martin then went to dawson creek, british columbia for a shot at an eighteenth grand slam title at the national. he went undefeated through the round robin and made it to the final, where he lost a close game 6–5 to glenn howard. in february, martin and team went to camrose, alberta for the 2012 boston pizza cup to play for a chance to represent alberta at the 2012 brier. they barely qualified for the playoffs after martin broke his 22-game win streak at the provincials in losing their first qualifier game to kevin koe and then lost another qualifier game to brock virtue. they then defeated robert schlender in the bottom page playoff game and advanced to the semifinal against virtue, where they lost a tight game in the tenth end. martin's loss meant that he will not be able to represent alberta at the brier for the first time since 2010. it also marked the first time since 2005 that he has not won a provincial championship in which he participated. martin then won the 2012 pomeroy inn & suites prairie showdown final against liu rui, and then won the 2012 victoria curling classic invitational final against mike mcewen. martin wrapped up the season by participating in the 2012 players' championship, finishing the round robin with a 5–2 win-loss record. however, he was upset in the semifinals by john epping, who went on to win the title.