2012 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic

The 2012 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic was held from September 28 to October 1 at the Tartan Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan 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$16,000.^[1]

2012 Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic
Host city	Regina, Saskatchewan
Arena	Tartan Curling Club
Dates	September 28 – October 1
Winner	Zou Dejia
Skip	Zou Dejia
Third	Chen Lu'an
Second	Ji Yangsong
Lead	Li Guangxu
Finalist	Brent Gedak

Teams

Teams are announced as follows.^[2]

One women's team entered the event (Michelle Englot). The rest are men's teams.

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Scott Bitz	Jeff Sharp	Aryn Schmidt	Dean Hicke	Regina, Saskatchewan
William Coutts				Regina, Saskatchewan
Lana Vey (fourth)	Michelle Englot (skip)	Roberta Materi	Sarah Slywka	Regina, Saskatchewan
Brent Gedak	John Aston	Derek Owens	Malcolm Vanstone	Estevan, Saskatchewan
Josh Heidt	Brock Montgomery	Matt Lang	Dustin Kidby	Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
Clint Dieno (fourth)	Jason Jacobson (skip)	Matt Froehlich	Chadd McKenzie	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joel Jordison	Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Curtis Horwath	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
David Kraichy	Andrew Irving	Brad Van Walleghem	Curtis Atkins	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Clint Krismer	Kevin Fetsch	Bob Sonder	Garry Janz	Regina, Saskatchewan
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	Harbin, China
Scott Manners	Tyler Lang	Ryan Deis	Mike Armstrong	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Bob Ramsay				Regina, Saskatchewan
Daniel Selke				Regina, Saskatchewan
Garret Vey	Mitch Criton	Sheldon Obst	Ray Sthamann	Regina, Saskatchewan
Jeremy Hodges (fourth)	Matt Willerton (skip)	Craig MacAlpine	Chris Evernden	Edmonton, Alberta
Zou Dejia	Chen Lu'an	Ji Yangsong	Li Guangxu	Harbin, China

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[3]

A event

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Scott Bitz		10
	Bob Ramsay		3			Scott Bitz		8
	Matt Willerton		4			Liu Rui		5
	Liu Rui		5								Scott Bitz		4
	Josh Heidt		3								Garret Vey		1
	Garret Vey		4			Garret Vey		4
	David Kraichy		7			David Kraichy		2
	Joel Jordison		6

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Brent Gedak		3
	Zou Dejia		5			Zou Dejia		7
	Daniel Selke		1			Michelle Englot		0
	Michelle Englot		6								Zou Dejia		4
	Jason Jacobson		1								William Coutts		3
	William Coutts		8			William Coutts		7
	Clint Krismer		4			Clint Krismer		3
	Scott Manners		3

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
						Clint Krismer		9
	Bob Ramsay		9			Bob Ramsay		3
	Matt Willerton		4								Clint Krismer		3
											Josh Heidt		4
						Michelle Englot		4
	Josh Heidt		4			Josh Heidt		6
	Joel Jordison		2													Josh Heidt		8
																Garret Vey		1

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						David Kraichy		2
	Brent Gedak		9			Brent Gedak		7
	Daniel Selke		2								Brent Gedak		2
											Liu Rui		7
						Liu Rui		4
	Jason Jacobson		5			Jason Jacobson		3
	Scott Manners		2													Liu Rui		5
																William Coutts		1

C event

	Third Knockout					Qualifier 5
	Matt Willerton		1
	Jason Jacobson		5			Jason Jacobson		9
						Clint Krismer		0

	Third Knockout					Qualifier 6
	Daniel Selke		4
	Scott Manners		9			Scott Manners		10
						Garret Vey		4

	Third Knockout					Qualifier 7
	Joel Jordison		3
	David Kraichy		4			David Kraichy		2
						Brent Gedak		7

	Third Knockout					Qualifier 8
	Bob Ramsay		3
	Michelle Englot		7			Michelle Englot		2
						William Coutts		7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Scott Bitz

6

Jason Jacobson

2

Scott Bitz

5

Brent Gedak

6

Josh Heidt

3

Brent Gedak

6

Brent Gedak

1

Zou Dejia

8

Zou Dejia

7

Scott Manners

4

Zou Dejia

4

Liu Rui

1

Liu Rui

W

William Coutts

L