2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta. The winning team of Heather Nedohin, represented Alberta at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished round robin with a 7-4 record, which was enough to finish 4th place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. The team would go on to win both the 3-4 game and the semi-final. They would face British Columbia in the final, where for the first time in fourteen years, Alberta would win the Scotties.
Qualification Process
Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows:Teams | Qualification Method | Berths | Qualifying Team |
Team 1 | Defending champion from 2011 Alberta Scotties | 1 | Shannon Kleibrink |
Team 2 | CTRS points leader at the end of previous season | 1 | Heather Nedohin |
Team 3 | CTRS points leader from current season, as of December 5th | 1 | Cheryl Bernard |
Team 4 | Alberta Women's Tour points leader after final event, November 28th | 1 | Crystal Webster |
Teams 5-7 | Northern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier | 3 | Val Sweeting Candace Wanechko Jessie Kaufman |
Teams 8-10 | Southern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier | 3 | Casey Scheidegger Lisa Eyamie Glenys Bakker |
Teams 11-12 | Peace Curling Association Qualifier | 2 | Renée Sonnenberg Desirée Owen |