2011–12 curling season

The 2011–12 curling season began in September 2011 and will end in April 2012.

Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.

1 CCA-sanctioned events
2 Other Events
3 World Curling Tour
4 WCT Order of Merit rankings
5 WCT Money List
6 Capital One Cup
7 References
8 See also

CCA-sanctioned events

This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The following events in bold have been confirmed by the CCA as part of the 2011–12 Season of Champions programme as of December 6, 2010.^[1] The non-bold events are events sanctioned by the CCA.

Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Sudbury, Ontario, Nov. 12–19	Saskatchewan	Alberta
The Dominion Curling Club Championship Richmond, British Columbia, Nov. 21–26	Alberta	Ontario
	Manitoba	Ontario
Canada Cup of Curling Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30–Dec. 4	Kevin Martin	Glenn Howard
	Jennifer Jones	Chelsea Carey
Continental Cup of Curling Langley, British Columbia, Jan. 12–15
Winter Youth Olympics Innsbruck, Austria, Jan. 13–22	MT
Winter Youth Olympics Innsbruck, Austria, Jan. 13–22	MD
Canadian Junior Curling Championships Napanee, Ontario, Feb. 4–12

World Wheelchair Curling Championship Chuncheon City, South Korea, Feb. 18–25
Tournament of Hearts Red Deer, Alberta, Feb. 18–26
Tim Hortons Brier Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mar. 3–11
World Junior Curling Championships Östersund, Sweden, Mar. 3–11

CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Welland, Ontario, Mar. 14–18

World Women's Curling Championship Lethbridge, Alberta, Mar. 17–25
World Financial Group Canadian Senior Curling Championships Abbotsford, British Columbia, Mar. 17–25

Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Thunder Bay, Ontario, Mar. 18–25
Canadian Masters Curling Championships Montreal, Quebec, Mar. 26–Apr. 1

World Men's Curling Championship Basel, Switzerland, Mar. 31–Apr. 8
World Senior Curling Championships Tårnby, Denmark, Apr. 14–21

World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Erzurum, Turkey, Apr. 23–29

Other Events

Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here.

Event	Winning skip		Runner-up skip
European Mixed Curling Championship Tårnby, Denmark, Sep. 30–Oct. 8	Switzerland		Germany
European Curling Championships — Group C Tårnby, Denmark, Sep. 30–Oct. 8	C	Poland	Lithuania
	C	Poland	Slovakia
World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Lohja, Finland, Nov. 5–10	Slovakia		Italy
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Nanjing, China, Nov. 19–26	China		New Zealand
	China		South Korea
European Curling Championships Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2–10	A	Norway	Sweden
	A	Scotland	Sweden
	B	Russia	Hungary
	B	Hungary	Finland
European Junior Curling Challenge Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 3–8

TSN Curling Skins Game Rama, Ontario, Jan. 7–8
USA-Brazil Challenge Bemidji, Minnesota, Jan. 27–29
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Jeonju City, South Korea, Jan. 27–Feb. 2

World Curling Tour

Grand Slam events in bold.^[2]^[3]

Note: More events may be posted as time progresses.

