2011 World Cup of Curling explained

2011 GP Car and Home
World Cup of Curling
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Host City:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Arena:Essar Centre
Dates:November 2–6
Winner: Glenn Howard
Curling Club:Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater
Skip:Glenn Howard
Third:Wayne Middaugh
Second:Brent Laing
Lead:Craig Savill
Finalist: John Epping

The 2011 GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling was held from November 2 to 6 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the eleventh time the tournament has been held. The purse for the event was CAD$100,000. Glenn Howard won his fifth World Cup of Curling and his ninth Grand Slam title overall after he and his team defeated John Epping in the final with a score of 6–4.

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kingston, Ontario
Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Karlstad, Sweden
Toronto, Ontario
David Nedohin (fourth) Randy Ferbey (skip)
Brandon, Manitoba
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Coldwater, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Edmonton, Alberta
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Edmonton, Alberta
Bradford, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Edmonton, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oslo, Norway

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
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4 1
3 2
3 2
3 2
1 4
1 4
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4 1
4 1
3 2
2 3
1 4
1 4
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5 0
4 1
3 2
2 3
1 4
0 5

Round robin results

Draw 1

Wednesday, November 2, 7:30 pm

Draw 2

Thursday, November 3, 9:00 am

Draw 3

Thursday, November 3, 12:30 pm

Draw 4

Thursday, November 3, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, November 3, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Friday, November 4, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Friday, November 4, 12:30 pm

Draw 8

Friday, November 4, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Friday, November 4, 7:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, November 5, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 5, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, November 5, 7:00 pm

Final

Sunday, November 6, 1:00 pm

External links