# 2012 Bernick's Miller Lite Open

The 2012 Bernick's Miller Lite Open is being held from October 26 to 28 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota, as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Though the event is listed as an event on the men's tour, it features one women's team, as it is open to both men and women. The event is being held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event is $18,000. In the final, Al Hackner of Northern Ontario defeated hometown favorite Pete Fenson with a score of 6–4.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Randy Baird | | Chase Schmitt | Josh Bahr | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Ryan Berg | Al Gulseth | Mark Gulseth | Jordan Brown | West Fargo, North Dakota |
| Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Andy Borland | Joe Zezel | John Borland | Mark Borland | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Scott Brown | Evan Workin | Parker Shook | Spencer Tuskowski | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Kyle Doering | Connor Njegovan | Derek Oryniak | Kyle Kurz | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Eric Fenson | Trevor Andrews | Blake Morton | Calvin Weber | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Dale Gibbs | William Raymond | James Honsvall | Perry Tholl | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Al Hackner | Kory Carr | Kristofer Leupen | Gary Champagne | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Mark Haluptzok | Jon Chandler | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Kevin Kakela | | | | Rolla, North Dakota |
| Jeff Currie (fourth) | Mike McCarville (skip) | Colin Koivula | Jamie Childs | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Ethan Meyers | Kyle Kakela | Trevor Host | Cameron Ross | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Kris Perkovich | Aaron Wald | Kevin Johnson | Taylor Skalsky | Chisholm, Minnesota |
| Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Matt Stevens | Cody Stevens | Robert Liapis | Jeff Breyen | Bemidji, Minnesota |

## Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Pool A | W | L |
| Pete Fenson | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Fenson | 4 | 1 |
| Mark Haluptzok | 2 | 3 |
| Ethan Meyers | 2 | 3 |
| Kris Perkovich | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Gibbs | 0 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Al Hackner | 5 | 0 |
| John Shuster | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Brown | 2 | 3 |
| Kevin Kakela | 2 | 3 |
| Kyle Doering | 2 | 3 |
| Randy Baird | 0 | 5 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Matt Stevens | 4 | 1 |
| Todd Birr | 4 | 1 |
| Mike McCarville | 4 | 1 |
| Ryan Berg | 2 | 3 |
| Allison Pottinger | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Borland | 0 | 5 |

## Tiebreaker

| Team | Final |
| Todd Birr | 4 |
| Mike McCarville | 5 |

## Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 6 | John Shuster | John Shuster | 4 | | | |
| Eric Fenson | Eric Fenson | 5 | | | | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 4 |
| | | | | | | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 6 |
| | | | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 6 | | | |
| Matt Stevens | Matt Stevens | 3 | Mike McCarville | Mike McCarville | 4 | | | |
| Mike McCarville | Mike McCarville | 5 | | | | | | |