2013 Victoria Curling Classic Explained

2013 Victoria Curling Classic
Host City:Victoria, British Columbia
Arena:Archie Browning Sports Centre
Dates:March 20–24
Winner: Niklas Edin
Curling Club:Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip:Niklas Edin
Third:Sebastian Kraupp
Second:Fredrik Lindberg
Lead:Viktor Kjäll
Finalist: Mike McEwen

The 2013 Victoria Curling Classic was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 20 to 24 as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$76,000, of which the winner, Niklas Edin, received CAD$25,000.[1] Edin defeated Mike McEwen in the final with a score of 9–8.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1] [2]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Aberdeen, Scotland
Seattle, Washington
Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Toronto, Ontario
Kristian Lindström (fourth) Oskar Eriksson (skip) Karlstad, Sweden
Brandon, Manitoba
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Coldwater, Ontario
Japan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Hyvinkää, Finland
Calgary, Alberta
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Edmonton, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Edmonton, Alberta
Adelboden, Switzerland
Karuizawa, Japan
Dan Petryk (fourth) Steve Petryk (skip) Calgary, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Moscow, Russia
Oslo, Norway

Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:[3]

C event

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curling Classic field is rock solid; World's best players expected at Archie Browning. Annicchiarico. Mario. 7 December 2012. Montreal Gazette. 15 January 2013.
  2. Web site: 2013 Victoria Curling Classic – Teams & Players. victoriacurlingclassic.com. 15 January 2013.
  3. Web site: 2013 Victoria Curling Classic – Grid Schedule. victoriacurlingclassic.com/. 20 March 2013.