2013 Point Optical Curling Classic

The 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 27 to 30 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 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, Jeff Stoughton, received CAD$12,000.^[1] Stoughton defeated Kevin Martin's team in the final with a score of 6–2. Martin's team was skipped by third Nedohin after Martin went out with a back injury, while Jeff Sharp subbed in as lead.^[2]

2013 Point Optical Curling Classic
Host city	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Arena	Nutana Curling Club
Dates	September 27–30
Winner	Jeff Stoughton
Curling club	Charleswood CC, Winnipeg
Skip	Jeff Stoughton
Third	Jon Mead
Second	Reid Carruthers
Lead	Mark Nichols
Finalist	Kevin Martin

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Tom Appelman	Nathan Connolly	Brandon Klassen	Parker Konschuh	Edmonton, Alberta
Matthew Blandford	Darren Moulding	Brent Hamilton	Brad Chyz	Calgary, Alberta
Brendan Bottcher	Micky Lizmore	Bradley Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Edmonton, Alberta
Brady Clark	Sean Beighton	Darren Lehto	Phil Tilker	Lynnwood, Washington
Richard Daneault	Chris Galbraith	Braden Zawada	Mike Neufeld	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt	Bemidji, Minnesota
Rob Fowler	Allan Lyburn	Brendan Taylor	Derek Samagalski	Brandon, Manitoba
Brad Gushue	Brett Gallant	Adam Casey	Geoff Walker	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad Jacobs	Ryan Fry	E. J. Harnden	Ryan Harnden	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Jason Jacobson	Clint Dieno	Dane Roy	Matt Froehlich	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joel Jordison	Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Curtis Horwath	Regina, Saskatchewan
Shawn Joyce	Dale Craig	Dustin Phillips	Cory Fleming	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mark Kean	Travis Fanset	Patrick Janssen	Tim March	Ontario
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Calgary, Alberta
Jared Kolomaya	Neil Kitching	Kennedy Bird	Daniel Hunt	Winnipeg, Manitoba
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
Scott Manners	Carl Smith	Ryan Deis	Mark Larsen	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Kevin Marsh	Matt Ryback	Daniel Marsh	Aaron Shutra	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Martin	David Nedohin	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Edmonton, Alberta
Heath McCormick	Bill Stopera	Martin Sather	Dean Gemmell	New York City, New York
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
Jim Cotter (fourth)	John Morris (skip)	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky	Vernon, British Columbia
Chris Lemishka (fourth)	Dean Ross (skip)	Tyler Pfeiffer	Neal Woloschuk	Edmonton, Alberta
Brady Scharback				Regina, Saskatchewan
Robert Schlender	Aaron Sluchinski	Justin Sluchinski	Dylan Webster	Airdrie, Alberta
John Shuster	Jeff Isaacson	Jared Zezel	John Landsteiner	Duluth, Minnesota
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Mark Nichols	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brock Virtue	Braeden Moskowy	Chris Schille	D. J. Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[4]

A event

	First Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Brad Jacobs		5
	Brady Scharback		2			Brad Jacobs		9
	Yusuke Morozumi		6			Yusuke Morozumi		2
	Pete Fenson		5								Brad Jacobs		6
	John Morris		7								John Morris		3
	Tom Appelman		2			John Morris		5
	Sven Michel		2			Sven Michel		4
	Robert Schlender		1													Brad Jacobs		7
	Niklas Edin		3													Brendan Bottcher		4
	Scott Manners		2			Niklas Edin		5
	John Shuster		4			Bruce Korte		6
	Bruce Korte		6								Bruce Korte		5
	Brad Gushue		3								Brendan Bottcher		6
	Joel Jordison		6			Joel Jordison		2
	Brendan Bottcher		5			Brendan Bottcher		7
	Richard Daneault		3

