2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown

The 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown was held from March 8 to 11 at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event is being held in a triple knockout format. The purse for the event was a total of CAD$100,000, with the men's and women's events splitting the purse equally at CAD$50,000 apiece. The winner of each event received CAD$15,000.^[1]

2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown
Host city	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Arena	Grande Prairie Curling Club
Dates	March 8–11
Winner	Kevin Martin
Curling club	Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip	Kevin Martin
Third	John Morris
Second	Marc Kennedy
Lead	Ben Hebert
Finalist	Liu Rui
Women's winner	Shannon Kleibrink
Skip	Shannon Kleibrink
Third	Amy Nixon
Second	Carolyn McRorie
Lead	Chelsey Matson
Finalist	Renée Sonnenberg

Because the event planners missed the registration deadline for this season's World Curling Tour events, this year's bonspiel will not count for ranking points on the Order of Merit or the Canadian Team Ranking System.^[2]

Men

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Kurt Balderston	Les Sonnenberg	Rob Maksymetz	Del Shaughnessy	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Colin Griffith	Rob Griffith	Pete Plante	Jim Stephenson	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Tom Sallows (fourth)	Stacey Coomber	Brent Hamilton	Greg Hill	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Colton Flasch	Steve Laycock (skip)	Dallan Muyres	Kirk Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	Harbin, China
Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Edmonton, Alberta
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Graham Powell	Ken Powell	Brett Vavrek		Grande Prairie, Alberta
Rollie Robinson	Nick Palinkas	Mark Pillsworth		Grande Prairie, Alberta
Jordan Steinke	Jason Ginter	Tristan Steinke	Brett Winfield	Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Brock Virtue	Braeden Moskowy	Chris Schille	D.J. Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Scott Webb	Doug deBoon	Steve Byrne	John Kuran	Grande Prairie, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Red Pool W L Kurt Balderston 4 0 Mike McEwen 3 2 Liu Rui 3 2 Graham Powell 3 2 Rollie Robinson 1 4 Scott Webb 0 5

Blue Pool W L Kevin Martin 5 0 Steve Laycock 4 1 Greg Hill 3 2 Jordan Steinke 2 3 Brock Virtue 1 4 Colin Griffith 0 5

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Kurt Balderston		3
	Greg Hill		1			Liu Rui		4
	Liu Rui		6								Liu Rui		2
											Kevin Martin		6
						Kevin Martin		7
	Mike McEwen		6			Mike McEwen		5
	Steve Laycock		0

Women

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Delia DeJong	Jessica Monk	Amy Janko	Aisha Veiner	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Dana Ferguson	Nikki Smith	Denise Kinghorn	Cori Morris	Calgary, Alberta
Jessie Kaufman	Nicky Kaufman	Amanda Coderre	Stephanie Enright	Edmonton, Alberta
Shannon Kleibrink	Amy Nixon	Carolyn McRorie	Chelsey Matson	Calgary, Alberta
Cathy Overton-Clapham	Jenna Loder	Ashley Howard	Cherie-Ann Loder	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Desirée Owen	Marcy Balderston	Stephanie Malekoff	Karen McNamee	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Kalynn Park	Joanne Taylor	Jessie Scheidegger	Rachelle Pidherny	Edmonton, Alberta
Renée Sonnenberg	Lawnie MacDonald	Kristie Moore	Rona Pasika	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Wang Bingyu	Liu Yin	Yue Qingshuang	Zhou Yan	Harbin, China
Crystal Webster	Erin Carmody	Geri-Lynn Ramsay	Samantha Preston	Calgary, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Yellow Pool W L Renée Sonnenberg 4 0 Kalynn Park 3 2 Desirée Owen 2 2 Dana Ferguson 2 3 Crystal Webster 0 4

Green Pool W L Shannon Kleibrink 4 0 Jessie Kaufman 3 2 Wang Bingyu 2 3 Cathy Overton-Clapham 2 3 Delia DeJong 1 3

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Renée Sonnenberg		7
	Jessie Kaufman		4			Desirée Owen		4
	Desirée Owen		6								Renée Sonnenberg		3
											Shannon Kleibrink		5
						Shannon Kleibrink		4
	Kalynn Park		6			Kalynn Park		2
	Wang Bingyu		4