2013 Mercure Perth Masters

The 2013 Mercure Perth Masters were held from January 3 to 6 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland 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 GBP£17,160, of which the winner, Thomas Ulsrud, received GBP£6,000.^[1] Ulsrud defeated Mike McEwen of Canada in the final with a score of 7–2.

2013 Mercure Perth Masters
Host city	Perth, Scotland
Arena	Dewars Centre
Dates	January 3–6
Winner	Thomas Ulsrud
Skip	Thomas Ulsrud
Third	Torger Nergård
Second	Christoffer Svae
Lead	Håvard Vad Petersson
Finalist	Mike McEwen

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Robin Brydone	James Carswell	Thomas Halder	Calum Greenwood	Perth, Scotland
Sandy Christie	Garry Rutherford	Stuart Stark	Stuart Nicol	Perth, Scotland
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
David Edwards	John Penny	Scott Macleod	Colin Campbell	Aberdeen, Scotland
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Markus Eriksson	Christoffer Sundgren	Karlstad, Sweden
Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt	Bemidji, Minnesota
Mario Freiberger	Sven Iten	Pascal Eicher	Rainer Kobler	Zug, Switzerland
Logan Gray	Ross Paterson	Alasdair Guthrie	Richard Woods	Stirling, Scotland
Brad Gushue	Adam Casey	Brett Gallant	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant Hardie	Jay McWilliam	Hammy McMillan Jr.	Billy Morton	Dumfries, Scotland
Pascal Hess	Yves Hess	Florian Meister	Stefan Meienberg	Zug, Switzerland
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Liu Rui	Xu Xiaoming	Zang Jialiang	Ba Dexin	Harbin, China
Ewan MacDonald	Duncan Fernie	Ally Fraser	Euan Byers	Perth, Scotland
Mike McEwen	B.J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
Glen Muirhead	David Reid	Steven Mitchell	Kerr Drummond	Perth, Scotland
Bent Ramsfjell	Flemming Davanger	Bendik Ramsfjell	Ole Davanger	Oslo, Norway
Tomi Rantamaki	Jussi Uusipaavalniemi	Peeka Peura	Jermu Pollanen	Helsinki & Hyvinkää, Finland
Hammy McMillan (fourth)	Moray Combe	Sandy Reid (skip)	Sandy Gilmour	Stranraer, Scotland
Graham Shaw	Brian Binnie	Richard Goldie	Rob Niven	Perth, Scotland
Graham Shedden	Chay Telfer	Robert Tait	Graeme Hay	Howwood, Scotland
David Šik	Radek Boháč	Karel Uher	Milan Polívka	Prague, Czech Republic
Kyle Smith	Thomas Muirhead	Kyle Waddell	Cammy Smith	Perth, Scotland
Warwick Smith	David Smith	Alan Smith	Ross Hepburn	Perth, Scotland
Torkil Svensgaard	Martin Udh Gronbech	Morten Berg Thomsen	Daniel Dalgaard Abrahamsen	Hvidovre, Denmark
Alexey Tselousov	Alexey Stukalsky	Andrey Drozdov	Artur Razhabov	Moscow, Russia
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway
Jaap van Dorp	Carlo Glasbergen	Miles MacLure	Joey Bruinsma	Benthuizen, Netherlands
Murray Young	Blair Fraser	Ruairidh Greenwood	Ian Copland	Perth, Scotland

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[2][3]

A event

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Niklas Edin	9
	Robin Brydone	4			Niklas Edin	2
	David Edwards	5			David Edwards	8
	Steve Laycock	2							David Edwards	7
	Liu Rui	6							Liu Rui	2
	Tomi Rantamaki	4			Liu Rui	8
	Grant Hardie	4			Graham Shedden	1
	Graham Shedden	5											David Edwards	3
	Sven Michel	3											Thomas Ulsrud	4
	Alexey Tselousov	6			Alexey Tselousov	3
	Glen Muirhead	7			Glen Muirhead	4
	Yusuke Morozumi	5							Glen Muirhead	4
	Pete Fenson	6							Thomas Ulsrud	7
	Logan Gray	5			Pete Fenson	2
	Graham Shaw	5			Thomas Ulsrud	7
	Thomas Ulsrud	8

