Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
4-3 over
Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in the Final of the Swiss Cup Basel, held September 30 - October 2, 2011 in Basel, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
6-5 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2011 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland; and won
6-5 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Gushue finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Joel Retornaz (Cortina, ITA) 6-5, then went on to lose
7-3 against
Claudio Pescia (St. Gallen, SUI). Gushue responded with a
6-4 win over
Finland's Aku Kauste. Gushue went on to lose
7-3 against
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI). Gushue responded with a
8-3 win over
David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO). Gushue won
7-2 against
Switzerland's Manuel Ruch, then won
8-4 against
Marcus Hasselborg (Harnosand, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Swiss Cup Basel Championship title, Gushue earned
25.320 world rankings points along with the $14,887CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
96.723 total points. Gushue ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
36.995 points earned so far this season.
