2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts


The 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 23 to 27 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Alberta. The winning Kristie Moore rink from Grande Prairie went on to represent Alberta at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario.

Qualification

Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows:
Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Runner-up from 2012 Alberta Scotties1Jessie Kaufman
CTRS points leader at the end of previous season1Crystal Webster
CTRS points leader from current season, as of December 31Shannon Kleibrink
Alberta Women's Tour points leader after final event, December 31Renée Sonnenberg
Northern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3Laura Crocker
Tiffany Game
Val Sweeting
Southern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier 3Casey Scheidegger
Teryn Hamilton
Lisa Eyamie
Peace Curling Association Qualifier 2Kristie Moore
Delia DeJong

Teams

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

B Event

C Event

Knockout Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time.

Draw 1

Wednesday, January 23, 9:30 am

Draw 2

Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, January 24, 9:00 am

Draw 4

Thursday, January 24, 2:00 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 pm

Draw 6

Friday, January 25, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Friday, January 25, 2:00 pm

Draw 8

Friday, January 25, 6:30 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, January 26, 1:00 pm

Playoffs

A1 vs. B1

Saturday, January 26, 6:30 pm

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, January 26, 6:30 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, January 27, 9:30 am

Final

Sunday, January 27, 2:00 pm

Qualification events

Northern Alberta Curling Association

The Northern Alberta Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 3 to 6 at the Cold Lake Curling Club in Cold Lake. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Brenda BrouwerSusan Ouellette-MillikenCrista PerepelitzaJanice GervaisCold Lake Curling Club, Cold Lake
Chana MartineauPamela AppelmanBrittany ZelmerJennifer SheehanSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Holly WhyteDeena BenoitCori DunbarHeather SteeleAvonair Curling Club, Avonair
Laura CrockerSarah WilkesRebecca PattisonJen GatesSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Lindsay MakichukAmanda CoderreAmy JankoKristina HadderSaville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Nola ZingelHeather KuntzJill WatsonMelissa McKeeLloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster
Pam SakalukTana MartinTreene MeierSandra DawesSt. Paul Curling Club, St. Paul
Tiffany GameVanessa PouliotJennifer Van WierenMelissa PierceCrestwood Curling Club, Edmonton
Tiffany SteuberMegan AndersonLisa MillerCindy WestgardThistle Curling Club, Edmonton
Val SweetingDana FergusonJoanne TaylorRachelle PidhernySaville Sports Centre, Edmonton

Results

The draw is listed as follows:

Southern Alberta Curling Association

The Southern Alberta Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is taking place from January 3 to 6 at the Glencoe Curling Club in Calgary. The event will qualify three teams to the provincial playdowns.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipLocale
Teryn HamiltonCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Heather JensenAirdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Nikki SmithCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Casey ScheideggerLethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge
Amy NixonGlencoe Curling Club, Calgary
Red Deer Curling Club, Red Deer
Lisa EyamieMilo Curling Club, Milo
Tanilla DoyleHighwood Curling Club, High River
Morgan MuiseCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Cheryl BernardCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
Norma BrownStrathmore Curling Club, Strathmore
Jacqueline BrettCalgary Winter Club, Calgary

Results

Peace Curling Association

The Peace Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 4 to 6 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The event qualified two teams to the provincial playdowns.

Teams

Results

Moore and DeJong played a two-game series to determine the ranking they would receive in the provincials, which affects the placement of teams in the provincials draw. Moore won the first game with a score of 8–6, but DeJong won the second game with a score of 12–2. The two teams then played a skills competition, which Moore won, giving her the A ranking and DeJong the B ranking.