# 2013 Victoria Curling Classic

The 2013 Victoria Curling Classic was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 20 to 24 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$76,000, of which the winner, Niklas Edin, received CAD$25,000. Edin defeated Mike McEwen in the final with a score of 9–8.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Tom Brewster | David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Steve Lundeen | Seattle, Washington |
| Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Neil Dangerfield | Dennis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Scott Howard | David Mathers | Toronto, Ontario |
| Kristian Lindström (fourth) | Oskar Eriksson (skip) | Markus Eriksson | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Brad Gushue | Adam Casey | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Naoki Iwanaga | Junpei Kanda | Shota Iino | Shotaro Hashimoto | Japan |
| Joel Jordison | Jesse St. John | Dane Roy | Jared St. John | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Aku Kauste | Jani Sullanmaa | Pauli Jäämies | Janne Pitko | Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Mike McEwen | B.J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Rick McKague | Jim Moats | Doug McNish | Paul Strandlund | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Dan Petryk (fourth) | Steve Petryk (skip) | Roland Robinson | Thomas Usselman | Calgary, Alberta |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Stukalsky | Andrey Drozdov | Artur Razhabov | Moscow, Russia |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Løvold | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo, Norway |

## Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 6 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 5 |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 7 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 7 |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 4 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 4 | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 2 | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 11 | | | | | | |
| Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 2 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 3 | | | |
| Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 2 | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 5 | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 2 | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 3 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 5 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 1 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 3 | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 |
| John Epping | John Epping | 5 | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 |
| Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 7 | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 1 | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 8 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | | | |
| Naoki Iwanaga | Naoki Iwanaga | 1 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 3 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 6 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 8 | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 3 | | | |
| | | | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 2 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 7 | | | | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 0 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 9 | Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 1 | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 5 | | | |
| | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | | | |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 7 | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 8 | | | | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 3 | | | | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 3 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | |
| | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | | | | |
| John Epping | John Epping | 10 | John Epping | John Epping | 4 | | | | | | |
| Naoki Iwanaga | Naoki Iwanaga | 2 | | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 2 | | | |
| Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 5 | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 8 | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 4 | Brady Clark | Brady Clark | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 |
| | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | John Epping | John Epping | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Epping | John Epping | 11 | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 3 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 3 | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 3 | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 10 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | | | |
| Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 7 | | | | Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 1 | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 4 | Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 9 | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 5 | | | | | | |
| Naoki Iwanaga | Naoki Iwanaga | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 7 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 1 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 3 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 1 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 9 |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 3 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 1 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 | | | |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | | | | |