2010 Swiss Cup Basel
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Swiss Cup Basel
was held October 1-4 in Arlesheim
, Switzerland
. It was one of three events held during Week 4 of the 2010-11 curling season on the World Curling Tour
, and the third overall event of the newly dubbed European Curling Champions Tour.
The event format is a 32-team triple knockout with eight teams qualifying into a single-elimination playoff round. The total purse for the event is 45,900 Swiss francs (CHF).
Per Carlsén
Giorgio Da Rin Peter de Cruz
Thomas Due
Thomas Dufour
Niklas Edin
Pascal Eicher Oskar Eriksson
Ally Fraser Kevin Froidevaux Pascal Hess Andy Kapp
Thomas Lips
Jean-Nicholas Longchamp Dominic Märki David Murdoch
György Nagy Mark Neeleman Daniel Neuner Claudio Pescia
Tomi Rantamäki Joel Retornaz
Manuel Ruch Christof Schwaller
David Sik Thomas Ulsrud
Michal Vojtus Patrick Vuille Bernhard Werthemann
Swiss Cup Basel
The Swiss Cup Basel is an annual curling tournament held in October in Basel, Switzerland. It is one of the earlier curling tournaments of the World Curling Tour season.-Past men's champions:...
was held October 1-4 in Arlesheim
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral are listed as a heritage site of national significance....
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It was one of three events held during Week 4 of the 2010-11 curling season on the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
, and the third overall event of the newly dubbed European Curling Champions Tour.
The event format is a 32-team triple knockout with eight teams qualifying into a single-elimination playoff round. The total purse for the event is 45,900 Swiss francs (CHF).
Teams
Beno Arnold Alexander Attinger Tom BrewsterTom Brewster
Thomas Brewster, Jr. is a Scottish curler from Aberdeen, Scotland.Brewster is a former World Junior champion, having won the title in 1995...
Per Carlsén
Per Carlsén
Per Carlsén is a Swedish curler.Carlsén started playing curling in 1975. He plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.-References:...
Giorgio Da Rin Peter de Cruz
Peter de Cruz
Peter de Cruz is a Swiss curler.De Cruz skipped the Swiss team at both the 2010 and 2011 World Junior Curling Championships. He won the gold medal in 2010, defeating Scotland, skipped by Ally Fraser. In 2011, he took Switzerland to the finals once again, but this time lost to Sweden in the...
Thomas Due
Thomas Due
Thomas Due is a Norwegian curler.Thomas Due has been part of the Norwegian National Curling team since he was a junior. Altogether he holds 6 Norwegian Championship Gold Medals...
Thomas Dufour
Thomas Dufour
Thomas Dufour is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.Dufour has played in five World Junior Curling Championships , 12 European Curling Championships , five World Curling Championships and two...
Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin is a Swedish curler. He is one of the top skips in Sweden.In 2004 Edin skipped his Swedish team to a World Junior Curling Championship title. In the final Sweden defeated Stefan Rindlisbacher of Switzerland. The following year he was an alternate for the silver medal winning Swedish...
Pascal Eicher Oskar Eriksson
Oskar Eriksson
Oskar Eriksson is a Swedish curler.At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships, Eriksson skipped Team Sweden to a silver medal, losing to the United States in the final, skipped by Chris Plys....
Ally Fraser Kevin Froidevaux Pascal Hess Andy Kapp
Andy Kapp
Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships...
Thomas Lips
Thomas Lips
Thomas Lips is a Swiss curler. Lips was a member of the Swiss team that won the 2006 European Curling Championships....
Jean-Nicholas Longchamp Dominic Märki David Murdoch
David Murdoch
David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...
György Nagy Mark Neeleman Daniel Neuner Claudio Pescia
Claudio Pescia
Claudio Pescia is a Swiss curler from Wettswil. Originally the skip of the Italian national team, Pescia now skips under the Swiss flag....
Tomi Rantamäki Joel Retornaz
Joël Retornaz
Joël Thierry Retornaz is an Italian curler. He was in 2006 the leader of the Italian men's curling team.Retornaz gained sudden notoriety in Italy in occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics...
Manuel Ruch Christof Schwaller
Christof Schwaller
Christof Schwaller is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....
David Sik Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian curler.Ulsrud has curled professionally since 1983. In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal....
Michal Vojtus Patrick Vuille Bernhard Werthemann
A Event
B Event
C Event
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 3, 15:45 CETSemifinals
Monday, October 4, 08:15 CETFinals
Monday, October 4, 12:15 CETPayout
| Place | Winnings |
|---|---|
| Champion | CHF 13,000 |
| Runner-up | CHF 9,000 |
| Semifinalist | CHF 4,500 |
| Quarterfinalist | CHF 1,800 |
| Loser of C-Qualifer | CHF 800 |
| All other teams | CHF 150 per win |