# 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic

The 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 27 to 30 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$50,000, of which the winner, Jeff Stoughton, received CAD$12,000. Stoughton defeated Kevin Martin's team in the final with a score of 6–2. Martin's team was skipped by third Nedohin after Martin went out with a back injury, while Jeff Sharp subbed in as lead.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Tom Appelman | Nathan Connolly | Brandon Klassen | Parker Konschuh | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Matthew Blandford | Darren Moulding | Brent Hamilton | Brad Chyz | Calgary, Alberta |
| Brendan Bottcher | Micky Lizmore | Bradley Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Phil Tilker | Lynnwood, Washington |
| Richard Daneault | Chris Galbraith | Braden Zawada | Mike Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Brendan Taylor | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Brad Gushue | Brett Gallant | Adam Casey | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Jason Jacobson | Clint Dieno | Dane Roy | Matt Froehlich | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Joel Jordison | Jason Ackerman | Brent Goeres | Curtis Horwath | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Shawn Joyce | Dale Craig | Dustin Phillips | Cory Fleming | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Mark Kean | Travis Fanset | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | Ontario |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Jared Kolomaya | Neil Kitching | Kennedy Bird | Daniel Hunt | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Bruce Korte | Dean Kleiter | Roger Korte | Rob Markowsky | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| William Lyburn | Alex Forrest | Connor Njegovan | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Scott Manners | Carl Smith | Ryan Deis | Mark Larsen | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Marsh | Matt Ryback | Daniel Marsh | Aaron Shutra | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Martin | David Nedohin | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | New York City, New York |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Jim Cotter (fourth) | John Morris (skip) | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Chris Lemishka (fourth) | Dean Ross (skip) | Tyler Pfeiffer | Neal Woloschuk | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Brady Scharback | | | | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Robert Schlender | Aaron Sluchinski | Justin Sluchinski | Dylan Webster | Airdrie, 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 |

## Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brady Scharback | Brady Scharback | 2 | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 9 | | | | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 6 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 2 | | | | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 6 | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 7 | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 3 | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 2 | John Morris | John Morris | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 2 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 1 | | | | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 7 |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 3 | | | | | | | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 4 |
| Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 2 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | | | | |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 4 | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 6 | | | | | | |
| Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 6 | | | | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 5 | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 3 | | | | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 6 | | | |
| Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 6 | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 5 | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 7 | | | | | | |
| Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shawn Joyce | Shawn Joyce | 3 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | | | | |
| Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 5 | Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 4 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | |
| Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 6 | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 3 | | | |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 5 | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 5 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 8 | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 10 |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 3 |
| Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 3 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5' | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 4 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 4 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 8 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| Brady Scharback | Brady Scharback | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 6 | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 7 | | | | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 6 | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 3 | | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 1 |
| Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 4 | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 6 | John Shuster | John Shuster | 3 | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 7 | | | |
| Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 2 | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 6 | Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 5 | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 7 | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 4 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 4 | | | | Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 5 |
| | | | | | | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 6 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 8 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 6 | | | |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 8 | | | |
| Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 2 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 9 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 8 | | | |
| Shawn Joyce | Shawn Joyce | 6 | | | | Shawn Joyce | Shawn Joyce | 6 | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 3 | Shawn Joyce | Shawn Joyce | 5 | | | | | | |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 3 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 1 |
| | | | | | | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 5 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 2 | | | | Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 1 |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 7 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 7 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 2 | Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 8 | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 3 |
| Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brady Scharback | Brady Scharback | 1 | Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 7 | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 4 | | | |
| | | | Shawn Joyce | Shawn Joyce | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kevin Marsh | Kevin Marsh | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 6 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 2 | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 6 |
| | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 7 | | | | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 6 | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 2 | | | | | | |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 3 | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Bruce Korte | Bruce Korte | 2 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 7 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 7 | | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 5 |
| | | | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 5 | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 5 | | | | | | |
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 6 | | | | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 5 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 4 | | | |
| | | | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 8 | Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 6 | | | | | | |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 7 | | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 7 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brendan Bottcher | Brendan Bottcher | 1 | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 1 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 2 |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 8 | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 |
| Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 2 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 2 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 0 | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ^ Martin's third David Nedohin skipped the team in the final.