2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel Explained

2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel
Host City:	Spruce Grove, Alberta
Arena:	Spruce Grove Curling Club
Dates:	November 23–25
Men's Winner:	Les Rogers
Curling Club:	none
Skip:	Les Rogers
Third:	Aaron Bartling
Second:	Jason Hardy
Lead:	Jason McPhee
Finalist:	Greg Keith
Women's Winner:	Tiffany Steuber
Skip2:	Tiffany Steuber
Third2:	Megan Anderson
Second2:	Lisa Miller
Lead2:	Cindy Westgard
Finalist2:	Holly Whyte

The 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel was held from November 23 to 25 at the Spruce Grove Curling Club in Spruce Grove, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held in a round robin format, and the purses for the men's and women's events were CAD$8,000 each, with the winner of each event receiving CAD$2,100.^{[1] [2]} In the men's final, Les Rogers defeated Greg Keith with a score of 6–3 for his first World Curling Tour title. In the women's final, Tiffany Steuber defeated Holly Whyte with a score of 8–7 in an extra end.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Spruce Grove, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
Don DeLair (fourth)	Greg Hill (skip)		Stephen Jensen	Airdrie, Alberta
				Spruce Grove, Alberta
				Calgary, Alberta
				Gibbons, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Whitecourt, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings^[4]

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width=150 Pool A ! W L 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 3

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width=150 Pool B ! W L 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

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width=150 Pool C ! W L 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 3

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width=150 Pool D ! W L 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:^[5]

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[6]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				High River, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Calgary, Alberta
				Calgary, Alberta
				Airdrie, Alberta
				Spruce Grove, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Calgary, Alberta
				Lethbridge, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
	Natalie Hughes			Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Edmonton, Alberta

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings^[7]

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width=160 Pool A ! W L 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 3

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width=160 Pool B ! W L 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

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width=160 Pool C ! W L 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 3

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width=160 Pool D ! W L 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 3

Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Men's event – Event/Contact information. CurlingZone. 21 November 2012.
2. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Women's event – Event/Contact information. CurlingZone. 21 November 2012.
3. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Men's event – Teams. CurlingZone. 23 November 2012.
4. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Men's event – Round Robin. CurlingZone. 21 November 2012.
5. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Men's event – Playoffs. CurlingZone. 25 November 2012.
6. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Women's event – Teams. CurlingZone. 21 November 2012.
7. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Women's event – Round Robin. CurlingZone. 21 November 2012.
8. Web site: 2012 Spruce Grove Cashspiel – Women's event – Playoffs. CurlingZone. 25 November 2012.