Teams

Main article: List of teams on the 2011–12 World Curling Tour

Men's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
1	Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Sept. 2–4	Sven Michel	Tom Brewster
3	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 15–18	John Epping	Chad Allen
	The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 15–18	Randy Ferbey	Rob Bucholz
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 15–18	Alexey Tselousov	Brent Pierce
4	Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 22–25	Niklas Edin	Tom Brewster
	Green Bay Cash Spiel Green Bay, Wisconsin, Sept. 23–25	Liu Rui	Mike Farbelow
	Point Optical Curling Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sept. 23–26	Mike McEwen	Kevin Martin
5	Twin Anchors Invitational Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 30–Oct. 3	Robert Schlender	Brent Pierce
	Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 30–Oct. 3	Scott Bitz	Mark Herbert
	Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Sept. 30–Oct. 2	Brad Gushue	Peter de Cruz
6	StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 7–10	Chris Gardner	Robert Rumfeldt
	Westcoast Curling Classic New Westminster, British Columbia, Oct. 7–10	Kevin Martin	Mike McEwen
	Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic Brandon, Manitoba, Oct. 7–10	Liu Rui	Rob Fowler
7	St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 13–16	Tyler George	Jeff Currie
7	Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 14–17	Jamie King	Brock Virtue
8	Challenge Casino Lac Leamy Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 20–23	Jean-Michel Ménard	Brad Jacobs
	Canad Inns Prairie Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24	Mike McEwen	Randy Ferbey
	Labatt Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 21–24	Andrew Bilesky	Grant Olsen
	Curling Masters Champéry Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 21–23	Peter de Cruz	Tom Brewster
9	Cactus Pheasant Classic Brooks, Alberta, Oct. 27–30	Mike McEwen	Randy Ferbey
10	GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nov. 2–6	Glenn Howard	John Epping
10	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 4–7	Jamie King	Jamie Koe
11	Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 11–13	Bryan Miki	Jamie King
	Whites Drug Store Classic Swan River, Manitoba, Nov. 11–14	Reid Carruthers	Colten Flasch
	World Financial Group Classic Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 11–13	Brock Virtue	Tom Appelman
12	Sun Life Classic Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 18–21	Niklas Edin	Sven Michel
	Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic Wainwright, Alberta, Nov. 18–21	Brent Pierce	Wade White
	Interlake Pharmacy Classic Stonewall, Manitoba, Nov. 18–21	William Lyburn	Chris Galbraith
13	Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Clermont, Quebec, Nov. 24–27	Brett Gallant	Brad Gushue
	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 24–27	Braeden Moskowy	William Lyburn
	Edinburgh International Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 25–27	Tom Brewster	Sandy Reid
	Seattle Cash Spiel Seattle, Washington, Nov. 25–27	Jay Wakefield	Jody Epp
14	Laphroaig Scotch Open Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 2–4	Pete Fenson	David Brown
14	Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic Dauphin, Manitoba, Dec. 2–5	Brent Gedak	Chris Galbraith
16	BDO Canadian Open of Curling Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 14–18	Mike McEwen	Jeff Stoughton
16	Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 16–18	Craig Brown	Todd Birr
19	Mercure Perth Masters Perth, Scotland, Jan. 5–8
22	The Swiss Chalet National Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Jan. 25–29
23	Pharmasave Gimli Classic Gimli, Manitoba, Feb. 3–5
31	Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 29–Apr. 1
33	GP Car and Home Players' Championship Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Apr. 10–15

Women's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
3	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sept. 15–18	Sherry Middaugh	Rachel Homan
	The Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 15–18	Stefanie Lawton	Cheryl Bernard
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 15–18	Kelley Law	Liudmila Privivkova
4	Radisson Blu Oslo Cup Oslo, Norway, Sept. 22–25	Jennifer Jones	Margaretha Sigfridsson
4	Schmirler Curling Classic Regina, Saskatchewan, Sept. 23–26	Liudmila Privivkova	Jolene Campbell
5	Twin Anchors Invitational Vernon, British Columbia, Sept. 29–Oct. 2	Shannon Kleibrink	Lisa Eyamie
6	Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 7–10	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Shannon Kleibrink
6	Credit Suisse Women's Masters Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 7–9	Margaretha Sigfridsson	Mirjam Ott
7	Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 14–17	Eve Muirhead	Crystal Webster
8	Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24	Renée Sonnenberg	Heather Nedohin
	Labatt Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 21–24	Michèle Jäggi	Olga Zyablikova
	Challenge Casino Lac Leamy Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 21–23	Jenn Hanna	Marie-France Larouche
9	Colonial Square Ladies Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Oct. 28–31	Crystal Webster	Valerie Sweeting
10	Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Kemptville, Ontario, Nov. 3–6	Sherry Middaugh	Jenn Hanna
	Stockholm Ladies Cup Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 3–6	Liudmila Privivkova	Anna Hasselborg
	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Nov. 4–7	Silvana Tirinzoni	Kelley Law
11	Vancouver Island Shootout Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 11–13	Roselyn Craig	Ayumi Ogasawara
12	Interlake Pharmacy Classic Stonewall, Manitoba, Nov. 18–21	Barb Spencer	Joelle Brown
12	Sun Life Classic Brantford, Ontario, Nov. 18–21	Sherry Middaugh	Erika Brown
13	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 24–27	Barb Spencer	Lisa DeRiviere
	International ZO Women's Tournament Wetzikon, Switzerland, Nov. 25–27	Andrea Schöpp	Mirjam Ott
	Boundary Ford Curling Classic Lloydminster, Alberta, Nov. 25–28	Jessie Kaufman	Dana Ferguson
14	Laphroaig Scotch Open Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 2–4	Erika Brown	Patti Lank
16	Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 16–18	Cassandra Potter	Allison Pottinger
20	International Bernese Ladies Cup Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 13–15
21	Glynhill Ladies International Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 20–22
31	Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 29–Apr. 1

