2012–13 curling season

The 2012–13 curling season began at the end of August 2012 and ended in April 2013.

2012–13 curling season
Sport	Curling

Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners is listed before the women's tournament winners.

CCA-sanctioned events

This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The following events in bold have been confirmed by the CCA as are part of the 2012–13 Season of Champions programme.^[1]

Event	Winning team		Runner-up team
Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 15–24	Ontario		Nova Scotia
The Dominion Curling Club Championship Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 19–24	Alberta		Manitoba
	Ontario		Quebec
Canada Cup of Curling Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2	Jeff Stoughton		Glenn Howard
	Stefanie Lawton		Kaitlyn Lawes
Continental Cup of Curling Penticton, British Columbia, Jan. 10–13	North America		World
Canadian Junior Curling Championships Fort McMurray, Alberta, Jan. 31 – Feb. 10	Manitoba		Alberta
	British Columbia		Manitoba
Tournament of Hearts Kingston, Ontario, Feb. 16–24	Ontario		Manitoba
Tim Hortons Brier Edmonton, Alberta, Mar. 2–10	Northern Ontario		Manitoba
World Women's Curling Championship Riga, Latvia, Mar. 16–24	Scotland		Sweden
Canadian Senior Curling Championships Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Mar. 16–24	New Brunswick		Ontario
	Nova Scotia		Alberta
CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Mar. 20–24	Waterloo Warriors		Alberta Golden Bears
	Manitoba Bisons		Alberta Pandas
Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Ottawa, Ontario, Mar. 24–31	Quebec		British Columbia
World Men's Curling Championship Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 30 – Apr. 7	Sweden		Canada
Canadian Masters Curling Championships Thunder Bay, Ontario, Apr. 8–14	Alberta		Ontario
	Ontario		Alberta
World Senior Curling Championships Fredericton, New Brunswick, Apr. 13–20	Canada		New Zealand
	Canada		Austria
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Fredericton, New Brunswick, Apr. 13–20	Hungary		Sweden

Other events

Note: Events that were not placed on the CCA's list of CCA-sanctioned events are listed here.

Event	Winning team		Runner-up team
European Mixed Curling Championship Erzurum, Turkey, Sep. 30 – Oct. 6	Scotland		Sweden
European Curling Championships — Group C Erzurum, Turkey, Oct. 5–10	C	Turkey	Croatia
		Belarus	Turkey
World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Lohja, Finland, Nov. 3–8	Norway		Finland
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Naseby, New Zealand, Nov. 18–25	China		Japan
	China		Japan
European Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Dec. 7–15	A	Sweden	Norway
		Russia	Scotland
	B	Finland	Latvia
		Latvia	Norway
European Junior Curling Challenge Prague, Czech Republic, Jan. 3–8	Italy		Denmark
	Denmark		Hungary
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Tokoro, Kitami, Japan, Jan. 10–16	China		South Korea
	Japan		China
The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Rama, Ontario, Jan. 19–20	Team Glenn Howard		Team Kevin Koe
World Wheelchair Curling Championship Sochi, Russia, Feb. 16–23	Canada		Sweden
World Junior Curling Championships Sochi, Russia, Feb. 28 – Mar. 10	Scotland		Russia
	Russia		Scotland
Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials Leduc, Alberta, Mar. 14–17	Desjardins/Néron		Kalthoff/Martin
Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Apr. 18–21	Kim Chang-min		Yusuke Morozumi
	Binia Feltscher-Beeli		Ayumi Ogasawara

World Curling Tour

Grand Slam events in bold.^[2][3]

