# 2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship

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 represented 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:
| 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:

### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | A Qualifier | A Qualifier | A Qualifier |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 5 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 7 | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 1 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 10 | | | |
| Grant Dezura | Grant Dezura | 4 | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 9 | | | |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 3 | Grant Dezura | Grant Dezura | 7 | | | | | | |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 7 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 11 | | | | | | |
| Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 4 | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 |
| Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 7 | | | | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 3 |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 4 | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 7 | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | | | |
| Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | |
| Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 10 | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 3 | | | |
| Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 2 | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 8 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 5 | Scott DeCap | Scott DeCap | 1 | | | | | | |
| Scott DeCap | Scott DeCap | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To B Qualifier | To B Qualifier | To B Qualifier |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 9 | Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 7 |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 4 | | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 9 | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 10 | | | |
| | | | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 1 | B Qualifier | B Qualifier | B Qualifier |
| | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 6 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To B Qualifier | To B Qualifier | To B Qualifier |
| | | | | | | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 8 | | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 6 |
| Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 6 | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Scott DeCap | Scott DeCap | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 5 | | | |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 8 | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 6 | | | |
| Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 7 | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Grant Dezura | Grant Dezura | 8 | | | | | | |

### C Event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | C Qualifier 1 | C Qualifier 1 | C Qualifier 1 |
| Stephen Schneider | Stephen Schneider | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 8 | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 6 |
| Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 7 | | | | | | | Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 5 |
| Wes Craig | Wes Craig | 5 | Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Darren Nelson | Darren Nelson | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | C Qualifier 2 | C Qualifier 2 | C Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 3 |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 7 | | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 8 |
| Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 6 | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Grant Dezura | Grant Dezura | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 8 | | | |
| | | | Scott DeCap | Scott DeCap | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brent Pierce | Brent Pierce | 8 | | | | | | |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | B | Dean Joanisse | 6 |
| B | Dean Joanisse | 8 | | | | 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