# 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel

The 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel was held from December 16 to 18 at the Range Recreation and Civic Center in Eveleth, Minnesota, as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purses for the men's and women's events were USD$17,200 and USD$10,000, respectively. The event was held in a round robin format.

## Men
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Brian Adams Jr. | Mark Adams | Michael Makela | Phil Kennedy | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Josh Bahr | Chris Bond | Atticus Wallace | John Muller | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Ryan Lemke (fourth) | John Benton (skip) | Jake Will | Steve Day | Medford, Wisconsin |
| Ryan Berg | Mitchell Oakland | Al Gulseth | Jordan Brown | West Fargo, North Dakota |
| Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Trevor Bonot | Allen Macsemchuk | Scott McCallum | Tim Jewett | Northern Ontario |
| Craig Brown | Matt Hamilton | Kroy Nernberger | Derrick Casper | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Bryan Burgess | Gary Weiss | Dale Wiersema | Pat Berezowski | Northern Ontario |
| Jack Carr | Gordon Williams | Joe Marques | Lance Reid | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Jeff Currie | Dylan Johnston | Cody Johnston | Mike Badiuk | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Mike Farbelow | Kevin Deeren | Kraig Deeren | Tim Solin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Eric Fenson | Trevor Andrews | Quentin Way | Mark Lazar | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Tyler George | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Aanders Brorson | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Dale Gibbs | William Raymond | James Honsvall | Merlin Eddy | Woodbury, Minnesota |
| Al Hackner | Kory Carr | Phill Drobnick | Jamie Childs | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Adam Kitchens | Brandon Myhre | Alex Kitchens | Nathan Myhre | Devils Lake, North Dakota |
| Paul Pustovar | Nick Myers | Andy Jukich | Jeff Puleo | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Dan Ruehl | Joey Erjavec | Nick Ruehl | Noah Johnson | Plymouth, Minnesota |
| Tom Scott | Joe Roberts | Tony Wilson | Benjamin Wilson | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| John Shuster | Zach Jacobson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Jason Smith | Jeff Isaacson | Aaron Wald | Kris Perkovich | Ft. Myers, Florida |
| Matt Stevens | Bob Liapis | Cody Stevens | Jeff Breyen | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Peter Stolt | Jerod Roland | Brad Caldwell | Erik Ordway | St. Paul, Minnesota |

### Round Robin standings

| Pool A | W | L |
| Al Hackner | 4 | 1 |
| Todd Birr | 4 | 1 |
| Trevor Bonot | 3 | 2 |
| Ryan Berg | 3 | 2 |
| Josh Bahr | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Ruehl | 0 | 5 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| John Benton | 4 | 1 |
| Tyler George | 4 | 1 |
| John Shuster | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Carr | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Fenson | 2 | 3 |
| Dale Gibbs | 0 | 5 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Craig Brown | 4 | 1 |
| Paul Pustovar | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Smith | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Burgess | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Stolt | 1 | 4 |
| Pool D | W | L |
| Jeff Currie | 4 | 1 |
| Pete Fenson | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Farbelow | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Adams Jr. | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 4 |
| Adam Kitchens | 0 | 5 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 7 | | | | | | |
| Tyler George | Tyler George | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tyler George | Tyler George | 5 | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 0 | | | |
| | | | Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 3 | | | |
| Jeff Currie | Jeff Currie | 3 | Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 3 | | | |
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 6 | | | | | | |
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 6 | | | | Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 5 |
| | | | | | | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 3 |
| Paul Pustovar | Paul Pustovar | 3 | | | | | | | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 3 |
| Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 7 | | | | | | |
| Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 7 | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 6 | | | |
| | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | |
| John Benton | John Benton | 4 | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 6 | | | | | | |

## Women
### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Brett Barber | Kailena Bay | Allison Cameron | Krista White | Biggar, Saskatchewan |
| Jerriann Gherardi | | | | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Rebecca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Karlie Koenig | Sophie Brorson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Karlee Jones | Grace Esquega | Victoria Anderson | Kim Zsakai | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Tracy Lindgren | Amy Anderson | Ann Flis | Karen Volkman | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Mari Motohashi | Megumi Mabuchi | Yumi Suzuki | Akane Eda | Kitami, Japan |
| Cassandra Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jackie Lemke | Steph Sambor | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda McLean | Miranda Solem | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Maureen Stolt | Megan Pond | Emilia Juocys | Sherri Schummer | St. Paul, Minnesota |

### Round Robin standings

| Pool A | W | L |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 3 | 1 |
| Cassandra Potter | 3 | 1 |
| Maureen Stolt | 2 | 2 |
| Mari Motohashi | 1 | 3 |
| Karlee Jones | 1 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Allison Pottinger | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Barber | 3 | 1 |
| Aileen Sormunen | 2 | 2 |
| Tracy Lindgren | 1 | 3 |
| Jerriann Gherardi | 0 | 3 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cassandra Potter | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Brett Barber | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Brett Barber | 5 | Cassandra Potter | Cassandra Potter | 7 |
| | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 3 |
| 3 | Allison Pottinger | 5 | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 3 |
| 2 | Rebecca Hamilton | 2 | | | |