# 2011 Swiss Cup Basel

The 2011 Swiss Cup Basel was held from September 30 to October 2 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CHF40,000, and the winner, Brad Gushue, received CHF13,000. It was held in a triple-knockout format. Gushue won in the final over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz with a score of 4–3.

## Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Beno Arnold | Ramon Hess | Timon Schlumpf | Sacha Martz | Switzerland |
| Tom Brewster | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Benoit Schwarz (fourth) | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Gilles Vuille | Valentin Tanner | Switzerland |
| Andrey Drozdov | Alexey Stukalsky | Roman Kutuzov | Anton Kalalb | Russia |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Kristian Lindström (fourth) | Oskar Eriksson (skip) | Henrik Leek | Alexander Lindström | Lit, Sweden |
| Mario Freiberger | Bernhard Lips | Pascal Eicher | ALexander Schaier | Switzerland |
| Logan Gray | Alasdair Guthrie | Steve Mitchell | Sandy Gilmour | Stirling, Scotland |
| Brad Gushue | Ryan Fry | Geoff Walker | Adam Casey | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Marcus Hasselborg | Peder Folke | Andreas Prytz | Anton Sandström | Sweden |
| Toni Müller (fourth) | Jan Hauser (skip) | Marco Ramstein | Jurg Bamert | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Andy Lang | Daniel Herberg | Markus Messenzehl | Daniel Neuner | Germany |
| Pascal Hess | Yves Hess | Florian Meister | Stefan Meienberg | Switzerland |
| Aku Kauste | Jani Sullanmaa | Pauli Jäämies | Janne Pirko | Finland |
| Aleksandr Kirikov | Aleksandr Kozyrev | Artur Razhabov | Petr Dron | Russia |
| Thomas Løvold | Thomas Due | Steffen Walstad | Sander Rølvåg | Norway |
| Dominik Märki | Daniel Schifferli | Patrick Käser | Raphael Märki | Switzerland |
| Steffen Mellemseter | Markus Snøve Høiberg | Håvard Mellem | Magnus Nedregotten | Norway |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| David Murdoch | Glen Muirhead | Ross Paterson | Richard Woods | Lockerbie, Scotland |
| Meico Öhninger | Andri Heimann | Kevin Wunderlin | Fabian Schmid | Switzerland |
| Claudio Pescia | Sven Iten | Reto Seiler | Rainer Kobler | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Tomi Rantamäki | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Pekka Peura | Jermu Pöllänen | Finland |
| Joël Retornaz | Silvio Zanotelli | Davide Zanotelli | Mirco Ferretti | Italy |
| Manuel Ruch | Jean-Nicolas Longchamp | Daniel Graf | Renato Hächler | Switzerland |
| Christof Schwaller | Alexander Attinger | Robert Hürlimann | Felix Attinger | Switzerland |
| David Sik | David Marek | Uher Karel | Milan Polivka | Czech Republic |
| Jiří Snítil | Martin Snítil | Jindrich Kitzberger | Marek Vydra | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Steve Gould | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo, Norway |
| Rob Vilain | Miles McLure | Erik Dijkstra | Laurens van der Windt | Netherlands |
| Bernhard Werthemann | Bastian Brun | Daniel Widmer | Roger Stucki | Switzerland |

