2012 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts


The 2012 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Manitoba's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Portage Credit Union Centre in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The winning team of Jennifer Jones, represented Manitoba at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished round robin with a 9-2 record, which was enough to finish 1st place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. Jones would lose both the 1-2 game and the semi-final before winning the bronze medal game over Quebec.

Qualification Process

Sixteen teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows:
TeamsQualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Team 1Norman Region1Lori Forbes
Team 2Parkland Region1Lisa Menard
Team 3Westman Region1Liza Park
Team 4Central Region1Lisa Deriviere
Team 5Interlake Region1Kim Link
Team 6Interlake Region1Kelsey Boettcher
Teams 7 & 8Winnipeg Region2Jill Thurston
Janet Harvey
Team 9Westman Region1Kelsey Russill
Team 10Winnipeg Region1Darcy Robertson
Team 11Central Region1Terry Ursel
Teams 12 & 13Scotties berth Bonspiel2Barb Spencer
Michelle Montford
Team 14CTRS Points Leader from Manitoba1Jennifer Jones
Team 15Highest ranked team on the Manitoba Curling Tour
at the conclusion of the MCT Championship
1Chelsea Carey
Team 16Defending champion from 2011 Manitoba Scotties1Cathy Overton-Clapham

;Notes
Originally, the Eastman region was to be awarded a berth, but because there were no entries in the region qualifier, the berth was awarded to the Interlake region.
These berths were awarded to the sport regions based upon each region's participation ratio.

Teams

Asham Black Group

Red Brick Red Group

Standings

Asham Black Group

Red Brick Red Group

Results

Draw 1

January 25, 8:30 AM CT

Draw 2

January 25, 12:15 PM CT

Draw 3

January 25, 4:00 PM CT

Draw 4

January 25, 8:15 PM CT

Draw 5

January 26, 8:30 AM CT

Draw 6

January 26, 12:15 PM CT

Draw 7

January 26, 4:00 PM CT

Draw 8

January 26, 7:45 PM CT

Draw 9

January 27, 8:30 AM CT

Draw 10

January 27, 12:15 PM CT

Draw 11

January 27, 4:00 PM CT

Draw 12

January 27, 7:45 PM CT

Draw 13

January 28, 8:30 AM CT

Draw 14

January 28, 12:15 PM CT

Tiebreaker

January 28, 4:00 PM CT

Playoffs

B1 vs. R1

January 28, 7:45 PM CT

B2 vs. R2

January 28, 7:45 PM CT

Semifinal

January 29, 9:30 AM CT

Final

January 29, 1:30 PM CT

Qualifying Events

Scotties Berth Bonspiel

The 2012 Scotties Berth Bonspiel, presented by Monsanto, took place from November 11 to 14, 2011, at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, in Winnipeg. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and qualified two teams, Michelle Montford and Barb Spencer, into the provincial playdowns.

A Event

B Event

C Event

Playoffs

Regional Playdowns

Central

The Central Regional Playdowns took place from December 17 to 18, 2011, at the Plumas Curling Club in Plumas. The event qualified two teams to the provincial playdowns.

A Event

B Event

Interlake

The Interlake Regional Playdowns took place from December 17 to 18, 2011, at the Winnipeg Curling Club in Winnipeg Beach. The event qualified two teams to the provincial playdowns.

A Event

B Event

Norman

The Norman Regional Playdowns took place from December 17 to 18, 2011, at The Pas Curling Club in The Pas. The event qualified one team to the provincial playdowns.

Parkland

The Parkland Regional Playdowns took place from December 17 to 18, 2011, at the Dauphin Curling Club in Dauphin. The event qualified one team to the provincial playdowns.

Westman

The Westman Regional Playdowns took place from December 17 to 18, 2011, at the Brandon Curling Club in Brandon. The event qualified two teams to the provincial playdowns.

A Event

B Event

Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Regional Playdowns took place from December 16 to 18, 2011, at the Victoria Curling Club in Winnipeg. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.

A Event

B Event

Eastman

The Eastman Regional Playdowns were scheduled to be held from December 17 to 18, 2011, at the Ste. Anne Curling Club in Ste. Anne. There were no entries for this event, and, as a result, an extra berth was awarded to the Interlake Region.