# 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

The 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 29 to April 1 as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the men's and women's events was CAD$72,000 and CAD$18,000, respectively.

## Men
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Neil Dangerfield | Dennis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria, British Columbia |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Scott Howard | David Mathers | Toronto, Ontario |
| Rob Fowler | Kevin Park | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Wayne Harris | Stuart Larson | Fred Pugh | Don Nickarson | Comox Valley, British Columbia |
| Rob Iuvale | Dave Blower | Ryan Scott | Rich Thierbach | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Dean Joanisse | Mike Wood | David Nantes | Cory Chester | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 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 |
| Jason Montgomery | Miles Craig | William Duggan | | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Dan Petryk (fourth) | Steve Petryk (skip) | Colin Hodgson | Brad Chyz | Calgary, Alberta |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Naomasa Takeda | Akira Takeda | Naoki Kon | Hiroshi Fukui | Aomori, Japan |
| Brock Virtue | Braeden Moskowy | Chris Schille | D.J. Kidby | Regina, Saskatchewan |

### Results
#### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 5 | | | | | | |
| Rob Iuvale | Rob Iuvale | 2 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 4 | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 7 | | | |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 5 | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 4 |
| John Epping | John Epping | 5 | | | | John Epping | John Epping | 7 |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 2 | John Epping | John Epping | 6 | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 4 | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 3 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 9 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Harris | Wayne Harris | 3 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 3 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 4 |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 10 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 2 |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 7 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 0 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 9 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | |
| Naomasa Takeda | Naomasa Takeda | 1 | | | | | | |

#### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Rob Iuvale | Rob Iuvale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 8 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 | | | |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 9 | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 5 | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 0 | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 1 |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Wayne Harris | Wayne Harris | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 9 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 5 | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 8 | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 4 | | | |
| Naomasa Takeda | Naomasa Takeda | 3 | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 7 |
| | | | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 4 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 3 | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 1 | | | |

#### C Event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| Rob Iuvale | Rob Iuvale | 10 | | | | | | |
| Rick McKague | Rick McKague | 7 | Rob Iuvale | Rob Iuvale | 0 | | | |
| | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 |
| | | | | | | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 2 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| Wayne Harris | Wayne Harris | 5 | | | | | | |
| Naomasa Takeda | Naomasa Takeda | 8 | Naomasa Takeda | Naomasa Takeda | 3 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 4 |
| | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 3 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 8 | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 1 | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 2 |
| | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| John Epping | John Epping | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 2 | | | |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 4 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 5 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 2 |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 2 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 4 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 3 | | | | | | |

## Women
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Lori Olson-Johns | Jennifer Sadleir | Calgary, Alberta |
| Chelsea Carey | Kristy McDonald | Kristen Foster | Lindsay Titheridge | Morden, Manitoba |
| Sarah Wark (fourth) | Michelle Allen | Simone Brousseau | Roselyn Craig (skip) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | Jennifer Clark-Rouire | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Carolyn McRorie | Kalynn Park | Cary-Anne Sallows | Calgary, Alberta |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | Rachel Homan | Ashley Howard | Breanne Meakin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Marilou Richter | Darah Provencal | Jessie Sanderson | Sandra Comadina | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Kelly Scott | Dailene Sivertson | Sasha Carter | Jacquie Armstrong | Kelowna, British Columbia |

### Round-robin standings

| Pool A | W | L |
| Kaitlyn Lawes | 3 | 0 |
| Roselyn Craig | 2 | 1 |
| Cheryl Bernard | 1 | 2 |
| Cathy Overton-Clapham | 0 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Chelsea Carey | 2 | 1 |
| Shannon Kleibrink | 2 | 1 |
| Marilou Richter | 1 | 2 |
| Kelly Scott | 1 | 2 |

### Round-robin results

| Berth | Bernard | Lawes | Craig | Overton-Clapham |
| Bernard | | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 |
| Lawes | 6–4 | | 8–3 | 10–3 |
| Craig | 5–4 | 3–8 | | 5–4 |
| Overton-Clapham | 4–5 | 3–10 | 4–5 | |
| Berth | Carey | Kleibrink | Richter | Scott |
| Carey | | 0–8 | 6–0 | 7–3 |
| Kleibrink | 8–0 | | 7–5 | 7–8 |
| Richter | 0–6 | 5–7 | | 4–3 |
| Scott | 3–7 | 8–7 | 3–4 | |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chelsea Carey | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Lawes | 5 | Chelsea Carey | Chelsea Carey | 5 |
| | | | Shannon Kleibrink | Shannon Kleibrink | 3 |
| 3 | Shannon Kleibrink | 8 | Shannon Kleibrink | Shannon Kleibrink | 3 |
| 2 | Roselyn Craig | 3 | | | |