The women'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 Paris Curling Club in Brantford and Paris, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The majority of the women's Tier I round robin games was 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 women's Tier II games were held at the Paris Curling Club, and the women's Tier II playoffs qualifiers were held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club. It was held as the fourth Grand Slam on the women's tour.
In the final, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated Chelsea Carey of Manitoba with a score of 8–3.
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 Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Madison, Wisconsin Chelsea Carey Kristy McDonald Kristen Foster Lindsay Titheridge Winnipeg, Manitoba Laura Crocker Sarah Wilkes Rebecca Pattison Jen Gates Edmonton, Alberta Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Alison Kreviazuk Lisa Weagle Ottawa, Ontario Michèle Jäggi Marisa Winkelhausen Stéphanie Jäggi Malanie Barbezät Bern, Switzerland Shannon Kleibrink Bronwen Webster Kalynn Park Chelsey Matson Calgary, Alberta Kaitlyn Lawes Kirsten Wall Jill Officer Dawn Askin Winnipeg, Manitoba Stefanie Lawton Sherry Anderson Sherri Singler Marliese Kasner Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Coldwater, Ontario Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Stirling, Scotland Heather Nedohin Beth Iskiw Jessica Mair Laine Peters Edmonton, Alberta Mirjam Ott Carmen Schäfer Carmen Küng Janine Greiner Davos, Switzerland Cathy Overton-Clapham Jenna Loder Ashley Howard Breanne Meakin Winnipeg, Manitoba Kelly Scott Jeanna Schraeder Sasha Carter Sarah Wazney Kelowna, British Columbia Anna Sidorova Liudmila Privivkova Margarita Fomina Ekaterina Galkina Moscow, Russia Valerie Sweeting Dana Ferguson Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Edmonton, Alberta Silvana Tirinzoni Marlene Albrecht Esther Neuenschwander Sandra Gantenbein Switzerland Crystal Webster Erin Carmody Geri-Lynn Ramsay Samantha Preston Calgary, Alberta
Round Robin Standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Pool A W L Silvana Tirinzoni 4 1 Kaitlyn Lawes 3 2 Erika Brown 2 3 Mirjam Ott 2 3 Valerie Sweeting 2 3 Crystal Webster 2 3 Pool B W L Rachel Homan 5 0 Shannon Kleibrink 3 2 Sherry Middaugh 3 2 Eve Muirhead 3 2 Cathy Overton-Clapham 1 4 Laura Crocker 0 5 Pool C W L Chelsea Carey 4 1 Anna Sidorova 3 2 Michèle Jäggi 2 3 Stefanie Lawton 2 3 Heather Nedohin 2 3 Kelly Scott 2 3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Draw 1 Thursday, November 15, 9:00
Draw 2 Thursday, November 15, 12:30
Draw 3 Thursday, November 15, 16:00
Draw 4 Thursday, November 15, 19:30
Draw 5 Friday, November 16, 8:30
Draw 6 Friday, November 16, 12:00
Draw 7 Friday, November 16, 15:30
Draw 8 Friday, November 16, 19:00
Tiebreakers Saturday, November 17, 8:30
Tier II
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Mary-Anne Arsenault Colleen Jones Kim Kelly Jennifer Baxter Halifax, Nova Scotia Cathy Auld Janet Murphy Stephanie Gray Melissa Foster Mississauga, Ontario Suzanne Birt Shelly Bradley Sarah Fullerton Leslie MacDougall Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Jacqueline Harrison Kimberly Tuck Susan Froud Heather Nicol Waterdown, Ontario Julie Hastings Christy Trombley Stacey Smith Katrina Collins Thornhill, Ontario Amber Holland Jolene Campbell Brooklyn Lemon Dailene Sivertson Regina, Saskatchewan Tracy Horgan Jenn Seabrook Jenna Enge Amanda Gates Sudbury, Ontario Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Kelly Erickson Stephanie Enright Edmonton, Alberta Marie-France Larouche Brenda Nicholls Véronique Grégoire Amélie Blais Lévis, Quebec Krista McCarville Ashley Miharija Kari Lavoie Sarah Lang Thunder Bay, Ontario Allison Nimik Katie Pringle Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Toronto, Ontario Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota Manuela Siegrist Alina Pätz Nadine Lehmann Nicole Dünki Basel, Switzerland Heather Smith-Dacey Stephanie McVicar Blisse Comstock Teri Lake Halifax, Nova Scotia Heather Strong Laura Strong Erica Trickett Stephanie Korab St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Jill Thurston Kristen Phillips Brette Richards Kendra Georges Winnipeg, Manitoba
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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