The 2012

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was held from December 12 to 16 at

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as part of the

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. The event was the second men's

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event of the season. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was

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$100,000. In the final,

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won his second Canadian Open title and his eleventh Grand Slam title with a win over

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, clinching the victory with a score of 3–1 after a steal in the final end.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times listed in

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( UTC−8).

Draw 1

''Wednesday, December 12, 7:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Thursday, December 13, 9:00 am''

Draw 3

''Thursday, December 13, 12:30 pm''

Draw 4

''Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Thursday, December 13, 8:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Friday, December 14, 9:00 am''

Draw 7

''Friday, December 14, 12:30 pm''

Draw 8

''Friday, December 14, 4:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Friday, December 14, 8:00 pm''

Tiebreakers

''Saturday, December 15, 9:00 am''

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

''Saturday, December 15, 12:30 pm''

Semifinals

''Saturday, December 15, 4:30 pm''

Final

''Sunday, December 16, 10:00 am''

Notes

References

External links

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