	First Knockout				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
	Tom Brewster	7
	Bent Ramsfjell	2			Tom Brewster	5
	Sandy Reid	4			Pascal Hess	7
	Pascal Hess	7							Pascal Hess	6
	Oskar Eriksson	4							Kyle Smith	1
	Kyle Smith	6			Kyle Smith	7
	Torkil Svensgaard	4			Brad Gushue	6
	Brad Gushue	8											Pascal Hess	1
	Sandy Christie	8											Mike McEwen	8
	David Šik	4			Sandy Christie	4
	Jaap van Dorp	4			Warwick Smith	5
	Warwick Smith	6							Warwick Smith	4
	Ewan MacDonald	4							Mike McEwen	5
	Mario Freiberger	7			Mario Freiberger	4
	Murray Young	1			Mike McEwen	7
	Mike McEwen	8

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
											Steve Laycock		1
	Robin Brydone		3								Kyle Smith		7
	Steve Laycock		6			Steve Laycock		6
	Toni Rantamaki		7			Toni Rantamaki		2
	Grant Hardie		6													Kyle Smith		2
																Warwick Smith		7
											Yusuke Morozumi		3			Qualifier 3
	Sven Michel		3								Warwick Smith		6
	Yusuke Morozumi		6			Yusuke Morozumi		8								Warwick Smith		4
	Logan Gray		9			Logan Gray		6								Brad Gushue		5
	Graham Shaw		1

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
	Tom Brewster		3
	Brad Gushue		7			Brad Gushue		7
	Sandy Christie		7			Sandy Christie		3
	Mario Freiberger		2								Brad Gushue		7
											Pascal Hess		0

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Niklas Edin		8
	Graham Shedden		2			Niklas Edin		6
	Alexey Tselousov		2			Pete Fenson		3
	Pete Fenson		8								Niklas Edin		3
											David Edwards		4

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
											Liu Rui		7
	Bent Anund Ramsfjell		3								Sandy Reid		2
	Sandy Reid		11			Sandy Reid		7
	Oskar Eriksson		8			Oskar Eriksson		4
	Torkil Svensgaard		3													Liu Rui		4
																Ewan MacDonald		5
											Glen Muirhead		3			Qualifier 4
	David Sik		7								Ewan MacDonald		5
	Jaap van Dorp		2			David Sik		2								David Edwards		3
	Ewan MacDonald		6			Ewan MacDonald		7								Ewan MacDonald		5
	Murray Young		4

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
	Robin Brydone		4
	Grant Hardie		12			Tom Brewster		3
						Grant Hardie		7
											Grant Hardie		4
	Sven Michel		2								Mario Freiberger		3
	Graham Shaw		8			Mario Freiberger		8
						Graham Shaw		3
																Grant Hardie		7
																Warwick Smith		4

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
						Sandy Reid		6
						Glen Muirhead		8
											Glen Muirhead		7
											Kyle Smith		2
																Glen Muirhead		4
	Tomi Rantamaki		5													Tomi Rantamaki		7
	Logan Gray		4			Tomi Rantamaki		7
						Sandy Christie		0
											Tomi Rantamaki		9
											Niklas Edin		5

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
	Oskar Eriksson		8
	David Sik		4			Oskar Eriksson		8
						Pete Fenson		1
											Oskar Eriksson		6
											Pascal Hess		5
																Oskar Eriksson		1
																Liu Rui		7
						Steve Laycock		5
						Yusuke Morozumi		9
											Yusuke Morozumi		4
											Liu Rui		7

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
	Bent Ramsfjell		5
	Torkil Svensgaard		6			Graham Shedden		5
						Torkil Svensgaard		3
											Graham Shedden		4
											Alexey Tselousov		5
						Alexey Tselousov		8
	Jaap van Dorp		7			Jaap van Dorp		3
	Murray Young		5													Alexey Tselousov		5
																David Edwards		4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Thomas Ulsrud		8
	Alexey Tselousov		1
						Thomas Ulsrud		5
						Brad Gushue		4
	Brad Gushue		5
	Tomi Rantamaki		1
											Thomas Ulsrud		7
											Mike McEwen		2
	Ewan MacDonald		6
	Grant Hardie		2
						Ewan MacDonald		5
						Mike McEwen		6
	Mike McEwen		7
	Liu Rui		3