2014 Baden Masters

2014 Baden Masters
Host city Baden, Switzerland
Arena Curling Center Baden Regio
Dates August 29–31
Winner Norway Thomas Ulsrud
Curling club Snarøen CC, Oslo
Skip Thomas Ulsrud
Third Torger Nergård
Second Christoffer Svae
Lead Håvard Vad Petersson
Finalist Switzerland Peter de Cruz

The 2014 Baden Masters were held from August 29 to 31 at the Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden, Switzerland as part of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour and the European Curling Champions Tour.[1] The event was the first tournament of the season for both tours. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CHF 32,500, of which the winner, Thomas Ulsrud, received CHF 13,030.[2] Ulsrud and his team from Norway defeated the Peter de Cruz rink from Geneva in the final with a score of 6–5. It was the second time the Ulrsud rink won the event (they had previously won in 2008).

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Felix Attinger Bastian Brun Daniel Schifferli Urs Kuhn Switzerland Dubendorf, Switzerland
Alexander Baumann Manuel Walter Sebastian Schweizer Marc Bastian Germany Füssen, Germany
Tom Brewster Glen Muirhead Ross Paterson Hammy McMillan, Jr. Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland
Michael Brunner Marc Wagenseil Remo Herzog Raymond Krenger Switzerland Switzerland
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Peter de Cruz (skip) Claudio Pätz Valentin Tanner Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Alexey Stukalskiy (fourth) Evgeniy Arkhipov Andrey Drozdov (skip) Petr Dron Russia Moscow, Russia
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Christoffer Sundgren Sweden Karlstad, Sweden
Mario Freiberger Sven Iten Reto Seiler Paddy Käser Switzerland Zug, Switzerland
Ritvars Gulbis Normunds Šaršūns Aivars Avotiņš Artūrs Gerhards Latvia Riga, Latvia
Christian Bangerter (fourth) Stefan Häsler (skip) Patrick Ryf Chahan Karnusian Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Canada Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sven Michel Florian Meister Simon Gempeler Stefan Meienberg Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland
David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Scotland Stirling, Scotland
Marc Pfister Enrico Pfister Reto Keller Raphael Märki Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
Manuel Ruch Jean-Nicolas Longchamp Roman Ruch Mathias Graf Switzerland Uitikon, Switzerland
Jiří Snítil Lukas Klima Martin Snítil Jindřich Kitzberger Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Rasmus Stjerne Mikkel Krause Oliver Dupont Troels Harry Denmark Hvidovre, Denmark
Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Norway Oslo, Norway
Mikel Unanue Inaki Lasuen Victor Mirete Avelino Garcia Spain San Sebastián, Spain
Jaap van Dorp Carlo Glasbergen Wouter Gosgens Joey Bruinsma Netherlands Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Round Robin Standings

After Draw 10

Pool A W L
Switzerland Sven Michel 3 1
Russia Andrey Drozdov 3 1
Canada Steve Laycock 3 1
Switzerland Michael Brunner 1 3
Spain Mikel Unanue 0 4
Pool B W L
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 4 0
Switzerland Marc Pfister 3 1
Scotland Tom Brewster 2 2
Latvia Ritvars Gulbis 1 3
Switzerland Stefan Häsler 0 4
Pool C W L
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 4 0
Sweden Niklas Edin 3 1
Switzerland Felix Attinger 2 2
Czech Republic Jiří Snítil 1 3
Germany Alexander Baumann 0 4
Pool D W L
Switzerland Manuel Ruch 3 1
Scotland David Murdoch 3 1
Switzerland Mario Freiberger 2 2
Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 1 3
Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 1 3

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 8
Russia Andrey Drozdov 3
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 7
Sweden Niklas Edin 6
Switzerland Manuel Ruch 3
Sweden Niklas Edin 5
Norway Thomas Ulsrud 6
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 5
Switzerland Sven Michel 5
Switzerland Marc Pfister 4
Switzerland Sven Michel 2
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 4
Switzerland Peter de Cruz 8
Scotland David Murdoch 3

References

  1. http://www.curlingchampionstour.org/index.php/events.html?month=201407
  2. "Baden Masters – Prize Money". badenmasters.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. "Baden Masters 2014 – Team Liste" (in German). badenmasters.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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