2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic

2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
Host city	Calgary, Alberta
Arena	Calgary Curling Club
Dates	October 11–14
Winner	Eve Muirhead
Curling club	Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry
Skip	Eve Muirhead
Third	Anna Sloan
Second	Vicki Adams
Lead	Claire Hamilton
Finalist	Wang Bingyu

The 2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 11 to 14 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The event was the first women's Grand Slam of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$50,000. The winning team received $14,000.^[1]

Eve Muirhead's Scottish rink won the tournament with seven straight victories, a first in the bonspiel's history. She defeated China's Wang Bingyu in the final, which saw the first time the tournament featured two non-Canadian teams in the final.^[2] It is also the second straight women's slam to feature two non-Canadian teams in the final, which had only happened one time before in Grand Slam history. Muirhead, who won the 2013 Players' Championship in April, won her second straight slam.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Cathy Auld	Janet Murphy	Stephanie Gray	Melissa Foster	Mississauga, Ontario
Cheryl Bernard	Susan O'Connor	Lori Olson-Johns	Shannon Aleksic	Calgary, Alberta
Erika Brown	Debbie McCormick	Jessica Schultz	Ann Swisshelm	Madison, Wisconsin
Chelsea Carey	Kristy McDonald	Kristen Foster	Lindsay Titheridge	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Laura Crocker	Erin Carmody	Rebecca Pattinson	Jen Gates	Edmonton, Alberta
Lisa Eyamie	Desirée Owen	Jodi Marthaller	Stephanie Malekoff	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Satsuki Fujisawa	Miyo Ichikawa	Emi Shimizu	Miyuki Satoh	Karuizawa, Japan
Tiffany Game	Vanessa Pouliot	Jennifer Van Wieren	Melissa Pierce	Edmonton, Alberta
Teryn Hamilton	Hayley Furst	Jody Keim	Heather Hansen	Calgary, Alberta
Amber Holland	Jolene Campbell	Dailene Sivertson	Brooklyn Lemon	Regina, Saskatchewan
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Alison Kreviazuk	Lisa Weagle	Ottawa, Ontario
Tracy Horgan	Jenn Horgan	Jenna Enge	Amanda Gates	Sudbury, Ontario
Michèle Jäggi	Marisa Winkelhausen	Stéphanie Jäggi	Melanie Barbezat	Bern, Switzerland
Heather Jensen	Darah Provencal	Shana Snell	Morgan Muise	Calgary, Alberta
Jennifer Jones	Kaitlyn Lawes	Jill Officer	Dawn McEwen	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jessie Kaufman	Tiffany Steuber	Dayna Demmans	Stephanie Enright	Spruce Grove, Alberta
Shannon Kleibrink	Bronwen Webster	Kalynn Park	Chelsey Matson	Calgary, Alberta
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
Lene Nielsen	Helle Simonsen	Jeanne Ellegaard	Maria Poulsen	Hvidovre, Denmark
Jocelyn Peterman	Brittany Tran	Rebecca Konschuh	Kristine Anderson	Red Deer, Alberta
Casey Scheidegger	Denise Kinghorn	Jessie Scheidegger	Kimberly Anderson	Lethbridge, Alberta
Kelly Scott	Jeanna Schraeder	Sasha Carter	Sarah Wazney	Kelowna, British Columbia
Jill Shumay	Kara Johnston	Taryn Holtby	Jinaye Ayrey	Maidstone, Saskatchewan
Anna Sidorova	Liudmila Privivkova	Margarita Fomina	Ekaterina Galkina	Moscow, Russia
Renée Sonnenberg	Lawnie McDonald	Cary-Anne McTaggart	Rona Pasika	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Barb Spencer	Katie Spencer	Ainsley Champagne	Raunora Westcott	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Valerie Sweeting	Dana Ferguson	Joanne Taylor	Rachelle Pidherny	Edmonton, Alberta
Wang Bingyu	Liu Yin	Yue Qingshuang	Zhou Yan	Harbin, China
Crystal Webster	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Geri-Lynn Ramsay	Samantha Preston	Calgary, Alberta

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:^[4]

A event

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 1

Rachel Homan	4
Jocelyn Peterman	3	Rachel Homan	7
Valerie Sweeting	7	Valerie Sweeting	3
Kelly Scott	1			Rachel Homan	7
Sherry Middaugh	4			Shannon Kleibrink	5
Casey Scheidegger	6	Casey Scheidegger	3
Shannon Kleibrink	6	Shannon Kleibrink	8
Barb Spencer	2					Rachel Homan	4
Eve Muirhead	9					Eve Muirhead	6
Jessie Kaufman	1	Eve Muirhead	7
Cheryl Bernard	4	Cathy Auld	4
Cathy Auld	7			Eve Muirhead	7
Anna Sidorova	4			Lisa Eyamie	4
Lisa Eyamie	5	Lisa Eyamie	4
Erika Brown	3	Tracy Horgan	3
Tracy Horgan	4

