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:Teams | Qualification Method | Berths | Qualifying Team |
Team 1 | Norman Region | 1 | Lori Forbes |
Team 2 | Parkland Region | 1 | Lisa Menard |
Team 3 | Westman Region | 1 | Liza Park |
Team 4 | Central Region | 1 | Lisa Deriviere |
Team 5 | Interlake Region | 1 | Kim Link |
Team 6 | Interlake Region | 1 | Kelsey Boettcher |
Teams 7 & 8 | Winnipeg Region | 2 | Jill Thurston Janet Harvey |
Team 9 | Westman Region | 1 | Kelsey Russill |
Team 10 | Winnipeg Region | 1 | Darcy Robertson |
Team 11 | Central Region | 1 | Terry Ursel |
Teams 12 & 13 | Scotties berth Bonspiel | 2 | Barb Spencer Michelle Montford |
Team 14 | CTRS Points Leader from Manitoba | 1 | Jennifer Jones |
Team 15 | Highest ranked team on the Manitoba Curling Tour at the conclusion of the MCT Championship | 1 | Chelsea Carey |
Team 16 | Defending champion from 2011 Manitoba Scotties | 1 | Cathy 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.