Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) lost
8-7 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, CAN) in the Final of the World Men's Curling Championship, held March 31 - April 8, 2012 in Basel, Switzerland.
Brewster finished 8-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brewster defeated
Peter De Boer (Naseby, NZL) 5-3, then won
11-6 against
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). Brewster went on to lose
9-7 against
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidore, DEN). Brewster responded with a
8-3 win over
Johnny Jahr (Fuessen, GER). Brewster won
7-4 against
Jan Hauser (GC R+B, SUI). Brewster went on to lose
5-3 against
Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA). Brewster responded with a
7-6 win over
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Brewster won
7-4 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Brewster went on to lose
7-5 against
Howard. Brewster responded with a
9-6 win over
Jiri Snitil (Brno, CZE). Brewster won
8-6 against
Heath McCormick (New York, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Men's Curling Championship, Brewster take home
35.000 world rankings points. Brewster move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 31.865 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with
180.300 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Brewster ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
113.410 points earned so far this season.
