# 2012 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship

The 2012 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship (British Columbia's men's provincial curling championship) was held from February 8 to 12 at the Parksville Curling Club in Parksville, British Columbia. The winning team of Jim Cotter, represented British Columbia at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

## Changes to championship format

For the 2011–12 season, the British Columbia Curling Association made changes to the men's championship format. The tournament will be held in a triple knockout format with sixteen teams, and the qualifiers will play in a four team page playoff. This will allow an additional six teams to compete, compared to the ten team round-robin system used in the 2010–11 season. Teams will qualify for the championship through the following berth allocations:
* Defending Champion
* Top C.T.R.S Men's Team as of December 1, 2011
* 4 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #1
* 4 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #2
* 3 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #3
* 3 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #4

## Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club(s) |
| Chris Baier | Mike Johnson | Jay Wakefield | John Cullen | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Tom Buchy | Ken McHargue | Dave Toffolo | Darren Will | Kimberley Curling Club, Kimberley |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Neil Dangerfield | Denis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Wylie Eden | Sean Matheson | Kurt Roberts | Tyler Jaeger | Penticton Curling Club, Penticton |
| Jody Epp | Blair Cusack | James York | Brad Kocurek | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Sean Geall | Ken Maskiewich | Bill Fisher | Mark Olson | Delta Thistle Curling Club, Delta |
| Darren Heath | Dave Belway | Darin Laface | Darryl Houston | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon |
| Ken McArdle | Doug Wilcock | Jared Bowles | Kyle Jackson | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Jay Peachey | Ron Leech | Bryan Kedziora | Dwayne Uyede | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Brent Pierce | Jeff Richard | Kevin Recksiedler | Grant Dezura | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Tom Shypitka | Josh Firman | Steve Tersmette | Greg Terrill | Creston Curling Club, Creston |
| Jay Tuson | Ken Tucker | Glen Jackson | Colin Mantic | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Ron Vanderstar | Wade Eberle | Lyle Hensrud | Len Vanderstar | Smithers Curling Club, Smithers |
| Steve Waatainen | Kevin Weinreich | Sean Krepps | Keith Clarke | Nanaimo Curling Club, Nanaimo |
| Brian Windsor | Brad Thompson | Mike Smith | Adam Windsor | Kamloops Curling Club, Kamloops |

## Results
### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier A | Qualifier A |
| Jim Cotter | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jay Peachey | 8 | Jay Peachey | 3 | | | | |
| Ron Vanderstar | 2 | Chris Baier | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Baier | 5 | | | Chris Baier | 2 | | |
| Steve Waatainen | 10 | | | Jay Tuson | 5 | | |
| Tom Shypitka | 5 | Steve Waatainen | 3 | | | | |
| Brian Windsor | 4 | Jay Tuson | 8 | | | | |
| Jay Tuson | 5 | | | | | Jay Tuson | 6 |
| Neil Dangerfield | 5 | | | | | Brent Pierce | 12 |
| Sean Geall | 7 | Sean Geall | 6 | | | | |
| Ken McArdle | 7 | Ken McArdle | 7 | | | | |
| Darren Heath | 2 | | | Ken McArdle | 5 | | |
| Tom Buchy | 6 | | | Brent Pierce | 8 | | |
| Jody Epp | 5 | Tom Buchy | 7 | | | | |
| Wylie Eden | 3 | Brent Pierce | 8 | | | | |
| Brent Pierce | 9 | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier B | To Qualifier B | To Qualifier B |
| | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 9 | | | | | | |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | Steve Waatainen | Steve Waatainen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ron Vanderstar | Ron Vanderstar | 4 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 7 |
| | | | Darren Heath | Darren Heath | 10 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 3 | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 9 | | | | | | |
| Darren Heath | Darren Heath | 8 | | | | Darren Heath | Darren Heath | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 8 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier B | To Qualifier B | To Qualifier B |
| | | | Tom Shypitka | Tom Shypitka | 6 | | | | | | |
| Tom Shypitka | Tom Shypitka | 7 | Jay Peachey | Jay Peachey | 10 | | | | | | |
| Brian Windsor | Brian Windsor | 6 | | | | Jay Peachey | Jay Peachey | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jody Epp | Jody Epp | 3 | | | |
| | | | Jody Epp | Jody Epp | 9 | | | | | | |
| Jody Epp | Jody Epp | 7 | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 3 | | | | | | |
| Wylie Eden | Wylie Eden | 2 | | | | | | | Jay Tuson | Jay Tuson | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jay Peachey | Jay Peachey | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Qualifier B | Qualifier B | Qualifier B |
| | | | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jay Peachey | Jay Peachey | 2 |

### C Event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier C1 | Qualifier C1 | Qualifier C1 |
| | | | Brian Windsor | Brian Windsor | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ron Vanderstar | Ron Vanderstar | 2 | Darren Heath | Darren Heath | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brian Windsor | Brian Windsor | 9 | | | | Brian Windsor | Brian Windsor | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jay Tuson | Jay Tuson | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jay Tuson | Jay Tuson | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 9 |
| | | | Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 7 | | | | | | |
| Steve Waatainen | Steve Waatainen | 6 | Jody Epp | Jody Epp | 8 | | | | | | |
| Tom Buchy | Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | Jody Epp | Jody Epp | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Baier | Chris Baier | 10 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier C2 | Qualifier C2 | Qualifier C2 |
| | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken McArdle | Ken McArdle | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 | | | |
| | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 9 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 9 | Tom Shypitka | Tom Shypitka | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wylie Eden | Wylie Eden | 2 | | | | | | | Jay Peachey | Jay Peachey | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brent Pierce | 9 | | | | 1 | Brent Pierce | 5 |
| 2 | Jim Cotter | 2 | | | | 2 | Jim Cotter | 7 |
| | | | 2 | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Chris Baier | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Chris Baier | 9 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sean Geall | 8 | | | | | | |

### 1 vs. 2

February 11, 11:00 AM PT
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pierce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | 9 |
| Cotter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |

### 3 vs. 4

February 11, 11:00 AM PT
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Baier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Geall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |

### Semifinal

February 11, 7:30 PM PT
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Baier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Final

February 12, 5:00 PM PT
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cotter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
* 2012 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship
* Jim Cotter 3rd British Columbia Provincial Championship title