2013 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic

The 2013 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic was held from October 11 to 14 at the Crestwood Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$50,000, of which the winner, Kevin Martin, received CAD$13,000.^[1] Martin defeated Brock Virtue of Saskatchewan with a score of 6–5 in an extra end.

2013 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic
Host city	Edmonton, Alberta
Arena	Crestwood Curling Club
Dates	October 11–14
Winner	Kevin Martin
Curling club	Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip	Kevin Martin
Third	David Nedohin
Second	Marc Kennedy
Lead	Ben Hebert
Finalist	Brock Virtue

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Ted Appelman	Shawn Donnelly	Landon Bucholz	Bryce Bucholz	Edmonton, Alberta
Tom Appelman	Nathan Connolly	Brandon Klassen	Parker Konschuh	Edmonton, Alberta
Andrew Bilesky	Stephen Kopf	Derek Errington	Aaron Watson	New Westminster, British Columbia
Brendan Bottcher	Micky Lizmore	Bradley Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Edmonton, Alberta
Rob Fowler	Allan Lyburn	Brendan Taylor	Derek Samagalski	Brandon, Manitoba
Josh Heidt	Brock Montgomery	Matt Lang	Dustin Kidby	Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
Jason Jacobson	Clint Dieno	Dane Roy	Matt Froehlich	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joel Jordison	Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Curtis Horwath	Regina, Saskatchewan
Kim Soo-hyuk	Kim Tae-huan	Park Jong-duk	Nam Yoon-ho	South Korea
Bruce Korte	Dean Kleiter	Roger Korte	Rob Markowsky	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
William Lyburn	Alex Forrest	Connor Njegovan	Tyler Forrest	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Martin	David Nedohin	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Edmonton, Alberta
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
Kevin Park	Barry Chwedoruk	Eric Richard	Doug Stambaugh	Edmonton, Alberta
Shane Park	Tony Germsheid	Aaron Sarafinchan	Phil Hemming	Edmonton, Alberta
Sean Geall (fourth)	Brent Pierce (skip)	Sebastien Robillard	Mark Olson	New Westminster, British Columbia
Chris Lemishka (fourth)	Dean Ross (skip)	Tyler Pfeiffer	Neal Woloschuk	Edmonton, Alberta
Robert Schlender	Aaron Sluchinski	Justin Sluchinski	Dylan Webster	Airdrie, Alberta
Brock Virtue	Braeden Moskowy	Chris Schille	D. J. Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Wang Fengchun	Jiang Dongxu	Chen Han	Wang Zhiqiang	Harbin, China
Wade White	Kevin Tym	Dan Holowaychuk	George White	Edmonton, Alberta
Matt Willerton	Jeremy Hodges	Craig MacAlpine	Chris Evernden	Edmonton, Alberta
Zou Dejia	Bai Yang	Wang Jinbo	Zhang Rongrui	Harbin, China

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[3]

A event

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Andrew Bilesky		2
	Kim Soo-hyuk		9			Kim Soo-hyuk		3
	Josh Heidt		7			Josh Heidt		8
	Brendan Bottcher		5								Josh Heidt		5
	Brock Virtue		6								Brock Virtue		7
	Zou Dejia		5			Brock Virtue		6
	Robert Schlender		2			Rob Fowler		3
	Rob Fowler		8

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Jason Jacobson		1
	Tom Appelman		7			Tom Appelman		7
	Kevin Park		3			William Lyburn		2
	William Lyburn		5								Tom Appelman		5
	Bruce Korte		6								Steve Laycock		6
	Shane Park		0			Bruce Korte		2
	Joel Jordison		2			Steve Laycock		7
	Steve Laycock		6

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
	Brent Pierce		8
	Wang Fengchun		4			Brent Pierce		8
	Ted Appelman		6			Ted Appelman		1
	Yusuke Morozumi		2								Brent Pierce		2
	Wade White		5								Kevin Martin		8
	Dean Ross		6			Dean Ross		3
	Matt Willerton		1			Kevin Martin		7
	Kevin Martin		9

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						Dean Ross		3
	Andrew Bilesky		4			Brendan Bottcher		6
	Brendan Bottcher		7								Brendan Bottcher		4
											Ted Appelman		5
						Ted Appelman		8
	Zou Dejia		2			Robert Schlender		5
	Robert Schlender		8													Ted Appelman		2
																Tom Appelman		4

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Bruce Korte		4
	Jason Jacobson		2			Kevin Park		3
	Kevin Park		7								Bruce Korte		0
											William Lyburn		5
						William Lyburn		7
	Shane Park		2			Joel Jordison		2
	Joel Jordison		6													William Lyburn		7
																Brent Pierce		4

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Rob Fowler		6
	Wang Fengchun		1			Yusuke Morozumi		0
	Yusuke Morozumi		7								Rob Fowler		6
											Kim Soo-hyuk		2
						Kim Soo-hyuk		6
	Wade White		7			Wade White		4
	Matt Willerton		3													Rob Fowler		6
																Josh Heidt		1

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
	Wade White		5
	Robert Schlender		6			Robert Schlender		2
						Brendan Bottcher		4
											Brendan Bottcher		4
	Zou Dejia		1								Bruce Korte		3
	Joel Jordison		7			Joel Jordison		3
						Bruce Korte		6
																Brendan Bottcher		3
																Brent Pierce		4
						Dean Ross		7
						Kevin Park		6
											Dean Ross		2
											Brent Pierce		6

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
											Ted Appelman		2
	Shane Park		0								Yusuke Morozumi		5
	Yusuke Morozumi		6			Yusuke Morozumi		10
						Kim Soo-hyuk		5
																Yusuke Morozumi		7
																Andrew Bilesky		6
											Josh Heidt		6
	Wang Fengchun		3								Andrew Bilesky		9
	Jason Jacobson		9			Jason Jacobson		3
	Andrew Bilesky		7			Andrew Bilesky		4
	Matt Willerton		6

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Brock Virtue		6
	Brent Pierce		2
						Brock Virtue		5
						Steve Laycock		3
	Steve Laycock		9
	Yusuke Morozumi		2
											Brock Virtue		5
											Kevin Martin		6
	Kevin Martin		6
	Rob Fowler		2
						Kevin Martin		5
						Tom Appelman		4
	William Lyburn		4
	Tom Appelman		9