# 2012 Whites Drug Store Classic

The 2012 Whites Drug Store Classic was held from November 9 to 12 at the Swan River Curling Club in Swan River, Manitoba 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 CAD$50,000, of which the winner, Mike McEwen, received CAD$12,000. McEwen defeated Randy Bryden of Saskatchewan in the final with a score of 4–2.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Sam Antila | Jonathan Sawatzky | Ian Graham | Jeff Antila | Thompson, Manitoba |
| Randy Bryden | Troy Robinson | Brennen Jones | Trent Knapp | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Benoît Schwarz (fourth) | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Dominik Märki | Valentin Tanner | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Sean Grassie | Corey Chambers | Kody Janzen | Stuart Shiells | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jeff Hartung | Kody Hartung | Tyler Hartung | Claire DeCock | Langenburg, Saskatchewan |
| Josh Heidt | Brock Montgomery | Matt Lang | Dustin Kidby | Kerrobert, Saskatchewan |
| Claudio Pescia (fourth) | Jason Jacobson (skip) | Matt Froehlich | Chadd McKenzie | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| William Lyburn | James Kirkness | Alex Forrest | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Scott Madams | Braden Zawada | Ian Fordyce | Nigel Milnes | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Scott Manners | Tyler Lang | Ryan Deis | Mike Armstrong | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Kelly Marnoch | Evan Reynolds | Branden Jorgenson | Chris Cameron | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Mike McEwen | B.J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba| |
| Terry McNamee | Steve Irwin | Travis Taylor | Travis Saban | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Daley Peters | Chris Galbraith | Kyle Einarson | Mike Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Howie Scales | David Tonnellier | Neil Scales | Martin Mueller | Swan River, Manitoba |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Rob Van Kommer | Bart Witherspoon | Joey Witherspoon | Cale Dunbar | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Neal Watkins | Grant Spicer | Dave McGarry | Kent Meyn | Swan River, Manitoba |

## 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 |
| | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 1 | Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 0 | | | | | | |
| Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 7 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 2 | | | |
| | | | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | | | |
| Howie Scales | Howie Scales | 1 | | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 4 |
| | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 6 | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kelly Marnoch | Kelly Marnoch | 3 | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 5 | | | |
| | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 | | | | | | |
| Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 7 | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 8 | | | | | | |
| Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | | | |
| Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 1 | Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 6 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 3 | | | |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 6 | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Antila | Sam Antila | 1 | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 |
| | | | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | | | | | | |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 5 | Neal Watkins | Neal Watkins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Neal Watkins | Neal Watkins | 6 | | | | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | | | | |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 7 | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rob Van Kommer | Rob Van Kommer | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 6 | Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 7 | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 8 | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 6 | | | |
| Howie Scales | Howie Scales | 0 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 5 |
| Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 5 | | | | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 4 |
| Kelly Marnoch | Kelly Marnoch | 7 | Kelly Marnoch | Kelly Marnoch | 1 | | | | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 2 | Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 6 | | | | Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 5 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Neal Watkins | Neal Watkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 7 | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 8 | | | |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 6 | | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 4 | | | |
| Sam Antila | Sam Antila | 4 | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 2 |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 6 | | | | | | | Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 6 |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 3 | Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 5 | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rob Van Kommer | Rob Van Kommer | 3 | | | | Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 3 | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | | | | |
| Sam Antila | Sam Antila | 5 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 7 | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 3 | | | |
| Neal Watkins | Neal Watkins | 4 | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 1 |
| | | | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 4 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 7 | | | | | | |
| Rob Van Kommer | Rob Van Kommer | 1 | John Shuster | John Shuster | 1 | | | |
| | | | Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Madams | Scott Madams | 1 |
| | | | | | | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 6 |
| | | | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 8 | | | |
| | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 2 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 6 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 4 | | | |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 |
| Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 5 | | | | Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 5 |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 3 | Daley Peters | Daley Peters | 6 | | | |
| | | | Scott Manners | Scott Manners | 5 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| Kelly Marnoch | Kelly Marnoch | 6 | | | | | | |
| Howie Scales | Howie Scales | 2 | Kelly Marnoch | Kelly Marnoch | 5 | | | |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 |
| | | | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 3 |

## Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 7 | | | | | | |
| Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 7 | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 5 | | | |
| | | | Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 4 | | | |
| Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 9 | Terry McNamee | Terry McNamee | 4 | | | |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 5 | | | | | | |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 5 | | | | Randy Bryden | Randy Bryden | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 0 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 | | | |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 2 | | | |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 5 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 2 | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | | | | |