2018 Boston Pizza Cup

The 2018 Boston Pizza Cup was held 31 January to 4 February at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The winning Brendan Bottcher rink represented Alberta at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]

2018 Boston Pizza Cup
Host citySpruce Grove, Alberta
ArenaGrant Fuhr Arena
Dates31 January - 4 February
WinnerBrendan Bottcher
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre
SkipBrendan Bottcher
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondBradley Thiessen
LeadKarrick Martin
FinalistKarsten Sturmay
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The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.[2]

Qualification Method

Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:

Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team
Defending Champions11Brendan Bottcher[1]
Kevin Koe1
Highest-ranked team on CTRS1Aaron Sluchinski
ACF bonspiel points21Karsten Sturmay
Ted Appelman
Peace Qualifier2Scott Webb
Daylan Vavrek
Northern Qualifier3Thomas Usselman
Mike Hutchings
Charley Thomas
Southern Qualifier3Scott Garnett
Kevin Park
Jeremy Harty
  1. ^ Because he had competed as Team Canada in the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Kevin Koe would also have been eligible for direct entry to the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. Had Koe entered, only one team would have qualified via ACF bonspiel points. However, Koe's team withdrew from the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup after qualifying to represent Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Teams

The teams are as follows:[3]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale(s)
Ted AppelmanNathan ConnollyShawn DonnellyAdam EnrightSpruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBradley ThiessenKarrick MartinSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Scott GarnettTyler LautnerCraig BourgonjeMatthew McDonaldCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Jeremy HartyKyler KleibrinkJoel BergerGregg HamiltonThe Glencoe Club, Calgary
Mike HutchingsRoland RobinsonBrian McPhersonTravis CooperKevin TymMorinville Curling Club, Morinville
Kevin ParkShane ParkRobert CollinsBen SavageTony GermsheidCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Aaron SluchinskiDean MamerJustin SluchinskiDylan WebsterCory NelsonAirdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Karsten SturmayTristan SteinkeJason GinterBrett WinfieldSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Charley ThomasMick LizmoreBrandon KlassenD. J. KidbyDon BartlettCrestwood Curling Club, Edmonton
Thomas UsselmanAaron SarafinchanMorgan Van DoesburgTyler PfeifferColin DavisonSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Daylan VavrekCarter LautnerRob MaksymetzEvan AsmussenSexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Scott WebbAlex WolfeStephen ByrneDamien GnassPeace River Curling Club, Peace River

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:[4][5]

A Event

First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
Bottcher 9
Garnett 4 Vavrek 3
Vavrek 8 Bottcher 10
Usselman 2 Sturmay 7
Sturmay 4 Slushinski 4
Sturmay 7
Bottcher 7
Thomas 6
Appelman 7
Harty 11 Harty 6
Hutchings 10 Appelman 5
Park 8 Thomas 7
Webb 5 Thomas 7
Park 6

B Event

Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
Garnett 9
Sluchinski 6 Appelman 5
Garnett 3
Appelman 7
Harty 9 Sturmay 8
Webb 6 Sturmay 9
Harty 2
Sturmay 7
Hutchings 3 Thomas 3
Park 11 Vavrek 8
Usselman 6 Park 6
Vavrek 7 Vavrek 4
Thomas 5

C Event

Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Webb 0
Webb 9 Vavrek 7
Sluchninski 4 Vavrek 9
Appelman 7
Appelman 10
Park 6
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Hutchings 7
Garnett 9 Garnett 8
Harty 5 Usselman 5
Usselman 8 Garnett 5
Thomas 6

Playoffs

A vs. B

February 3, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Karsten Sturmay 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6

C1 vs. C2

February 3, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daylan Vavrek (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Charley Thomas 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 6

Semifinal

February 4, 11:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Karsten Sturmay (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 7
Daylan Vavrek 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 5

Final

February 4, 5:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 X 9
Karsten Sturmay 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
2018 Boston Pizza Cup
Alberta
Brendan Bottcher
2nd Alberta Provincial Championship title

References

  1. Jones, Terry (31 January 2018). "Time for the taking is now at Alberta men's curling championships". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Brazeau, Jonathan (29 January 2018). "8 Ends: Big 3 lead stacked field at Viterra Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Teams | 2018 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "Draws and Scores". 2018 Boston Pizza Cup. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "Alberta Boston Pizza Cup - Scores". Curling Zone. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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