2012 Swiss Cup Basel

The 2012 Swiss Cup Basel was held from October 4 to 7 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland 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 CHF40,000, of which the winner, Oskar Eriksson, received CHF13,000.^[1] Eriksson defeated Sven Michel in the final with a score of 5–4.

2012 Swiss Cup Basel
Host city	Arlesheim, Switzerland
Arena	Curlingzentrum Region Basel
Dates	October 4–7
Winner	Oskar Eriksson
Skip	Oskar Eriksson
Fourth	Kristian Lindström
Second	Markus Eriksson
Lead	Christoffer Sundgren
Finalist	Sven Michel

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2][3]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Evgeny Arkhipov	Sergei Glukhov	Dmitry Mironov	Arthu Ali	Russia
Benno Arnold	Ramon Hess	Timon Schiumph	Rene Senn	Basel, Switzerland
Alexander Attinger	Felix Attinger	Daniel Schifferli	Simon Attinger	Switzerland
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Mark Dacey	Tom Sullivan	Steve Burgess	Andrew Gibson	Halifax, Canada
Benoît Schwarz (fourth)	Peter de Cruz (skip)	Dominik Märki	Valentin Tanner	Switzerland
Tony Angiboust (fourth)	Thomas Dufour (skip)	Lionel Roux	Wilfrid Coulot	Chamonix, France
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Markus Eriksson	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
Mario Freiberger	Sven Iten	Pascal Eicher	Rainer Kobler	Switzerland
Logan Gray	Ross Paterson	Alasdair Guthrie	Richard Woods	Stirling, Scotland
Grant Hardie	Jay McWilliam	Hammy McMillan Jr.	Billy Morton	Dumfries, Scotland
Stefan Häsler	Christian Bangerter	Christian Roth	Jörg Lüthy	Switzerland
Marcus Hasselborg	Peder Folke	Andreas Prytz	Anton Sandström	Sweden
Pascal Hess	Yves Hess	Florian Meister	Stefan Meienberg	Switzerland
Felix Schulze (fourth)	John Jahr (skip)	Peter Rickmers	Sven Goldemann	Hamburg, Germany
Andy Lang	Daniel Herberg	Daniel Neuner	Andreas Kempf	Füssen, Germany
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
Meico Öhninger	Andri Heimann	Kyrill Öhninger	Kevin Wunderlin	Switzerland
Marco Pascale	Stefano Castelli	Lorenzo Piatti	Elvis Molinero	Italy
Marc Pfister	Roger Meier	Enrico Pfister	Raphael Märki	Switzerland
Andrea Pilzer				Italy
Tomi Rantamaki	Jussi Uusipaacalniemi	Peeka Peura	Jermu Pollanen	Finland
Manuel Ruch	Jean-Nicolas Longchamp	Daniel Graf	Mathias Graf	Uitikon, Switzerland
Roman Ruch	Rolf Bruggmann	Felix Bader	Michael Devaux	Uitikon, Switzerland
Michael Schifferli	Luethi Hubert	Jonas Waechil	Sandro Portmann	Bern, Switzerland
Urs Beglinger (fourth)	Reto Seiler (skip)	Urs Kuhn	Beat A. Stephan	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Jiří Snítil	Martin Snítil	Jindřich Kitzberger	Marek Vydra	Brno, Czech Republic
Alexey Tselousov	Alexey Stukalsky	Andrey Drozdov	Artur Razhabov	Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway
Andreas Unterberger	Markus Forejtek	Christian Roth	Marcus Schmitt	Austria
Bernhard Werthemann	Bastian Brun	Florian Zürrer	Paddy Käser	Switzerland

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[4][5]

A event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Tom Brewster	6
	Benno Arnold	2			Tom Brewster	5
	Pascal Hess	9			Pascal Hess	4
	Benno Arnold	3							Tom Brewster	7
	Peter de Cruz	1							Oskar Eriksson	11
	Marco Pascale	8			Marco Pascale	3
	Oskar Eriksson	7			Oskar Eriksson	8
	Alexander Attinger	4											Oskar Eriksson	5
	John Jahr	6											Jiří Snítil	2
	Meico Öhninger	4			John Jahr	3
	Logan Gray	2			Mario Freiberger	4
	Mario Freiberger	4							Mario Freiberger	1
	Niklas Edin	4							Jiří Snítil	5
	Roman Ruch	5			Roman Ruch	4
	Jiří Snítil	5			Jiří Snítil	5
	Reto Seiler	1

