The 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 21 to 24 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, with the purse for the event being CAD$50,000. The winning team of John Epping received CAD$12,000 for their win.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Locale
|
| Todd Birr |
Doug Pottinger |
Tom O'Connor |
Kevin Birr |
Mankato, Minnesota
|
| Scott Bitz |
Jeff Sharp |
Aryn Schmidt |
Dean Hicke |
Regina, Saskatchewan
|
| Brendan Bottcher |
Micky Lizmore |
Bradley Thiessen |
Karrick Martin |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Jim Cotter |
Jason Gunnlaugson |
Tyrel Griffith |
Rick Sawatsky |
Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
|
|
Benoît Schwarz (fourth) |
Peter de Cruz (skip) |
Dominik Märki |
Valentin Tanner |
Switzerland
|
| John Epping |
Scott Bailey |
Scott Howard |
David Mathers |
Toronto, Ontario
|
| Rob Fowler |
Allan Lyburn |
Richard Daneault |
Derek Samagalski |
Brandon, Manitoba
|
|
Christopher Plys (fourth) |
Tyler George (skip) |
Rich Ruohonen |
Colin Hufman |
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Josh Heidt |
Brock Montgomery |
Matt Lang |
Dustin Kidby |
Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
|
| Pascal Hess |
Yves Hess |
Florian Meister |
Stefan Meienberg |
Switzerland
|
|
Clint Dieno (fourth) |
Jason Jacobson (skip) |
Matt Froehlich |
Chadd McKenzie |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Joel Jordison |
Jason Ackerman |
Brent Goeres |
Curtis Horwath |
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
|
| Kevin Koe |
Pat Simmons |
Carter Rycroft |
Nolan Thiessen |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Bruce Korte |
Dean Kleiter |
Roger Korte |
Rob Markowsky |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Steve Laycock |
Kirk Muyres |
Colton Flasch |
Dallan Muyres |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
|
Sean Morris (fourth) |
Mike Libbus (skip) |
Brad MacInnis |
Peter Keenan |
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Liu Rui |
Xu Xiaoming |
Zang Jialiang |
Ba Dexin |
Harbin, China
|
| William Lyburn |
James Kirkness |
Alex Forrest |
Tyler Forrest |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Kevin Marsh |
Matt Ryback |
Daniel Marsh |
Aaron Shutra |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Kevin Martin |
John Morris |
Marc Kennedy |
Ben Hebert |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Mike McEwen |
B.J. Neufeld |
Matt Wozniak |
Denni Neufeld |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Rick McKague |
Jim Moats |
Doug McNish |
Paul Strandlund |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| Sven Michel |
Claudio Pätz |
Sandro Trolliet |
Simon Gempeler |
Adelboden, Switzerland
|
| Yusuke Morozumi |
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
Tetsuro Shimizu |
Kosuke Morozumi |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
|
Dan Petryk (fourth) |
Steve Petryk (skip) |
Roland Robinson |
Thomas Usselman |
Calgary, Alberta
|
| Brady Scharback |
Quinn Hersikorn |
Jake Hersikorn |
Brady Kendel |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Robert Schlender |
Dean Ross |
Don Bartlett |
Chris Lemishka |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| John Shuster |
Jeff Isaacson |
Jared Zezel |
John Landsteiner |
Duluth, Minnesota
|
| Jeff Stoughton |
Jon Mead |
Reid Carruthers |
Mark Nichols |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| Brock Virtue |
Braeden Moskowy |
Chris Schille |
D. J Kidby |
Regina, Saskatchewan
|
|
Dustin Kalthoff (fourth) |
Randy Woytowich (skip) |
Lionel Holm |
Lyndon Holm |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
| Zou Dejia |
Chen Lu'an |
Ji Yangsong |
Li Guangxu |
Harbin, China
|
Knockout Brackets
A Event
B Event
C Event
Playoffs