2013 Victoria Curling Classic

2013 Victoria Curling Classic
Host city	Victoria, British Columbia
Arena	Archie Browning Sports Centre
Dates	March 20–24
Winner	Niklas Edin
Curling club	Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip	Niklas Edin
Third	Sebastian Kraupp
Second	Fredrik Lindberg
Lead	Viktor Kjäll
Finalist	Mike McEwen

The 2013 Victoria Curling Classic was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 20 to 24 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$76,000, of which the winner, Niklas Edin, received CAD$25,000.^[1] Edin defeated Mike McEwen in the final with a score of 9–8.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[1][2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Tom Brewster	David Murdoch	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Aberdeen, Scotland
Brady Clark	Sean Beighton	Darren Lehto	Steve Lundeen	Seattle, Washington
Jim Cotter	Jason Gunnlaugson	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky	Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Neil Dangerfield	Dennis Sutton	Darren Boden	Glen Allen	Victoria, British Columbia
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping	Scott Bailey	Scott Howard	David Mathers	Toronto, Ontario
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Markus Eriksson	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
Rob Fowler	Allan Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Derek Samagalski	Brandon, Manitoba
Brad Gushue	Adam Casey	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glenn Howard	Wayne Middaugh	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Coldwater, Ontario
Naoki Iwanaga	Junpei Kanda	Shota Iino	Shotaro Hashimoto	Japan
Joel Jordison	Jesse St. John	Dane Roy	Jared St. John	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Aku Kauste	Jani Sullanmaa	Pauli Jäämies	Janne Pitko	Hyvinkää, Finland
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
Dan Petryk (fourth)	Steve Petryk (skip)	Roland Robinson	Thomas Usselman	Calgary, Alberta
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Mark Nichols	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alexey Tselousov	Alexey Stukalsky	Andrey Drozdov	Artur Razhabov	Moscow, Russia
Thomas Ulsrud	Thomas Løvold	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway

Knockout Results

The draw is listed as follows:^[3]

A Event

	First Knockout										Qualifier 1
	Mike McEwen		8
	Neil Dangerfield		6			Mike McEwen		8
	Rob Fowler		2			Oskar Eriksson		5
	Oskar Eriksson		5								Mike McEwen		5
	Niklas Edin		7								Niklas Edin		7
	Yusuke Morozumi		4			Niklas Edin		4
	Sven Michel		4			Steve Laycock		2
	Steve Laycock		6

	First Knockout										Qualifier 2
	Brad Gushue		11
	Brady Clark		2			Brad Gushue		5
	Kevin Martin		6			Kevin Martin		3
	Aku Kauste		2								Brad Gushue		5
	Thomas Ulsrud		7								Kevin Koe		3
	Steve Petryk		5			Thomas Ulsrud		2
	Kevin Koe		6			Kevin Koe		6
	Rick McKague		3

	First Knockout										Qualifier 3
	Jeff Stoughton		6
	Alexey Tselousov		5			Jeff Stoughton		7
	Jim Cotter		1			Tom Brewster		3
	Tom Brewster		5								Jeff Stoughton		5
	John Epping		5								Glenn Howard		6
	Joel Jordison		7			Joel Jordison		1
	Glenn Howard		8			Glenn Howard		6
	Naoki Iwanaga		1

B Event

	Second Knockout															Qualifier 4
						Tom Brewster		5
	Neil Dangerfield		3			Rob Fowler		6
	Rob Fowler		8								Rob Fowler		5
											Sven Michel		3
						Joel Jordison		4
	Yusuke Morozumi		2			Sven Michel		5
	Sven Michel		7													Rob Fowler		3
																Kevin Koe		0

	Second Knockout															Qualifier 5
						Oskar Eriksson		5
	Brady Clark		9			Brady Clark		3
	Aku Kauste		1								Oskar Eriksson		2
											Steve Petryk		5
						Steve Laycock		5
	Steve Petryk		7			Steve Petryk		8
	Rick McKague		3													Steve Petryk		4
																Jeff Stoughton		5

	Second Knockout															Qualifier 6
						Kevin Martin		6
	Alexey Tselousov		3			Jim Cotter		1
	Jim Cotter		6								Kevin Martin		6
											Thomas Ulsrud		5
						Thomas Ulsrud		5
	John Epping		10			John Epping		4
	Naoki Iwanaga		2													Kevin Martin		3
																Mike McEwen		7

C Event

	Third Knockout															Qualifier 7
						Tom Brewster		6
						Joel Jordison		5
											Tom Brewster		2
	Brady Clark		5								Thomas Ulsrud		8
	Steve Laycock		4			Brady Clark		4
						Thomas Ulsrud		8
																Thomas Ulsrud		2
																Sven Michel		5
						Sven Michel		5
	Jim Cotter		6			John Epping		4
	John Epping		11								Sven Michel		6
											Steve Petryk		3

	Third Knockout															Qualifier 8
											Kevin Martin		4
	Neil Dangerfield		3								Oskar Eriksson		3
	Yusuke Morozumi		10			Yusuke Morozumi		5
						Oskar Eriksson		6
																Kevin Martin		8
																Kevin Koe		3
											Kevin Koe		5
	Aku Kauste		7								Aku Kauste		1
	Rick McKague		4			Aku Kauste		6
	Alexey Tselousov		9			Alexey Tselousov		5
	Naoki Iwanaga		1

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Niklas Edin		7
	Kevin Martin		5
						Niklas Edin		6
						Jeff Stoughton		1
	Rob Fowler		3
	Jeff Stoughton		5
											Niklas Edin		9
											Mike McEwen		8
	Brad Gushue		6
	Sven Michel		4
						Brad Gushue		3
						Mike McEwen		4
	Glenn Howard		1
	Mike McEwen		6

References

1. Annicchiarico, Mario (7 December 2012). "Curling Classic field is rock solid; World's best players expected at Archie Browning". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
2. "2013 Victoria Curling Classic – Teams & Players". victoriacurlingclassic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
3. "2013 Victoria Curling Classic – Grid Schedule". http://victoriacurlingclassic.com/. Retrieved 20 March 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website

• Results from the World Curling Tour