2011 Twin Anchors Invitational
# 2011 Twin Anchors Invitational

The 2011 Twin Anchors Invitational was held from September 29 to October 3 at the Vernon Curling Club 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 | Andrew Ernst | Sam Galey | Mac Guy | Seattle, Washington |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Mike Johnson (fourth) | Chris Baier | Jay Wakefield (skip) | John Cullen | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Bryan Kedziora | Ron Leech | Mike Goerz | Dwayne Uyede | Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
| Tyler Klymchuk | Dylan Somerton | Michael Horitz | Rhys Gamache | British Columbia |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Trevor Perepolkin | Ryan LeDrew | Tyler Orme | Chris Anderson | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Jeff Richard (fourth) | Brent Pierce (skip) | Kevin Recksiedler | Grant Dezura | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Dean Ross | Don DeLair | Chris Blackwell | Steve Jensen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Robert Schlender | Chris Lemishka | Darcy Hafso | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alexey Tselousov | Andrey Drozdov | Alexey Stukalsky | Aleksey Kamnev | Moscow, Russia |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Toni Anttila | Kasper Hakunti | Joni Ikonen | Helsinki, Finland |
| Jessi Wilkinson | Neal Woloschuk | Cody Bartlett | Curtis Der | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Darren Nelson (fourth) | Brad Wood (skip) | Darin Gerow | Cal Jackson | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Brent Yamada | Corey Sauer | Brian Fisher | Lance Yamada | Kamloops, British Columbia |

### Results

**A Event**

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 9 | | | | | | |
| Tyler Klymchuk | Tyler Klymchuk | 3 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 8 | | | |
| Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 7 | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 1 | | | |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 5 | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 4 | | | | Jessi Wilkinson | Jessi Wilkinson | 1 |
| Bryan Kedziora | Bryan Kedziora | 2 | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 5 | | | |
| Brent Yamada | Brent Yamada | 4 | Jessi Wilkinson | Jessi Wilkinson | 8 | | | |
| Jessi Wilkinson | Jessi Wilkinson | 7 | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 4 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | |
| Sean Beighton | Sean Beighton | 2 | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 3 | | | |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 5 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 1 |
| Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 6 | | | | Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 7 |
| Jay Wakefield | Jay Wakefield | 0 | Robert Schlender | Robert Schlender | 7 | | | |
| Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 1 | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 4 | | | |
| Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 4 | | | | | | |

**B Event**

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 6 | | | | | | |
| Tyler Klymchuk | Tyler Klymchuk | 3 | Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 5 | | | | | | |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 6 | | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 4 | | | |
| | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 7 | | | | | | |
| Bryan Kedziora | Bryan Kedziora | 3 | Brent Yamada | Brent Yamada | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brent Yamada | Brent Yamada | 5 | | | | | | | Alexey Tselousov | Alexey Tselousov | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 6 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 8 | | | | | | |
| Sean Beighton | Sean Beighton | 5 | | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 5 | | | |
| | | | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jay Wakefield | Jay Wakefield | 2 | Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 7 | | | | | | | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jessi Wilkinson | Jessi Wilkinson | 3 |

**C Event**

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Klymchuk | Tyler Klymchuk | 6 | | | | | | |
| Bryan Kedziora | Bryan Kedziora | 7 | Bryan Kedziora | Bryan Kedziora | 3 | | | |
| | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yusuke Morozumi | Yusuke Morozumi | 2 |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 1 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 |
| Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 6 | Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 4 | | | |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| Sean Beighton | Sean Beighton | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jay Wakefield | Jay Wakefield | 6 | Jay Wakefield | Jay Wakefield | 0 | | | |
| | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 8 |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 6 | | | | Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 5 |
| Brent Yamada | Brent Yamada | 3 | Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 6 | | | |
| | | | Jessi Wilkinson | Jessi Wilkinson | 4 | | | |

### Playoffs

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

## Women

### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicole Backe | Rachelle Kallechy | Lindsae Page | Kelsi Jones | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sarah Wark (fourth) | Michelle Allen | Roselyn Craig (skip) | Megan Montgomery | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Delia DeJong | Jessica Monk | Amy Janko | Aisha Veiner | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Lisa Eyamie | Maria Bushell | Jodi Marthaller | Kyla MacLachlan | Calgary, Alberta |
| Diane Foster | Vicki Sjolie | Judy Pendergast | Cheryl Meek | Calgary, Alberta |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | Miyo Ichikawa | Emi Shimizu | Miyuki Satoh | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Jessie Kaufman | Nicky Kaufman | Amanda Coderre | Stephanie Enright | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Amy Nixon* | Bronwen Webster | Carolyn Darbyshire | Chelsey Matson | Calgary, Alberta |
| Patti Knezevic | Brenda Garvey | Chelan Cotter | Rhonda Camozzi | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Alyssa Kyllo | Amy Edwards | Zetteh Gunner | Shayna Doll | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Kelley Law | Shannon Aleksic | Kirsten Fox | Dawn Suliak | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Kristy Lewis | Marilou Richter | Michelle Ramsay | Sandra Comadina | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Marla Mallett | Darah Provencal | Steph Jackson | Kelly Shimizu | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Allison MacInnes | Grace MacInnes | Diane Gushulak | Amanda Brennan | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Morgan Muise | Lyndsay Wegmann | Sarah Horne | Michelle Collin | Calgary, Alberta |
| Liudmila Privivkova | Anna Sidorova | Nkeiruka Ezekh | Ekaterina Galkina | Moscow, Russia |
| Jen Rusnell | Kristen Fewster | Blaine Richards | Amber Cheveldave | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Casey Scheidegger | Kalynn Park | Jessie Scheidegger | Joelle Horn | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Desirée Schmidt | Brittany Palmer | Heather Nichol | Courtney Schmidt | Trail, British Columbia |
| Kelly Scott | Dailene Sivertson | Sasha Carter | Jacquie Armstrong | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Renée Sonnenberg | Lawnie MacDonald | Kristie Moore | Rona Pasika | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Valerie Sweeting | Leslie Rogers | Joanne Taylor | Rachelle Pidherny | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Karla Thompson | Roberta Kuhn | Christen Crossley | Kristen Gentile | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Olga Zyablikova | Ekaterina Antonova | 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 |
| Kristy Lewis | 3 | 2 |
| Delia DeJong | 1 | 4 |
| Desirée Schmidt | 1 | 4 |
| Nicole Backe | 1 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Olga Zyablikova | 5 | 0 |
| Kelley Law | 4 | 1 |
| Jessie Kaufman | 2 | 2 |
| Patti Knezevic | 2 | 3 |
| Casey Scheidegger | 2 | 3 |
| Roselyn Craig | 0 | 5 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Renée Sonnenberg | 5 | 0 |
| Amy Nixon | 4 | 1 |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 3 | 2 |
| Diane Foster | 1 | 4 |
| Allison MacInnes | 1 | 4 |
| Jen Rusnell | 1 | 4 |
| Pool D | W | L |
| Kelly Scott | 4 | 1 |
| Lisa Eyamie | 3 | 2 |
| Marla Mallett | 3 | 2 |
| Morgan Muise | 2 | 3 |
| Karla Thompson | 2 | 3 |
| Alyssa Kyllo | 1 | 4 |

### Playoffs

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