The men's event of the 2012 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from November 14 to 18 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, the Brantford Golf & Curling Club and the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Some of the men's Tier I round robin games were held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, while the remainder of the Tier I games and the playoffs round games were held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. The men's Tier II games and playoffs qualifiers were held at the Brant Curling Club. It was held as the first Grand Slam event on the men's tour.
In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Jim Cotter of British Columbia with a score of 7–5.
The event is split up into two tiers, with 18 teams in Tier I and 16 teams in Tier II. The Tier I teams were divided into 3 pools of 6 teams which played in a round robin, while the Tier II teams played off in a triple knockout event. 8 Tier II teams qualified for a playoff to determine which two teams would enter the playoffs along with six Tier I teams.
Tier I
Teams
The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Jim Cotter Jason Gunnlaugson Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia Benoît Schwarz (fourth) Peter de Cruz (skip) Dominik Märki Valentin Tanner Switzerland Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll Karlstad, Sweden John Epping Scott Bailey Scott Howard David Mathers Toronto, Ontario Rob Fowler Allan Lyburn Richard Daneault Derek Samagalski Brandon, Manitoba Brad Gushue Adam Casey Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater, Ontario Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Mark Kean Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Toronto, Ontario Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Edmonton, Alberta Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Edmonton, Alberta Mike McEwen B.J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Jean-Michel Ménard Martin Crête Éric Sylvain Philippe Ménard Quebec City, Quebec Sven Michel Claudio Pätz Sandro Trolliet Simon Gempeler Adelboden, Switzerland Robert Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Scott Hodgson Greg Robinson Guelph, Ontario Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Mark Nichols Winnipeg, Manitoba Charley Thomas J. D. Lind Dominic Daemen Matthew Ng Calgary, Alberta Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Oslo, Norway
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L Kevin Koe 3 2 Peter de Cruz 3 2 Jeff Stoughton 3 2 Rob Fowler 2 3 Glenn Howard 2 3 Robert Rumfeldt 1 4 Pool B W L Brad Jacobs 5 0 Jim Cotter 3 2 Mike McEwen 3 2 Niklas Edin 2 3 Brad Gushue 2 3 Mark Kean 0 5 Pool C W L Kevin Martin 4 1 Jean-Michel Ménard 3 2 Rasmus Stjerne 3 2 Thomas Ulsrud 3 2 John Epping 2 3 Sven Michel 0 5
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Draw 1 Wednesday, November 14, 19:00
Draw 2 Thursday, November 14, 8:30
Draw 3 Thursday, November 14, 12:00
Draw 4 Thursday, November 14, 15:30
Draw 5 Thursday, November 14, 19:30
Draw 6 Friday, November 15, 8:30
Draw 7 Friday, November 15, 12:00
Draw 8 Friday, November 15, 15:30
Draw 9 Friday, November 15, 19:00
Tiebreakers Saturday, November 17, 8:30
Saturday, November 17, 12:00
Tier II
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Mark Bice Tyler Morgan Steve Bice Jamie Farnell Toronto, Ontario Martin Ferland François Roberge Shawn Fowler Maxime Elmaleh Quebec City, Quebec Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (fourth) Paul Flemming (skip) Graham Breckon Kelly Middelstadt Halifax, Nova Scotia Joe Frans Ryan Werenich Jeff Gorda Shawn Kaufman Bradford, Ontario Chris Gardner (fourth) Mathew Camm Brad Kidd Bryan Cochrane (skip) Ottawa, Ontario Sean Geall Jay Peachey Sebastien Robillard Mark Olson New Westminster, British Columbia Pascal Hess Yves Hess Florian Meister Stefan Meienberg Switzerland Brent Ross (fourth) Jake Higgs (skip) Codey Maus Bill Buchanan Harriston, Ontario Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Philippe Lemay Mathieu Beaufort Jean-Michel Arsenault Érik Lachance Trois-Rivières, Quebec Heath McCormick Matt Hames Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell New York City, New York Jamie Murphy Jordan Pinder Mike Bardsley Don McDermaid Halifax, Nova Scotia David Nedohin Colin Hodgson Mike Westlund Tom Sallows Edmonton, Alberta Dan Petryk (fourth) Steve Petryk (skip) Roland Robinson Thomas Usselman Calgary, Alberta Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen Jay Allen Caleb Flaxey Toronto, Ontario Brock Virtue Braeden Moskowy Chris Schille D. J. Kidby Regina, Saskatchewan
Knockout Draw Brackets The draw is listed as follows:
A event
B event
C event
Knockout results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Draw 1 Thursday, November 14, 8:30
Draw 2 Thursday, November 14, 11:30
Draw 3 Thursday, November 14, 14:30
Draw 4 Thursday, November 14, 17:30
Draw 5 Thursday, November 14, 20:30
Draw 6 Friday, November 15, 8:30
Draw 7 Friday, November 15, 12:30
Draw 8 Friday, November 15, 16:30
Draw 9 Friday, November 15, 20:30
Playoffs qualifiers
Results Saturday, November 16, 8:30
Saturday, November 16, 12:00
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, November 17, 15:30
Saturday, November 17, 19:30
Semifinals Sunday, November 18, 8:00
Final Sunday, November 18, 13:00
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