Teams

Main article: List of teams on the 2012–13 World Curling Tour

Men's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
3	Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Aug. 31 – Sept. 2	Sven Michel	Peter de Cruz
5	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 13–16	John Epping	Jeff Stoughton
	The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 13–16	Jamie King	Charley Thomas
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 14–16	Brent Pierce	Sean Geall
6	Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 20–23	Niklas Edin	Markku Uusipaavalniemi
	Point Optical Curling Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sept. 21–24	John Epping	Kevin Koe
7	Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1	Zou Dejia	Brent Gedak
	Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1	Jim Cotter	Jamie King
8	Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 4–7	Oskar Eriksson	Sven Michel
	StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 5–8	Jeff Stoughton	Joe Frans
	Westcoast Curling Classic New Westminster, British Columbia, Oct. 5–8	Kevin Martin	Andrew Bilesky
	Shamrock Shotgun Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 5–7	Danny Sherrard	Thomas Scoffin
9	Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 12–15	David Nedohin	Randy Bryden
	St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 12–14	John Shuster	Todd Birr
10	Valley First Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 19–22	Brent Pierce	Jamie King
	Canad Inns Prairie Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 19–22	Kevin Koe	Kevin Martin
	The Flatiron Challenge at Lacombe Lacombe, Alberta, Oct. 19–21	Robert Schlender	Parker Konschuh
11	Cactus Pheasant Classic Brooks, Alberta, Oct. 25–28	Kevin Koe	Mike McEwen
	Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Gatineau/Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 25–28	Mark Dacey	Brad Gushue
	Curling Masters Champéry Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 26–28	Marcus Hasselborg	Peter de Cruz
	Bernick's Miller Lite Open Bemidji, Minnesota, Oct. 26–28	Al Hackner	Pete Fenson
12	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 2–5	Brendan Bottcher	Kevin Koe
13	Edinburgh International Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 8–10	Tom Brewster	John Jahr
	Whites Drug Store Classic Swan River, Manitoba, Nov. 9–12	Mike McEwen	Randy Bryden
	Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 9–12	Jay Wakefield	Neil Dangerfield
	Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel Thunder Bay, Ontario, Nov. 9–11	Al Hackner	Craig Kochan
	Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 9–11	Steve Petryk	Robert Schlender
14	The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 14–18	Kevin Koe	Jim Cotter
	Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic Wainwright, Alberta, Nov. 16–19	Mark Johnson	Jamie King
	Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic Dauphin, Manitoba, Nov. 16–19	Randy Bryden	Scott Bitz
15	Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Clermont, Quebec, Nov. 22–25	Peter de Cruz	Brad Jacobs
	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 22–25	William Lyburn	Alexander Attinger
	Seattle Cash Spiel Seattle, Washington, Nov. 23–25	Todd Birr	Brady Clark
	Coors Light Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 23–25	Bryan Burgess	John Shuster
	Spruce Grove Cashspiel Spruce Grove, Alberta, Nov. 23–25	Les Rogers	Greg Keith
16	Madison Cash Spiel Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2	Pete Fenson	John Shuster
18	Canadian Open of Curling Kelowna, British Columbia, Dec. 12–16	Glenn Howard	Brad Jacobs
	Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 13–16	Tyler George	Todd Birr
	Vic Open Quebec City, Quebec, Dec. 14–16	Simon Dupuis	Philippe Lemay
21	Mercure Perth Masters Perth, Scotland, Jan. 3–6	Thomas Ulsrud	Mike McEwen
24	The National Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Jan. 23–27	Jeff Stoughton	Mike McEwen
	German Masters Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 25–27	David Murdoch	Rasmus Stjerne
30	Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 14–17	Liu Rui	Mike McEwen
33	Victoria Curling Classic Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 21–24	Niklas Edin	Mike McEwen
36	The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 16–21	Glenn Howard	Mike McEwen
	European Masters St. Gallen, Switzerland, Apr. 17–20	Oskar Eriksson	Sven Michel

Women's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
5	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 13–16	Tracy Horgan	Eve Muirhead
	The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 13–16	Kaitlyn Lawes	Crystal Webster
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 14–16	Wang Bingyu	Allison MacInnes
6	Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 20–23	Sherry Middaugh	Margaretha Sigfridsson
7	Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1	Heather Nedohin	Anna Sidorova
8	Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 5–8	Sherry Middaugh	Rachel Homan
	Shamrock Shotgun Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 5–7	Satsuki Fujisawa	Kim Eun-jung
9	Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 12–15	Kate Cameron	Kerri Einarson
	Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 12–15	Chantelle Eberle	Lisa Eyamie
	Women's Masters Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 12–14	Margaretha Sigfridsson	Silvana Tirinzoni
	St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 12–14	Patti Lank	Margie Smith
10	Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 19–22	Stefanie Lawton	Rachel Homan
	Valley First Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 19–22	Wang Bingyu	Lene Nielsen
11	Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Gatineau/Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 25–28	Julie Reddick	Cathy Auld
12	Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Kemptville, Ontario, Nov. 1–4	Rachel Homan	Allison Nimik
	Stockholm Ladies Cup Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 1–4	Anette Norberg	Anna Hasselborg
	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 2–5	Chelsea Carey	Kaitlyn Lawes
13	Colonial Square Ladies Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Nov. 9–12	Stefanie Lawton	Chelsea Carey
	Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 9–12	Roberta Kuhn	Heather Jensen
	Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel Thunder Bay, Ontario, Nov. 9–11	Krista McCarville	Ashley Kallos
14	The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 14–18	Rachel Homan	Chelsea Carey
15	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 22–25	Darcy Robertson	Barb Spencer
	Molson Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 23–25	Krista McCarville	Becca Hamilton
	Spruce Grove Cashspiel Spruce Grove, Alberta, Nov. 23–25	Tiffany Steuber	Holly Whyte
16	Boundary Ford Curling Classic Lloydminster, Alberta, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3	Renée Sonnenberg	Casey Scheidegger
	International ZO women's tournament Wetzikon, Switzerland, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2	Michèle Jäggi	Mirjam Ott
	Madison Cash Spiel Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2	Erika Brown	Jill Mouzar
18	Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 14–16	Jessie Kaufman	Allison Pottinger
22	International Bernese Ladies Cup Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 11–13	Silvana Tirinzoni	Lene Nielsen
23	Glynhill Ladies International Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 18–20	Binia Feltscher	Heather Nedohin
30	Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Mar. 14–17	Mirjam Ott	Tracy Horgan
36	The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 16–21	Eve Muirhead	Margaretha Sigfridsson

