2011 Red Deer Curling Classic

The 2011 Red Deer Curling Classic was held from November 4 to 7 at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the men's event was CAD$32,000, while the purse for the women's event was CAD$34,000. Both events were held in a triple knockout format.^[1]

2011 Red Deer Curling Classic
Host city	Red Deer, Alberta
Arena	Red Deer Curling Club
Dates	November 4–7, 2011
Men's winner	Jamie King
Curling club	Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip	Jamie King
Fourth	Warren Hassall
Second	Todd Brick
Lead	Sean Morris
Finalist	Jamie Koe
Women's winner	Silvana Tirinzoni
Skip	Silvana Tirinzoni
Third	Irene Schori
Second	Esther Neuenschwander
Lead	Sandra Gantenbein
Finalist	Kelley Law

Men

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Tom Appelman	Adam Enright	Brandon Klassen	Nathan Connolly	Edmonton, Alberta
Rob Armitage	Randy Ponich	Trevor Sparks	Keith Glover	Red Deer, Alberta
Brent Bawel	Mike Jantzen	Sean O'Connor	Hardi Sulimma	Calgary, Alberta
Matthew Blandford	Tom Sallows	Mike Westlund	Chris Sanford	Cold Lake, Alberta
Warren Cross	Dean Darwent	Kyle Richard	Colin Huber	Edmonton, Alberta
Albert Gerdung	Vance Elder (skip)	Darren Grierson	Trevor Slupski	Brooks, Alberta
Brad Heidt	Mitch Heidt	Josh Heidt	Regis Neumeier	Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Glen Kennedy	Dustin Eckstrand	Steve Meadows	Kris Meadows	Edmonton, Alberta
Warren Hassall (fourth)	Jamie King (skip)	Todd Brick	Sean Morris	Edmonton/Calgary, Alberta
Jamie Koe	Chris Schille	Braeden Moskowy	D.J Kidby	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	Harbin, China
Scott Manners	Tyler Lang	Ryan Deis	Mike Armstrong	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Leon Moch	Delvin Moch	Kevin Aberle	Donny Zahn	Medicine Hat, Alberta
Jason Montgomery	Mike Wood	Miles Craig	William Duggan	Duncan, British Columbia
Darren Moulding	Scott Cruickshank	Shaun Planaden	Kyle Iverson	Red Deer, Alberta
Kevin Park	Shane Park	Aaron Sluchinski	Justin Sluchinski	Edmonton, Alberta
Claudio Pescia	Sven Iten	Reto Seiler	Rainer Kobler	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Dan Petryk (fourth)	Steve Petryk (skip)	Colin Hodgson	Brad Chyz	Calgary, Alberta
Dean Ross	Don DeLair	Chris Blackwell	Steve Jensen	Calgary, Alberta
Christof Schwaller	Alexander Attinger	Robert Hürlimann	Felix Attinger	Switzerland
Randie Shen	Brendon Liu	Nicolas Hsu	Jan-Quinn Yu	Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Brock Virtue	J. D. Lind	Dominic Daemen	Matthew Ng	Calgary, Alberta
Wade White	Kevin Tym	Dan Holowaychuk	George White	Edmonton, Alberta
Darren Nelson (fourth)	Brad Wood (skip)	Darin Gerow	Cal Jackson	Vernon, British Columbia

Knockout results

A event

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Jason Montgomery		3
	Vance Elder		6
						Vance Elder		5
						Liu Rui		8
	Liu Rui		6
	Darren Moulding		3
											Liu Rui		6
											Jamie King		7
	Dean Ross		4
	Jamie King		5
						Jamie King		6
						Wade White		4
	Wade White		4
	Christof Schwaller		3

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Steve Petryk		8
	Glen Kennedy		7
						Steve Petryk		7
						Brad Heidt		2
	Brad Heidt		6
	Leon Moch		5
											Steve Petryk		5
											Kevin Park		7
	Brad Wood		2
	Warren Cross		7
						Warren Cross		5
						Kevin Park		9
	Kevin Park		9
	Claudio Pescia		3

