2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup

The 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup
International Bernese Ladies Cup
The International Bernese Ladies Cup is an annual bonspiel which was started in 1967 and became an event on the women's World Curling Tour in 2007. It is held every January at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland.-Past champions:-External links:**...

will be held from January 13 to 15 at the Curlingbahn Allmend in Bern, 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....

as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event will be CHF

CHF

CHF most commonly refers to the ISO currency code for the Swiss franc.CHF may also refer to:*CHF International , an international development and humanitarian aid organization...

20,000. The event will be held in a triple-knockout format.

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Melanie Barbezat	Briar Hürlimann	Mara Gautschi	Janine Wyss	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... , 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....
Jan Betker Jan Betker Janice "Jan" Betker is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s...				Regina, Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
Suzanne Birt Suzanne Birt Suzanne Birt is a Canadian curler from Covehead, Prince Edward Island....	Shelly Bradley Shelly Bradley Shelly Bradley born Shelly Danks on November 17, 1970 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays third for Suzanne Birt out of the Charlottetown Curling Club in Charlottetown....	Robyn MacPhee Robyn MacPhee Robyn MacPhee is a Canadian curler. She currently plays third for Suzanne Birt....	Leslie MacDougall	Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... , Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
Corrine Bourquin	Fabienne Fürbringer	Daniela Rupp	Andrea Friedli	Uitikon Uitikon Uitikon is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Uitikon has an area of . Of this area, 38.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive... , 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....
Erika Brown Erika Brown Erika Brown is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed....	Debbie McCormick Debbie McCormick Debbie McCormick is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when she was very young...	Ann Swisshelm Ann Swisshelm Ann Swisshelm is a curler from Chicago, Illinois. She has also been known as Ann Swisshelm Silver....	Jessica Schultz Jessica Schultz Jessica Schultz is an American curler from Richfield, Minnesota. She currently plays lead for Erika Brown...	Madison Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... , Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
Chelsea Carey Chelsea Carey Chelsea Carey is a Canadian curler.Carey is the daughter of former Brier champion Dan Carey.Carey curled in six provincial junior championships, but did not win the event. She did win the 2000 Juvenile Provincial championship which she followed up with a silver medal at the 2001 Canadian Juvenile...	Kristy McDonald	Kristen Foster	Lindsay Titheridge	Morden Morden, Manitoba Morden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park... , Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
Camille Crottaz	Andrea Marx	Bettina Marx	Eléonore Pravex	Geneva Geneva Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland... , 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....
Daniela Driendl	Martina Linder	Marika Trettin	Gesa Angrick	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Binia Feltscher	Marlene Albrecht	Franziska Kaufmann	Christine Urech	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....
Hannah Fleming	Lauren Gray	Alice Spence	Abigail Brown	Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Anna Hasselborg Anna Hasselborg Anna Hasselborg is a Swedish curler. She is a former World Junior Champion skip.Hasselborg made her international debut at the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship, playing third for Niklas Edin, winning a bronze medal. In 2009, Hasselborg played in her first World Juniors, skipping Sweden to...	Sabina Kraupp	Margaretha Dryburgh	Zandra Flyg	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Juliane Jacoby	Franziska Fischer	Josephine Obertsdorf	Martina Fink	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Michèle Jäggi	Marisa Winkelhausen	Stéphanie Jäggi	Nicole Schwälgi	Bern, 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....
Colleen Jones Colleen Jones Colleen P. Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row...	Nancy Delahunt Nancy Delahunt Nancy Delahunt is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Delahunt currently plays third for Colleen Jones. Delahunt was a longtime member of the Colleen Jones team which won five Scott Tournament of Hearts and two World Curling Championships...	Marsha Sobey	Mary Sue Radford	Halifax Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924... , Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:...	Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes is a Canadian curler born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a two-time Canadian junior champion...	Jill Officer Jill Officer Jill Officer is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer plays second for the 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion teams skipped by Jennifer Jones. She currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Devlin Hinchey.Officer has played with Jones since...	Dawn Askin Dawn Askin Dawn Askin is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones....	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
Anna Kubešková	Tereza Plíšková	Veronika Herdová	Eliška Jalovcová	Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Nadine Lehmann	Jenny Perret	Valerie Lutz	Gisele Beuchat	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....