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 2

Jennifer Jones	6
Teryn Hamilton	3	Jennifer Jones	6
Amber Holland	8	Amber Holland	3
Crystal Webster	6			Jennifer Jones	7
Chelsea Carey	4			Wang Bingyu	6
Jill Shumay	3	Chelsea Carey	5
Renée Sonnenberg	4	Wang Bingyu	7
Wang Bingyu	8					Jennifer Jones	3
Stefanie Lawton	8					Stefanie Lawton	7
Heather Jensen	1	Stefanie Lawton	6
Michèle Jäggi	8	Michèle Jäggi	5
Lene Nielsen	4			Stefanie Lawton	6
Heather Nedohin	6			Laura Crocker	4
Tiffany Game	5	Heather Nedohin	3
Laura Crocker	5	Laura Crocker	5
Satsuki Fujisawa	0

B event

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 3

		Heather Nedohin	7
Jocelyn Peterman	2	Kelly Scott	3
Kelly Scott	7			Heather Nedohin	5
				Wang Bingyu	3


						Heather Nedohin	5
						Michèle Jäggi	6
		Michèle Jäggi	4
Sherry Middaugh	3	Barb Spencer	3
Barb Spencer	6			Michèle Jäggi	7	Qualifier 3
				Lisa Eyamie	3
						Michèle Jäggi	6
						Rachel Homan	4

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 3

		Chelsea Carey	9
Jessie Kaufman	1	Cheryl Bernard	5
Cheryl Bernard	9			Chelsea Carey	5
				Anna Sidorova	2
		Amber Holland	3
Anna Sidorova	7	Anna Sidorova	6
Erika Brown	6					Chelsea Carey	2
						Rachel Homan	8

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 4

		Tracy Horgan	4
Teryn Hamilton	4	Crystal Webster	6
Crystal Webster	6			Crystal Webster	3
				Laura Crocker	6


						Laura Crocker	8
						Cathy Auld	3
		Cathy Auld	9
Jill Shumay	8	Jill Shumay	3
Renée Sonnenberg	4			Cathy Auld	7	Qualifier 4
				Shannon Kleibrink	6
						Laura Crocker	2
						Valerie Sweeting	8

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Qualifier 4

		Casey Scheidegger	4
Heather Jensen	4	Lene Nielsen	6
Lene Nielsen	5			Lene Nielsen	5
				Valerie Sweeting	7
		Valerie Sweeting	6
Tiffany Game	2	Satsuki Fujisawa	4
Satsuki Fujisawa	5					Valerie Sweeting	6
						Jennifer Jones	4

C event

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 5

		Crystal Webster	5
Jocelyn Peterman	3	Sherry Middaugh	6
Sherry Middaugh	5			Sherry Middaugh	3
				Shannon Kleibrink	5
		Shannon Kleibrink	7
Jessie Kaufman	4	Erika Brown	2
Erika Brown	5					Shannon Kleibrink	2
						Rachel Homan	3

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 6

		Kelly Scott	5
		Barb Spencer	4
				Kelly Scott	3
				Jennifer Jones	9


						Jennifer Jones	4
						Cheryl Bernard	1
		Lene Nielsen	5
Cheryl Bernard	5	Cheryl Bernard	6
Amber Holland	4			Cheryl Bernard	5
				Cathy Auld	3

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 7

		Anna Sidorova	1
Casey Scheidegger	2	Satsuki Fujisawa	8
Satsuki Fujisawa	8			Satsuki Fujisawa	4
				Heather Nedohin	7


						Heather Nedohin	5
						Chelsea Carey	4
		Tracy Horgan	5
		Jill Shumay	6
				Jill Shumay	3
				Chelsea Carey	6

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 8

		Wang Bingyu	8
Teryn Hamilton	6	Teryn Hamilton	2
Renée Sonnenberg	5			Wang Bingyu	9
				Lisa Eyamie	6
		Lisa Eyamie	6
Heather Jensen	8	Heather Jensen	5
Tiffany Game	5					Wang Bingyu	7
						Laura Crocker	5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Eve Muirhead	7

Jennifer Jones	6
		Eve Muirhead	4

		Rachel Homan	3
Valerie Sweeting	4

Rachel Homan	5
				Eve Muirhead	8

				Wang Bingyu	3
Wang Bingyu	7

Michèle Jäggi	6
		Wang Bingyu	8

		Stefanie Lawton	2
Heather Nedohin	3

Stefanie Lawton	6

References

^ "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
^ "Scot Muirhead conquers tough women's field at Autumn Gold Curling Classic". Calgary Herald. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
^ "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Draw". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

External links

Results from the CurlingZone database

[1] "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

[2] "Scot Muirhead conquers tough women's field at Autumn Gold Curling Classic". Calgary Herald. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[3] "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

[4] "2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic – Draw". CurlingZone. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

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