# 2012 Swiss Cup Basel

The 2012 Swiss Cup Basel was held from October 4 to 7 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland 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 CHF40,000, of which the winner, Oskar Eriksson, received CHF13,000. Eriksson defeated Sven Michel in the final with a score of 5–4.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Evgeny Arkhipov | Sergei Glukhov | Dmitry Mironov | Arthu Ali | Russia |
| Benno Arnold | Ramon Hess | Timon Schiumph | Rene Senn | Basel, Switzerland |
| Alexander Attinger | Felix Attinger | Daniel Schifferli | Simon Attinger | Switzerland |
| Tom Brewster | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Mark Dacey | Tom Sullivan | Steve Burgess | Andrew Gibson | Halifax, Canada |
| Benoît Schwarz (fourth) | Peter de Cruz (skip) | Dominik Märki | Valentin Tanner | Switzerland |
| Tony Angiboust (fourth) | Thomas Dufour (skip) | Lionel Roux | Wilfrid Coulot | Chamonix, France |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Kristian Lindström (fourth) | Oskar Eriksson (skip) | Markus Eriksson | Christoffer Sundgren | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Mario Freiberger | Sven Iten | Pascal Eicher | Rainer Kobler | Switzerland |
| Logan Gray | Ross Paterson | Alasdair Guthrie | Richard Woods | Stirling, Scotland |
| Grant Hardie | Jay McWilliam | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Billy Morton | Dumfries, Scotland |
| Stefan Häsler | Christian Bangerter | Christian Roth | Jörg Lüthy | Switzerland |
| Marcus Hasselborg | Peder Folke | Andreas Prytz | Anton Sandström | Sweden |
| Pascal Hess | Yves Hess | Florian Meister | Stefan Meienberg | Switzerland |
| Felix Schulze (fourth) | John Jahr (skip) | Peter Rickmers | Sven Goldemann | Hamburg, Germany |
| Andy Lang | Daniel Herberg | Daniel Neuner | Andreas Kempf | Füssen, Germany |
| Sven Michel | Claudio Pätz | Sandro Trolliet | Simon Gempeler | Adelboden, Switzerland |
| Meico Öhninger | Andri Heimann | Kyrill Öhninger | Kevin Wunderlin | Switzerland |
| Marco Pascale | Stefano Castelli | Lorenzo Piatti | Elvis Molinero | Italy |
| Marc Pfister | Roger Meier | Enrico Pfister | Raphael Märki | Switzerland |
| Andrea Pilzer | | | | Italy |
| Tomi Rantamaki | Jussi Uusipaacalniemi | Peeka Peura | Jermu Pollanen | Finland |
| Manuel Ruch | Jean-Nicolas Longchamp | Daniel Graf | Mathias Graf | Uitikon, Switzerland |
| Roman Ruch | Rolf Bruggmann | Felix Bader | Michael Devaux | Uitikon, Switzerland |
| Michael Schifferli | Luethi Hubert | Jonas Waechil | Sandro Portmann | Bern, Switzerland |
| Urs Beglinger (fourth) | Reto Seiler (skip) | Urs Kuhn | Beat A. Stephan | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Jiří Snítil | Martin Snítil | Jindřich Kitzberger | Marek Vydra | Brno, Czech Republic |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Stukalsky | Andrey Drozdov | Artur Razhabov | Saint-Petersburg, Russia |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo, Norway |
| Andreas Unterberger | Markus Forejtek | Christian Roth | Marcus Schmitt | Austria |
| Bernhard Werthemann | Bastian Brun | Florian Zürrer | Paddy Käser | Switzerland |

## Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Tom Brewster | 6 | | | | | | |
| Benno Arnold | 2 | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | |
| Pascal Hess | 9 | Pascal Hess | 4 | | | | |
| Benno Arnold | 3 | | | Tom Brewster | 7 | | |
| Peter de Cruz | 1 | | | Oskar Eriksson | 11 | | |
| Marco Pascale | 8 | Marco Pascale | 3 | | | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | 7 | Oskar Eriksson | 8 | | | | |
| Alexander Attinger | 4 | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | 5 |
| John Jahr | 6 | | | | | Jiří Snítil | 2 |
| Meico Öhninger | 4 | John Jahr | 3 | | | | |
| Logan Gray | 2 | Mario Freiberger | 4 | | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | 4 | | | Mario Freiberger | 1 | | |
| Niklas Edin | 4 | | | Jiří Snítil | 5 | | |
| Roman Ruch | 5 | Roman Ruch | 4 | | | | |
| Jiří Snítil | 5 | Jiří Snítil | 5 | | | | |
| Reto Seiler | 1 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Andy Lang | 7 | | | | | | |
| Stefan Häsler | 4 | Andy Lang | 2 | | | | |
| Mark Dacey | 10 | Mark Dacey | 7 | | | | |
| Evgeny Arkhipov | 5 | | | Mark Dacey | 3 | | |
| Sven Michel | 5 | | | Sven Michel | 8 | | |
| Andreas Unterberger | 4 | Sven Michel | 6 | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | 4 | Manuel Ruch | 5 | | | | |
| Manuel Ruch | 6 | | | | | Sven Michel | 7 |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | 2 |
| Michael Schifferli | 2 | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | | | |
| Marcus Hasselborg | 3 | Bernhard Werthemann | 2 | | | | |
| Bernhard Werthemann | 5 | | | Thomas Ulsrud | 6 | | |
| Thomas Dufour | 5 | | | Marc Pfister | 4 | | |
| Marc Pfister | 6 | Marc Pfister | 8 | | | | |
| Tomi Rantamäki | 3 | Alexey Tselousov | 2 | | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | 5 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| Benno Arnold | Benno Arnold | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrea Pilzer | Andrea Pilzer | 2 | Benno Arnold | Benno Arnold | 7 | | | | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 4 | Alexander Attinger | Alexander Attinger | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Attinger | Alexander Attinger | 6 | | | | Benno Arnold | Benno Arnold | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 6 |
| Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 2 | | | | | | | Marc Pfister | Marc Pfister | 5 |
| Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 6 | Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 6 | | | |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 9 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 4 | | | |
| Reto Seiler | Reto Seiler | 2 | | | | Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 6 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Marc Pfister | Marc Pfister | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 3 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 3 |
| Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 4 | | | | Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 8 |
| Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 6 | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 1 | | | |
| Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 5 | Bernhard Werthemann | Bernhard Werthemann | 5 | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 4 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 6 | | | | | | |
| Marco Pascale | Marco Pascale | 2 | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 3 | | | |
| John Jahr | John Jahr | 7 | John Jahr | John Jahr | 6 | | | |
| Roman Ruch | Roman Ruch | 2 | | | | John Jahr | John Jahr | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 2 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 8 | | | |
| Stefan Häsler | Stefan Häsler | 6 | | | | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 6 | | | |
| Evgeny Arkhipov | Evgeny Arkhipov | 5 | Stefan Häsler | Stefan Häsler | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andreas Unterberger | Andreas Unterberger | 3 | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 5 | | | | | | |
| Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 4 | | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 6 |
| | | | | | | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 8 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Michael Schifferli | Michael Schifferli | 4 | | | | Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 6 |
| Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 5 | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 5 | | | | John Jahr | John Jahr | 4 |
| Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 6 | Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 6 | | | | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 3 |
| Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 6 | | | | | | |
| Andrea Pilzer | Andrea Pilzer | 5 | Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 5 | | | | | | |
| Peter de Cruz | Peter de Cruz | 6 | | | | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 3 | | | |
| | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 3 | | | | | | |
| Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 5 | Meico Öhninger | Meico Öhninger | 5 | | | | | | |
| Reto Seiler | Reto Seiler | 2 | | | | | | | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Bernard Werthemann | Bernard Werthemann | 1 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | | | | Marc Pfister | Marc Pfister | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 7 | | | |
| | | | Grant Hardie | Grant Hardie | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 5 |
| | | | | | | Jiří Snítil | Jiří Snítil | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 6 | | | |
| | | | Manuel Ruch | Manuel Ruch | 7 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Attinger | Alexander Attinger | 7 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 1 | | | | | | |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 4 | | | |
| | | | Pascal Hess | Pascal Hess | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stefan Häsler | Stefan Häsler | 3 | Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Hasselborg | Marcus Hasselborg | 4 | | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 1 |
| | | | | | | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 4 | | | |
| | | | Benno Arnold | Benno Arnold | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Logan Gray | Logan Gray | 6 | | | | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | Marco Pascale | Marco Pascale | 5 | | | | | | |
| Evgeny Arkhipov | Evgeny Arkhipov | 4 | Andreas Unterberger | Andreas Unterberger | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andreas Unterberger | Andreas Unterberger | 5 | | | | Marco Pascale | Marco Pascale | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 9 | | | |
| | | | Roman Ruch | Roman Ruch | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Schifferli | Michael Schifferli | 1 | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 5 | | | | | | | Tomi Rantamäki | Tomi Rantamäki | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 7 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 8 | | | | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mario Freiberger | Mario Freiberger | 5 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 7 | | | |
| | | | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 1 | | | |
| Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 6 | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 1 | | | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 |
| | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 |
| John Jahr | John Jahr | 6 | | | | | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 |
| Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 7 | | | | | | |
| Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 7 | Andy Lang | Andy Lang | 2 | | | |
| | | | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | | | |
| Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 8 | Sven Michel | Sven Michel | 4 | | | |
| Thomas Dufour | Thomas Dufour | 0 | | | | | | |