Leandra Mueller	Claudia Zbinden	Rebekka Engel	Flurine Kobler	Luzern, Switzerland
Lene Nielsen Lene Nielsen Lene Nielsen is a Danish curler.Nielsen played in her first international events in 2004, as an alternate for the Madeleine Dupont rink. Even though she was an alternate, she played many games. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished 6th and at the 2004 Ford World Women's...	Helle Simonsen Helle Simonsen Helle Simonsen is a Danish curler. She plays third for Lene Nielsen.In 2001, she represented Denmark for the first time, playing third for Denise Dupont. The team qualified for the 2001 World Junior Curling Championships, where they finished 9th...	Jeanne Ellegaard Jeanne Ellegaard Jeanne Ellegaard is a Danish curler. She plays second for Lene Nielsen.Ellegaard was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival. She played second for Denise Dupont....	Maria Poulsen Maria Poulsen Maria Poulsen is a Danish curler. She currently plays lead for the Lene Nielsen rink.Poulsen was the lead on the Denise Dupont rink that finished 9th place at the 2001 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the rink, now skipped by Madeleine Dupont...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham is a Canadian curler...	Jenna Loder	Ashley Howard	Breanne Meakin Breanne Meakin Breanne Meakin is a Canadian curler. She is a 4-time Manitoba Junior Champion and a one-time Canadian junior champion . She has won a silver medal at the World Junior Curling Championships. Meakin currently plays for lead Cathy Overton-Clapham.-Career:Meakin had a successful Junior career...	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
Oihane Otaegi	Leire Otaegi	Aitana Saenz	Iera Irazusta	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide...	Carmen Schäfer Carmen Schäfer Carmen Schäfer is a Swiss curler, born 8 January 1981 in Davos. She plays third for Mirjam Ott.Schäfer had a fairly successful Junior career. She was the alternate on the Swiss team that won the 1999 World Junior Championships, but she did not play any games...	Carmen Küng Carmen Küng Carmen Küng is an internationally elite curler from Solothurn, Switzerland.Carmen Küng began her senior elite career as the Third for 2002 Olympic Silver medalist Luzia Ebnöther during the 2006-2007 season...	Janine Greiner Janine Greiner Janine Greiner is a Swiss curler.Greiner started curling in 1989. She plays lead for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.- Teammates :2010 Vancouver Olympic GamesMirjam Ott, SkipCarmen Schäfer, Third...	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....
Evita Regza	Dace Regza	Vineta Smilga	Dace Pastare	Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
Sarah Reid Sarah Reid (curler) Sarah Reid is a Scottish curler.She was alternate for the Scottish team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.-References:...	Rachael Simms	Lorna Vevers Lorna Vevers Lorna Vevers is a Scottish curler living in Lockerbie. She won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships. She played lead for Team Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics....	Barbara McFarlane	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Andrea Schöpp Andrea Schöpp Dr. Andrea Schöpp is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She also lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich....	Imogen Oona Lehmann	Corinna Scholz Corinna Scholz Corinna Scholz is a German curler. She will compete as the Alternate when she represents Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	Stella Heiß Stella Heiß Stella Heiß is a German curler. She played lead for Andrea Schöpp when she represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Curling...	Füssen Füssen Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Anna Sidorova Anna Sidorova Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova is a curler from Russia.She was named late to the Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Originally Olga Jarkova was named to the team; however, Jarkova was taken out at the last minute and Sidorova was added to the team...	Liudmila Privivkova	Nkeiruka Ezekh	Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Vladimirovna Galkina is a curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team...	Moscow, Russia
Manuela Siegrist	Allna Paetz	Claudia Hug	Nicole Dunki	Basel, Switzerland
Margaretha Sigfridsson Margaretha Sigfridsson Margaretha Sigfridsson is a Swedish curler. She plays lead for Stina Viktorsson.Sigfridsson skipped the Swedish team at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships, winning the silver medal. Sweden lost in the final game 11-3 to Scotland, skipped by Julia Ewart.Sigfridsson was the Swedish skip at...	Christina Bertrup	Maria Wennerström	Maria Prytz	Umea, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Martina Strnadova				Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Silvana Tirinzoni Silvana Tirinzoni Silvana Tirinzoni is a Swiss curler from Dübendorf.In 1997, Tirinzoni was the Swiss alternate for Bianca Röthlisberger at the World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished seventh. The following year, Tirinzoni was the Swiss skip, and her team finished sixth...	Irene Schori Irene Schori Irene Schori is an internationally elite curler from Switzerland.Irene Schori was relatively unknown outside of Switzerland until she was named to the Swiss Olympic Team...	Esther Neuenschwander	Sandra Gantenbein	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....
Melanie Wild	Regina Rohner	Laura Wunderlin	Gabriela Welti	Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... , 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....
Olga Zyablikova	Ekaterina Antonova	Victorya Moiseeva	Galina Arsenkina	Moscow, Russia

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