ulsrud | Mike McEwen |
| 24 | The National Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Jan. 23–27 | Jeff Stoughton | Mike McEwen |
| 24 | German Masters Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 25–27 | David Murdoch | Rasmus Stjerne |
| 30 | Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 14–17 | Liu Rui | Mike McEwen |
| 33 | Victoria Curling Classic Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 21–24 | Niklas Edin | Mike McEwen |
| 36 | The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 16–21 | Glenn Howard | Mike McEwen |
| 36 | European Masters St. Gallen, Switzerland, Apr. 17–20 | Oskar Eriksson | Sven Michel |

### Women's events

| Week | Event | Winning skip | Runner-up skip |
| 5 | AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 13–16 | Tracy Horgan | Eve Muirhead |
| 5 | The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 13–16 | Kaitlyn Lawes | Crystal Webster |
| 5 | Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 14–16 | Wang Bingyu | Allison MacInnes |
| 6 | Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 20–23 | Sherry Middaugh | Margaretha Sigfridsson |
| 7 | Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 | Heather Nedohin | Anna Sidorova |
| 8 | Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 5–8 | Sherry Middaugh | Rachel Homan |
| 8 | Shamrock Shotgun Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 5–7 | Satsuki Fujisawa | Kim Eun-jung |
| 9 | Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 12–15 | Kate Cameron | Kerri Einarson |
| 9 | Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 12–15 | Chantelle Eberle | Lisa Eyamie |
| 9 | Women's Masters Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 12–14 | Margaretha Sigfridsson | Silvana Tirinzoni |
| 9 | St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 12–14 | Patti Lank | Margie Smith |
| 10 | Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 19–22 | Stefanie Lawton | Rachel Homan |
| 10 | Valley First Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 19–22 | Wang Bingyu | Lene Nielsen |
| 11 | Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Gatineau/Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 25–28 | Julie Reddick | Cathy Auld |
| 12 | Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Kemptville, Ontario, Nov. 1–4 | Rachel Homan | Allison Nimik |
| 12 | Stockholm Ladies Cup Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 1–4 | Anette Norberg | Anna Hasselborg |
| 12 | Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 2–5 | Chelsea Carey | Kaitlyn Lawes |
| 13 | Colonial Square Ladies Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Nov. 9–12 | Stefanie Lawton | Chelsea Carey |
| 13 | Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 9–12 | Roberta Kuhn | Heather Jensen |
| 13 | Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel Thunder Bay, Ontario, Nov. 9–11 | Krista McCarville | Ashley Kallos |
| 14 | The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 14–18 | Rachel Homan | Chelsea Carey |
| 15 | DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 22–25 | Darcy Robertson | Barb Spencer |
| 15 | Molson Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 23–25 | Krista McCarville | Becca Hamilton |
| 15 | Spruce Grove Cashspiel Spruce Grove, Alberta, Nov. 23–25 | Tiffany Steuber | Holly Whyte |
| 16 | Boundary Ford Curling Classic Lloydminster, Alberta, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 | Renée Sonnenberg | Casey Scheidegger |
| 16 | International ZO women's tournament Wetzikon, Switzerland, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 | Michèle Jäggi | Mirjam Ott |
| 16 | Madison Cash Spiel Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 | Erika Brown | Jill Mouzar |
| 18 | Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 14–16 | Jessie Kaufman | Allison Pottinger |
| 22 | International Bernese Ladies Cup Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 11–13 | Silvana Tirinzoni | Lene Nielsen |
| 23 | Glynhill Ladies International Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 18–20 | Binia Feltscher | Heather Nedohin |
| 30 | Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 14–17 | Mirjam Ott | Tracy Horgan |
| 36 | The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 16–21 | Eve Muirhead | Margaretha Sigfridsson |

## WCT Order of Merit rankings

as of Week 36 :
| # | Skip | Points |
| 1 | Glenn Howard | 502.540 |
| 2 | Mike McEwen | 435.985 |
| 3 | Niklas Edin | 397.980 |
| 4 | Kevin Koe | 377.200 |
| 5 | Kevin Martin | 372.930 |
| 6 | Jeff Stoughton | 364.587 |
| 7 | Brad Jacobs | 301.379 |
| 8 | John Epping | 296.070 |
| 9 | Brad Gushue | 250.371 |
| 10 | Thomas Ulsrud | 224.564 |
as of Week 36 :
| # | Skip | Points |
| 1 | Jennifer Jones | 402.150 |
| 2 | Stefanie Lawton | 334.785 |
| 3 | Eve Muirhead | 302.870 |
| 4 | Heather Nedohin | 298.665 |
| 5 | Margaretha Sigfridsson | 273.640 |
| 6 | Rachel Homan | 268.595 |
| 7 | Sherry Middaugh | 258.735 |
| 8 | Mirjam Ott | 248.555 |
| 9 | Anna Sidorova | 238.505 |
| 10 | Chelsea Carey | 231.700 |

## WCT Money List

as of Week 36 :
| # | Skip | $ (CAD) |
| 1 | Kevin Koe | 110,700 |
| 2 | Mike McEwen | 108,861 |
| 3 | Jeff Stoughton | 95,400 |
| 4 | Glenn Howard | 72,000 |
| 5 | Kevin Martin | 70,000 |
| 6 | Niklas Edin | 58,815 |
| 7 | Brad Jacobs | 57,100 |
| 8 | Brad Gushue | 47,726 |
| 9 | Jim Cotter | 43,000 |
| 10 | John Epping | 35,400 |
as of Week 36 :
| # | Skip | $ (CAD) |
| 1 | Rachel Homan | 60,800 |
| 2 | Stefanie Lawton | 46,400 |
| 3 | Chelsea Carey | 39,300 |
| 4 | Eve Muirhead | 38,582 |
| 5 | Jennifer Jones | 32,200 |
| 6 | Margaretha Sigfridsson | 32,033 |
| 7 | Shannon Kleibrink | 31,900 |
| 8 | Anna Sidorova | 31,556 |
| 9 | Sherry Middaugh | 31,243 |
| 10 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 30,011 |

## The Dominion MA Cup

The Dominion MA Cup (presented by TSN) was contested in the 2012–13 season. The Cup was awarded to the Canadian Curling Association Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in CCA-sanctioned events. Events included the Canadian mixed championship, men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points, the 2nd place team with 13, etc.

### Standings

Final standings
| Rank | Member Association | CMCC | CWJCC | CMJCC | Scotties | Brier | CWSCC | CMSCC | CWhCC | Total Pts. | Avg. Pts. |
| 1 | Ontario | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 89 | 11.125 |
| 2 | Manitoba | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 11.000 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 9.500 |
| 3 | Alberta | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 9.500 |
| 5 | Quebec | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 9.375 |
| 6 | New Brunswick | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 73 | 9.125 |
| 7 | British Columbia | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 8.750 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 8.125 |
| 9 | Northern Ontario | 9 | 3 | 5 | n/a | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 8.000 |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 6.000 |
| 11 | Prince Edward Island | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | n/a | 37 | 5.286 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 30 | 4.286 |
| 13 | Yukon | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 28 | 4.000 |
| 14 | Nunavut | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | n/a | 6 | 1.200 |