2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel

2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel
Host city	St. Paul, Minnesota
Arena	St. Paul Curling Club
Dates	October 12–14
Men's winner	John Shuster
Skip	John Shuster
Third	Jeff Isaacson
Second	Jared Zezel
Lead	John Landsteiner
Finalist	Todd Birr
Women's winner	Patti Lank
Skip	Patti Lank
Third	Mackenzie Lank
Second	Nina Spatola
Lead	Caitlin Maroldo
Finalist	Margie Smith

The 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel was held from October 12 to 14 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were USD$16,000 and USD$7,200, respectively.^[1][2] In the men's final, John Shuster defeated Todd Birr with a score of 6–4 to win his second World Curling Tour title as skip, while Patti Lank defeated Margie Smith in the women's final with a score of 7–2 to claim her second consecutive title at the St. Paul Cash Spiel.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Kent Beadle	Randy Cumming	Vince Bernet	John Ustice	St. Paul, Minnesota
Ryan Berg	Al Gulseth	Mark Gulseth	Jordan Brown	West Fargo, North Dakota
Todd Birr	Doug Pottinger	Tom O'Connor	Kevin Birr	Mankato, Minnesota
Trevor Bonot	Allen Macsemchuk	Chris Briand	Tim Jewett	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bryan Burgess	Mike Pozihun	Dale Weirsema	Pat Berezoski	Ontario
Jeffrey Erickson	Lionel Locke	Merlin Orvig	John Krenz	St. Paul, Minnesota
Mike Farbelow	Kevin Deeren	Kraig Deeren	Mark Lazar	St. Paul, Minnesota
Eric Fenson	Trevor Andrews	Blake Morton	Calvin Weber	Bemidji, Minnesota
Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt	Bemidji, Minnesota
Christopher Plys (fourth)	Tyler George (skip)	Rich Ruohonen	Colin Hufman	Duluth, Minnesota
Dale Gibbs	William Raymond	James Honsvall	Perry Tholl	St. Paul, Minnesota
Geoff Goodland	Tim Solin	Pete Westberg	Ken Olson	St. Paul, Minnesota
Evan Jensen	Daniel Metcalf	Dan Ruehl	Steve Gebauer	St. Paul, Minnesota
Dylan Johnston	Cody Johnston	Travis Showalter	Jay Turner	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Andy Jukich	Lyle Sige	Matt Zyblut	Duane Rutan	Duluth, Minnesota
Ryan Lemke	Nathan Gebert	John Lilla	Casey Konopacky	Medford, Wisconsin
Justin McBride	Ryan Harty	Mark Piskura	Joel Calhoun	Orange County, California
Ethan Meyers	Kyle Kakela	Trevor Host	Cameron Ross	Duluth, Minnesota
Matt Mielke	Alex Leichter	Nate Clark	Stephen Dropkin	Boston, Massachusetts
Kris Perkovich	Aaron Wald	Kevin Johnson	Taylor Skalsky	Chisholm, Minnesota
Greg Persinger	Nick Myers	Sean Murray	Tim Gartner	Fairbanks, Alaska
Jeff Puleo	Derek Surka	Joel Cooper	Cooper Smith	Forest Lake, Minnesota
John Shuster	Jeff Isaacson	Jared Zezel	John Landsteiner	Duluth, Minnesota
Evan Workin	Parker Shook	Cole Jaeger	Spencer Tuskowski	Fargo, North Dakota

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings^[4][5]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs

Pool A W L Dylan Johnston 4 1 Pete Fenson 4 1 Andy Jukich 3 2 Ryan Lemke 3 2 Matt Mielke 1 4 Justin McBride 0 5

Pool B W L John Shuster 4 1 Geoff Goodland 4 1 Eric Fenson 3 2 Greg Persinger 3 2 Jeffrey Erickson 1 4 Evan Workin 0 5

Pool C W L Todd Birr 5 0 Kris Perkovich 3 2 Trevor Bonot 3 2 Mike Farbelow 2 3 Dale Gibbs 1 4 Jeff Puleo 1 4

Pool D W L Tyler George 5 0 Bryan Burgess 4 1 Ethan Meyers 3 2 Evan Jensen 2 3 Kent Beadle 1 4 Ryan Berg 0 5

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Dylan Johnston		9
	Kris Perkovich		3
						Dylan Johnston		3
						John Shuster		7
	John Shuster		6
	Bryan Burgess		2
											John Shuster		6
											Todd Birr		4
	Tyler George		7
	Pete Fenson		2
						Tyler George		4
						Todd Birr		6
	Todd Birr		7
	Geoff Goodland		3

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[6]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Alexandra Carlson	Monica Walker	Kendall Moulton	Jordan Moulton	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cory Christensen	Rebecca Funk	Anna Bauman	Sonja Bauman	Duluth, Minnesota
Gabrielle Coleman	Britt Rjanikov	Ann Drummie	Mary Shields	San Francisco, California
Brigid Ellig	Heather Van Sistine	Sara Shuster	Julia Boles	St. Paul, Minnesota
Rebecca Hamilton	Molly Bonner	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson	Madison, Wisconsin
Shelly Kinney	Amy Lou Anderson	Theresa Hoffoss	Julie Smith	Minnesota
Patti Lank	Mackenzie Lank	Nina Spatola	Caitlin Maroldo	Lewiston, New York
Charrissa Lin	Sherri Schummer	Emilia Juocys	Senja Lopac	New Haven, Connecticut
Joyance Meechai	Casey Cucchiarelli	Jen Cahak	Courtney Shaw	New York, New York
Cassandra Potter	Jamie Haskell	Jackie Lemke	Steph Sambor	St. Paul, Minnesota
Margie Smith	Norma O'Leary	Debbie Dexter	Shelly Kosal	St. Paul, Minnesota
Miranda Solem	Vicky Persenger	Karlie Koenig	Chelsea Solem	Cohasset, Minnesota

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings^[4][7]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Pool A W L Cassandra Potter 4 1 Margie Smith 3 2 Alexandra Carlson 3 2 Shelly Kinney 3 2 Cory Christensen 2 3 Joyance Meechai 0 5

Pool B W L Rebecca Hamilton 4 1 Patti Lank 4 1 Miranda Solem 4 1 Charrissa Lin 2 3 Gabrielle Coleman 1 4 Brigid Ellig 0 5

Tiebreaker

Team	Final
Patti Lank	7
Miranda Solem	3

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Rebecca Hamilton	5
	4	Margie Smith	6
						Margie Smith		2
						Patti Lank		7
	3	Cassandra Potter	3
	2	Patti Lank	4

References

1. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Event/Contact information". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
2. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Event/Contact information". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
3. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Teams". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
4. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Draw". Retrieved 7 October 2012.
5. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Men's Event – Draw". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
6. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Teams". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
7. "2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel – Women's Event – Draw". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

External links

• Men's results from the World Curling Tour

• Women's results from the World Curling Tour