2012 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup

2012 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup
Host city	Oslo, Norway
Arena
Dates	September 20–23
Men's winner	Niklas Edin
Curling club	Karlstad, Sweden
Skip	Niklas Edin
Third	Sebastian Kraupp
Second	Fredrik Lindberg
Lead	Viktor Kjäll
Finalist	Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Women's winner	Sherry Middaugh
Curling club	Coldwater, Canada
Skip	Sherry Middaugh
Third	Jo-Ann Rizzo
Second	Lee Merklinger
Lead
Finalist	Margaretha Sigfridsson

The 2012 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup was held from September 20 to 23 at the in Oslo, Norway as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purses of the men's and women's events were 160,000 and 100,000 krona, respectively. Niklas Edin of Sweden won the men's event for the third consecutive year, and Canada's Sherry Middaugh won the women's event.

Men[]

Teams[]

The teams are listed as follows:^[1]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Evgeny Arkhipov	Sergei Glukhov	Dmitry Mironov	Arthu Ali	Moscow, Russia
Tom Brewster	Greg Drummond	Scott Andrews	Michael Goodfellow	Aberdeen, Scotland
Tony Angiboust (fourth)	Thomas Dufour (skip)	Lionel Roux	Wilfrid Coulot	Chamonix, France
Niklas Edin	Sebastian Kraupp	Fredrik Lindberg	Viktor Kjäll	Karlstad, Sweden
Kristian Lindström (fourth)	Oskar Eriksson (skip)	Markus Eriksson	Christoffer Sundgren	Lit, Sweden
Ritvars Gulbis				Riga, Latvia
Grant Hardie		Hammy McMillan, Jr.		Dumfries, Scotland
				Switzerland
Marcus Hasselborg	Peder Folke	Andreas Prytz	Anton Sandström	Sweden
Felix Schulze (fourth)	John Jahr (skip)	Peter Rickmers	Sven Goldemann	Hamburg, Germany
Andy Lang	Andy Kapp	Daniel Herberg	Andreas Kempf	Füssen, Germany
Aku Kauste	Jani Sullanmaa	Pauli Jäämies		Hyvinkaa, Finland
Thomas Løvold	Thomas Due	Steffen Walstad	Sander Rølvåg	Oslo, Norway
Steffen Mellemseter	Markus Høiberg		Magnus Nedregotten	Oslo, Norway
				Norway
Glen Muirhead	David Reid			Scotland
	Julien Genre			Italy
				Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kyle Smith	Thomas Muirhead	Kyle Waddell	Cammy Smith	Scotland
Rasmus Stjerne	Johnny Frederiksen	Mikkel Poulsen	Troels Harry	Hvidovre, Denmark
	Kenneth Jørgensen			Hvidovre, Denmark
Alexey Tselousov	Alexey Stukalsky	Andrey Drozdov	Artur Razhabov	Moscow, Russia
Thomas Ulsrud	Torger Nergård	Christoffer Svae	Håvard Vad Petersson	Oslo, Norway
Markku Uusipaavalniemi		Kasper Hakunti	Joni Ikonen	Helsinki, Finland
Rasmus Wranå			Axel Sjöberg	Sweden

Round Robin Standings[]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Qualifiers
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L 4 0 Thomas Dufour 2 2 Kyle Smith 2 2 John Jahr 1 3 1 3

Pool B W L Oskar Eriksson 3 1 Andy Lang 3 1 Aku Kauste 2 2 Tom Brewster 1 3 1 3

Pool C W L Rasmus Stjerne 3 1 Ritvars Gulbis 2 2 Glen Muirhead 2 2 Steffen Mellemseter 2 2 Rasmus Wranå 1 3

Pool D W L Thomas Ulsrud 4 0 Markku Uusipaavalniemi 2 2 Marcus Hasselborg 2 2 1 3 Alexey Tselousov 1 3

Pool E W L Niklas Edin 4 0 Grant Hardie 3 1 Thomas Løvold 2 2 1 3 Evgeny Arkhipov 0 4

Tiebreakers[]

Team	Final
Ritvars Gulbis	4
Glen Muirhead	2

Team	Final
Ritvars Gulbis	3
Steffen Mellemseter	4

Playoffs[]

	Qualifiers					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Niklas Edin		8
	Steffen Mellemseter		1			Thomas Dufour		3
	Thomas Dufour		6								Niklas Edin		6
											Thomas Ulsrud		4
						Rasmus Stjerne		3
						Thomas Ulsrud		4
																Niklas Edin		8
																Markku Uusipaavalniemi		1
						Markku Uusipaavalniemi		5
	Andy Lang		4			Oskar Eriksson		4
	Markku Uusipaavalniemi		6								Markku Uusipaavalniemi		7
											Grant Hardie		5
						Grant Hardie		5
								4