WCT Order of Merit rankings

Men[4] as of Week 36 # Skip Points 1 Glenn Howard 502.540 2 Mike McEwen 435.985 3 Niklas Edin 397.980 4 Kevin Koe 377.200 5 Kevin Martin 372.930 6 Jeff Stoughton 364.587 7 Brad Jacobs 301.379 8 John Epping 296.070 9 Brad Gushue 250.371 10 Thomas Ulsrud 224.564

Women[5] as of Week 36 # Skip Points 1 Jennifer Jones 402.150 2 Stefanie Lawton 334.785 3 Eve Muirhead 302.870 4 Heather Nedohin 298.665 5 Margaretha Sigfridsson 273.640 6 Rachel Homan 268.595 7 Sherry Middaugh 258.735 8 Mirjam Ott 248.555 9 Anna Sidorova 238.505 10 Chelsea Carey 231.700

WCT Money List

Men[6] as of Week 36 # Skip $ (CAD) 1 Kevin Koe 110,700 2 Mike McEwen 108,861 3 Jeff Stoughton 95,400 4 Glenn Howard 72,000 5 Kevin Martin 70,000 6 Niklas Edin 58,815 7 Brad Jacobs 57,100 8 Brad Gushue 47,726 9 Jim Cotter 43,000 10 John Epping 35,400

Women[6] as of Week 36 # Skip $ (CAD) 1 Rachel Homan 60,800 2 Stefanie Lawton 46,400 3 Chelsea Carey 39,300 4 Eve Muirhead 38,582 5 Jennifer Jones 32,200 6 Margaretha Sigfridsson 32,033 7 Shannon Kleibrink 31,900 8 Anna Sidorova 31,556 9 Sherry Middaugh 31,243 10 Silvana Tirinzoni 30,011

The Dominion MA Cup

The Dominion MA Cup (presented by TSN) was contested in the 2012–13 season.^[7][8] The Cup was awarded to the Canadian Curling Association Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in CCA-sanctioned events. Events included the Canadian mixed championship, men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points, the 2nd place team with 13, etc.

Standings

Final standings

Rank	Member Association	CMCC	CWJCC	CMJCC	Scotties	Brier	CWSCC	CMSCC	CWhCC	Total Pts.	Avg. Pts.
1	Ontario	14	12	11	14	12	5	13	8	89	11.125
2	Manitoba	5	13	14	13	13	12	8	10	88	11.000
3	Nova Scotia	13	8	12	8	4	14	10	7	76	9.500
3	Alberta	8	5	13	3	10	13	12	12	76	9.500
5	Quebec	12	7	7	6	9	11	9	14	75	9.375
6	New Brunswick	11	9	9	9	7	9	14	5	73	9.125
7	British Columbia	7	14	8	12	3	6	7	13	70	8.750
8	Saskatchewan	10	10	10	10	6	7	6	6	65	8.125
9	Northern Ontario	9	3	5	n/a	14	10	4	11	56	8.000
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	1	6	4	4	11	8	5	9	48	6.000
11	Prince Edward Island	6	2	3	7	5	3	11	n/a	37	5.286
12	Northwest Territories	4	4	2	5	8	4	3	n/a	30	4.286
13	Yukon	3	11	6	2	2	2	2	n/a	28	4.000
14	Nunavut	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	1	1	n/a	6	1.200