2013 Players' Championship Explained

The 2013 Players' Championship was a curling tournament held from April 16 to 21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour.^[1] It was the fourth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling season. The event was held in a round robin format.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				Toronto, Ontario
				Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia
				Toronto, Ontario
				Bradford, Ontario
				Coldwater, Ontario
				Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
				Toronto, Ontario
				Calgary, Alberta
				Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Winnipeg, Manitoba
				Winnipeg, Manitoba
				Oslo, Norway

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

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width=150 Pool A ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 3 1 20 18 2 2 18 18 2 2 17 18 2 2 18 14 1 3 16 22

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width=150 Pool B ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 3 1 20 16 2 2 19 17 2 2 15 16 2 2 18 21 1 3 23 25

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width=150 Pool C ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 4 0 19 13 3 1 24 18 2 2 19 18 1 3 15 16 0 4 12 23

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).^{[3] [4]}

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 pm

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 17, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 pm

Draw 7

Thursday, April 18, 12:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, April 18, 7:30 pm

Draw 11

Friday, April 19, 12:00 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 19, 3:30 pm

Draw 13

Friday, April 19, 7:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Saturday, April 20, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 20, 3:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 20, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, April 21, 1:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[5]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
				Winnipeg, Manitoba
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Ottawa, Ontario
				Bern, Switzerland
				Winnipeg, Manitoba
				Calgary, Alberta
				Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
				Coldwater, Ontario
				Stirling, Scotland
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Davos, Switzerland
				Moscow, Russia
Maria Prytz (fourth)			Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip)	Skellefteå, Sweden
				Edmonton, Alberta
				Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

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width=175 Pool A ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 3 1 22 21 2 2 25 22 2 2 25 25 2 2 23 19 1 3 21 30

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width=175 Pool B ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 3 1 21 15 2 2 21 22 2 2 20 23 2 2 18 16 1 3 20 23

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width=175 Pool C ! width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA 4 0 27 19 2 2 23 22 2 2 22 21 2 2 16 18 0 4 14 22

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).^{[3] [6]}

Draw 1

Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Wednesday, April 17, 8:30 am

Draw 3

Wednesday, April 17, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 pm

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, April 18, 8:30 am

Draw 7

Thursday, April 18, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Thursday, April 18, 3:30 pm

Draw 10

Friday, April 19, 8:30 am

Draw 11

Friday, April 19, 12:00 pm

Draw 12

Friday, April 19, 3:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Friday, April 19, 7:30 pm

Saturday, April 19, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 20, 11:30 am

Semifinals

Saturday, April 20, 7:30 pm

Final

Sunday, April 21, 9:00 am

External links

• Men's Final on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sportsnet Announces 2012-13 Grand Slam of Curling Event Schedule. 3 October 2012. 29 December 2012. Sportsnet. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001653/http://www.sportsnet.ca/pressroom/2012/10/03/2012-13_grand_slam_of_curling_event_schedule/. 15 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: 2013 Players' Championship – Men's event – Teams. CurlingZone. 15 March 2013.
3. Web site: 2013 Players' Championship – Draw Matchups. 27 March 2013. The Curling News. 27 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140326160851/http://thecurlingnews.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TPC-2013_Draw-Matchups_sm.jpg. 26 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
4. Web site: 2013 Players' Championship – Men's event – Round Robin. CurlingZone. 27 March 2013.
5. Web site: 2013 Players' Championship – Women's event – Teams. CurlingZone. 15 March 2013.
6. Web site: 2013 Players' Championship – Women's event – Round Robin. CurlingZone. 27 March 2013.