Perth Honda www.perthhonda.co.uk Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland Chairman’s Welcome I am delighted to welcome you all, on behalf of the organising committee, to the Mercure City of Perth Masters 2019, a World Curling Tour event. A massive thank you to our title sponsor, Mercure Perth Hotel, our presenting sponsor Perth Honda and to Perth & Kinross Council for their continued excellent support of this event. Attracting entries this year has been challenging however I know we still have a Top-Class field, from all over the world, assembled at Dewars Centre. Paul Martin and ice crew will provide world-class curling ice and spectators can enjoy watching the games live, on TV and via webstream. Enjoy Perth and Perthshire for what it has to offer and I look forward to many exciting games of curling and the image courtesy of Oakford Media Cover usual sociable curling fellowship off the ice! Friday 4 January @ 7.45 pm Pete Loudon Chairman, Mercure City of Perth Masters Masters Dinner Part of the tradition of our event is the Masters Dinner Perth & Kinross Council at which competitors and supporters meet in a friendly Provost’s Welcome and convivial atmosphere. It is with the greatest of pleasure that I This is an occasion when welcome all the competitors, officials, we can acknowledge the families and supporters to the Fair City generosity of all our sponsors. of Perth for this year’s Mercure City of Perth Masters. All teams are requested to We are delighted to have teams from the Czech Republic, attend the Masters Dinner in Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the Mercure Perth Hotel. Scotland - a very special welcome to you all. I’m sure there will be an air of excitement to the competition as we look forward to another exciting weekend of curling, following hot on the heels of the recent Le Gruyere AOP European Curling Championships 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. The gold medal was won by Team Mouat representing Scotland on their first European appearance for this Scottish team. On behalf of us all, I’m sure you’ll join me in congratulating the team on their magnificent win. The Mercure City of Perth Masters is usually the first sporting event of the year, and with the extremely large delegation of overseas competitors and supporters travelling here to Perth, gives this year’s event a truly international flavour. Curling has always been a traditional Scottish winter sport and continues to be popular all over the world, but the one thing that I have always admired about curlers is their ethic of sportsmanship and the friendships that are made by curlers from all over the world, friendships that last a lifetime. I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend here in Perth and continue to make new friends and catch up with your old ones Dennis Melloy and have a “Guid Blether”. My best wishes to you all. Provost of Perth and Kinross 2 Mercure City of Perth Masters • 3-6 January 2019 Welcome From Our Title Sponsor - Mercure Perth Hotel A warm welcome to the teams and Indeed the last few years’ finals have spectators at the 2019 Mercure City of given us breathtaking closing moments Perth Masters! It gives me great pleasure which kept both the teams and spectators to once again renew our sponsorship with interest to the last stone. the competition and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the teams I am sure the game will once again Cover image courtesy of Oakford Media Cover from various countries around the world be played in the right spirit, excellent to Perth and to Scotland. sportsmanship and outstanding Curling skills. I am very proud and honoured to be The Mercure Perth Hotel management associated with the Masters and in being team, the organising committee under the main sponsor of this prestige event. I the leadership of Bill Duncan and Peter am looking forward to experiencing the Loudon, the many volunteers and lovers match and presenting the trophy to the of the sport have been working closely winning team. together on ensuring that the Mercure City of Perth Masters is another successful Once again a very warm welcome to Perth event. I wanted to acknowledge and to Scotland. everyone’s hard work and commitment Gabriella Maltesics and pass on my appreciation and thanks. General Manager, Mercure Perth Hotel PERTH HONDA Experience Honda Clever Technology Jazz Civic HR-V CR-V New Cars Approved Used Cars Prestige Cars All Makes Servicing All Makes MOT Trained Technicians Genuine Parts Perth Honda Ltd The Triangle, Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3GA Tel: 01738 440 066 | Fax: 01738 442666 | www.perthhonda.co.uk www.perthmasters.com • perthmasters • @PerthMasters 3 How The Draw Works Rules The Mercure City of Perth Masters is a WCF rules will be used throughout the triple knockout tournament. No team can tournament subject to the following be eliminated from the tournament until modifications: they have lost three games - this means 1 All games will be 8 ends throughout that all teams are guaranteed at least three the competition. games. 