2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic

The 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic was held from October 19 to 22 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 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 $58,000, of which the winner, Kevin Koe, received CAD$18,000.^[1] Koe defeated Alberta rival Kevin Martin in the final with a score of 9–4.

2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic
Host city	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Arena	Portage Curling Club
Dates	October 19–22
Winner	Kevin Koe
Curling club	Glencoe CC, Calgary
Skip	Kevin Koe
Third	Pat SImmons
Second	Carter Rycroft
Lead	Nolan Thiessen
Finalist	Kevin Martin

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Dave Boehmer	William Kuran	Shawn Magnusson		Petersfield, Manitoba
David Bohn				Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Randy Dutiaume	Peter Nicholls	Dean Moxham	Greg Melnichuk	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Dave Elias	Kevin Thompson	Hubert Perrin	Chris Suchy	Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Epping	Scott Bailey	Scott Howard	David Mathers	Toronto, Ontario
Eric Fenson	Trevor Andrews	Blake Morton	Calvin Weber	Bemidji, Minnesota
Rob Fowler	Allan Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Derek Samagalski	Brandon, Manitoba
Sean Grassie	Corey Chambers	Kody Janzen	Stuart Shiells	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brad Gushue	Adam Casey	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jeff Hartung	Kody Hartung	Tyler Hartung	Claire DeCock	Langenburg, Saskatchewan
Glenn Howard	Wayne Middaugh	Brent Laing	Craig Savill	Coldwater, Ontario
Ryan Hyde				Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Joel Jordison	Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Curtis Horwath	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Mark Kean	Travis Fanset	Patrick Janssen	Tim March	Toronto, Ontario
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Edmonton, Alberta
Jared Kolomaya	Neil Katching	Kennedy Bird	Daniel Hunt	Stonewall, Manitoba
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	Harbin, China
William Lyburn	James Kirkness	Alex Forrest	Tyler Forrest	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scott Madams	Braden Zawada	Ian Fordyce	Nigel Milnes	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Edmonton, Alberta
Heath McCormick	Matt Hames	Bill Stopera	Dean Gemmell	New York City, New York
Jack McDonald	Barry Paddock	Rodney Legault	Barrie Troop	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mike McEwen	B.J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Terry McNamee	Steve Irwin	Travis Taylor	Travis Saban	Brandon, Manitoba
Daley Peters	Chris Galbraith	Kyle Einarson	Mike Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scott Ramsay	Mark Taylor	Ross McFayden	Kyle Werenich	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jeremy Roe	Steve Day	Richard Maskel	Mark Hartman	Madison, Wisconsin
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Mark Nichols	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Zou Dejia	Chen Lu'an	Ji Yangsong	Li Guangxu	Harbin, China

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[3]

A event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Tom Brewster	5
	Daley Peters	8			Daley Peters	2
	Brad Gushue	8			Brad Gushue	7
	Eric Fenson	2							Brad Gushue	5
	Glenn Howard	8							Glenn Howard	3
	Jack McDonald	3			Glenn Howard	8
	Zou Dejia	8			Zou Dejia	2
	Terry McNamee	2											Brad Gushue	8
	Niklas Edin	9											William Lyburn	5
	Ryan Hyde	2			Niklas Edin	5
	Steve Laycock	2			William Lyburn	6
	William Lyburn	3							William Lyburn	7
	John Epping	5							Heath McCormick	4
	David Bohn	7			David Bohn	3
	Joel Jordison	5			Heath McCormick	6
	Heath McCormick	8

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Mark Kean	6
	Dave Boehmer	2			Mark Kean	0
	Jeff Stoughton	9			Jeff Stoughton	5
	Jeremy Roe	2							Jeff Stoughton	7
	Kevin Martin	7							Kevin Martin	4
	Dave Elias	2			Kevin Martin	7
	Jeff Hartung	4			Sean Grassie	1
	Sean Grassie	6											Jeff Stoughton	6
	Kevin Koe	7											Mike McEwen	4
	Scott Ramsay	1			Kevin Koe	5
	Rob Fowler	6			Rob Fowler	7
	Scott Madams	2							Rob Fowler	5
	Mike McEwen	5							Mike McEwen	6
	Jared Kolomaya	3			Mike McEwen	4
	Liu Rui	5			Randy Dutiaume	2
	Randy Dutiaume	6

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						David Bohn		8
	Tom Brewster		9			Tom Brewster		4
	Eric Fenson		5								David Bohn		2
											Kevin Martin		6
																Kevin Martin		5
																Rob Fowler		4
						Niklas Edin		6
	Terry McNamee		12			Terry McNamee		4
	Jack McDonald		1								Niklas Edin		5			Qualifier 3
											Rob Fowler		6
																Kevin Martin		1
																Mike McEwen		7

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
						Zou Dejia		2
	Ryan Hyde		2			Steve Laycock		6
	Steve Laycock		5								Steve Laycock		3
											John Epping		8
						Daley Peters		0
	John Epping		10			John Epping		9
	Joel Jordison		6													John Epping		2
																Mike McEwen		6

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Randy Dutiaume		4
	Dave Boehmer		7			Dave Boehmer		5
	Jeremy Roe		1								Dave Boehmer		2
											Glenn Howard		7
																Glenn Howard		6
																Kevin Koe		5
						Kevin Koe		9
	Dave Elias		7			Dave Elias		6
	Jeff Hartung		1								Kevin Koe		5			Qualifier 4
											Heath McCormick		3
																Glenn Howard		6
																William Lyburn		3

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
						Sean Grassie		7
	Scott Ramsay		1			Scott Madams		1
	Scott Madams		8								Sean Grassie		6
											Mark Kean		7
						Mark Kean		5
	Jared Kolomaya		4			Liu Rui		3
	Liu Rui		8													Mark Kean		2
																William Lyburn		5

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Dave Boehmer		7
	Eric Fenson		5			Jack McDonald		1
	Jack McDonald		7								Dave Boehmer		4
											Heath McCormick		8
						Heath McCormick		7
	Joel Jordison		3			Ryan Hyde		6
	Ryan Hyde		5													Heath McCormick		2
																Kevin Martin		8

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Zou Dejia		7
						Daley Peters		1
											Zou Dejia		1
											Rob Fowler		9
																Rob Fowler		5
																John Epping		6
						Sean Grassie		4
						Terry McNamee		3
											Sean Grassie		4
											John Epping		7
	Tom Brewster		5
	Terry McNamee		8

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
						David Bohn		5
						Randy Dutiaume		6
											Randy Dutiaume		4
											Mark Kean		6
	Randy Dutiaume		8
	Dave Elias		1													Mark Kean		3
																Kevin Koe		5
						Scott Madams		6
						Liu Rui		7
											Liu Rui		2
											Kevin Koe		8

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Niklas Edin		6
	Jeremy Roe		1			Jeff Hartung		5
	Jeff Hartung		7								Niklas Edin		6
											Steve Laycock		3
						Steve Laycock		7
	Scott Ramsay		7			Scott Ramsay		5
	Jared Kolomaya		3													Niklas Edin		5
																William Lyburn		6

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Brad Gushue		5
	Kevin Martin		8
						Kevin Martin		4
						Glenn Howard		2
	Glenn Howard		7
	John Epping		6
											Kevin Martin		4
											Kevin Koe		9
	Mike McEwen		4
	Kevin Koe		5
						Kevin Koe		5
						Jeff Stoughton		3
	Jeff Stoughton		9
	William Lyburn		1