2011 Twin Anchors Invitational

2011 Twin Anchors Invitational
Host city	Vernon, British Columbia
Arena
Dates	September 29 – October 3
Men's winner	Robert Schlender
Curling club	Edmonton, Alberta
Skip	Robert Schlender
Third
Second
Lead	Don Bartlett
Finalist	Brent Pierce
Women's winner	Amy Nixon
Curling club	Calgary, Alberta
Skip	Amy Nixon
Third	Bronwen Webster
Second	Carolyn Darbyshire
Lead	Chelsey Matson
Finalist	Lisa Eyamie

The 2011 Twin Anchors Invitational was held from September 29 to October 3 at the in Vernon, British Columbia as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The women's event, held in a round-robin format, began on September 29 and concluded on October 2, and the men's event, held in a triple-knockout format, began on September 30 and concluded on October 3. The purses for the men's and women's were CAD$27,000 (due to the lack of entries) and CAD $35,000, respectively.

Men[]

Teams[]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Sean Beighton				Seattle, Washington
Jim Cotter	Kevin Folk	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky	Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
(fourth)		Jay Wakefield (skip)		New Westminster, British Columbia
				Maple Ridge, British Columbia
				British Columbia
Kevin Koe	Pat Simmons	Carter Rycroft	Nolan Thiessen	Edmonton, Alberta
Yusuke Morozumi	Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi	Tetsuro Shimizu	Kosuke Morozumi	Karuizawa, Japan
	Ryan LeDrew			Vernon, British Columbia
Jeff Richard (fourth)	Brent Pierce (skip)		Grant Dezura	New Westminster, British Columbia
Dean Ross				Calgary, Alberta
Robert Schlender			Don Bartlett	Edmonton, Alberta
Alexey Tselousov	Andrey Drozdov	Alexey Stukalsky	Aleksey Kamnev	Moscow, Russia
Markku Uusipaavalniemi		Kasper Hakunti	Joni Ikonen	Helsinki, Finland
				Edmonton, Alberta
(fourth)	Brad Wood (skip)			Vernon, British Columbia
				Kamloops, British Columbia

Results[]

A Event[]

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Kevin Koe		9
			3			Kevin Koe		8
			7					1
	Dean Ross		5								Kevin Koe		5
	Markku Uusipaavalniemi		4										1
			2			Markku Uusipaavalniemi		5
			4					8
			7

	First Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Jim Cotter		5
	Yusuke Morozumi		4			Jim Cotter		7
	Sean Beighton		2			Brent Pierce		3
	Brent Pierce		5								Jim Cotter		1
	Robert Schlender		6								Robert Schlender		7
	Jay Wakefield		0			Robert Schlender		7
	Brad Wood		1			Alexey Tselousov		4
	Alexey Tselousov		4

B Event[]

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
						Alexey Tselousov		6
			3			Dean Ross		5
	Dean Ross		6								Alexey Tselousov		5
											Brent Pierce		4
						Brent Pierce		7
			3					1
			5													Alexey Tselousov		11
																Jim Cotter		5

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						Markku Uusipaavalniemi		3
	Yusuke Morozumi		6			Yusuke Morozumi		8
	Sean Beighton		5								Yusuke Morozumi		2
													5
								4
	Jay Wakefield		2			Brad Wood		3
	Brad Wood		7															5
																		3

C Event[]

	Third Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
			6
			7					3
						Yusuke Morozumi		6
											Yusuke Morozumi		2
	Markku Uusipaavalniemi		1								Jim Cotter		6
	Brad Wood		6			Brad Wood		4
						Jim Cotter		6

	Third Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
	Sean Beighton		5
	Jay Wakefield		6			Jay Wakefield		0
						Brent Pierce		5
											Brent Pierce		8
	Dean Ross		6								Dean Ross		5
			3			Dean Ross		6
								4

Playoffs[]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Kevin Koe		4
	Brent Pierce		6			Brent Pierce		5
	Alexey Tselousov		1								Brent Pierce		3
											Robert Schlender		5
						Robert Schlender		5
			2			Jim Cotter		4
	Jim Cotter		8

Women[]

Teams[]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				Vancouver, British Columbia
Sarah Wark (fourth)	Michelle Allen	(skip)		Duncan, British Columbia
				Grande Prairie, Alberta
Lisa Eyamie				Calgary, Alberta
				Calgary, Alberta
Satsuki Fujisawa	Miyo Ichikawa	Emi Shimizu	Miyuki Satoh	Karuizawa, Japan
Jessie Kaufman			Stephanie Enright	Edmonton, Alberta
Amy Nixon*	Bronwen Webster	Carolyn Darbyshire	Chelsey Matson	Calgary, Alberta
Patti Knezevic				Prince George, British Columbia
				Vernon, British Columbia
Kelley Law	Shannon Aleksic			New Westminster, British Columbia
				Vancouver, British Columbia
Marla Mallett				New Westminster, British Columbia
Allison MacInnes		Diane Gushulak	Amanda Brennan	Kamloops, British Columbia
Morgan Muise				Calgary, Alberta
Liudmila Privivkova	Anna Sidorova	Nkeiruka Ezekh	Ekaterina Galkina	Moscow, Russia
				Prince George, British Columbia
Casey Scheidegger	Kalynn Park	Jessie Scheidegger		Lethbridge, Alberta
				Trail, British Columbia
Kelly Scott	Dailene Sivertson	Sasha Carter	Jacquie Armstrong	Kelowna, British Columbia
Renée Sonnenberg		Kristie Moore		Grande Prairie, Alberta
Valerie Sweeting		Joanne Taylor	Rachelle Pidherny	Edmonton, Alberta
				Kamloops, British Columbia
		Victorya Moiseeva	Galina Arsenkina	Moscow, Russia

*Amy Nixon was substituted as skip in place of Shannon Kleibrink, and Bronwen Webster moved to third. Alternate Carolyn Darbyshire took Webster's place at second.

Round Robin Standings[]

Pool A W L Liudmila Privivkova 5 0 Valerie Sweeting 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 4 1 4

Pool B W L 5 0 Kelley Law 4 1 Jessie Kaufman 2 2 Patti Knezevic 2 3 Casey Scheidegger 2 3 0 5

Pool C W L Renée Sonnenberg 5 0 Amy Nixon 4 1 Satsuki Fujisawa 3 2 1 4 Allison MacInnes 1 4 1 4

Pool D W L Kelly Scott 4 1 Lisa Eyamie 3 2 Marla Mallett 3 2 Morgan Muise 2 3 2 3 1 4

Playoffs[]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Renée Sonnenberg		7
	Lisa Eyamie		9			Lisa Eyamie		7
	Valerie Sweeting		7			Valerie Sweeting		4
			4								Lisa Eyamie		3
	Liudmila Privivkova		8								Amy Nixon		8
	Kelley Law		4			Liudmila Privivkova		2
	Kelly Scott		5			Amy Nixon		6
	Amy Nixon		6

External links[]

• Event Home Page
• Men's results from the CurlingZone database
• Women's results from the CurlingZone database