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
	Brent Bawel		4
	Scott Manners		3
						Brent Bawel		4
						Rob Armitage		8
	Rob Armitage		8
	Randie Shen		1
											Rob Armitage		3
											Brock Virtue		8
	Tom Appelman		6
	Matthew Blandford		2
						Tom Appelman		3
						Brock Virtue		6
	Jamie Koe		2
	Brock Virtue		4

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						Brent Bawel		5
	Jason Montgomery		7			Jason Montgomery		4
	Darren Moulding		1								Brent Bawel		4
											Tom Appelman		2
						Tom Appelman		8
	Dean Ross		5			Christof Schwaller		6
	Christof Schwaller		7													Brent Bawel		5
																Steve Petryk		4

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Vance Elder		8
	Glen Kennedy		5			Glen Kennedy		3
	Leon Moch		2								Vance Elder		8
											Claudio Pescia		6
						Wade White		5
	Brad Wood		3			Claudio Pescia		7
	Claudio Pescia		6													Vance Elder		7
																Rob Armitage		5

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Brad Heidt		9
	Scott Manners		5			Randie Shen		8
	Randie Shen		6								Brad Heidt		3
											Jamie Koe		5
						Warren Cross		3
	Matthew Blandford		3			Jamie Koe		6
	Jamie Koe		6													Jamie Koe		4
																Liu Rui		7

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
						Jason Montgomery		5
						Christof Schwaller		6
											Christof Schwaller		6
	Glen Kennedy		8								Brad Heidt		8
	Wade White		7			Glen Kennedy		3
						Brad Heidt		7
																Brad Heidt		2
																Tom Appelman		7
						Tom Appelman		6
	Randie Shen		2			Warren Cross		3
	Warren Cross		4								Tom Appelman		6
											Rob Armitage		2

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
	Darren Moulding		4
	Dean Ross		5			Dean Ross		8
						Claudio Pescia		2
											Jamie Koe		7
											Dean Ross		2
																Jamie Koe		7
	Leon Moch		7													Steve Petryk		6
	Brad Wood		5			Leon Moch		8
	Scott Manners		6			Matthew Blandford		2
	Matthew Blandford		8								Steve Petryk		9
											Leon Moch		4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinal					Semifinal					Final
	Jamie King		7
	Liu Rui		6
						Jamie King		6
						Brent Bawel		5
	Brent Bawel		6
	Vance Elder		5
											Jamie King		6
											Jamie Koe		4
	Kevin Park		4
	Tom Appelman		6
						Tom Appelman		6
						Jamie Koe		7
	Brock Virtue		1
	Jamie Koe		7

