The 2012 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from January 25 to 29 at the Club de Curling Kénogami in Jonquière, Quebec. The winning team of Marie-France Larouche, represented Quebec at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where she finished round robin with a 7-4 record. This was enough to clinch a spot in the playoffs in the 3-4 game. Larouche and team would lose both the 3-4 game and the bronze medal game.
Format Changes
The 2011-12 season will see a new format for both the men and women's provincial playdowns. The women's tournament will now consist of eight teams playing in a triple knockout format, and a page playoff consisting of three teams. Four teams will qualify from the four Quebec regions, and four teams will qualify through the points system. This change means that the defending champions from the previous season will no longer receive a berth into the provincial playdowns and that two fewer teams will compete in the provincial playdowns.
Teams Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Team 1 Quebec Championship points finish – first place 1 Kim Mastine Team 2 Quebec Championship points finish – second place 1 Marie-France Larouche Team 3 Quebec Championship points finish – third place 1 Allison Ross Team 4 Quebec Championship points finish – fourth place 1 Julie Hamel Team 5 Regional Qualifier Montréal 1 Siân Canavan Team 6 Regional Qualifier Sag / Lac 1 Nathalie Gagnon Team 7 Regional Qualifier Québec 1 Marie-Christine Cantin Team 8 Regional Qualifier Sud-Ouest 1 Hélène Pelchat
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Siân Canavan Brittany Connell Marion Van Horne Audree Debay Royal Montreal Curling Club, Montreal Marie-Christine Cantin Andreanne Cantin Virginie Lessard Anik Brascoup Club de curling Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Nathalie Gagnon Ginette Simard Josée Friolet Marie-Josée Précourt Club de curling Kénogami, Jonquière Julie Hamel Karine Marchand Marie-Pier Côté Joëlle St-Hilaire Club de curling Kénogami, JonquièreMarie-France Larouche Brenda Nicholls Amélie Blais Anne-Marie Filteau Club de curling Etchemin, Saint-Romuald, Quebec Kim Mastine Nathalie Audet Audrée Dufresne Saskia Hollands Club de curling Boucherville, Boucherville Hélène Pelchat Chantal Gadoua Kathleen Boyer Marie-Claude Comeau Club de curling Valleyfield, Valleyfield, Quebec Allison Ross Kristen Richards Brittany O'Rourke Sasha Beauchamp Club de curling Glenmore, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Standings Skip (Club)WL Kim Mastine (Boucherville) 3 0 Marie-France Larouche (Etchemin) 4 1 Allison Ross (Glenmore) 4 2 Julie Hamel (Kénogami) 2 3 Nathalie Gagnon (Kénogami) 2 3 Siân Canavan (Royal Montreal) 1 3 Marie-Christine Cantin (Etchemin) 1 3 Hélène Pelchat (Valleyfield) 1 3
Knockout results
A event
B event
C event
Playoffs
1 vs 2 January 28, 7:00 PM ET
Semifinal January 29, 9:00 AM ET
Final January 29, 2:00 PM ET
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