2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational
Host cityVictoria, British Columbia
ArenaArchie Browning Sports Centre
DatesMarch 31-April 3
Men's winner Glenn Howard
Curling clubColdwater & District CC
Coldwater, Ontario
SkipGlenn Howard
ThirdRichard Hart
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
Finalist Brock Virtue
Women's winner Jennifer Jones
Curling clubSt. Vital Curling Club
Winnipeg, Manitoba
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn Askin
Finalist Shannon Kleibrink

The 2011 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 31 to April 3. There was a men's and women's draw. The men played a triple-knockout tournament to determine 8 quarterfinal spots, while the women played a round-robin tournament in two pools of four, and the top two teams of each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Men

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Jim Cotter Ken Maskiewich Kevin Folk Rick Sawatsky Kelowna/Vernon
Neil Dangerfield Dennis Sutton Darren Boden Rob Iuvale Victoria
John Epping Scott Bailey Darryl Prebble Trevor Wall Toronto
Sean Geall Ken McArdle Tyler Klitch Darren LaFace New Westminster
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Danbrook St. John's
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
Rick McKague Jim Moats Steve McKague Paul Strandlund Edmonton
Jason Montgomery Mike Wood Miles Craig William Duggan Duncan
Braeden Moskowy Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Matt Lang Regina
Brent Pierce Grant Dezura Kevin Recksiedler Jeff Richard New Westminster
Pat Simmons Steve Laycock Brennen Jones Dallan Muyres Regina
Naomasa Takeda Fukuhiro Ohno Hiromitsu Kuriyama Shinaya Yoshimoto Aomori
Brock Virtue JD Lind Dominic Daemen Dean Joanisse Lethbridge

Results

A Event

First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
Martin 7
Takeda 1 Martin 7
Epping 5 Epping 5
Geall 3 Martin 5
Gushue 5 Gushue 1
Virtue 4 Gushue 6
Koe 5 Koe 3
Moskowy 3
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
Howard 8
Dangerfield 2 Howard 8
Simmons 8 Simmons 4
Montgomery 2 Howard 6
Cotter 9 McEwen 3
Pierce 3 Cotter 3
McEwen 9 McEwen 9
McKague 7

B Event

Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Takeda 3
Geall 10 Geall 2
Virtue 8 Virtue 7
Moskowy 3 Virtue 7
McEwen 3
Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Dangerfield 2
Montgomery 8 Montgomery 6
Pierce 6 Pierce 5
McKague 5 Montgomery 2
Gushue 8
Second Knockout Qualifier 5
Epping 3
Koe 7 Koe 3
Simmons 8 Simmons 8
Cotter 3

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 6
Takeda 1
Moskowy 12 Moskowy 1
Cotter 5
Cotter 7
Montgomery 4
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 7
Dangerfield 8
McKague 1 Dangerfield 6
Epping 4
Dangerfield 7
McEwen 5
Third Knockout Qualifier 8
Geall 2
Pierce 8 Pierce 4
Koe 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Martin 6
Dangerfield 3 Martin 6
Virtue 6 Virtue 7
Koe 4 Virtue 2
Howard 4 Howard 6
Cotter 2 Howard 8
Gushue 4 Gushue 2
Simmons 1

Women

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Morris Calgary
Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn Askin Winnipeg
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Webster Chelsey Bell Calgary
Kelley Law Jody Maskiewich Shannon Aleksik Kristen Recksiedler New Westminster
Allison MacInnes Grace MacInnes Diane Gushulak Trysta Vandale New Westminster
Marla Mallett Darah Provencal Stephanie Jackson Kelly Shimizu New Westminster
Cathy Overton-Clapham Eve Muirhead Lori Olson-Johns Breanne Meakin Winnipeg
Sarah Wark Michelle Allen Roselyn Craig (skip) Megan Reid Victoria

Round Robin

Standings

Pool A W L
Jennifer Jones 3 0
Roselyn Craig 2 1
Cathy Overton-Clapham 1 2
Allison MacInnes 0 3
Pool B W L
Shannon Kleibrink 3 0
Cheryl Bernard 2 1
Kelley Law 1 2
Marla Mallett 0 3

Results

Berth Craig Jones MacIn. Ov-Cl
Craig 5-6 11-5 10-4
Jones 6-5 7-2 5-3
MacInnes 5-11 2-7 1-8
Overton-Clapham 4-10 3-5 8-1
Berth Bern. Klei. Law Mall.
Bernard 2-9 7-3 7-2
Kleibrink 9-2 6-4 5-3
Law 3-7 4-6 9-4
Mallett 2-7 3-5 4-9

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Jones 10
4 Bernard 4
Jones 8
Kleibrink 2
3 Craig 4
2 Kleibrink 9