Women

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Brett Barber	Kailena Bay	Allison Cameron	Krista White	Biggar, Saskatchewan
Cheryl Bernard	Susan O'Connor	Lori Olson-Johns	Jennifer Sadleir	Calgary, Alberta
Chelsea Carey	Kristy Jenion	Kristen Foster	Lindsay Titheridge	Morden, Manitoba
Nadine Chyz	Rebecca Pattison	Whitney More	Kimberly Anderson	Calgary, Alberta
Delia DeJong	Jessica Monk	Amy Janko	Aisha Veiner	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Glenys Bakker (fourth)	Heather Jensen	Brenda Doroshuk (skip)	Carly Quigley	Calgary, Alberta
Tanilla Doyle	Lindsay Amudsen-Meyer	Janice Bailey	Christina Faulkner	Calgary, Alberta
Lisa Eyamie	Maria Bushell	Jodi Marthaller	Kyla MacLachlan	Calgary, Alberta
Kerry Galusha	Sharon Cormier	Wendy Miller	Shona Barbour	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Amber Holland	Kim Schneider	Tammy Schneider	Heather Kalenchuk	Kronau, Saskatchewan
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Alison Kreviazuk	Lisa Weagle	Ottawa, Ontario
Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Joëlle Sabourin	Dawn Askin	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jessie Kaufman	Nicky Kaufman	Amanda Coderre	Stephanie Enright	Edmonton, Alberta
Shannon Kleibrink	Amy Nixon	Bronwen Webster	Chelsey Matson	Calgary, Alberta
Kelley Law	Shannon Aleksic	Kirsten Fox	Dawn Suliak	New Westminster, British Columbia
Allison MacInnes	Grace MacInnes	Diane Gushulak	Amanda Guido	Kamloops, British Columbia
Heather Nedohin	Beth Iskiw	Jessica Mair	Laine Peters	Edmonton, Alberta
Allison Nimik	Lori Eddy	Kimberly Tuck	Julie Columbus	Elmvale, Ontario
Tiffany Odegard	Andrea McCutcheon	Jennifer Van Wieren	Heather Kushnir	Edmonton, Alberta
Ayumi Ogasawara	Yumie Funayama	Kaho Onodera	Chinami Yoshida	Sapporo, Japan
Mirjam Ott	Carmen Schäfer	Carmen Küng	Janine Greiner	Switzerland
Cathy Overton-Clapham	Jenna Loder	Ashley Howard	Breanne Meakin	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Desirée Owen	Cary-Anne Sallows	Lindsay Makichuk	Stephanie Malekoff	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Sheri Pickering	Cheyanne Creasser	Karen Schiml	Donna Phillips	Calgary, Alberta
Casey Scheidegger	Kalynn Park	Jessie Scheidegger	Joelle Horn	Lethbridge, Alberta
Kelly Scott	Dailene Sivertson	Sasha Carter	Jacquie Armstrong	Kelowna, British Columbia
Michele Smith (fourth)	Heather Armstrong	Shana Snell (skip)	Alanna Blackwell	Calgary, Alberta
Renée Sonnenberg	Lawnie MacDonald	Kristie Moore	Rona Pasika	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Valerie Sweeting	Leslie Rogers	Joanne Taylor	Rachelle Pidherny	Edmonton, Alberta
Jill Thurston	Kerri Einarson	Kendra Georges	Sarah Wazney	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Silvana Tirinzoni	Irene Schori	Esther Neuenschwander	Sandra Gantenbein	Switzerland
Crystal Webster	Erin Carmody	Geri-Lynn Ramsay	Samantha Preston	Calgary, Alberta

Knockout results

A event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Casey Scheidegger	5
	Jessie Kaufman	2			Casey Scheidegger	3
	Ayumi Ogasawara	4			Cheryl Bernard	5
	Cheryl Bernard	5							Cheryl Bernard	4
	Chelsea Carey	5							Kelley Law	7
	Kelley Law	7			Kelley Law	6
	Shana Snell	3			Renée Sonnenberg	4
	Renée Sonnenberg	10											Kelley Law	6
	Brenda Doroshuk	2											Rachel Homan	8
	Mirjam Ott	9			Mirjam Ott	6
	Shannon Kleibrink	9			Shannon Kleibrink	5
	Delia DeJong	2							Mirjam Ott	5
	Rachel Homan	7							Rachel Homan	7
	Tiffany Odegard	0			Rachel Homan	8
	Brett Barber	3			Cathy Overton-Clapham	3
	Cathy Overton-Clapham	11

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Allison Nimik	6
	Allison MacInnes	8			Allison MacInnes	6
	Lisa Eyamie	6			Lisa Eyamie	5
	Jennifer Jones	3							Allison MacInnes	6
	Tanilla Doyle	5							Tanilla Doyle	1
	Amber Holland	4			Tanilla Doyle	6
	Kerry Galusha	4			Heather Nedohin	5
	Heather Nedohin	5											Allison MacInnes	5
	Silvana Tirinzoni	7											Silvana Tirinzoni	7
	Valerie Sweeting	2			Silvana Tirinzoni	5
	Nadine Chyz	8			Nadine Chyz	2
	Kelly Scott	3							Silvana Tirinzoni	7
	Crystal Webster	6							Crystal Webster	2
	Jill Thurston	2			Crystal Webster	7
	Desiree Owen	8			Desiree Owen	6
	Sheri Pickering	2

