Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland

Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland

Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland Perth Honda www.perthhonda.co.uk www.perthmasters.com • perthmasters • @PerthMasters Chairman’s Welcome I am pleased to welcome you all, on behalf of the organising committee, to the Mercure City of Perth Masters 2017, a Curling Champions Tour Event. A massive thank you to our title sponsor, Mercure Perth Hotel, our presenting sponsor Perth Honda and to Perth & Kinross Council and Le Gruyère for their continued excellent support of this event. This is the Number 1 men’s curling event in Europe and is used as preparation by many teams for Worlds and Olympics. You can see from the 32 team draw we have a great mix of teams from all over the globe competing to be crowned Masters Champion. Enjoy Perth and Perthshire for what it has to offer and I look forward to many exciting games of curling and the usual sociable curling fellowship off the ice! Friday 6 January @ 7.45 pm Pete Loudon Chairman, Mercure City of Perth Masters Masters Dinner Part of the tradition of our Perth & Kinross Council event is the Masters Dinner at which competitors and Provost’s Welcome supporters meet in a friendly and convivial atmosphere. I am delighted to welcome all competitors, officials, friends, families This is an occasion when and supporters to the City of Perth for we can acknowledge the the Mercure City of Perth Masters 2017. generosity of all our sponsors I would like to give a very special welcome to all the All teams are requested to teams competing at the Dewars Centre this year from attend the Masters Dinner in China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Mercure Perth Hotel. Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, image courtesy of Oakford Media Cover Sweden and Switzerland. The Mercure City of Perth Masters tournament is usually the first sporting event of the year, and with its large delegation of overseas players and supporters, it truly gives Perth a great international start to the year. Whilst Curling is a very popular sport across the world, it is very much a traditional Scottish winter sport, and has great historic links to the Perth and Kinross area. I would like to extend you all my best wishes for an enjoyable weekend here in the Fair City and I wish all competitors every success in the tournament - may the best team win! Liz Grant Provost of Perth and Kinross 2 Mercure City of Perth Masters • 5-8 January 2017 Welcome From Our Title Sponsor - Mercure Perth Hotel A warm welcome to the teams and few years’ finals have given us breathtaking spectators at the 2017 Mercure City of closing moments which kept both the Perth Masters! It gives me great pleasure teams and spectators interest to the last to once again renew our sponsorship with stone. the competition and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the teams from I am sure the game will once again various countries around the world to Perth be played in the right spirit, excellent 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 the team, the organising committee under main sponsor of this prestige event. I am the leadership of Bill Duncan and Peter looking forward to experiencing the match Loudon, the many volunteers and lovers and presenting the trophy to the winning of the sport have been working closely team. together on ensuring that the Mercure City of Perth Masters is another successful event. Once again a very warm welcome to Perth I wanted to acknowledge everyone’s hard and to Scotland. work and commitment and pass on my appreciation and thanks. Indeed the last Gabriella Maltesics General Manager, Mercure Perth Hotel COMING SOON TO PERTH HONDA … THE 2017 CIVIC Cover image courtesy of Oakford Media Cover Call 01738 440066 click www.perthhonda.co.uk visit the branch Perth Honda Ltd The Triangle, Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3GA Tel: 01738 440066 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 triple WCF rules will be used throughout the knockout tournament. No team can be tournament subject to the following eliminated from the tournament until they modifications: have lost three games - this means that all 1 In the event of a dispute the decision of teams are guaranteed at least three games. the Chief Umpire will be final. All teams start in the A Road. Teams who 2 All games will be 8 ends throughout the keep winning remain in the A Road and competition. progress directly to the Quarter Finals where 3 During the triple knockout stages the there are two places for qualifiers from the winner of the coin toss has the choice A Road. A Road games are coded green in between stone colour and 1st practice/ the draw. LSD or choice of side of sheet for draw to the button and 