2010 Cactus Pheasant Classic

2010 Cactus Pheasant Classic
Host cityBrooks, Alberta
ArenaBrooks Curling Club
DatesOct. 28-31
WinnerKevin Martin
Curling club Edmonton, Alberta
SkipKevin Martin
ThirdJohn Morris
SecondMarc Kennedy
LeadBen Hebert
FinalistWayne Middaugh

The 2010 Cactus Pheasant Classic was held October 28–31 in Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It was the only event taking place in Week 8 of the Men's World Curling Tour for the 2010-11 curling season. The total purse for the event was $70,000 Canadian dollars (CAD). The event format was a 24-team triple knockout, with eight teams qualifying into a single-elimination playoff round to determine the champion. The winner, was to qualify for the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling, but the winning rink (Kevin Martin) had already qualified.

Participating teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Ted Appelman Tom Appelman Brandon Klassen Brendan Melnyk Edmonton
Brent Bawel Sean O'Connor Mike Jantzen Hardi Sulimma Calgary
Craig Brown John Shuster Greg Johnson Derrick Casper Wisconsin
Carl deConinck Smith Jeff Sharp Chris Haichert Jesse St. John Saskatchewan
Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll Karlstad
Scott Egger Albert Gerdung Terry Morishita Robin Niebergall Brooks
Sean Geall Grant Dezura Kevin Recksiedler Kevin MacKenzie New Westminster
Warren Hassall Jamie King Scott Manners Chris Hassall Alberta
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater
Kevin Koe Blake MacDonald Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Edmonton
Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Edmonton
Mike McEwen B.J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg
Terry Meek Dean Mamer Greg Northcott Eugene Doherty Calgary
Wayne Middaugh Joe Frans Scott Howard Scott Foster Toronto
Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamagushi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Karuizawa
Kevin Park Chris Galbraith Taren Gesell Pat McCallum Winnipeg
Steve Petryk Dan Petryk Kevin Yablonski Brad Chyz Calgary
Paul Czeke Brent Pierce (skip) Jay Wakefield John Cullen British Columbia
Dean Ross Don DeLair Chris Blackwell Sean Morris Calgary
Robert Schlender Chris Lemishka Jessi Wilkinson Darcy Hafso Edmonton
Pat Simmons Steve Laycock Brennen Jones Dallan Muyres Regina
Brock Virtue JD Lind Dominic Daemen Matthew Ng Calgary
Don Walchuk Chris Schille DJ Kidby Don Bartlett Edmonton
Xu Xiaoming Zang Jialiang Zhang Zhipeng Ba Dexin  China

Draw

A Event

Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
         
Kevin Park 4
Brent Bawel 5
Bawel 8
Ross 4
Niklas Edin 4
Dean Ross 5
Bawel 4
Koe 5
Don Walchuk 3
Yusuke Morozumi 6
Morozumi 4
Koe 7
Kevin Koe 6
Craig Brown 3
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
         
Wayne Middaugh 6
Xu Xiaoming 3
Middaugh 7
McEwen 3
Mike McEwen 5
Steve Petryk 4
Middaugh 7
Howard 3
C. deConinck Smith 5
Brock Virtue 6
Virtue 3
Howard 6
Glenn Howard 7
Terry Meek 4
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 3
         
Pat Simmons 4
Warren Hassall 5
Hassall 4
Appelman 5
Ted Appelman 8
Brent Pierce 2
Appelman 4
Martin 5
Sean Geall 5
Robert Schlender 6
Schlender 1
Martin 7
Kevin Martin 7
Scott Egger 2

B Event

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 4
Warren Hassall 7
Kevin Park 1 Edin 6
Niklas Edin 5 Hassall 3
Schlender 4
Walchuk 6
Don Walchuk 6 Robert Schlender 7
Craig Brown 3 Schlender 4
Glenn Howard 6
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 5
Dean Ross 6
Xu Xiaoming 2 Petryk 8
Steve Petryk 5 Petryk 5
Smith 3
Yusuke Morozumi 1
C. deConinck Smith 6 Smith 7
Terry Meek 4 Petryk 6
Ted Appelman 3
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 6
Mike McEwen 6
Pat Simmons 3 Pierce 5
Brent Pierce 6 McEwen 4
Geall 7
Brock Virtue 2
Sean Geall 7 Geall 8
Scott Egger 5 Geall 5
Brent Bawel 7

C Event

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 7
Niklas Edin 4
Don Walchuk 3
Edin 5
Dean Ross 4 McEwen 2
Yusuke Moroyumi 5 Moroyumi 2
Mike McEwen 5
Edin 3
Hassall 6
Warren Hassall 7
Brent Pierce 3 Virtue 3
Brock Virtue 5 Hassall 7
Ted Appelman 3
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 8
Sean Geall 5
Kevin Park 6 Park 4
Craig Brown 4 Park 5
C. deConinck Smith 3
Geall 6
Schlender 4
Robert Schlender 7
Xu Xiaoming 3 Meek 5
Terry Meek 5 Meek 6
Pat Simmons 8 Simmons 5
Scott Egger 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Kevin Martin 4
Sean Geall 1
Martin 6
Howard 3
Glenn Howard 8
Steve Petryk 2
Martin 5
Middaugh 4
Wayne Middaugh 5
Warren Hassall 3
Middaugh 7
Koe 3
Kevin Koe 7
Brent Bawel 2

Payout

Place Winnings
Champion $22,000
Runner-up $14,000
Semifinalist $7,000
Quarterfinalist $5,000