2 During the triple knockout stages the All teams start in the A Road. Teams who winner of the coin toss has the choice keep winning remain in the A Road and between stone colour and 1st practice/ progress directly to the Quarter Finals LSD or choice of side of sheet for draw where there are two places for qualifiers to the button and 2nd practice/LSD. from the A Road. A Road games are 3 Throughout the knockout stages of coded green in the draw. play A Road qualifiers will have the advantage of last stone at the first end Teams who lose a game in the A Road are when playing B or C Road qualifiers. relegated to the B Road. If they win all of B Road qualifiers will have similar their subsequent games they progress to advantage when playing C Road the Quarter Finals where there are two qualifiers. places for qualifiers from the B Road. B 4 In the event of a drawn game, one Road games are coded blue in the draw. extra end will be played. If the teams Teams who lose a second game (ie a remain level after the extra end, one defeat in the A Road followed by another draw to the button by a nominated defeat in the B Road) are relegated to the member of each team will determine a C Road where the life and death of the winner. tournament takes place. The teams who The current “WCF Policies and Rules for win progress to the Quarter Finals whereas Brush Heads and Brushing” will apply at the teams who lose exit the tournament the 2019 Perth Masters. at that point. There are four places in the Quarter Finals for qualifiers from the C Road. C Road games are coded red in the Prizes draw. The Prize Pot of £18,700 this year means From the Quarter Finals onwards the that The Masters remains in the top rank tournament is a straight knockout. of tournaments in the world. The winners Knockout games are also coded gold in will receive the City of Perth Mercure the draw. Masters trophy and £7,200. Officials Place Cash Winner £7,200 Umpires: Alan Stanfield Runner-Up £4,500 David Imlay Semi (x 2) £1,800 Chief Timer: Harold Forrester 5th (x 4) £750 Deputy Chief Timer: Graeme Prophet 9th (x 4) £100 4 Mercure City of Perth Masters • 3-6 January 2019 Mercure City of Perth Masters wishes our teams a Good New Year and Good Curling in 2019 Canada Norway Scotland Scotland Team Thomas Team Ulsrud Team Haswell Team Whyte Charley Thomas Thomas Ulsrud Blair Haswell Ross Whyte Adam Casey Torger Nergård Adam Heron Duncan McFadzean Patrick Jansen Christoffer Svae Tim Hof James Craik Fraser Reid Håvard Vad Petersson Bill Turner Euan Kyle Czech Republic Norway Scotland Sweden Team Klima Team Walstad Team Jamieson Team Wranå Lukas Klima Steffen Walstad Willie Jamieson Mats Wranå Jiri Kandra Markus Høiberg Tom Pendreigh Mikael Hasselborg Marek Cernovsky Magnus Nedregotten Graham Adam Anders Eriksson Samuel Mokris Magnus Vågberg Jean Lesperance Gerry Wåhlin Czech Republic Poland Scotland Switzerland Team Sik Team SOPOT Team Kinnear Team Gempeler David Sik Borys Jasiecki Callum Kinnear Enrico Pfister Radek Bohac Krzyszstof Domin Luke Carson Tim Jungen Thomas Paul Bartosz Lobaza Ryan McCormack Bjorn Jungen Milan Polivka Konrad Sytch Matthew McKenzie Simon Gempeler Germany Russia Scotland Switzerland Team Harsch Team Vaskov Team MacDonald Team de Cruz Klaudius Harsch Mikhail Vaskov Ewan MacDonald Benoit Schwarz Joshua Sutor Alexey Tuzov Frazer Hare Sven Michel Jan-Luca Haag Petr Kuznetsov Blair Fraser Peter De Cruz Magnus Sutor Alexey Kilikov Billy Morton Valentin Tanner Norway Scotland Switzerland Scotland Team Mellemseter Team Mouat Team Hess Team Bryce Steffen Mellemseter Angus Bryce Bruce Mouat Jan Hess Wilhelm Naess Grant Hardie Simon Gloor Mark Watt Martin Sesaker Bobby Lammie Simon Hoehn Mark Taylor Harald Skarsheim Hammy McMillan Reto Schoenenberger George Smith Rian Scotland Switzerland Scotland Norway Team Brydone Team Muirhead Team Schwaller Team Ramsfjell Robin Brydone Glen Muirhead Yannick Schwaller Magnus Ramsfjell Gregor Cannon Kyle Smith Michael Brunner Michael Mellemseter Craig Waddell Thomas Muirhead Romano Meier Joergen Myran Fraser Davidson Cammy Smith Marcel Käufeler Andreas Haarstad Scotland Scotland Team Paterson Team Gow Ross Paterson Harry Gow Kyle Waddell Innes Chalmers Duncan Menzies Euan Glen Michael Goodfellow Iain Chalmers www.perthmasters.com • perthmasters • @PerthMasters 5 Masters Calcutta Thursday 3 January @ 7.00 pm in the Gannochy Suite Everyone is welcome to come along and bid for their favourite team - or any other team they think will make them some money! 10% of the pot is retained by the organisers.