Women[]

Teams[]

The teams are listed as follows:^[1]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Mary-Anne Arsenault	Colleen Jones	Kim Kelly	Jennifer Baxter	Halifax, Canada
Kristine Davanger		Julie Molnar		Oslo, Norway
Madeleine Dupont	Denise Dupont		Lina Knudsen	Hvidovre, Denmark
Binia Feltscher-Beeli	Marlene Albrecht		Christine Urech	Flims, Switzerland
Satsuki Fujisawa	Miyo Ichikawa	Emi Shimizu	Miyuki Satoh	Karuizawa, Japan
Linn Githmark	Henriette Løvar	Ingrid Stensrud	Kristin Skaslien	Oslo, Norway
Anna Hasselborg	Karin Rudström	Agnes Knochenhauer	Zandra Flyg	Sweden
Michèle Jäggi	Marisa Winkelhausen		Melanie Barbezat	Bern, Switzerland
Angelina Jensen	Camilla Jensen	Ane Hansen	Ivana Bratic	Hvidovre, Denmark
				Sweden
Linda Klímová	Lenka Černovská	Kamila Mošová		Czech Republic
	Sara McManus		Sofia Mabergs	Sweden
Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger		Coldwater, Canada
Eve Muirhead	Anna Sloan	Vicki Adams	Claire Hamilton	Stirling, Scotland
Anette Norberg	Cecilia Östlund	Sabina Kraupp	Sara Carlsson	Härnösand, Sweden
Mirjam Ott	Carmen Schäfer	Carmen Küng	Janine Greiner	Davos, Switzerland
Sanna Puustinen	Heidi Hossi	Eszter Juhász	Oona Kauste	Finland
Marianne Rørvik	Anneline Skårsmoen			Norway
Manuela Siegrist	Alina Pätz		Nicole Dunki	Basel, Switzerland
Maria Prytz (fourth)	Christina Bertrup	Maria Wennerström	Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip)	Umeå, Sweden
Heather Smith-Dacey	Stephanie McVicar	Blisse Comstock	Teri Lake	Halifax, Canada
Ildikó Szekeres	Alexandra Béres			Budapest, Hungary
Silvana Tirinzoni	Irene Schori	Esther Neuenschwander	Sandra Gantenbein	Aarau, Switzerland
			Maija Salmiovirta	Finland
Olga Zharkova	Julia Portunova		Julia Guzieva	Kaliningrad, Russia

Round Robin Standings[]

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Qualifiers
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Pool A W L Anette Norberg 4 0 Binia Feltscher-Beeli 2 2 Marianne Rørvik 2 2 Mary-Anne Arsenault 1 3 Linda Klímová 1 3

Pool B W L Olga Zharkova 4 0 Mirjam Ott 3 1 Anna Hasselborg 2 2 Angelina Jensen 1 3 Ildikó Szekeres 0 4

Pool C W L Sherry Middaugh 3 1 3 1 Michèle Jäggi 2 2 Linn Githmark 1 3 1 3

Pool D W L Silvana Tirinzoni 4 0 Satsuki Fujisawa 2 2 Sanna Puustinen 2 2 Eve Muirhead 2 2 0 4

Pool E W L Margaretha Sigfridsson 4 0 Madeleine Dupont 3 1 Manuela Siegrist 2 2 Kristine Davanger 1 3 Heather Smith-Dacey 0 4

Tiebreakers[]

Team	Final
Sanna Puustinen	1
Satsuki Fujisawa	8

Team	Final
Eve Muirhead	4
Satsuki Fujisawa	5

Playoffs[]

	Qualifiers					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Silvana Tirinzoni		7
	Mirjam Ott		6			Mirjam Ott		3
	Madeleine Dupont		1								Silvana Tirinzoni		3
											Margaretha Sigfridsson		7
						Margaretha Sigfridsson		6
						Anette Norberg		4
																Margaretha Sigfridsson		3
																Sherry Middaugh		5
						Olga Zharkova		11
			6					3
	Satsuki Fujisawa		5								Olga Zharkova		4
											Sherry Middaugh		7
						Sherry Middaugh		7
						Binia Feltscher-Beeli		6

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Norwegian)
• Men's results from the CurlingZone database
• Women's results from the CurlingZone database
• Results page