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Andy Lang	7
	Stefan Häsler	4			Andy Lang	2
	Mark Dacey	10			Mark Dacey	7
	Evgeny Arkhipov	5							Mark Dacey	3
	Sven Michel	5							Sven Michel	8
	Andreas Unterberger	4			Sven Michel	6
	Grant Hardie	4			Manuel Ruch	5
	Manuel Ruch	6											Sven Michel	7
	Thomas Ulsrud	7											Thomas Ulsrud	2
	Michael Schifferli	2			Thomas Ulsrud	7
	Marcus Hasselborg	3			Bernhard Werthemann	2
	Bernhard Werthemann	5							Thomas Ulsrud	6
	Thomas Dufour	5							Marc Pfister	4
	Marc Pfister	6			Marc Pfister	8
	Tomi Rantamäki	3			Alexey Tselousov	2
	Alexey Tselousov	5

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
	Benno Arnold		6
	Andrea Pilzer		2			Benno Arnold		7
	Peter de Cruz		4			Alexander Attinger		4
	Alexander Attinger		6								Benno Arnold		2
											Mark Dacey		8
																Mark Dacey		6
	Meico Öhninger		2													Marc Pfister		5
	Logan Gray		6			Logan Gray		6
	Niklas Edin		9			Niklas Edin		4
	Reto Seiler		2								Logan Gray		6			Qualifier 3
											Marc Pfister		7
																Mark Dacey		4
																Bernhard Werthemann		3

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
											Thomas Ulsrud		3
	Andy Lang		4								Bernhard Werthemann		8
	Manuel Ruch		6			Manuel Ruch		1
	Bernhard Werthemann		5			Bernhard Werthemann		5
	Alexey Tselousov		4

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Pascal Hess		6
	Marco Pascale		2			Pascal Hess		3
	John Jahr		7			John Jahr		6
	Roman Ruch		2								John Jahr		6
											Jiří Snítil		2

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
											Tom Brewster		8
	Stefan Häsler		6								Grant Hardie		6
	Evgeny Arkhipov		5			Stefan Häsler		2
	Andreas Unterberger		3			Grant Hardie		5
	Grant Hardie		4													Tom Brewster		4
																Mario Freiberger		6
											Mario Freiberger		8			Qualifier 4
	Michael Schifferli		4								Thomas Dufour		6
	Marcus Hasselborg		5			Marcus Hasselborg		5								John Jahr		4
	Thomas Dufour		6			Thomas Dufour		6								Mario Freiberger		3
	Tomi Rantamäki		3

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Andy Lang		6
	Andrea Pilzer		5			Peter de Cruz		5
	Peter de Cruz		6								Andy Lang		5
											Meico Öhninger		3
						Alexey Tselousov		3
	Meico Öhninger		5			Meico Öhninger		5
	Reto Seiler		2													Andy Lang		7
																Bernard Werthemann		1

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
											Marc Pfister		3
											Thomas Dufour		7
						Grant Hardie		3
						Thomas Dufour		8
																Thomas Dufour		6
																Manuel Ruch		5
											Jiří Snítil		1
											Manuel Ruch		6
						Manuel Ruch		7
	Alexander Attinger		7			Niklas Edin		1
	Niklas Edin		8

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
											Thomas Ulsrud		7
											Pascal Hess		4
						Pascal Hess		6
	Stefan Häsler		3			Marcus Hasselborg		4
	Marcus Hasselborg		4													Thomas Ulsrud		5
																Tom Brewster		1
											Tom Brewster		5
											Logan Gray		4
						Benno Arnold		5
						Logan Gray		6

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Marco Pascale		5
	Evgeny Arkhipov		4			Andreas Unterberger		3
	Andreas Unterberger		5								Marco Pascale		6
											Tomi Rantamäki		9
						Roman Ruch		3
	Michael Schifferli		1			Tomi Rantamäki		4
	Tomi Rantamäki		5													Tomi Rantamäki		4
																Mario Freiberger		7

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Oskar Eriksson		8
	Mario Freiberger		5
						Oskar Eriksson		7
						Mark Dacey		1
	Mark Dacey		6
	Thomas Ulsrud		5
											Oskar Eriksson		5
											Sven Michel		4
	John Jahr		6
	Andy Lang		7
						Andy Lang		2
						Sven Michel		4
	Sven Michel		8
	Thomas Dufour		0