2012 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Best Western, British Columbia's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 23 to 29 at the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The winning team of Kelly Scott represented British Columbia at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta where they finished round robin with an 8-3 record, which was enough to finish 2nd place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. They would win the 1-2 game advance to the final, where they would lose to Alberta.
Qualification process
Ten teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process was as follows:Teams | Qualification Method | Berths | Qualifying Team |
Team 1 | Defending Champion from 2011 B.C Scotties | 1 | Kelly Scott |
Team 2 | CTRS points leader from December 1, 2010 to December 1, 2011 | 1 | Kelley Law |
Teams 3 & 4 | Open Qualification Round 1 | 2 | Allison MacInnes Kelly Thompson |
Teams 5 & 6 | Open Qualification Round 2 | 2 | Roselyn Craig Nicole Backe |
Teams 7 & 8 | Open Qualification Round 3 | 2 | Jen Rusnell Brenda Garvey |
Teams 9 & 10 | Open Qualification Round 4 | 2 | Marilou Richter Marla Mallett |