	First Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Jeff Stoughton		4
	Shawn Joyce		3			Jeff Stoughton		7
	Brady Clark		5			Brady Clark		1
	Jason Jacobson		4								Jeff Stoughton		6
	Mark Kean		6								Mark Kean		3
	Heath McCormick		5			Mark Kean		5
	Steve Laycock		7			Matthew Blandford		4
	Matthew Blandford		8													Jeff Stoughton		10
	Kevin Koe		6													Kevin Martin		3
	Jared Kolomaya		3			Kevin Koe		5'
	William Lyburn		6			William Lyburn		4
	Brock Virtue		5								Kevin Koe		4
	Kevin Martin		6								Kevin Martin		5
	Dean Ross		4			Kevin Martin		6
	Rob Fowler		8			Rob Fowler		2
	Kevin Marsh		4

B event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
	Brady Scharback		3
	Pete Fenson		6			Pete Fenson		7
	Tom Appelman		6			Tom Appelman		1
	Robert Schlender		3								Pete Fenson		6
											Mark Kean		4
																Pete Fenson		1
	Scott Manners		4													Kevin Koe		6
	John Shuster		6			John Shuster		3
	Brad Gushue		6			Brad Gushue		7
	Richard Daneault		2								Brad Gushue		5			Qualifier 3
											Kevin Koe		9
																Kevin Koe		7
																Brendan Bottcher		5

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
	Brady Clark		4
	Matthew Blandford		6			Matthew Blandford		5
	William Lyburn		7			William Lyburn		4
	Rob Fowler		4								Matthew Blandford		5
											Brendan Bottcher		6

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Yusuke Morozumi		5
	Sven Michel		8			Sven Michel		6
	Niklas Edin		6			Niklas Edin		8
	Joel Jordison		2								Niklas Edin		6
											Kevin Martin		9

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
											John Morris		8
	Shawn Joyce		6								Shawn Joyce		6
	Jason Jacobson		3			Shawn Joyce		5
	Heath McCormick		3			Steve Laycock		4
	Steve Laycock		6													John Morris		5
																Bruce Korte		1
											Bruce Korte		5			Qualifier 4
	Jared Kolomaya		2								Kevin Marsh		1
	Brock Virtue		7			Brock Virtue		7								Kevin Martin		6
	Dean Ross		2			Kevin Marsh		8								John Morris		3
	Kevin Marsh		5

C event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Sven Michel		5
	Brady Scharback		1			Robert Schlender		2
	Robert Schlender		7								Sven Michel		6
											Kevin Marsh		4
						Shawn Joyce		1
						Kevin Marsh		7
																Sven Michel		4
																Brendan Bottcher		6

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
	Scott Manners		8
	Richard Daneault		2			Scott Manners		8
						Brady Clark		3
											Scott Manners		6
											Niklas Edin		3
																Scott Manners		3
																Rob Fowler		6
						Rob Fowler		7
	Tom Appelman		6			Tom Appelman		2
	John Shuster		3								Rob Fowler		8
											Bruce Korte		2

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
						Yusuke Morozumi		7
	Steve Laycock		6			Brock Virtue		2
	Brock Virtue		7								Yusuke Morozumi		5
											Pete Fenson		8
																Pete Fenson		3
																Matthew Blandford		5
						Joel Jordison		3
	Jason Jacobson		5			Heath McCormick		5
	Heath McCormick		6								Heath McCormick		3
											Matthew Blandford		5

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Mark Kean		4
						Brad Gushue		3
											Mark Kean		10
											Jared Kolomaya		4
						William Lyburn		4
	Jared Kolomaya		8			Jared Kolomaya		6
	Dean Ross		7													Mark Kean		6
																John Morris		7

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Brad Jacobs		5
	Brendan Bottcher		1
						Brad Jacobs		1
						Kevin Martin		4
	Kevin Martin		6
	Rob Fowler		2
											Kevin Martin1		2
											Jeff Stoughton		6
	Jeff Stoughton		8
	Matthew Blandford		2
						Jeff Stoughton		7
						Kevin Koe		3
	Kevin Koe		6
	John Morris		0

Notes

1. ^ Martin's third David Nedohin skipped the team in the final.