2012 Canadian Open of Curling
The 2012 Canadian Open of Curling was held from December 12 to 16 at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was the second men's Grand Slam event of the season. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$100,000. In the final, Glenn Howard won his second Canadian Open title and his eleventh Grand Slam title with a win over Brad Jacobs, clinching the victory with a score of 3–1 after a steal in the final end.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |  Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia |
| Benoît Schwarz | Peter de Cruz | Dominik Märki | Valentin Tanner |  Geneva, Switzerland |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Scott Howard | David Mathers |  Toronto, Ontario |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Derek Samagalski |  Brandon, Manitoba |
| Brad Gushue | Adam Casey | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker | |
| Brent Ross | Jake Higgs | Codey Maus | Bill Buchanan | Harriston, Ontario |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Coldwater, Ontario |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Mark Kean | Travis Fanset | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | Toronto, Ontario |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | D. J. Kidby |  Calgary, Alberta |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres |  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| William Lyburn | James Kirkness | Alex Forrest | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | Martin Crête | Éric Sylvain | Philippe Ménard |  Quebec City, Quebec |
| John Morris | Joe Frans | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Brent Pierce | Jeff Richard | Kevin Recksiedler | Grant Dezura | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Robert Rumfeldt | Adam Spencer | Scott Hodgson | Greg Robinson | Guelph, Ontario |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
;Notes
- Kidby subbed in for Nolan Thiessen, who was at home with his expectant wife.
- Morris skipped in place of Kevin Martin, who was scheduled to undergo surgery for a hernia. Joe Frans will sub in for Martin.