The 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National was held from January 25 to 29 at the EnCana Events Centre in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It was the third Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the eleventh time the tournament has been held. The purse was CAD$100,000.
In the final, Glenn Howard held off Kevin Martin to win the game with a score of 6–5 and clinch his second Grand Slam of the year, his third career Grand Slam at The National, and his tenth career Grand Slam overall.
CBC drops television coverage Due to a dispute with iSport Media, the Slam management organization, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which had been covering the Slams for four years, dropped their coverage of the 2012 National event at the last minute. It will make the first time since the 1962 Macdonald Brier that CBC will not be broadcasting curling.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Brent Bawel Mike Jantzen Sean O'Connor Hardi Sulimma Calgary, Alberta Jim Cotter Kevin Folk Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia Niklas Edin Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Viktor Kjäll Karlstad, Sweden Rob Fowler Allan Lyburn Richard Daneault Derek Samagalski Brandon, Manitoba Brad Gushue Ryan Fry Geoff Walker Adam Casey St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater, Ontario Warren Hassall (fourth) Jamie King (skip) Todd Brick Sean Morris Edmonton/Calgary, Alberta Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Edmonton, Alberta Steve Laycock Joel Jordison Brennen Jones Dallan Muyres Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kevin Martin John Morris Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Edmonton, Alberta Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Winnipeg, Manitoba Dan Petryk (fourth) Steve Petryk (skip) Colin Hodgson Brad Chyz Calgary, Alberta Brent Pierce Jeff Richard Kevin Recksiedler Grant Dezura New Westminster, British Columbia Robert Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Scott Hodgson Greg Robinson Guelph, Ontario Robert Schlender Chris Lemishka Darcy Hafso Don Bartlett Edmonton, Alberta Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Steve Gould Winnipeg, Manitoba Thomas Ulsrud Torger Nergård Christoffer Svae Håvard Vad Petersson Oslo, Norway Brock Virtue J. D. Lind Dominic Daemen Matthew Ng Calgary, Alberta
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Pool A W L PF PA Jim Cotter 4 1 30 19 Thomas Ulsrud 3 2 23 27 Kevin Koe 3 2 27 27 Mike McEwen 2 3 17 22 Brock Virtue 2 3 25 22 Brent Pierce 1 4 20 35 Pool B W L PF PA Kevin Martin 5 0 41 26 Brent Bawel 3 2 34 28 Niklas Edin 3 2 33 23 Rob Fowler 2 3 20 28 Jamie King 2 3 27 34 Robert Schlender 0 5 19 39 Pool C W L PF PA Glenn Howard 5 0 37 17 Jeff Stoughton 3 2 26 26 Brad Gushue 3 2 29 25 Steve Laycock 2 3 15 13 Robert Rumfeldt 2 3 19 27 Steve Petryk 0 5 18 29
Round-robin results All times listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08).
Draw 1 Wednesday, January 25, 7:30 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, January 26, 9:00 am
Draw 3 Thursday, January 26, 12:30 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, January 26, 4:30 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, January 26, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, January 27, 8:00 am
Draw 7 Friday, January 27, 11:30 am
Draw 8 Friday, January 27, 3:00 pm
Draw 9 Friday, January 27, 8:00 pm
Tiebreaker Saturday, January 28, 8:30 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Saturday, January 28, 12:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, January 28, 6:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 29, 11:00 am
References
External links Event Home Page