WCT Order of Merit rankings

Men^[4]

as of Week 16
#	Skip	Points
1	Mike McEwen	423.510
2	Kevin Martin	394.320
3	Glenn Howard	337.783
4	Jeff Stoughton	317.205
5	Kevin Koe	256.515
6	Niklas Edin	235.348
7	John Epping	179.629
8	Brad Jacobs	153.550
9	Steve Laycock	153.475
10	Rob Fowler	153.145

Women^[5]

as of Week 16
#	Skip	Points
1	Jennifer Jones	363.275
2	Shannon Kleibrink	234.590
3	Stefanie Lawton	229.225
4	Chelsea Carey	223.660
5	Heather Nedohin	201.600
6	Amber Holland	198.509
7	Sherry Middaugh	182.275
8	Mirjam Ott	175.735
9	Rachel Homan	151.275
10	Cathy Overton-Clapham	142.272

WCT Money List

Men^[6]

as of Week 14
#	Skip	$ (CAD)
1	Mike McEwen	83,500
2	Kevin Martin	44,000
3	Glenn Howard	43,750
4	Randy Ferbey	40,000
5	Kevin Koe	37,750
6	Niklas Edin	36,928
7	Tom Brewster	35,725
8	Brad Gushue	35,187
9	John Epping	31,500
10	Sven Michel	30,584

Women^[7]

as of Week 14
#	Skip	$ (CAD)
1	Sherry Middaugh	34,000
2	Cathy Overton-Clapham	27,350
3	Jennifer Jones	24,107
4	Crystal Webster	23,150
5	Renée Sonnenberg	23,000
6	Liudmila Privivkova	22,879
7	Cheryl Bernard	20,350
8	Mirjam Ott	19,046
9	Shannon Kleibrink	18,500
10	Michèle Jäggi	16,701

Capital One Cup

The Capital One Cup is a season-long competition that awards curling teams point values for their participation in Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events. At the end of the season, the men's and women's teams with the top three point values are awarded a purse of prize money.

The points are allocated as follows:

Grand Slam Event Key
Autumn	Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
BDO	BDO Canadian Open of Curling
GPPC	GP Car and Home Players' Championship
GPWC	GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling
Manitoba	Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
National	The Swiss Chalet National

Rank	Point Value
Rank	GPWC, National, BDO Autumn, Manitoba, Sobeys	GPPC
1st	12 points	24 points
2nd	9 points	18 points
3rd/4th	7 points	14 points
5th–8th	5 points	10 points
Qualifying	1 point per win	2 points per win

Men

#	Team	GPWC	BDO	Total
1	Glenn Howard	12	7	19
2	Mike McEwen	5	12	17
3	Niklas Edin	7	7	14
3	Jeff Stoughton	5	9	14
4	Kevin Martin	7	5	12
5	John Epping	9	1	10
6	Kevin Koe	5	3	8
7	Brad Gushue	5	2	7
	Rob Fowler	2	5	7
	Brad Jacobs	2	5	7
8	Jean-Michel Ménard	–	5	5
9	Randy Ferbey	3	1	4
10	Greg Balsdon	3	–	3
10	Jim Cotter	1	2	3
11	Dale Matchett	1	1	2
	Robert Schlender	1	1	2
	Tom Brewster	–	2	2
12	Thomas Ulsrud	1	–	1
	Mark Kean	0	1	1
	Steve Laycock	1	0	1