2nd practice/LSD. Teams who lose a game in the A Road are 4 Throughout the knockout stages of play relegated to the B Road. If they win all of A Road qualifiers will have the advantage their subsequent games they progress to of last stone at the first end when playing the Quarter Finals where there are two B or C Road qualifiers. B Road qualifiers places for qualifiers from the B Road. B Road will have similar advantage when games are coded blue in the draw. playing C Road qualifiers. Teams who lose a second game (ie a defeat 5 In the event of a drawn game, one extra in the A Road followed by another defeat end will be played. If the teams remain in the B Road) are relegated to the C Road level after the extra end, one draw to the where the life and death of the tournament button by a nominated member of each takes place. The teams who win progress team will determine a winner. to the Quarter Finals whereas the teams who lose exit the tournament at that point. The current “WCF Policies and Rules for There are four places in the Quarter Finals for Brush Heads and Brushing” (updated 15 qualifiers from the C Road. C Road games November 2016) will apply at the 2017 are coded red in the draw. Perth Masters. From the Quarter Finals onwards the tournament is a straight knockout. Prizes Knockout games are also coded gold in the The Prize Pot of £18,500 this year means draw. that The Masters remains in the top rank of tournaments in the world. The winners will The first four teams knocked out on Friday receive the City of Perth Mercure Masters night will play in the Lucky Losers Semi trophy and £6,500. Finals at 2.45 pm on Saturday with the winners playing each other in the Final at Place Cash 8.00 pm on Saturday - the victorious team will receive £200. Winner £6,500 Runner-Up £4,000 Umpires Semi (x 2) £1,600 Alan Stanfield, Christine Shaw and David 5th (x 4) £750 Imlay. 9th (x 4) £400 4 Mercure City of Perth Masters • 5-8 January 2017 Mercure City of Perth Masters wishes our teams a Good New Year and Good Curling in 2017 China Netherlands Scotland Sweden Team China Team van Dorp Team Fraser Team Jungen Liu Rui Jaap van Dorp Ally Fraser Björn Jungen Xu Xiaoming Wouter Gösgens Ruairidh Greenwood Tim Jungen Zou Qiang Laurens Hoekman Calum Greenwood Nevio Guadalupi Zang Jialiang Carlo Glasbergen Angus Dowell Daniel Oester Ba Dexin Norway Scotland Switzerland Czech Republic Team Foss Team Hardie Team Attinger Team Sik Kristian Foss Grant Hardie Felix Attinger David Sik Michael Mellemseter Blair Fraser Daniel Schifferli Radek Bohac Andreas S Hårstad Dave Reid Bastian Brun Tomas Paul Morten I Hovdal Duncan Menzies Urs Kuhn Mila Polivka Norway Scotland Switzerland Czech Republic Team Ramsfjell Team MacDonald Team Brunner Team Snitil Magnus Ramsfjell Ewan MacDonald Michael Brunner Jiri Snitil Bendik Ramsfjell David Edwards Stefan Stähli Lukas Klima Magnus Vågberg Duncan Fernie Neal Schwenter Martin Snitil Eskil Vintervold Euan Byers Chahan Karnusian Jindrick Kitzberger Norway Scotland Switzerland Denmark Team Ulsrud Team Mouat Team de Cruz Team Grønbach Thomas Ulsrud Bruce Mouat Benoit Schwarz Martin Uhd Grønbech Torger Nergård Bobby Lammie Claudio Pätz Ulrik Damm Christoffer Svae Derrick Sloan Peter de Cruz Daniel Abrahamsen Håvard Vad Petersson Gregor Cannon Valentin Tanner Nicolai Frederiksen Alasdair Schreiber Norway Switzerland Finland Team Walstad Scotland Team Hess Team Kauste Steffen Walstad Team Murdoch Yves Hess Aku Kauste Markus Hoiberg David Murdoch Rainer Kobler Kasper Hakunti Magnus Nedregotten Greg Drummond Michael Müller Pauli Jaamies Alexander Lindstroem Scott Andrews Fabian Schmid Janne Pitko Michael Goodfellow Russia Switzerland Germany Team Russia Scotland Team Pfister Team Baumann Alexey Stukalskyi Team Taylor Marc Pfister Alexander Baumann Anton Kalalb Stuart Taylor Enrico Pfister Manuel Walter Evgeny Arkhipov Fraser Davidson Raphael Maerki Daniel Herberg Artur Razhabov Chay Telfer Simon Gempeler Ryan Sherrard Alexander Kozyrev Tbc Switzerland Japan Scotland Scotland Team Schwaller Team Morozumi Team Brewster Team Whyte Yannick Schwaller Yusuke Morozumi Tom Brewster Ross Whyte Reto Keller Tetsuro Shimizu Glen Muirhead Callum Kinnear Romano Meier Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Ross Paterson Ryan McCormack Marcel Kräuter Kosuke Morozumi Hammy McMillan Duncan McFadzean TBC Latvia Scotland Sweden Team * Team Truksans Team Bryce Team Eskilsson * Martins Truksans Cameron Bryce Gustav Eskilsson * Ainars Gulbis Robin Brydone Patric Mabergs * Arnis Veidemanis Euan Kyle Fredrik Nyman * Rihards Jeske Frazer Shaw Johannes Patz www.perthmasters.com • perthmasters • @PerthMasters 5 Masters Calcutta Thursday 5 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! Join us afterwards for stovies or curry.

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