# 2013 Mercure Perth Masters

The 2013 Mercure Perth Masters were held from January 3 to 6 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was GBP£17,160, of which the winner, Thomas Ulsrud, received GBP£6,000. Ulsrud defeated Mike McEwen of Canada in the final with a score of 7–2.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Tom Brewster | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Robin Brydone | James Carswell | Thomas Halder | Calum Greenwood | Perth, Scotland |
| Sandy Christie | Garry Rutherford | Stuart Stark | Stuart Nicol | Perth, Scotland |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| David Edwards | John Penny | Scott Macleod | Colin Campbell | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Kristian Lindström (fourth) | Oskar Eriksson (skip) | Markus Eriksson | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Mario Freiberger | Sven Iten | Pascal Eicher | Rainer Kobler | Zug, Switzerland |
| Logan Gray | Ross Paterson | Alasdair Guthrie | Richard Woods | Stirling, Scotland |
| Brad Gushue | Adam Casey | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Grant Hardie | Jay McWilliam | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Billy Morton | Dumfries, Scotland |
| Pascal Hess | Yves Hess | Florian Meister | Stefan Meienberg | Zug, Switzerland |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Ba Dexin | Harbin, China |
| Ewan MacDonald | Duncan Fernie | Ally Fraser | Euan Byers | Perth, Scotland |
| Mike McEwen | B.J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Glen Muirhead | David Reid | Steven Mitchell | Kerr Drummond | Perth, Scotland |
| Bent Ramsfjell | Flemming Davanger | Bendik Ramsfjell | Ole Davanger | Oslo, Norway |
| Tomi Rantamaki | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Peeka Peura | Jermu Pollanen | Helsinki & Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Hammy McMillan (fourth) | Moray Combe | Sandy Reid (skip) | Sandy Gilmour | Stranraer, Scotland |
| Graham Shaw | Brian Binnie | Richard Goldie | Rob Niven | Perth, Scotland |
| Graham Shedden | Chay Telfer | Robert Tait | Graeme Hay | Howwood, Scotland |
| David Šik | Radek Boháč | Karel Uher | Milan Polívka | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Kyle Smith | Thomas Muirhead | Kyle Waddell | Cammy Smith | Perth, Scotland |
| Warwick Smith | David Smith | Alan Smith | Ross Hepburn | Perth, Scotland |
| Torkil Svensgaard | Martin Udh Gronbech | Morten Berg Thomsen | Daniel Dalgaard Abrahamsen | Hvidovre, Denmark |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Stukalsky | Andrey Drozdov | Artur Razhabov | Moscow, Russia |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo, Norway |
| Jaap van Dorp | Carlo Glasbergen | Miles MacLure | Joey Bruinsma | Benthuizen, Netherlands |
| Murray Young | Blair Fraser | Ruairidh Greenwood | Ian Copland | Perth, Scotland |

## Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Niklas Edin | 9 | | | | | | |
| Robin Brydone | 4 | Niklas Edin | 2 | | | | |
| David Edwards | 5 | David Edwards | 8 | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | 2 | | | David Edwards | 7 | | |
| Liu Rui | 6 | | | Liu Rui | 2 | | |
| Tomi Rantamaki | 4 | Liu Rui | 8 | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | 4 | Graham Shedden | 1 | | | | |
| Graham Shedden | 5 | | | | | David Edwards | 3 |
| Sven Michel | 3 | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | 4 |
| Alexey Tselousov | 6 | Alexey Tselousov | 3 | | | | |
| Glen Muirhead | 7 | Glen Muirhead | 4 | | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | 5 | | | Glen Muirhead | 4 | | |
| Pete Fenson | 6 | | | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | |
| Logan Gray | 5 | Pete Fenson | 2 | | | | |
| Graham Shaw | 5 | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | | | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 8 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Tom Brewster | 7 | | | | | | |
| Bent Ramsfjell | 2 | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | |
| Sandy Reid | 4 | Pascal Hess | 7 | | | | |
| Pascal Hess | 7 | | | Pascal Hess | 6 | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | 4 | | | Kyle Smith | 1 | | |
| Kyle Smith | 6 | Kyle Smith | 7 | | | | |
| Torkil Svensgaard | 4 | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | | |
| Brad Gushue | 8 | | | | | Pascal Hess | 1 |
| Sandy Christie | 8 | | | | | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| David Šik | 4 | Sandy Christie | 4 | | | | |
| Jaap van Dorp | 4 | Warwick Smith | 5 | | | | |
| Warwick Smith | 6 | | | Warwick Smith | 4 | | |
| Ewan MacDonald | 4 | | | Mike McEwen | 5 | | |
| Mario Freiberger | 7 | Mario Freiberger | 4 | | | | |
| Murray Young | 1 | Mike McEwen | 7 | | | | |
| Mike McEwen | 8 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 1 | | | |
| Robin Brydone | Robin Brydone | 3 | | | | Kyle Smith | Kyle Smith | 7 | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | | | | | | |
| Toni Rantamaki | Toni Rantamaki | 7 | Toni Rantamaki | Toni Rantamaki | 2 | | | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 6 | | | | | | | Kyle Smith | Kyle Smith | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Warwick Smith | Warwick Smith | 7 |
| | | | | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 3 | | | | Warwick Smith | Warwick Smith | 6 |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 6 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 8 | | | | Warwick Smith | Warwick Smith | 4 |
| Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 9 | Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 6 | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 |
| Graham Shaw | Graham Shaw | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 7 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 7 | | | |
| Sandy Christie | Sandy Christie | 7 | Sandy Christie | Sandy Christie | 3 | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 2 | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 7 |
| | | | | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 0 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 8 | | | | | | |
| Graham Shedden | Graham Shedden | 2 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 2 | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 3 | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 8 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 3 |
| | | | | | | David Edwards | David Edwards | 4 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 7 | | | |
| Bent Anund Ramsfjell | Bent Anund Ramsfjell | 3 | | | | Sandy Reid | Sandy Reid | 2 | | | |
| Sandy Reid | Sandy Reid | 11 | Sandy Reid | Sandy Reid | 7 | | | | | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 8 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Torkil Svensgaard | Torkil Svensgaard | 3 | | | | | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 5 |
| | | | | | | Glen Muirhead | Glen Muirhead | 3 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| David Sik | David Sik | 7 | | | | Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 5 |
| Jaap van Dorp | Jaap van Dorp | 2 | David Sik | David Sik | 2 | | | | David Edwards | David Edwards | 3 |
| Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 6 | Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 7 | | | | Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 5 |
| Murray Young | Murray Young | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Robin Brydone | Robin Brydone | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 12 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 4 | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 2 | | | | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 3 | | | |
| Graham Shaw | Graham Shaw | 8 | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Graham Shaw | Graham Shaw | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Warwick Smith | Warwick Smith | 4 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | Sandy Reid | Sandy Reid | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Glen Muirhead | Glen Muirhead | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Glen Muirhead | Glen Muirhead | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kyle Smith | Kyle Smith | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Glen Muirhead | Glen Muirhead | 4 |
| Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 5 | | | | | | | Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 7 |
| Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 4 | Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sandy Christie | Sandy Christie | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Sik | David Sik | 4 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 7 |
| | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 7 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| Bent Ramsfjell | Bent Ramsfjell | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Torkil Svensgaard | Torkil Svensgaard | 6 | Graham Shedden | Graham Shedden | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Torkil Svensgaard | Torkil Svensgaard | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graham Shedden | Graham Shedden | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 5 | | | |
| | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jaap van Dorp | Jaap van Dorp | 7 | Jaap van Dorp | Jaap van Dorp | 3 | | | | | | |
| Murray Young | Murray Young | 5 | | | | | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | David Edwards | David Edwards | 4 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 8 | | | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 1 | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | |
| | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 4 | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 4 | | | |
| Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tomi Rantamaki | Tomi Rantamaki | 1 | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 2 |
| Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 6 | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 2 |
| Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 2 | | | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 2 | Ewan MacDonald | Ewan MacDonald | 5 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 3 | | | | | | |