2012 Westcoast Curling Classic

2012 Westcoast Curling Classic
Host city	New Westminster, British Columbia
Arena	Royal City Curling Club
Dates	October 5–8
Winner	Kevin Martin
Curling club	Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Skip	Kevin Martin
Third	John Morris
Second	Marc Kennedy
Lead	Ben Hebert
Finalist	Andrew Bilesky

The 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$52,000, of which the winner, Kevin Martin, received CAD$14,000.^[1] Martin defeated Andrew Bilesky in the final with a score of 8–6, earning his third consecutive title and his seventh title overall at the Westcoast Curling Classic.^[2][3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Andrew Bilesky	Stephen Kopf	Derek Errington	Aaron Watson	Vancouver, British Columbia
Brendan Bottcher	Micky Lizmore	Bradley Thiessen	Karrick Martin	Edmonton, Alberta
Brady Clark	Sean Beighton	Darren Lehto	Steve Lundeen	Seattle, Washington
Jim Cotter	Jason Gunnlaugson	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky	Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Sean Geall	Jay Peachey	Sebastien Robillard	Mark Olson	New Westminster, British Columbia
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Edmonton, Alberta
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
William Lyburn	James Kirkness	Alex Forrest	Tyler Forrest	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Martin	John Morris	Marc Kennedy	Ben Hebert	Edmonton, Alberta
Ken McArdle	Jared Bowles	Dylan Somerton	Michael Horita	New Westminster, British Columbia
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
David Nedohin	Colin Hodgson	Tom Sallows	Mike Westlund	Edmonton, Alberta
Dan Petryk (fourth)	Steve Petryk (skip)	Roland Robinson	Thomas Usselman	Calgary, Alberta
Brent Pierce	Jeff Richard	Kevin Recksiedler	Grant Dezura	New Westminster, British Columbia
Randie Shen	Brendon Liu	Nicolas Hsu	Justin Hsu	Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Charley Thomas	J. D. Lind	Dominic Daemen	Matthew Ng	Calgary, Alberta
Brock Virtue	Braeden Moskowy	Chris Schille	D. J Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Michael Johnson (fourth)	Paul Cseke	Jay Wakefield (skip)	John Cullen	New Westminster, British Columbia

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings^[5]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L William Lyburn 4 1 Kevin Martin 4 1 Brent Pierce 4 1 Ken McArdle 1 4 Yusuke Morozumi 1 4 Brady Clark 1 4

Pool B W L Brendan Bottcher 4 1 Kevin Koe 4 1 Sean Geall 3 2 David Nedohin 2 3 Jay Wakefield 2 3 Steve Laycock 0 5

Pool C W L Andrew Bilesky 4 1 Jim Cotter 3 2 Steve Petryk 3 2 Charley Thomas 3 2 Brock Virtue 2 3 Randie Shen 0 5

Tiebreakers

Team	Final
Charley Thomas	4
Sean Geall	6

Team	Final
Jim Cotter	9
Steve Petryk	4

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Kevin Martin		7
	Sean Geall		1
						Kevin Martin		5
						Brent Pierce		2
	Brendan Bottcher		4
	Brent Pierce		5
											Kevin Martin		8
											Andrew Bilesky		6
	Andrew Bilesky		6
	Jim Cotter		2
						Andrew Bilesky		6
						Kevin Koe		5
	Kevin Koe		7
	William Lyburn		5

References

1. "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Event/Contact information".
2. "Kevin Martin takes home top money again". New Westminster News Leader. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
3. Kelly, Rod (8 October 2012). "Kevin Koe in the money at WCT event in B.C.". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
4. "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Teams".
5. "2012 Westcoast Curling Classic – Draw".

External links

• Official website

• Results from the World Curling Tour