## Knockout results
### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Jan Hauser | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Sik | 2 | Jan Hauser | 3 | | | | |
| David Murdoch | 1 | Manuel Ruch | 5 | | | | |
| Manuel Ruch | 9 | | | Manuel Ruch | 5 | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | 8 | | | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | |
| Beno Arnold | 2 | Oskar Eriksson | 3 | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | 9 | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | |
| Marco Öhninger | 2 | | | | | Manuel Ruch | 3 |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 3 | | | | | Logan Gray | 4 |
| Peter de Cruz | 6 | Peter de Cruz | 5 | | | | |
| Marcus Hasselborg | 5 | Marcus Hasselborg | 6 | | | | |
| Dominik Märki | 3 | | | Marcus Hasselborg | 3 | | |
| Logan Gray | 6 | | | Logan Gray | 4 | | |
| Bernhard Werthemann | 4 | Logan Gray | 6 | | | | |
| Christof Schwaller | 2 | Jiří Snítil | 3 | | | | |
| Jiří Snítil | 7 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Brad Gushue | 6 | | | | | | |
| Joël Retornaz | 5 | Brad Gushue | 3 | | | | |
| Claudio Pescia | 6 | Claudio Pescia | 7 | | | | |
| Steffen Mellemseter | 3 | | | Claudio Pescia | 7 | | |
| Pascal Hess | 5 | | | Andrey Drozdov | 1 | | |
| Aku Kauste | 7 | Aku Kauste | 6 | | | | |
| Andy Lang | 4 | Andrey Drozdov | 7 | | | | |
| Andrey Drozdov | 6 | | | | | Claudio Pescia | 2 |
| Tom Brewster | 3 | | | | | Niklas Edin | 5 |
| Tomi Rantamäki | 4 | Tomi Rantamäki | 6 | | | | |
| Thomas Løvold | 5 | Rob Vilain | 1 | | | | |
| Rob Vilain | 10 | | | Tomi Rantamäki | 2 | | |
| Niklas Edin | 6 | | | Niklas Edin | 6 | | |
| Mario Freiberger | 4 | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | | |
| Sven Michel | 6 | Sven Michel | 3 | | | | |
| Aleksandr Kirikov | 2 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| David Sik | David Sik | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Murdoch | David Murdoch | 9 | David Murdoch | David Murdoch | 4 | | | | | | |
| Benno Arnold | Benno Arnold | 4 | Beno Arnold | Beno Arnold | 6 | | | | | | |
| Marco Öhninger | Marco Öhninger | 3 | | | | Beno Arnold | Beno Arnold | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Beno Arnold | Beno Arnold | 7 |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 4 | | | | | | | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 5 |
| Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 3 | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | |
| Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 3 | Christof Schwaller | Christof Schwaller | 6 | | | |
| Christof Schwaller | Christof Schwaller | 5 | | | | Christof Schwaller | Christof Schwaller | 5 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Beno Arnold | Beno Arnold | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Claudio Pescia | Claudio Pescia | 0 |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 6 |
| Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 4 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 3 | | | |
| Rob Vilain | Rob Vilain | 4 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 7 | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 5 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| Jan Hauser | Jan Hauser | 3 | | | | | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 7 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 7 | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 2 | | | |
| Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 9 | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 7 |
| | | | | | | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 1 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| Joël Retornaz | Joël Retornaz | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steffen Mellemseter | Steffen Mellemseter | 5 | Steffen Mellemseter | Steffen Mellemseter | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 6 | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 9 | | | | | | |
| Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 3 | | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 4 | | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 |
| Thomas Løvold | Thomas Løvold | 3 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 8 | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 7 | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 2 | | | |
| Aleksandr Kirikov | Aleksandr Kirikov | 4 | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 7 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 6 |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 9 | | | | | | |
| David Sik | David Sik | 1 | Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 1 | | | | | | |
| Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 10 | | | | Aku Kauste | Aku Kauste | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 6 | | | |
| | | | Rob Vilain | Rob Vilain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 7 | Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 8 | | | | | | |
| Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 3 | | | | | | | Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Beno Arnold | Beno Arnold | 2 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | | | | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 6 | | | |
| | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 |
| | | | | | | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 7 | | | |
| | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 8 | | | | | | |
| David Murdoch | David Murdoch | 8 | David Murdoch | David Murdoch | 3 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | | | | Claudio Pescia | Claudio Pescia | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 7 | | | |
| | | | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 5 | | | | | | |
| Steffen Mellemseter | Steffen Mellemseter | 6 | Steffen Mellemseter | Steffen Mellemseter | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 3 | | | | | | | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Christof Schwaller | Christof Schwaller | 3 | | | |
| | | | Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Christof Schwaller | Christof Schwaller | 7 | | | | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | Jan Hauser | Jan Hauser | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joël Retornaz | Joël Retornaz | 6 | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 6 | | | | | | |
| Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 8 | | | | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 7 | | | |
| | | | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 8 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Løvold | Thomas Løvold | 6 | Thomas Løvold | Thomas Løvold | 4 | | | | | | |
| Aleksandr Kirikov | Aleksandr Kirikov | 3 | | | | | | | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 5 | | | | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 6 | | | | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 6 | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 7 | | | |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | |
| Sven Michell | Sven Michell | 6 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | | | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 3 |
| | | | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 4 |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 4 |
| Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dominik Märki | Dominik Märki | 4 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | |
| | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 6 | | | | | | |