# 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic

The 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic was held from October 25 to 28 at the Brooks Curling Club in Brooks, Alberta 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$70,000. In the final, Kevin Koe defeated Mike McEwen with a score of 6–5.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Tom Appelman | Brent Bawel | Ted Appelman | Brendan Melnyk | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Scott Bitz | Jeff Sharp | Aryn Schmidt | Dean Hicke | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Tom Brewster | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Scott Egger | Albert Gerdung | Darren Grierson | Robin Niebergall | Brooks, Alberta |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Glen Kennedy | Nathan Connolly | Brandon Klassen | Parker Konschuh | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Kim Chang-min | Kim Min-chan | Seong Se-hyeon | Seon Se-young | Uiseong, Gyeongbuk, South Korea |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Ba Dexin | Harbin, China |
| William Lyburn | James Kirkness | Alex Forrest | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Mike McEwen | B.J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| David Nedohin | Colin Hodgson | Tom Sallows | Mike Westlund | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Dan Petryk (fourth) | Steve Petryk (skip) | Roland Robinson | Thomas Usselman | Calgary, Alberta |
| Brent Pierce | Jeff Richard | Kevin Recksiedler | Grant Dezura | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Robert Schlender | Dean Ross | Don Bartlett | Chris Lemishka | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Charley Thomas | J. D. Lind | Dominic Daemen | Matthew Ng | Calgary, Alberta |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Torger Nergård | Christoffer Svae | Håvard Vad Petersson | Oslo, Norway |
| Brock Virtue | Braeden Moskowy | Chris Schille | D. J Kidby | Regina, Saskatchewan |

## 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 |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | | | | | | |
| Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 3 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 3 | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 5 | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 4 | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 |
| David Nedohin | David Nedohin | 1 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 8 | | | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 2 | | | |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 2 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | | | | |
| Kim Chang-min | Kim Chang-min | 1 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 | | | |
| Charley Thomas | Charley Thomas | 7 | Charley Thomas | Charley Thomas | 1 | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 3 |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 7 |
| Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 3 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 7 | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 2 | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 1 | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 8 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 8 | | | | | | |
| Glen Kennedy | Glen Kennedy | 5 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 1 | | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 7 | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 1 |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 2 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 6 | | | |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 4 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | | | | |
| Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 8 | Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 6 | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | |
| | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 7 | | | | | | |
| David Nedohin | David Nedohin | 6 | Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 7 | | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kim Chang-min | Kim Chang-min | 3 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 3 | | | |
| | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 6 | | | | | | |
| Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 7 | Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 8 | | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 8 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | Charley Thomas | Charley Thomas | 6 | | | | | | |
| Glen Kennedy | Glen Kennedy | 7 | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 7 | | | | | | |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 10 | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 4 | | | |
| | | | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 7 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 3 | | | | | | |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 6 | | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 9 |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 6 | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 6 | | | | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 5 | | | |
| Tom Brewster | Tom Brewster | 5 | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Scott Egger | Scott Egger | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | | | |
| Charley Thomas | Charley Thomas | 4 | Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Petryk | Steve Petryk | 5 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 8 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 6 | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 4 | | | |
| David Nedohin | David Nedohin | 4 | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thomas Ulsrud | Thomas Ulsrud | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 |
| | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | |
| Kim Chang-min | Kim Chang-min | 5 | | | | Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 4 | | | |
| Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 6 | Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 6 | | | | | | |
| Glen Kennedy | Glen Kennedy | 2 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 3 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 2 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 5 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 2 | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 5 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 3 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 3 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 8 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 4 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 1 | | | | | | |