# 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship

The 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship were held from February 10 to 14 at the Nelson Curling Club in Nelson, British Columbia. The winning Jim Cotter rink represented British Columbia at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.

## Qualification process

Sixteen teams qualified 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 leaders (December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2015) | 2 | Dean Joanisse Sean Geall |
| Island Playdown qualifier (Dec. 11–13) | 2 | Wes Craig Neil Dangerfield |
| Lower Mainland Playdown qualifier (Dec. 11–13) | 4 | Michael Johnson Chase Martyn Stephen Schneider Tyler Tardi |
| Okanagan Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–13) | 2 | Jeff Richard Mark Longworth |
| Kootenay Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–13) | 2 | Tom Buchy Chris Ducharme |
| Open Qualification Round (Jan. 8–10) | 3 | Jason Montgomery Glen Jackson Will House |

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale(s) |
| Tom Buchy | Deane Horning | 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 | Dennis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Chris Ducharme | Josh Firman | Jim Stewart | Jim Macaulay | Brendan Stead | Creston Curling Club, Creston |
| Sean Geall | Andrew Bilesky | Steve Kopf | Mark Olson | | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Will House | Kelly McQuiggan | Greg Davis | Thomas Sayer | | Richmond Curling Club, Richmond |
| Glen Jackson | Andrew Komlodi | Corey Chester | Joel Cave | | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Dean Joanisse | Paul Cseke | Jay Wakefield | John Cullen | | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Michael Johnson | Ty Dilello | Chris Baier | Mitch Young | | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Mark Longworth | Michael Longworth | Jonathan Gardner | John Slattery | | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon |
| Chase Martyn | Cody Johnston | Jeff Guignard | Will Sutton | Jeff Sargent | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Jason Montgomery | Miles Craig | Cameron Dejong | Dave McGarry | | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Jeff Richard | Ted Appelman | Bryan Kedziora | David Harper | | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna |
| Stephen Schneider | Jamie Sexton | Shawn Eklund | Brant Amos | | Vancouver Curling Club, Victoria |
| Daniel Wenzek* | Jordan Tardi | Nicholas Meister | | | Langley Curling Club, Langley Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
*Regular skip Tyler Tardi could not play due to his participation at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Records indicate they only had a three player team.

## Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Will House | Will House | 3 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 9 | | | | | | |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 4 | Chase Martyn | Chase Martyn | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chase Martyn | Chase Martyn | 9 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | |
| Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 5 | | | | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 4 | | | |
| Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 6 | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 3 | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 5 | | | | | | | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 4 |
| Chris Ducharme | Chris Ducharme | 2 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 4 | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 3 | | | | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 6 | | | |
| Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 11 | | | | Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 4 | | | |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 10 | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 7 | Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 7 | | | | | | |
| Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 10 | | | | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 2 | To Qualifier 2 | To Qualifier 2 |
| Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 10 | Chase Martyn | Chase Martyn | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 6 |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 3 | | | | | | | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 7 |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 9 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 7 | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 4 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 2 | To Qualifier 2 | To Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 2 |
| Will House | Will House | 6 | | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 8 | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 3 | | | |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 6 | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 10 | | | |
| Chris Ducharme | Chris Ducharme | 7 | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Ducharme | Chris Ducharme | 3 | | | | | | |

### C Event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chase Martyn | Chase Martyn | 5 | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeff Richard | Jeff Richard | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 4 |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 8 | | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 5 |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 2 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 4 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 7 |
| Will House | Will House | 6 | | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 4 |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 4 | Chris Ducharme | Chris Ducharme | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Will House | Will House | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Ducharme | Chris Ducharme | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 8 | | | |
| | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 8 | | | | | | |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | A | Jim Cotter | 7 |
| B | Sean Geall | 1 | | | | B | Sean Geall | 6 |
| | | | B | Sean Geall | 4 | | | |
| | | | C1 | Dean Joanisse | 2 | | | |
| C1 | Dean Joanisse | 5 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Glen Jackson | 2 | | | | | | |

### A vs. B

Saturday, February 13, 2:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jim Cotter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
| Sean Geall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |

### C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 13, 7:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Dean Joanisse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Glen Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Semifinal

Sunday, February 14, 11:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sean Geall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Dean Joanisse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Final

Sunday, February 14, 4:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jim Cotter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sean Geall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
* 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship
* Jim Cotter 6th British Columbia Provincial Championship title