2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship
| 2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Arena | Vernon Curling Club |
| Dates | February 3–8 |
| Winner | Jim Cotter |
| Curling club |
Vernon CC, Vernon Kelowna CC, Kelowna |
| Skip | Jim Cotter |
| Third | Ryan Kuhn |
| Second | Tyrel Griffith |
| Lead | Rick Sawatsky |
| Finalist | Dean Joanisse |
The 2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship was held from February 3 to 8 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia. The winning Jim Cotter team will represent British Columbia at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.
Qualification process
Sixteen teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team |
|---|---|---|
| Defending champion from previous year | 1 | Jim Cotter |
| CTRS points leader (December 1, 2013 – December 1, 2014) | 1 | Brent Pierce |
| Okanagan Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) | 2 | Scott DeCap Darren Nelson |
| Island Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) | 3 | Neil Dangerfield Chris Baier Jason Montgomery |
| Lower Mainland Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) | 4 | Sean Geall Ken McArdle Stephen Schneider Grant Dezura |
| Kootenay Playdown qualifier (Dec. 5–7) | 1 | Tom Buchy |
| Open Qualification Round (Jan. 9–11) | 4 | Dean Joanisse Daniel Wenzek Mark Longworth Wes Craig |
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[1]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Baier | Michael Johnson | Corey Chester | Sanjay Bowry | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria | |
| Tom Buchy | Dave Stephenson | Dave Toffolo | Darren Will | Kimberley Curling Club, Kimberley | |
| Wes Craig | Scott MacDonald | Tony Anslow | Victor Gamble | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria | |
| Jim Cotter | Ryan Kuhn | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Denis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria | |
| Scott DeCap | Ron Douglas | Pat DeCap | Grant Olsen | Kamloops Curling Club, Kamloops | |
| Grant Dezura | Kevin MacKenzie | Kevin Recksiedler | Jamie Smith | Golden Ears Curling Club, Maple Ridge | |
| Sean Geall | Andrew Bilesky | Steve Kopf | Mark Olson | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster | |
| Dean Joanisse | Paul Cseke | Jay Wakefield | John Cullen | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster | |
| Mark Longworth | Michael Longworth | Jonathan Gardner | John Slattery | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon | |
| Ken McArdle | Chase Martyn | Cody Johnston | Will Sutton | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster | |
| Jason Montgomery | Jody Epp | Miles Craig | Will Duggan | Duncan Curling Club, North Cowichan | |
| Darren Nelson | Russ Koffski | Jared Jenkins | Adam Windsor | Kamloops Curling Club, Kamloops | |
| Brent Pierce | Jeff Richard | Tyler Orme | David Harper | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna | |
| Stephen Schneider | Jeff Guignard | Shawn Eklund | Brant Amos | Jamie Sexton | Vancouver Curling Club, Vancouver |
| Daniel Wenzek | Nicholas Meister | Calvin Heels | Byron Heels | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster Langley Curling Club, Langley |
Knockout Draw Brackets
The draw is listed as follows:[2]
A Event
| First Knockout | A Qualifier | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Cotter | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wenzek | 5 | Jim Cotter | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Ken McArdle | 7 | Ken McArdle | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Baier | 1 | Jim Cotter | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Grant Dezura | 4 | Dean Joanisse | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Schneider | 3 | Grant Dezura | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Dean Joanisse | 7 | Dean Joanisse | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Darren Nelson | 4 | Jim Cotter | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Brent Pierce | 7 | Tom Buchy | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Longworth | 4 | Brent Pierce | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Jason Montgomery | 7 | Tom Buchy | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Buchy | 8 | Tom Buchy | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Sean Geall | 10 | Sean Geall | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Wes Craig | 2 | Sean Geall | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Neil Dangerfield | 5 | Scott DeCap | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Scott DeCap | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | To B Qualifier | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Schneider | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Nelson | 9 | Darren Nelson | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Brent Pierce | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brent Pierce | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dean Joanisse | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dean Joanisse | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Montgomery | 4 | Sean Geall | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Neil Dangerfield | 9 | Neil Dangerfield | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Ken McArdle | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Neil Dangerfield | 1 | B Qualifier | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean Geall | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dean Joanisse | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Buchy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Second Knockout | To B Qualifier | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Buchy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wenzek | 8 | Mark Longworth | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Baier | 6 | Daniel Wenzek | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Scott DeCap | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wenzek | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Longworth | 8 | Mark Longworth | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Wes Craig | 7 | Mark Longworth | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Grant Dezura | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third Knockout | C Qualifier 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Schneider | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken McArdle | 8 | Ken McArdle | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wenzek | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken McArdle | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Longworth | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Longworth | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Nelson | 7 | Darren Nelson | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Wes Craig | 5 | Darren Nelson | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Neil Dangerfield | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Nelson | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Geall | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third Knockout | C Qualifier 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Buchy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Montgomery | 7 | Brent Pierce | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Baier | 6 | Jason Montgomery | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Grant Dezura | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Montgomery | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brent Pierce | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott DeCap | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brent Pierce | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| A | Jim Cotter | 5 | |||||||||||
| B | Dean Joanisse | 8 | B | Dean Joanisse | 6 | ||||||||
| A | Jim Cotter | 7 | A | Jim Cotter | 7 | ||||||||
| C2 | Brent Pierce | 6 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Mark Longworth | 6 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Brent Pierce | 9 | |||||||||||
A vs. B
Saturday, February 7, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Jim Cotter  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5
|
| Dean Joanisse | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8
|
C1 vs. C2
Saturday, February 7, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mark Longworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 6
|
| Brent Pierce |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 9
|
Semifinal
Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Jim Cotter |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7
|
| Brent Pierce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6
|
Final
Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Dean Joanisse |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6
|
| Jim Cotter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7
|
| 2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship |
|---|
 Jim Cotter 5th British Columbia Provincial Championship title |
References
- ↑ "2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship – Teams". cdimens2015.curlbc.ca. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship – Draw". cdimens2015.curlbc.ca. Retrieved 5 February 2015.