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						Desiree Owen		2
	Jessie Kaufman		10			Jessie Kaufman		9
	Ayumi Ogasawara		1								Jessie Kaufman		5
											Tanilla Doyle		3
																Jessie Kaufman		5
																Mirjam Ott		7
						Nadine Chyz		9
	Shana Snell		8			Shana Snell		4
	Chelsea Carey		4								Nadine Chyz		0
											Mirjam Ott		9

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						Heather Nedohin		5
	Brenda Doroshuk		6			Brenda Doroshuk		3
	Delia DeJong		5								Heather Nedohin		4
											Lisa Eyamie		3
						Lisa Eyamie		7
	Tiffany Odegard		7			Brett Barber		3
	Brett Barber		8													Heather Nedohin		3
																Kelley Law		8
																Qualifier 3
																Mirjam Ott		6
																Kelley Law		5

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Cathy Overton-Clapham		3
	Allison Nimik		3			Jennifer Jones		4
	Jennifer Jones		8								Jennifer Jones		8
											Crystal Webster		2
																Jennifer Jones		8
																Cheryl Bernard		3
						Shannon Kleibrink		8
	Amber Holland		8			Amber Holland		10
	Kerry Galusha		5								Amber Holland		4
											Cheryl Bernard		5

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Renée Sonnenberg		4
	Valerie Sweeting		5			Kelly Scott		3
	Kelly Scott		6								Renée Sonnenberg		5
											Casey Scheidegger		4
						Casey Scheidegger		8
	Jill Thurston		12			Jill Thurston		1
	Sheri Pickering		1													Renée Sonnenberg		9
																Allison MacInnes		8
																Qualifier 4
																Jennifer Jones		9
																Renée Sonnenberg		4

C-Event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Crystal Webster		2
	Ayumi Ogasawara		1			Chelsea Carey		7
	Chelsea Carey		7								Chelsea Carey		5
											Amber Holland		7
						Amber Holland		9
	Delia DeJong		5			Tiffany Odegard		4
	Tiffany Odegard		8													Amber Holland		4
																Kelley Law		9

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Desiree Owen		4
						Shana Snell		2
											Desiree Owen		6
											Allison MacInnes		1
																Desiree Owen		5
																Casey Scheidegger		1
						Casey Scheidegger		10
	Brenda Doroshuk		2			Brett Barber		3
	Brett Barber		8								Casey Scheidegger		7
											Cheryl Bernard		1

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
						Lisa Eyamie		2
	Kelly Scott		3			Jill Thurston		8
	Jill Thurston		8								Jill Thurston		2
											Jessie Kaufman		7
																Jessie Kaufman		8
																Cathy Overton-Clapham		3
						Cathy Overton-Clapham		6
						Shannon Kleibrink		4
											Cathy Overton-Clapham		5
											Heather Nedohin		4

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Tanilla Doyle		6
	Allison Nimik		2			Kerry Galusha		8
	Kerry Galusha		7								Kerry Galusha		4
											Valerie Sweeting		7
						Nadine Chyz		4
	Valerie Sweeting		5			Valerie Sweeting		6
	Sheri Pickering		4													Valerie Sweeting		2
																Renée Sonnenberg		6

Playoffs

	Quarterfinal					Semifinal					Final
	Rachel Homan		8
	Desiree Owen		5
						Rachel Homan		4
						Kelley Law		6
	Jennifer Jones		3
	Kelley Law		4
											Kelley Law		3
											Silvana Tirinzoni		6
	Silvana Tirinzoni		6
	Jessie Kaufman		5
						Silvana Tirinzoni		4
						Renée Sonnenberg		3
	Mirjam Ott		4
	Renée Sonnenberg		7