2011 Swiss Cup Basel

2011 Swiss Cup Basel
Host city	Arlesheim, Switzerland
Arena
Dates	September 30 – October 2
Winner	Brad Gushue
Curling club	Bally Haly G&CC St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Skip	Brad Gushue
Third	Ryan Fry
Second	Geoff Walker
Lead	Adam Casey
Finalist	Peter de Cruz

The 2011 Swiss Cup Basel was held from September 30 to October 2 at the in Arlesheim, Switzerland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CHF40,000, and the winner, Brad Gushue, received CHF13,000. It was held in a triple-knockout format. Gushue won in the final over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz with a score of 4–3.

Teams[]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				Switzerland
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Benoit Schwarz (fourth)	Peter de Cruz (skip)		Valentin Tanner	Switzerland
Andrey Drozdov	Alexey Stukalsky	Roman Kutuzov	Anton Kalalb	Russia
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Henrik Leek	Alexander Lindström	Lit, Sweden
				Switzerland
Logan Gray				Stirling, Scotland
Brad Gushue	Ryan Fry	Geoff Walker	Adam Casey	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marcus Hasselborg	Peder Folke	Andreas Prytz	Anton Sandström	Sweden
Toni Müller (fourth)	Jan Hauser (skip)	Marco Ramstein		Zürich, Switzerland
Andy Lang	Daniel Herberg	Markus Messenzehl	Daniel Neuner	Germany
	Yves Hess			Switzerland
Aku Kauste	Jani Sullanmaa	Pauli Jäämies		Finland
Aleksandr Kirikov	Aleksandr Kozyrev	Artur Razhabov	Petr Dron	Russia
Thomas Løvold	Thomas Due	Steffen Walstad	Sander Rølvåg	Norway
Dominik Märki			Raphael Märki	Switzerland
Steffen Mellemseter	Markus Snøve Høiberg		Magnus Nedregotten	Norway
Sven Michel	Claudio Pätz	Sandro Trolliet	Simon Gempeler	Adelboden, Switzerland
David Murdoch	Glen Muirhead	Ross Paterson		Lockerbie, Scotland
		Kevin Wunderlin		Switzerland
Claudio Pescia				St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tomi Rantamäki	Jussi Uusipaavalniemi			Finland
Joël Retornaz	Silvio Zanotelli	Davide Zanotelli		Italy
				Switzerland
Christof Schwaller	Alexander Attinger	Robert Hürlimann		Switzerland
				Czech Republic
Jiří Snítil	Martin Snítil	Jindrich Kitzberger	Marek Vydra	Prague, Czech Republic
Jeff Stoughton	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Steve Gould	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway
Rob Vilain		Erik Dijkstra		Netherlands
Bernhard Werthemann		Daniel Widmer		Switzerland

Knockout Results[]

A Event[]

First Knockout												Qualifier 1
Jan Hauser	4
	2			Jan Hauser	3
David Murdoch	1				5
	9								5
Oskar Eriksson	8							Jeff Stoughton	4
	2			Oskar Eriksson	3
Jeff Stoughton	9			Jeff Stoughton	6
	2												3
Thomas Ulsrud	3											Logan Gray	4
Peter de Cruz	6			Peter de Cruz	5
Marcus Hasselborg	5			Marcus Hasselborg	6
Dominik Märki	3							Marcus Hasselborg	3
Logan Gray	6							Logan Gray	4
Bernhard Werthemann	4			Logan Gray	6
Christof Schwaller	2			Jiří Snítil	3
Jiří Snítil	7

First Knockout												Qualifier 2
Brad Gushue	6
Joël Retornaz	5			Brad Gushue	3
Claudio Pescia	6			Claudio Pescia	7
Steffen Mellemseter	3							Claudio Pescia	7
	5							Andrey Drozdov	1
Aku Kauste	7			Aku Kauste	6
Andy Lang	4			Andrey Drozdov	7
Andrey Drozdov	6											Claudio Pescia	2
Tom Brewster	3											Niklas Edin	5
Tomi Rantamäki	4			Tomi Rantamäki	6
Thomas Løvold	5			Rob Vilain	1
Rob Vilain	10							Tomi Rantamäki	2
Niklas Edin	6							Niklas Edin	6
	4			Niklas Edin	6
Sven Michel	6			Sven Michel	3
Aleksandr Kirikov	2

B Event[]

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
			4
	David Murdoch		9			David Murdoch		4
			4					6
			3										6
											Andrey Drozdov		4
																		7
	Thomas Ulsrud		4													Tomi Rantamäki		5
	Dominik Märki		3			Thomas Ulsrud		5
	Bernhard Werthemann		3			Christof Schwaller		6
	Christof Schwaller		5								Christof Schwaller		5			Qualifier 3
											Tomi Rantamäki		6
																		2
																Sven Michel		5

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 3
											Claudio Pescia		0
	Brad Gushue		6								Sven Michel		6
	Aku Kauste		4			Brad Gushue		3
	Rob Vilain		4			Sven Michel		7
	Sven Michel		5

	Second Knockout					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Jan Hauser		3
	Oskar Eriksson		7			Oskar Eriksson		5
	Peter de Cruz		7			Jiří Snítil		2
	Jiří Snítil		9								Oskar Eriksson		7
													1

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 4
	Joël Retornaz		2
	Steffen Mellemseter		5			Steffen Mellemseter		1
			6					9
	Andy Lang		3										2
											Jeff Stoughton		8
																Jeff Stoughton		4
	Tom Brewster		4													Tom Brewster		5
	Thomas Løvold		3			Tom Brewster		8
			7					2
	Aleksandr Kirikov		4								Tom Brewster		7			Qualifier 4
											Marcus Hasselborg		1
																Oskar Eriksson		0
																Tom Brewster		6

C Event[]

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
						Aku Kauste		9
			1					1
			10								Aku Kauste		5
											Dominik Märki		6
						Rob Vilain		3
	Dominik Märki		7			Dominik Märki		8
	Bernhard Werthemann		3													Dominik Märki		7
																		2

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
											Tomi Rantamäki		5
											Marcus Hasselborg		6
								4
						Marcus Hasselborg		6
																Marcus Hasselborg		5
																Brad Gushue		6
													3
											Brad Gushue		7
						Brad Gushue		8
	David Murdoch		8			David Murdoch		3
	Thomas Ulsrud		6

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
											Claudio Pescia		6
											Jiří Snítil		7
						Jiří Snítil		5
	Steffen Mellemseter		6			Steffen Mellemseter		4
			3													Jiří Snítil		5
																Jeff Stoughton		6
											Jeff Stoughton		7
											Christof Schwaller		3
						Andrey Drozdov		3
						Christof Schwaller		7

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
						Jan Hauser		5
	Joël Retornaz		6			Andy Lang		6
	Andy Lang		8								Andy Lang		1
											Peter de Cruz		7
						Peter de Cruz		8
	Thomas Løvold		6			Thomas Løvold		4
	Aleksandr Kirikov		3													Peter de Cruz		6
																Oskar Eriksson		5

Playoffs[]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Logan Gray		5
	Peter de Cruz		6
						Peter de Cruz		7
						Jeff Stoughton		4
			6
	Jeff Stoughton		7
											Peter de Cruz		3
											Brad Gushue		4
	Tom Brewster		5
	Dominik Märki		4
						Tom Brewster		5
						Brad Gushue		6
	Niklas Edin		5
	Brad Gushue		6

External links[]

• Official site
• Results from the CurlingZone database