Women

#	Team	Autumn	Manitoba	Total
1	Cathy Overton-Clapham	12	7	19
2	Renée Sonnenberg	3	12	15
3	Cheryl Bernard	5	7	12
4	Stefanie Lawton	5	5	10
4	Heather Nedohin	1	9	10
5	Jennifer Jones	4	5	9
	Shannon Kleibrink	9	–	9
	Krista McCarville	7	2	9
	Kelly Scott	4	5	9
6	Dana Ferguson	5	3	8
6	Sherry Middaugh	7	1	8
7	Amber Holland	3	4	7
8	Chelsea Carey	2	4	6
9	Desirée Owen	1	4	5
	Darcy Robertson	–	5	5
	Crystal Webster	5	–	5
10	Nadine Chyz	4	–	4
	Rachel Homan	1	3	4
	Margaretha Sigfridsson	–	4	4
	Valerie Sweeting	2	2	4
	Jill Thurston	2	2	4
11	Erika Brown	1	2	3
	Delia DeJong	3	–	3
	Julie Hastings	–	3	3
	Tracy Horgan	3	–	3
	Eve Muirhead	3	–	3
	Heather Smith-Dacey	–	3	3
12	Kerry Galusha	2	–	2
	Kim Ji-Sun	2	–	2
	Briane Meilleur	–	2	2
	Casey Scheidegger	2	–	2
13	Joelle Brown	–	1	1
	Satsuki Fujisawa	–	1	1
	Janet Harvey	–	1	1
	Jessie Kaufman	1	0	1
	Michelle Montford	–	1	1
	Anette Norberg	–	1	1
	Liudmila Privivkova	1	–	1
	Barb Spencer	–	1	1
14	Chantelle Eberle	–	0	0
	Tanilla Doyle	0	–	0
	Lisa Eyamie	0	–	0
	Patti Lank	0	–	0
	Kim Link	–	0	0
	Deb McCreanor	–	0	0
	Allison Pottinger	0	–	0

References

^ "Lethbridge awarded 2012 World Women's Curling Championship". Canadian Curling Association. 2010-12-06. http://www.curling.ca/2010/12/06/lethbridge-awarded-2012-world-womens-curling-championship/. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
^ WCT Men's Events
^ WCT Women's Events
^ WCT Order of Merit – Men
^ WCT Order of Merit – Women
^ WCT Money List – Men
^ WCT Money List – Women

Preceded by 2010–11	2011–12 curling season September 2011 – April 2012	Succeeded by 2012–13

Canadian Mixed Curling Championship · The Dominion Curling Club Championships · Winter Youth Olympics (MT, MD) · World Wheelchair Curling Championship · World Junior Curling Championships · CIS/CCA University Curling Championships · Canadian Senior Curling Championships · Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship · Canadian Masters Curling Championships · World Men's Curling Championship · World Senior Curling Championships · World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

Other international events

European Mixed Curling Championship · World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification · Pacific Asia Curling Championships · European Curling Championships · European Junior Curling Challenge · TSN Skins Game · USA-Brazil Challenge · Pacific Junior Curling Championships

World Curling Tour

List of teams on the 2011–12 World Curling Tour

Men's Tour	Baden Masters · AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic · The Shoot-Out · Cloverdale Cash Spiel · Radisson Blu Oslo Cup · Green Bay Cash Spiel · Point Optical Curling Classic · Twin Anchors Invitational · Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic · Swiss Cup Basel · StuSells Toronto Tankard · Westcoast Curling Classic · Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic · St. Paul Cash Spiel · Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic · Challenge Casino Lac Leamy · Canad Inns Prairie Classic · Labatt Crown of Curling · Curling Masters Champéry · Cactus Pheasant Classic · Red Deer Curling Classic · Vancouver Island Shootout · Whites Drug Store Classic · World Financial Group Classic · Sun Life Classic · Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic · Interlake Pharmacy Classic · Challenge Casino de Charlevoix · DEKALB Superspiel · Edinburgh International · Seattle Cash Spiel · Laphroaig Scotch Open · Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic · Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel · Mercure Perth Masters · Pharmasave Gimli Classic · Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

Women's Tour	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic · The Shoot-Out · Cloverdale Cash Spiel · Radisson Blu Oslo Cup · Schmirler Curling Classic · Twin Anchors Invitational · Credit Suisse Women's Masters Basel · Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic · Labatt Crown of Curling · Challenge Casino Lac Leamy · Colonial Square Ladies Classic · Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic · Stockholm Ladies Cup · Red Deer Curling Classic · Vancouver Island Shootout · Interlake Pharmacy Classic · Sun Life Classic · DEKALB Superspiel · International ZO Women's Tournament · Boundary Ford Curling Classic · Laphroaig Scotch Open · Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel · International Bernese Ladies Cup · Glynhill Ladies International · Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

Curling Season of Champions

Major events: Continental Cup · Olympic Trials · Canadian Juniors · Olympics · Tournament of Hearts · the Brier · Canada Cup · World Championships

Other events: Mixed · Canadian Seniors · World Juniors · Canadian Masters · Canadian Wheelchair · World Wheelchair · World Seniors · World Mixed Doubles · CIS/CCA · The Dominion Curling Club Championships

2011–12 Winter Sports World Cup Seasons

Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Luge Nordic Combined Short Track Skeleton Ski Jumping Snowboarding Speed Skating